Stephen King- The shining
Printable View
Stephen King- The shining
I seem to flying through Brandon Sanderson's collection. Last time I posted here (4 weeks ago), I was starting Mistborn: Final Empire (Mistborn #1) after having read Steelheart (Reckoners #1). Now? Well, I've finished the Mistborn trilogy which also consists of The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages to complete the trilogy.
I highly recommend this trilogy if you're a fan of immersive fantasy in terms of both the unique worlds that can be portrayed, along with ambitious magic systems that lay the groundwork for some of the most elegant yet balls to the wall action sequences, and a plot with a grand scale that is enormous in scope yet doesn't feel exhausting or overbearing that happens to have a satisfying conclusion (by satisfying, I mean mind-blowing beyond measure).
Then I read The Alloy of Law, which is set in the same world as the Mistborn trilogy but is a completely different story that takes place 300 years after the events of the OG trilogy. Basically a change of eras, ideologies, and characters, with a world that's gone through 300 years of human advancements.
Breather for commentary and review:
Sanderson does something special here. Taking an already established and fleshed out Mistborn world (or Scadrial) and lore from its time and propel it forward to a time where 300 years worth of human advancements would have taken place in order to give us a different setting and story is something to behold.
He dials down the world building a notch, but it doesn't compromise the type of story he's telling, which isn't as grand as the original Mistborn Trilogy, but is a fun action packed romp that keeps to the spirit of the original Mistborn trilogy and grows the lore even further.
All in all, this is a fun book that doesn't have the grand scale found in the original trilogy, but it does ramp up everything else. Reading the previous books isn't a necessity but it certainly makes reading the book even more enjoyable.
Done? No, I then decided to pick up Firefight (Reckoners #2), and pretty much flew through it because it's an epic read! This was a fun read that dealt with some interesting themes and questions that were a product of the first book (Steelheart). Characters were great (some of them were just straight up comic book cool even :D), the new location was refreshing, the action was what I've come to expect from this author; ambitious, grounded in logic (which has come to fascinate me considering how insane some of his concepts are), and just straight up fun. Overall, I recommend picking up the series if you're into Post-apocalyptic Sci-fi. Also, if you grew up with comics (especially the Superhero genre), you really should read the Reckoners books, they will blow the lid on the usual premise of superhero comics.
Sidebar:
I have to mention this, Brandon Sanderson is indeed a master of conclusions, plot twists, and climaxes; and I don't mean in the final books of his series', I mean every single book :eek:.
And now? I'm listening to The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive #1) by, yes you guessed it, Brandon Sanderson. I'm opting to listen this time since the book is about 1000 pages, and as much I'm love with the author, that's a bit much for my sanity :D.
Goodness, that's a mouthful!
tl;dr Brandon Sanderson is the man :D!
I wont lie i still think Rothfuss is the better writer but i absolutely loved Name of the wind and wise mans fears... That said Man Sanderson is also amazing Stormlight archive was/is(its an ongoing series) brilliant and Mistborn is also very enjoyable i'm currently on book 2 of the trilogy
You can grab ebook format from Audible as well, don't need to get the audiobook.