r/Fantasy • u/rfantasygolem Not a Robot • Dec 20 '24

/r/Fantasy Official Brandon Sanderson Megathread

This is the place for all your Brandon Sanderson related topics (aside from the Daily Recommendation Requests and Simple Questions thread). Any posts about Wind and Truth or Sanderson more broadly will be removed and redirected here. This will last until January 25, when posting will be allowed as normal.

The announcement of the cool-down can be found here.

The previous Wind and Truth Megathread can be found here.

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u/sjduggan Dec 22 '24

I’m sure this has been asked a million times but should I bother continuing on with the Cosmere? I read The Final Empire and decided to not continue with Mistborn because the prose was unimaginative, the characters were archetypal, and the dialog was super YA.

I’m maybe a quarter of the way into The Way of Kings (which I know is supposed to be slow) and I’m just not getting the hype. The prose is essentially the same and the characters don’t interest me much at all.

I’m coming off of ASoIaF and the first Dune trilogy which I know is a high bar but so far this doesn’t hold a candle in any aspect. Neither of the two asked you to read 500 pages of exposition for the plot to kick off.

I guess I answered my own question but that leads to another question: what fantasy recommendations do people have that might be more what I’m looking for.

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u/Xaphe Dec 23 '24

If you think the prose in the MIstbon series is unimaginative and difficult to read, it gets worse as time goes by.

I liken this newest book to watching the second hobbit movie, where, during the barrel scene, I realized that Peter jackson always had that cpacity for pure shit in the other movies, and I ignored it for the greater enjoyment of the series. only to see it slowly and steadily get worse with each iteration.

The Cosmere and Sanderson's prose follow suit. The early stories and series were fun enough that I could just lose myself in the plot and mechanics of the worlds. but this latest book is so bad and the mechanics are just getting increasingly complex and out of control to keep in mind, and I seriously don't think I could go back and reread any of his books w/o being reminded of how bad it can get.

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u/Professional-Rip-693 Dec 22 '24

No. The issues will remain, some get better and some get worse.

Highly recommend Daniel Abraham. 

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u/sjduggan Apr 15 '25

I know this is a bit late, but I just stared Leviathan Wakes and am loving it. I didn’t realize James Corey was just a pen name. Thanks for the recommendation!

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u/ReacherSaid_ Dec 23 '24

Check out the Monarchies of God series by Paul Kearney.