Author: Brandon Sanderson
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
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I think the ending of this book encapsulates my feeling of the story, sometimes stories end in a sad manner because that’s how things end. In fact, much of Painter’s recent life has been sad due to failing his friends. While Yumi helps him repair that rift, the pain is still there and it was…
The Gathering Storm
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My favourite part of this book is watching Egwene come into her power, not through bluff and bluster, but quiet strength. She dominates the white tower and those who would oppose her just by quietly being the one who will not bend no matter what punishment they put upon her. Purchase The Gathering Storm on…
Towers of Midnight
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I think my favourite confrontation in this book is Matt doing what he knows he should to try and rescue Moiraine from the Aelfinn and the Eelfinn. Matt is an interesting character as he complains all the time and generally tries to avoid responsibility, all the while he’s there when you need him and he…
Warbreaker
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In this part of Brandon Sanderson’s world magic is endowed by the consuming of the spirit of another being. While this doesn’t kill the being, this does leave them “drab” so they pass through life as just a little bit less than whole. Full of political intrigue and the bad people aren’t who you think…
Tress of the Emerald Sea
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Tress is nobody living on an island so dismal that you’re not allowed to leave it, because no one would ever want to live there anyway surrounded by spores that can kill you if they touch water. Yup, that means if they get in your eyes they can sprout and you’re dead. Tress discovers that…
The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England
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Going back to the old saying that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, Brandon Sanderson explores this concept via a infinite number of dimensions that can be purchased. Our protagonist wakes up not remembering who he is or where he came from as a side effect of jumping a dimension and lands where…
Shadows of Self
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This is the second entry in the Wax & Wayne cycle of the Mistborn Novels. Wax is starting to find his place in the city he had forsaken and Wayne is along for the ride. I very much enjoyed the development of Steris as a bit neurotic, but capable planner. It foreshadows the roles she’ll…
The Bands of Mourning
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This book draws a very tight connection with the original Mistborn Trilogy (which I’ve read many times and recommend) as Wax is racing to get the mythical Bands of Mourning, which allowed the Lord Ruler to have unlimited power. Purchase The Bands of Mourning
The Lost Metal
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Here we meet an ageing Wax and Wayne as they try to confront another God that’s encroaching on their world. This is the third book in the Wax & Wayne arc of Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn world. Purchase The Lost Metal on Amazon
