What are you Reading (September 2023)
What are you Reading (September 2023)
Aside from Project Hail Mary which I assume every /c/sciencefiction subscriber is going to read what have you been reading or plan to read?
Here is last months post. What are you Reading? (August 2023)
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I have 60 pages left of The Wheel of Time series, and what a ride it's been. Just incredible!
Already looking for a series to fill the massive impending void. Was thinking of maybe Mazalan or Law Trilogy. Any advice or other suggestions, anyone?
Oh man, what a ride indeed. That series really is epic! And just in time for Season 2 of WoT to drop on Amazon!
If you liked that series, and in particular the last 2-3 books, then I'd recommend working your way through Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere, and the Stormlight Archive series in particular. Not classic sci-fi (although I'd argue it still fits on some levels), but an excellent fit after reading Robert Jordan.
I loved the series! And was pleasantly surprised how seamless the transition was between Jordan and Sanderson. In fact, I think I liked Sanderson's writing just a tiny bit more, so was thinking of maybe trying some of his proper stuff next. So thanks for the suggestions!
Amazing! Sanderson writes an incredibly inter-woven series of stories that are largely independent of one another, but do intersect in different ways, and the deeper we get into his worlds, the more the overlapping elements of his universe start to come into the narrative.
The Cosmere is big and complex, and I just finished re-reading the whole thing in a suggested order that helps build up the Cosmere in a way that's a bit friendlier to a new reader. Each series takes place on different planets in their universe, and in the case of the Mistborn series, in two different eras separated by a few hundred years.
Here's how I read it:
PHASE ONE (largely independent)
Scadrial
- Mistborn (The Final Empire): Mistborn Era 1-1
- The Well Of Ascension: Mistborn Era 1-2
- The Hero Of Ages: Mistborn Era 1-3
- The Eleventh Metal (Novella in Arcanum Unbounded)
Sel
- Elantris
- The Hope of Elantris (Novella in Arcanum Unbounded)
- The Emperor's Soul (Novella in Arcanum Unbounded)
Nalthis
- Warbreaker
Taldain
- White Sand (either the original 3-part graphic novel or the new prose version)
Threnody
- Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell (Novella in Arcanum Unbounded)
First of the Sun
- Sixth of the Dust (Novella in Arcanum Unbounded)
PHASE TWO (starting to weave in Cosmere references more heavily)
Scadrial
- The Alloy Of Law: Mistborn Era 2-1
- Allomancer Jak (Novella in Arcanum Unbounded)
- Shadows Of Self: Mistborn Era 2-2
- The Bands Of Mourning: Mistborn Era 2-3
- Mistborn: Secret History (Novella in Arcanum Unbounded)
Roshar
- The Way Of Kings: Stormlight Archive 1
- Words Of Radiance: Stormlight Archive 2
- Edgedancer (Novella in Arcanum Unbounded)
- Oathbringer: Stormlight Archive 3
- Dawnshard (Novella)
- Rhythm Of War: Stormlight Archive 4
Scadrial (again!)
- The Lost Metal (this one makes much more sense after Roshar)
There's also a few shorts Brandon wrote as a secret project during the pandemic that are starting to be released now:
Lumar
- Tress Of The Emerald Sea
Komashi
- Yuri and the Nightmare Painter
???
- Kickstarter Secret Project #3 in October 2023
Wow! Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together! Very much appreciated 🙏
I'd say go with the Stormlight Archive or the Mistborn series next. Both are long enough to fill that void.
I always suggest starting with Mistborn Era 1 and then moving to Stormlight Archive. It's more of a slow burn introduction to the Cosmere.
Appreciate the recommendation! Quick question- Is Mistborn and Stormlight Archive all interconnected? Or in the same universe?
They're in the same universe and there are some Easter eggs you'll notice if you read both, but the stories themselves are standalone. You can read either without ever knowing about the other and you wouldn't miss anything.