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Brandon Sanderson / What's a good follow up to Mistborn? THoA Spoilers.
« on: January 13, 2009, 01:23:50 AM »
For the "tldr" amongst you all, just go to the last paragraph. (But before the PS one)
Hello all. I have made an awful mistake. I've just finished Well of Ascension, which was amazing. But part way through I spoiled myself for the end of Hero of Ages. It used to be when I read I would peak ahead randomly for some reason. Giving me almost a movie trailer look into things to come. I've been popping out of this bad habbit, but the chapter where the Crew decides to send "the kids" away really got to me and I had to know if they would all die. I looked ahead and didn't see them near the end. I looked in THoA, and then I started to freak out when I didn't see Vin or Elend's names near the end of their own story.
I couldn't believe the guy who did Elantris would do this! Agh! I'm still banking on some anime-like hidden meaning sniper plot twist to it all as I go into THoA, but I doubt it.
So I come here asking for something else really good to read after that. Because I can't stop. These are some of the best realized fictional characters I've ever read. I cared enough for the crew to spoil myself silly, never mind the main two characters. I just can't be left hanging after this. I need something to bounce me back up. Because just knowing what's coming is tearing me up. I think it made me actually wake up in the middle of the night. Reading everything between the two now is like twisting a knife in my gut. The marriage scene was heartbreaking in its own way. Yeah, I'm going that melodramatic here. I really love this series and these characters. I'm going to need something to save my sanity after this is done.
Okay, I'm definitally being over dramatic. But anyway, what would be a great kind of short series to read after Mistborn? Sadly I've already read Elantris. I'm thinking something trilogy sized or thereabouts. I'm open to sci-fi and fantasy, although I'm not much in the mood for sci-fi, nor the elves/dwarves/goblins kind of fantasy. I just can't think of anything near this same level. I was depressed for a good week after reading His Dark Materials, never mind what's coming here. I'm looking for something with great characters and inter-character interraction. Romance would be a plus I guess, but maybe not necessary.
PS: This in a way is all a testiment to how good Mr. Sanderson is with words. The fact that I'm feeling so torn up over fictional people does nothing but show how good he is. I hope he doesn't make the "sad end" the norm, but I'll definitally read anything he writes. I actually bought all of these in hardcover, and went back and got Elantris in hardcover after having read it because I know I'll want to remember his works as more than a pop novel. I'm stingy with my book purchases, I've never bought a hardcover before at all. So yeah, he's got this tightwads endorsment.
Hello all. I have made an awful mistake. I've just finished Well of Ascension, which was amazing. But part way through I spoiled myself for the end of Hero of Ages. It used to be when I read I would peak ahead randomly for some reason. Giving me almost a movie trailer look into things to come. I've been popping out of this bad habbit, but the chapter where the Crew decides to send "the kids" away really got to me and I had to know if they would all die. I looked ahead and didn't see them near the end. I looked in THoA, and then I started to freak out when I didn't see Vin or Elend's names near the end of their own story.
I couldn't believe the guy who did Elantris would do this! Agh! I'm still banking on some anime-like hidden meaning sniper plot twist to it all as I go into THoA, but I doubt it.
So I come here asking for something else really good to read after that. Because I can't stop. These are some of the best realized fictional characters I've ever read. I cared enough for the crew to spoil myself silly, never mind the main two characters. I just can't be left hanging after this. I need something to bounce me back up. Because just knowing what's coming is tearing me up. I think it made me actually wake up in the middle of the night. Reading everything between the two now is like twisting a knife in my gut. The marriage scene was heartbreaking in its own way. Yeah, I'm going that melodramatic here. I really love this series and these characters. I'm going to need something to save my sanity after this is done.
Okay, I'm definitally being over dramatic. But anyway, what would be a great kind of short series to read after Mistborn? Sadly I've already read Elantris. I'm thinking something trilogy sized or thereabouts. I'm open to sci-fi and fantasy, although I'm not much in the mood for sci-fi, nor the elves/dwarves/goblins kind of fantasy. I just can't think of anything near this same level. I was depressed for a good week after reading His Dark Materials, never mind what's coming here. I'm looking for something with great characters and inter-character interraction. Romance would be a plus I guess, but maybe not necessary.
PS: This in a way is all a testiment to how good Mr. Sanderson is with words. The fact that I'm feeling so torn up over fictional people does nothing but show how good he is. I hope he doesn't make the "sad end" the norm, but I'll definitally read anything he writes. I actually bought all of these in hardcover, and went back and got Elantris in hardcover after having read it because I know I'll want to remember his works as more than a pop novel. I'm stingy with my book purchases, I've never bought a hardcover before at all. So yeah, he's got this tightwads endorsment.