Book 4 was not very good. It had some decent story development though in setting up Book 5, which was incredible. They don't reach the level of a majority of Sanderson's work (for comparison), but I'm intrigued where they take things now with the latest addition.
First mistborn trilogy is $5 on kindle right now. Pretty hot deal https://slickdeals.net/f/15643330-t...505061a67e4603afb4b08b176&src=foryou_recombee
He is the best. His love of writing and books is nearly unmatched. Even if the quality of his last couple of releases has been a little lackluster (by his previous standards), the fact he enjoys making books and is reliable to finish promises and expectations is so refreshing
Signed up for the 4 hardcopies. Autographed copies of his books are getting tougher to come by as he gets more popular.
Post an unboxing video for us when they come in. Who knows, could be the start of your YouTube stardom.
Just pledged for the hardcovers. Hilarious that the goal was 1 million and he’s already at 15 million.
From his read-along of the first 5 chapters of book 1 Spoiler Mention of the Iriali being on this world and just vanishing one day...interesting
His write-up on the book So, as you might have figured out, this is written in Hoid/Wit’s voice. It’s a novel length Hoid story, like the Dog and the Dragon or Wandersail–except 100,000 words long. A few notes to make. Yes, he’s telling the story in-world to someone. You might be able to pick up some of the context of who he’s talking to–but it’s not meant to be explicitly obvious. You don’t need to stress about that, as it’s not relevant to the story. Just know that this isn’t written to you (you don’t exist in the cosmere) but is instead meant to be him telling the story to someone in the cosmere listening. In this case (unlike some of his stories) he’s chronicling actual events in the cosmere. Meaning, Tress is a real person from the cosmere, and her world is an actual place–neither are Hoid inventions. He takes a few liberties in the narrative, but mostly, this is canon. And can be assumed as such. Though the story isn’t about him, he has a role to play in it, and you’ll find out why he’s there through the course of the book. This slightly fairy tale vibe, then, is intentional. I wouldn’t personally consider this a children’s book, though. It’s meant to be something more like the Princess Bride. As you get further into it, the fairy tale vibe fades a little (but not completely) into an epic fantasy–though one filtered through the prose and voice of a storyteller sitting down to tell about one of his adventures. And speaking of the Princess Bride… that was actually a direct inspiration. This book came about because I showed the Princess Bride to my kids for the first time. I love that movie, and still do–as does my wife. But after the movie, we were chatting, and she made the observation that the princess from the film isn’t terribly… proactive. (To put it mildly.) The story is named after her, but she doesn’t actually DO anything. She can’t even effectively hit a giant rat with a stick. The prompt for me, then, came when she asked, “Why did Buttercup just sit around after she heard her love had been taken by pirates? Wasn’t there anything she could have done?” That’s where it started. It mixed with me wanting to find places to work in the Aethers (which are very relevant to the later cosmere) into a book somewhere. That, plus my love of the process of fluidization (where a granulated material, like sand, behaves somewhat like a liquid when air is forced through it.) I rammed these things together. A world where people sail upon powder or dust, instead of water. A way to start introducing the aethers to people as a cosmere magic. And the basic premise: What if Buttercup were more proactive? The result is Tress of the Emerald Sea. A tale of pirates, dangerous spores, and (because Hoid is involved) occasional self-important monologues. It will be the first of the four books in our Year of Sanderson Kickstarter, and will ship to you January 2023
I'm about 20% of the way through Rhythm of War. Spoiler Really enjoyed the chapter with Kaladin going and talking to Zahel/Vasher. Gave some great insight into the broader Cosmere and was funny to see Kal get his ass kicked by a bunch of sentient scarves.
Didn’t do swag, thought $200 for the hardbacks was plenty and it’s not like I’m gonna wear a Cosmere tshirt.
I would totally rock the cosmere swag but don't have interest in hard covers. Been audible only for so long now I find it hard to concentrate on the written page.
I'll probably get the hardcovers just because they'll be the collectible version and I think it'll be a nice addition to the bookshelf. I usually end up reading these on my kindle anyway, but still.
Bigger picture. What does something like this kick starter mean for the publishing companies? Established authors don't need them anymore?
About to finish the first law trilogy. What should I read next? Not particularly interested in any more books in that world. Night angel any good?
Pretty balanced but if I had to say I’d say character. Characters were more memorable to me but it’s not like First Law. I enjoyed Lightbringer over Night Angel.
The Kickstarter is currently over $32 million. He's started to use the money to fund other writers' Kickstarters now.
Can confidently say that I'm team Sanderson after finishing elantris and being 10% into the first mistborn. After cutting my sff teeth with grrm and rothfuss, knowing that I have a decade of material just waiting for me is a wild feeling
Why exactly did he need this Kickstarter? He’s one of the most successful fantasy writers I can’t imagine capital was a hurdle.
I think he just did it on his own time and probably didn't want to deal with deadlines/marketing/corporate. And it seems like he'll get to keep all of the proceeds?
went ahead and backed the monthly subscription boxes - I'm sure I won't want all of it so I'll be posting them monthly next year and just let me know what you want and I'll hook you up for just shipping.