"so hurry up and write it Sanderson" He probably wrote 50% of it in the time you said it

@niluett9458

3 жыл бұрын

according to his website, he has finished the second draft

@merphynapier42

3 жыл бұрын

so true

@Altrantis

3 жыл бұрын

It's very convenient he writes so fast, but also kinda pisses me off because I don't

@christiansandrini96

3 жыл бұрын

@@Altrantis hey mate don't worry, each one of us has his own time for doing stuff. Look for inspiration in other authors but be proud of yourself

@christiansandrini96

3 жыл бұрын

@@niluett9458 the absolute madlad

Agree with the lack of her friends. I grabbed on to every Jorgen chapter we got😫

The dogfighting action scenes in this series are so unique because of how he incorporates g-forces into the action scenes. They add an additional level of drama and stakes-because we never think Spensa will die, but Spensa could absolutely pass out.

@kaemonbonet4931

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I want an animator to go all out on these.

@dragonowl77

2 жыл бұрын

But once she passes out she could absolutely get shot out of the sky, and die.

My sister is reading Skyward right now. I'm slowly converting her to Sanderson. In a few months, she'll come begging me for more Sanderson, and my first ed WoK will be ready. * laughs demonically *

@cybersketcher1130

3 жыл бұрын

I got my sister into Alcatraz, I know it's not the ideal place to start Sanderson, but it's the only thing I could get her to read soon.

@aayushs8128

3 жыл бұрын

Good I’m doing the same to my friend and have started him with the final empire. I already got another friend to become a Sanderson fan now I’m trying to convert more lol.

The one thing I really like about this book is the subvertion of cosmic horror at the end. Spensa faces the alien force of destruction that was warping her mind the whole book and when the cosmic horror has a glimpse of Spensa's mind and realise the annoyance he wants to destroy are actually sencient being, he freaks outs in horror. Human emphaty, to him, was like Cthulhu's madness to us

@PuffBittle

3 жыл бұрын

the way the delver was horrified when it found out it was killing actual intelligent beings and disappeared immediately after was a nice touch imo. I like it when the villain we thought was pure evil turns out to not be as bad as we thought

Sanderson has said that book 3 won't have much of the original crew in it, but he has seen that we want more from them. So we are getting 3 novellas alongside book 3, each with one of the book 1 crew as PoV character.

@Pablo360able

3 жыл бұрын

yeah that sounds like something Sanderson would do

So the original draft of Starsight actually had most or all of Skyward flight coming with Spensa to Starsight, but Sanderson felt that it made Spensa's mission too safe. So he took them out of the book to emphasize Spensa's isolation. Also book 3, Nowhere, is supposed to be another very Spensa-focused tale, unfortunately, so I think you're not going to love it as much. Sanderson did feel that some people might forget the Skyward flight characters who are important to book 4 because we had two of these Spensa-focused stories in a row (particularly because Starsight was not planned to be this much Spensa-focused at the beginning, while Nowhere was), which is why he's doing the three Skyward novellas from the POVs of Skyward flight characters.

@laiaal.3324

3 жыл бұрын

I will love to read a novella following Jorgen! But I'm kinda sad that Nowhere will be also Spensa alone

@o_o-lj1ym

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that explanation

SPOILER COMMENT I cried when M-Bot begged Spensa not to leave him. Like uuuugly cried.

@sjblurry7659

3 жыл бұрын

Spoiler reply I'm so worried that his characters going to change drastically due to becoming a drone 🥺

@aayushs8128

3 жыл бұрын

When M-bot told her how betrayed he felt I really felt for him. Another thing that got to me was when he described his pain when he had to copy his code to the drone.

I have a funny feeling that what you want to see in book 3 we won't see until book 4. I'm very curious to see the direction he takes book 3

I loved this one, even more than the first book. I loved the world building. It was cool to read how Sanderson handled sci fi and space ships etc. I generally don’t like YA but I am glad I took a chance on these.

According to Sanderson's ticker, he's done with Skyward 3 draft 2! It should be out this year :D

I wish I had learned from Sanderson's existence earlier ( I'm from Europe). I feel like I have to catch up with all of his books and I really want to read them but there is so much else to read because I also discovered other American authors and now I'm fantasy overwhelmed. But that's kinda fun cause it has me reading soooo many good books

Can’t wait to read these- and the upcoming collab novellas Sanderson has talked about from minor characters POV

"Spensa having to leave M-bot" *My eyes start leaking* Oh, great, here we go.

"Ok so today we're going to be reviewing Skyward by brandon sanderson which is the sequel to Starsight- that was wrong." Ah, Merph. You're the best

I didn't notice this as much but you are right in the fact that this book did a slight character shift. In the first book the M/C was the underdog (from something out of her control). Everything was focused around this and her insecurities that came from it. In a short amount of time she went from this to the hero of the story in a major way. It is a huge shift. I did enjoy Starsight more than Skyward though. I think in book 3 it will the best characters from book 1 and 2 and mush them together and the sky's the limit to where he could go with it... I can't wait.

I loved Starsight but my biggest complain is what you said of not seeing the other characters. I really really really loved the evolution on the relation between Jorgen and Spensa and I loved his whole character in general so I missed him so much in this book. And also I'm pretty sure Sanderson has said that book 3 is also mostly Spensa so I'm already waiting for book 4!

@janellelives5158

3 жыл бұрын

I wanted to see more interactions between Jorgen and Spensa too!

I love the way Sanderson writes enigma. Even though we appeared to resolve the enigma from the Skyward, Starsight introduces a higher enigma, and I'm curiohs to see where he goes with it.

I’ve been awaiting this review for so long! I stopped reading mid-chapter of a book just to watch this

Clicked immediately 😁😁😁. Been waiting for this for a loonggggg time😂

So glad you liked it! I especially liked how morriamur and spensa had discussions about the parents choosing which child they wanted to give birth to. The moral discussions there was really interesting to me

Skyward definitely had the highest emotions for me, but the Starsight plot was an insanely impressive rollercoaster. Either way, I think this is my favorite Sanderson series at all.

@aayushs8128

3 жыл бұрын

The last 30 or 40 pages of that book my whole body was shaking while I read it. I had waves of emotions go through me when spensa used that fighter with no shields.

I was so happy when I saw the title because I really wanted to know your thoughts on the book.

I LoVeD the end of this book! Though ending Act 1 with leaving everything we’ve learned to love behind, was hard.

Love this series and can't wait for Nowhere.

I really liked the underlying themes of prejudice.

I loved Skyward but I loved Starsight even more! And I have a feeling book 3 will expand the world to a whole new level. Can’t wait! ♥️ Also, I’ve been waiting for this review for almost 2 years now so, thanks so much for finally reading it! hahahaha

Yay! I’ve been waiting for your Starsight review! 🤗 ❤️

Never would have found these books without you! Such a great story and I can’t wait to read the next book!

That descriptions on the feelings about the ending hit me! It was like reliving it!

new Merphy reviews are going to go like this: my favorite Jedi was Captain Kirk, who flew his broom to Mordor to drop the ring into the Eye of the World...

You've made me happy Merphy... you've made me happy now I just need your Dragon Prince season 2 review

Yes! I've been waiting for your thoughts on this! I loved both but preferred the first.

This is my favorite Sanderson series so far. (Haven't done Stormlight yet, but I have read both Mistborn Eras). I'm both thrilled and annoyed it's supposed to be 4 books long. Thank goodness he writes fast. I relate to Spensa a lot too. Didn't feel that diminish in the second book though, if anything her rougher edges were just smoothed off a bit. I really loved that fact that while she is maturing, her righteous indignation was still present and justified. And yeah, that scene at the end broke me too.

Great timing on posting this video -- I just finished reading it, too, a few days ago, and it was great to hear your analysis! When I first started reading it, I thought I might end up liking it more than Skyward, but since it turned out the books were so different I can't really compare them. They were both 5 stars for me, and each with their own strengths. And now I'm anxiously waiting for the next. If I'd known it was going to be such a cliffhanger, I probably would have waited a bit longer to read it.

I read both books back to back and loved it! Especially the narrator which I was excited about because of your recommendation :)

So happy you loved this book! I personally loved it as much as the first even though it was so different.

You iterated my reasons for loving skyward more than starsight better than I ever could. I am so excited for book 3 though 🥰

Final thoughts: I love them bot but for different reasons, similar to yours. I love thee characters and friendships in the first book (Love Jorgen and Spensa😁) and I like that we got to see more of the rest of the universe in book 2. And I really loved Mormir and the kitsen😂

Hesho is one of my favorite characters out of all Sanderson books. He's just great in a unique way and also his entire situation is so damn funny to me. Democracy is just great.

After having just finishing Starsight, I can clearly and completely say that I loved Starsight and enjoyed it more than I did Skyward even though I also loved Skyward. This book's pacing and plot were engaging and immensely page-turning. The intrigue and world-building of the Superiority as well as the building of a realistic enemy in Winzik and Brade was done so well.

I can’t wait to read the two books! My 2nd books arrived recently.

This book came at such the right time for me. I was going through some stuff and really loved the book for those feels.

I really love you reviews. I’m not sure why, but I feel quite smart listening to you 😝 oh and you have a great way of expressing yourself and your thoughts. I am not a native speaker and I learned so much from your way of reviewing, that my own reviews in class became incredibly good. Even my teachers are impressed (the standards are not that high tho. The bar dropped, due to the other kids in my class 😅)

Book one built an amazing ensemble and I felt let down when they were left behind in Starsight. Still very eager for the next in the series.

I loved starsight and can’t wait for the next one.

This is so funny! I finally decided to do this series a week ago. I’m like 60% through Starsight now

this just added to my TBR

Definitely equal love for both even though they were so different! Really excited for book 3

The first third of this book took me like 6 days to finally get through. The last 70% took me less than a day. It picked up quick!

I loved both books, the first one felt very accessible for sci-fi beginners and it was so much fun, but also emotional and epic. I felt it was then really easy to follow Spencer to that much bigger sci-fi world in the second book. I loved the alien cultures. I cannnttt wait for the next book!

I'm looking forward to reading these just figured I'd hold off until at least book 3 since I have a long tbr already.

I agree with pretty much everything you say here. The thing i missed the most in starsight was the "old characters". I also wished we'd learnt more about the cultures of other cavern's cultures. However, im incredibly curios and excited about M-bot's character development. The build up so far has me worried, scared, and eager all at ones. I really do have high hopes for the next book. It will define my final experience of this story as a hole.

I really enjoyed this sequel... Great Brando Sando Mando , as usual!!!

I'm so early wow, great shirt btw

It's been almost 2 years since I read book 2 and the one part you mentioned still hurts

I absolutely agree with you, I LOVED STARSIGHT. I could not stop listening (audible, GREAT voice actress btw!) and I cried so many times (yes especially the scene that punched you in the feels too). Funnily, I have the opposite "relating to characters"-feeling: had a hard time relating to teenage-defensive-and-moody-Spensa in Skyward, while I really enjoyed her more evolving world-view in Starsight. :) Also, can we talk about Doomslug?! It might be because of the voice actress for me, but I LOVE that little character so much!

I'm so glad you liked this one. Its wild. I sort of loved the audacity Sando had for (Spoilers) just completely removing the character from everything in book 1 and having her in a completely new situation with new characters> i also missed them and wanted to see more of them, but the BOLDNESS was respectable.

I may have to read it.

My knitpicks on this sequel were the exact same!

I've not read the skyward books but I've read the Stormlight Archive, Warbreaker and Elantris. I think Brandon along with Scott Lynch is the best fantasy authors in the business now. I don't know which Sanderson series to read now, Mistborn or Skyward. Help!

@bryanvanloh8217

3 жыл бұрын

Mistborn. It’s complete and incredible. Skyward is great but not on the level of mistborn

@blobbypanda1613

3 жыл бұрын

@@bryanvanloh8217 Thanks

oh my gosh I'm early again!!! HI

'There really wasn't a character that I really didn't enjoy-' Me: *Cough cough* Winzik

@aayushs8128

3 жыл бұрын

Winzik for me was such a decent character, he was such a fun villain. He was so dastardly in taking every opportunity he got to gain ranks in the superiority. The way he brainwashed Brade was also really nice. Earlier I would have hated a character like Winzik, now I’ve learnt to appreciate when everything starts to go to hell because of the villain.

@zaynabcajee8257

3 жыл бұрын

@@aayushs8128 I get that, and yes, as a character he was brilliant. Even if it was just the way he was written.

@aayushs8128

3 жыл бұрын

@@zaynabcajee8257 Ah I see what you mean now.

These books are in my TBR, I have never read Sanderson before and idk if it is a good saga to start of, anyway, I really enjoyed your video!

I am extremely sad now, looking at your background, then looking at my shelf XD Edit: also it’s funny and ironic how Spensa’s father shot down his own squad mates because of some hologram style (I should have reread that part before typing this XD) while M bot was like: yea so I started blocking

Btw joergen is pronounced yer-gin. Just saying

@o_o-lj1ym

3 жыл бұрын

Omg this is news to me! My life has been a lie lmao

I personally love the Skyward series, i cant wait for the third book thats comming this year

I loved this book and reviewed it on my channel! Such a great read for me at least

I’m always so reluctant to start series that aren’t finished yet. It’s a problem cuz I want to read so many things!

I loved your comment about not consenting to the emotional pain you felt reading this novel. I find myself in the same boat ALL the time, and while I'm crying, I'm also thinking "I did not sign up for this! How very dare you!" even though I absolutely did.

I'm so glad you finally read it! This book was soooooo good! I loved it! (Skyward was actually my first Sanderson book, I can't wait to read more) I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I can't wait for the sequel either! Do you know approximately when it will be released? I think I saw something in Goodreads about it but I am not sure. Also(although you probably know by now)his name was Hesho😉That part(not going to say which because spoilers)made me so saaad!😭😭😭 What did u think of...what's their name🤔 the one that couldn't smile. The ending left me like: 😱 Edit: I just reread the comment...sorry it is all over the place😂

"I did not consent to this pain when going into this book." Oooooof, YES! Hard relate. That was such a sucker punch on my emotions. And yes, exceptionally well done, but damn, that hurt.

Once you get past the Maze part it gets good.

I have the same complaint about Starsight: I missed the cast from the previous book.

I just finished starsight two days ago !!

Gotta start reading Sanderson this year. Any suggestions for a starting point? Also, great review.

@emblogger7658

3 жыл бұрын

I think the Final Empire is a great starting point for the Cosmere. If you want to read a standalone first, I'd recommend Warbreaker (cosmere) or Skyward (non-cosmere) :)

@gunveersingh5893

3 жыл бұрын

@@emblogger7658 thanks

I didn’t like the shift away from the original characters to the new characters. It felt slow at first. But the last 100-130 pages were incredible. Every chapter was amazing and surpassed the previous one

Are all of Merphy's videos going to be patreon based from now on?

@merphynapier42

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! All videos go up on Patreon first, then live here a few days later

I wonder what percentage of people watch reviews for the non-spoiler section. I kind of want to skip it, but then Merphy is just entertaining :)

the intro had be laughing 😭

Day 20 of asking Merphy to read Chaos Walking

I've heard great things about Brandon Sanderson's books! Planning on reading Mistborn soon :) have you read that series?

I feel like Skyward/Starsight serve as a pretty good test for what you prioritize as a reader. If the thing that you love the most is worldbuilding and learning about different cultures and all the different ethical implications of certain societal structures, then Starsight is an amazing book and you'll probably like it more than however much you liked Skyward. But if you prefer character development for the MC and for side characters, and interpersonal drama and story developments, then you'll probably like Skyward more and be a bit disappointed by Starsight and the way that it set apart so many characters from the first book and focused more on plot development than character development when compared to the first book.

Brandon Sanderson's writing single handedly turned me back into a reader

I won't read Starsight yet. I am gonna wait till the third book comes out. I loved Skyward so much

Sanderson wrote that book 3 will be a more character focused/laid-back book where Spensa needs to deal with things on her own, so I hope we get more from Detritus, but I'm hesitant to think it will be a major focus.

I kept waiting for some sort of update on the status of the real Alanik...like is she okay?!

I feel like the writers on Star Trek Discovery need to bring on Sanderson ... then again I’m still on the first season, but they could learn a lot about pacing from him 😅 Totally on the same page with the old cast feeling very removed and M-Bot 💜💔

Personally, I felt like Spensa should have at least tried to have messages relayed to detritus through Alanik’s People when she sent encrypted messages to them. I just think that would have been a better option than her just not even attempting to contact anyone.

If you’d like a fantasy book sorta like Harry Potter, read Keeper of the Lost Cities

Everything you said is so true 🤔🙄😮🤨😐

What I said might be a spoiler I'm not sure so I moved it down a bit. I loved the 2nd book, I didn't really like the "convenient" thing that happened in the beginning but after that it was wonderful.

Is the spoiler free discussion free from spoilers for Skyward? I haven't read either yet.

Super happy to hear you enjoyed the book. I was so disappointed in this book. The whole cast is basically gone and replaced with characters, which (to me) read like cartoon characters straight out of a show on Cartoon Network. Could not take them seriously. Could not actually believe in their struggles, because they were just too silly. Maybe it's the YA-thing, but this was not just for me

I don’t know if someone else commented this but skyward is more of a prequel, similar to alloy of law, and starsight is the the start of the main trilogy, though skyward is foundational to the trilogy and you can’t really skip it. It totally threw me off when I read it and it bothered me a lot and still kinda bugs me

Did she forget about the ending with m-bot being alive

Those scenes hurt me too

I read this book in 3 days. As it happens with Sanderson's books

I'm so sad that Sanderson is not publish in Portugal😭😭😭 I really want to read all of his works

@raquelmarcalsantos

3 жыл бұрын

Amazon is your friend! He’s hardly published in Brazil but since I can read in English, I still buy his books 😅

I was particularly bothered by the book's negligence to time dilation, tho. If Starsight is so far away from Detritus that you'll need a wormhole of some sort to get to it, in principle, the time on Starsight would not be the same as Detritus. For example, in the movie Interstellar, one hour on the alien planet is 7 years on Earth. I can see that it would pose a problem to the whole plot if Sanderson followed all laws of Physics (imagine Spin coming home and all people she knew were already dead and she's now kind of like the Legendary hero of her people). But that's just a thought tho, a great novel nonetheless.