Not trying to force you back into Stormlight, but Way of Kings is a really hard first book for the overall cosmere universe. If you were to ever return to Sanderson books I'd highly recommend this reading order
Elantris -> Hope of Elantris (Part of the Arcanum Unbound short story collection) -> The Emperor's Soul (Arcanum Unbound) -> The Final Empire -> The Eleventh Metal (Arcanum Unbound) -> The Well of Ascension -> The Hero of Ages -> The Alloy of Law -> Shadows of Self -> The Bands of Mourning -> Mistborn: Secret History (Arcanum Unbound) -> Warbreaker -> The Way of Kings -> Words of Radiance -> Edgedancer (Arcanum Unbound) -> Oathbringer -> Dawnshard -> Rhythms of War -> Remaining Arcanum Unbound short stories
The cosmere universe is one of, if not my favorite book series, but starting in Way of Kings makes it hard to immerse yourself in it
Yeah Mistborn (that is, The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages, along with the associated titles) in particular is absolutely amazing, and it has such a cool magic system!
Also, the spren in Stormlight are a bit weird at first but you just kinda get used to them after a while. And they become extremely relevant to the overall series as it progresses. For me the best part about Stormlight is the way it takes deep dives into its characters psyches. It's a very emotional series. Also has a very cool magic system, but it does take a while to actually get to seeing it.
Yeah I think Mistborn is my favorite magic system in the cosmere books, allomancy and metalminds are just so cool.
I also really appreciate all the work Sanderson does in including just about everything he uses in his books. From talking with mental health professionals and those dealing with different issues for characters with depression, DID, autism, etc. to creating accurate portrayals of silk in a world without silkworms. He really does an amazing job building worlds and characters.
Completely fair, and if spren are what throw you out of the immersion of the books, no other worlds (each series within the whole cosmere universe takes place on different systems. Stormlight Archive = Roshar system, Mistborn = Scadrian system, so on) have them present.
None of his other books are as long as the Stormlight novels, so there is some umph missing when comparing them, but I'd highly recommend giving the Mistborn series a spin. The magic system is probably my favorite of all the books and while they are shorter, Sanderson still does a great job building the world and characters along with an engaging story
Not trying to force you back into Stormlight, but Way of Kings is a really hard first book for the overall cosmere universe. If you were to ever return to Sanderson books I'd highly recommend this reading order
Elantris -> Hope of Elantris (Part of the Arcanum Unbound short story collection) -> The Emperor's Soul (Arcanum Unbound) -> The Final Empire -> The Eleventh Metal (Arcanum Unbound) -> The Well of Ascension -> The Hero of Ages -> The Alloy of Law -> Shadows of Self -> The Bands of Mourning -> Mistborn: Secret History (Arcanum Unbound) -> Warbreaker -> The Way of Kings -> Words of Radiance -> Edgedancer (Arcanum Unbound) -> Oathbringer -> Dawnshard -> Rhythms of War -> Remaining Arcanum Unbound short stories
The cosmere universe is one of, if not my favorite book series, but starting in Way of Kings makes it hard to immerse yourself in it
Yeah Mistborn (that is, The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages, along with the associated titles) in particular is absolutely amazing, and it has such a cool magic system!
Also, the spren in Stormlight are a bit weird at first but you just kinda get used to them after a while. And they become extremely relevant to the overall series as it progresses. For me the best part about Stormlight is the way it takes deep dives into its characters psyches. It's a very emotional series. Also has a very cool magic system, but it does take a while to actually get to seeing it.
Yeah I think Mistborn is my favorite magic system in the cosmere books, allomancy and metalminds are just so cool.
I also really appreciate all the work Sanderson does in including just about everything he uses in his books. From talking with mental health professionals and those dealing with different issues for characters with depression, DID, autism, etc. to creating accurate portrayals of silk in a world without silkworms. He really does an amazing job building worlds and characters.
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Completely fair, and if spren are what throw you out of the immersion of the books, no other worlds (each series within the whole cosmere universe takes place on different systems. Stormlight Archive = Roshar system, Mistborn = Scadrian system, so on) have them present.
None of his other books are as long as the Stormlight novels, so there is some umph missing when comparing them, but I'd highly recommend giving the Mistborn series a spin. The magic system is probably my favorite of all the books and while they are shorter, Sanderson still does a great job building the world and characters along with an engaging story