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Brandon Sanderson / Re: I like Sanderson's marketing strategy w/Warbreaker
« on: June 23, 2009, 08:14:17 PM »
I wonder if putting on Kindle for free would have been a good or bad thing. People who read on Kindle might not by the print copy, but how many people have Kindle? (or whichever e-reader.)

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Warbreaker Reviews
« on: June 23, 2009, 08:06:06 PM »
This review is Spoiler Free.

WarBreaker is not only my favorite Brandon Sanderson book, it’s easily one of my all time favorite books. I’ve only finished reading it two nights ago, but I’ve already recommended it widely.

One of the big issues I have with multi-viewpoint written books is that I often dislike a character or two, and make a little inward sigh when I see that the next chapter is about them. (I’m looking at you, WoT.) With Warbreaker, I was subject to the twist of emotions that came from being disappointed that character A’s chapter was over, but also exhilarated that I was finally going to see what was going on with Character B. I never felt myself making that little sigh.

There seems to always be a character that at some point (very prevalent in Scifi/Fantasty) that barfs up the history-of-the-world-to-date/how-magic-works/social-ettiqute-of-the-realm/etc. Sanderson is the kung-fu master of controlled Barfing. While the Alcatraz books, to me, are the superlative version of controlled Barfing, Warbreaker’s barfing is also quite excellent because the Barfing actually illuminates the character of the Barfer at the same time it’s illuminating us, the Barfee. Sanderson is brilliant at conveying the complexities of his magic system in his prose, and never resorts to horrible analogies or metaphors to get the point across, like using the word Barf.

Warbreaker, after a short but gentle curve to get you settled in to this new world, doesn’t let up. One event after the next steadily builds the drama, excitement and mystery of the world. Even if every single primary character (and almost all the non-POV characters) weren’t incredibly engaging on their own, you would still read just because you had to know *why*. He hooks you that good.

If you’ve only read the online version, the book is worth the cost just for the fantastic cover art.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: How did you find out about Brandon Sanderson?
« on: June 23, 2009, 07:20:10 PM »
One day after work, my wife looked up from her computer and told me that "some dude named Brandon Sanderson” was going to finish the Wheel of Time. My response was “Who?”

We bought Mistborn that night. We just had to read and see. We were both immediately impressed, and went out and picked up the second Mistborn book and Elantris a few days later. Despite the fact that our budget really doesn’t allow for hardcovers, we’ve put Sanderson in the very small group of authors whose books we purchase immediately, rather than waiting for paperback. We’re both Librarians, but we still support the authors we enjoy by purchasing their books (and also making them available on the library shelves). Oddly, it’s only through our library vendors that we can find the Alcatraz books. We never see them in our book store.

So I guess we’re part of the WoT influx. I don’t mind because it meant I only had to wait a few months to read the entire Mistborn Trilogy.  :) (I had enough waiting since I was ground floor on Stephen Kings Dark Tower books; I’ve done my time.)

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