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I was wondering if anyone @bookstodon has a recommendation for reading Brandon Sanderson for the first time.
I know I like sci-fi and fantasy, so that's not a problem, but I'm worried about dipping into a long, long series head on.
I was thinking about starting with Elantris, but that being a first work I'm not sure if it reflects his present habilities.
If I like my first Sando book, I then want to try with the Stormlight Archive.

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Pete Jan 28, 2023

@jofagobe @bookstodon I think your wise not to jump right in to the #stormlight archive. Elantris is a perfectly fine book to start with – but the cosmere tie-ins are latent.

I’d give a very serious look at starting with #Mistborn trilogy to start with. Those books are reasonably sized, the story is a lot of fun, and the sequel trilogy #waxAndWayne is ridiculously entertaining.

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Word of Mouth

Jan 28, 2023

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Elantris is quite good! I'm not a huge Sanderson fan (despite having read his every published novel except RoW, which I DNF'd) but I'd put Elantris and Mistborn at the top of my list of his works. IMO Stormlight suffers from boring storytelling and anodyne, even anemic, characters about whom I struggle to care.
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Brandon Cosby Jan 28, 2023

@jofagobe @bookstodon I’d recommend Warbreaker or the Emperor’s Soul as jumping off points. Both can be read and understood independently of his series but will add some depth to future readings. Elantris was my first read and I loved it but I was also new to fantasy adventure and that likely affected the nostalgia I feel toward it.