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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Dragonsteel
« on: December 13, 2008, 07:40:46 PM »Yeah, I loved Dragonsteel. At that point, it was one of my favorite books ever. (I don't know anymore, since I hadn't read any of Brandon's other books at that point.) Dragonsteel is the whole reason I even know about Brandon--I remembered his name because I loved the book and from time to time looked to see if he had any books published. When Elantris came out I was very excited. I read it, made my roommates read it, and then they took Brandon's class, got to edit Mistborn 3 and are in his acknowledgments. Oh life ain't always fair is it? (I had no time to take another "fun" class.)
What prompted you to check it out? Did you know about Brandon before or did you just pick it up on a whim? I wouldn't go searching in the Honor's Thesis section for reading material, but that's just me... I've thought about taking his class, but I've heard it's hard to get into, and while I like writing, I don't think I'm up to anything epic and I don't have a lot of time to write. *sigh*
The cliffhanger was unexpected on my part. I kept wondering when Jerick would go back to the city and resolve the issues he left behind, but it never happened, and then the city was demolished before he even seriously thought about going back. I wanted to know what happened to all the characters that weren't explicitly mentioned. And I really wanted to know how Jerick's new found realization about the death of his father would change his attitude. I guess at this point I kind of imagine him going Strider/Aragorn on the world. I also wanted to know what's *really* going on with the Sho Del. They seem untrustworthy, but I just can't bring myself to believe that they're the real enemies.
I don't know if you can read it if you don't go to BYU or can't get someone to check it out for you. And I don't know if BYU would do Interlibrary Loan with an Honor's Thesis, but who knows? Maybe if Brandon has a draft saved somewhere and you asked nicely, he'd send you a copy, but I have no idea.