How Brandon Sanderson Fans "Recommend" the Cosmere
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- It's a wonder I hadn't made this installment in the "Fans Recommending" series yet, especially with some people specifically requesting it. But here it is at last!
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when he quoted Dalinar about hypocrisy... it killed me lmfao
So so good
I actually laughed out loud.
Touché my dear man, touché
Epic meta message. Sardonic comedy with a deft yet affectionate flourish.
I've not even read any of the books and I could tell that had to be a quote.
I truly thought r/cremposting was going to be in that wardrobe.
me too
See but then it would’ve been a Doug
I thought it was gonna be the man himself
I thought it was going to be a huge pile of Sanderson books toppling over on his head.
“Sometimes a hypocrite is just a person in the process of changing.” Unironically good quote.
Best Way of Kings quote ever 😌
@@emmamason5383Isn’t that from Oathbringer?
@@rukhtalos8587 yup!!!
Why is that such a good quote
@@Randomatcrazytown Sanderson's caught another one for us Cosmere boys. Reel'em in!
The reason we’re so willing to lend out copies is because we all unashamedly own 4 copies of each book.
Having just bought another paperback copy of Elantris, Way of Kings and Mistborn to loan to someone...I feel very seen by this comment.
I’ve only just joined r/fantasy but it seems like Cosmere, Wheel of Time, and Discworld are the holy trinity of that subreddit
And Malazan, First Law, and Realm of the Elderlings. They get recommend over and over again 😂
@@GPTWisdomNugets And as someone who genuinely loves Malazan, its crazy just how much it gets recommended. I could gush about Malazan for days, but my God is it not the everyone and unless I’ve got a really good handle on the persons taste there are at least a dozen series I’d recommend before shoving Gardens of the Moon at them.
@@Hydralysk445 okay, so I guess you're the person to ask if I'm too lazy to go all the way to Reddit. You seem knowledgable on this topic. I'm on my second attempt at reading Gardens of the Moon, I'm at chapter 3 (which is also the point I stopped last time, but it feels like it's so much longer...) and I just... don't care about any of the characters... which makes it hard to care what happens... is this maybe just not a character driven story, but has other virtues going for it instead? Or will the characters get interesting eventually, and I should just tough it out?
@@animalobsessed1 I consider myself a character focused reader and I ended up loving Malazan, but I can see how that might not be true for many other people who describe themselves the same way. Malazan just has SO MANY characters, to the point where you're often switching between a dozen or more PoVs in each individual chapter. Its not like most other fantasy I'd read before it that sticks to a handful of core characters and focuses on really fleshing them out throughout the series. You have a massive amount of mostly just normal-ass people trying to fumble their way through world-altering events way beyond their control or comprehension. I did end up really falling in love with a bunch of them, but that was over the course of a series, and especially at the beginning you have next to no context as to who these people are and why you should care about them.
On that note, another hurdle is that Erikson specifically wrote Gardens of the Moon with next to no exposition, so you're left trying to piece details of the world and characters together almost entirely through context given in those PoVs. I finished GotM with maybe a handle on 50-60% of what happened, but one of the reasons I stuck with it during my second run through was by following the advice to try and just roll with the story and simply trust that you'll figure it out later. Having read the whole series, I can say that GotM makes a whole lot more sense now, but the first time through I just focused on enjoying the process of fitting together all the pieces of the puzzle of what's going on. That's obviously not going to be something that appeals to everyone.
The series also has a really strong thematic throughline about how small we all are in the grand scheme of things, and therefore the importance showing compassion and empathy towards even (and perhaps especially) those who might not 'deserve' it that I personally really jive with. Though I've heard others complain that this leads to "Everyone being a philosopher", so YMMV.
Since this is already getting a bit too long, here's a video that goes over some common hurdles to getting into Malazan that might help you a bit more than I can: ruclips.net/video/UypBcloUly4/видео.html
It took until midway through the second book to really hook me, and I know a lot of other people say that you should get through the first 3 before deciding if the series for you. That's a big ask though, as these are big, chonky books. I'd urge you to give it the ol' college try and at least push through GotM if you're interested, but like I said, it's not for everyone. Life's short and you should focus on reading books you find enjoyable or otherwise meaningful, not on what random snobs or reddit posters say you SHOULD be reading.
@@Hydralysk445 thanks, this actually sounds like it would me my type of story. I just need to push through and actually get to that part.
Warbreaker is free, that wasn't a joke! Didn't know this. Free stuff is the best place to start.
Yeah, for example, as a quick warmup before Brandon's work, you could read some other free works, like Worm, Homestuck, and Project Lawful, and then next month you can...
all of the books are free if you torrent them
It's the only cosmere book I disliked though, so I can't really recommend it.
Your time isn't worth anything to you?
You all know you can just use a library, right?
Redditors trying to have an opinion somewhere between “everyone must read Brandon Sanderson by law” and “BRANDON SANDERSON IS LITERALLY THE WORST AUTHOR EVER AND IF YOU HAVE EVER READ ONE OF HIS BOOKS YOU DONT EVEN LIKE FANTASY”
Challenge level: impossible
I read a novella by him once and I quite enjoyed it, and I think I've got something else by him on my Kindle that I'll get around to sooner or later.
Good thing I don't use Reddit.
I guess I'm just not on the subreddits enough to experience this sorta thing lol. I quite liked Mistborn, especially in terms of how magic worked, but wasn't super interested in most of the other books he wrote. I think he's a good author in the sense that Mistborn's magic was really creative and interesting, but I do personally enjoy N. K. Jemisin a lot more. Honestly, if there's any fantasy book for me to recommend for people, it'll probably be The Fifth Season.
@@thebluebookworm3383 I loved the 5th season alot! Took a chance on that book and it was worth it!
"A hypocrite is just a man in the process of changing" A+ Easter egg crowbar.
This is not a comedic sketch, it’s a documentary.
I understand regular people's frustration over this, but I do have a solution for them - they ought to try reading Mistborn
Honestly, I'd say start with anything that isn't the Stormlight Archive.
@@costelinha1867Only because everything else pales in comparison. I didn't end up liking Mistborn, which I read after the first three Stormlight Archive books. I had no problem starting with SA.
I'm NOT a regular person. But, I swear if one of "you people" would promise to read Six of Crows I'd read Mistborn, but I can't become a Mistborn scholar. I have a job and a child and like other things.
@@DisWriter As one of those people, I volunteer to read Six of Crows if you read Mistborn. I'll start today. That's how dedicated I am to spreading the gospel of Sanderson.
@@DisWriterI promise to read six of crows too if you read mistborn
Y'know, this video reminds me of a book series called Mistborn. I highly recommend
This is so accurate. Especially the part where I break into people's homes, inform them Warbreaker is free digitally, and then offer to lend my own collection.
Speaking as one of the moderators of the Brandon Sanderson subreddits, you absolutely NAILED IT. 🤣
does he though? i feel like r/books shits on sanderson regularly.
@@gleipnirrr it's mixed. Not homogenic
@@gleipnirrr Many people do! In no small part because many recommend him and talk about him like this. 🙂
Speaking as one of the moderators of Bookscirclejerk, you got it all wrong. Brandon Sanderson did not kill my child. He *did* eat it, but it was already dead
Why would you publicly admit to such a sin?
As someone who does like the first three Mistborn, I love how it's all a meme now.
Plebeians. You can only enjoy the true 'How Brandon Sanderson Fans "Recommend" the Cosmere' experience after reading at least 17 Cosmere books and braving the cesspools of r/Fantasy and r/books (that is, if you're going in publication order). As a man who has done so, I indeed laughed out loud no less than 4 times.
So you admit to being a fake fan! No true Vorin man would read!
You are a stalwart hero.😉
@@Zillionman2010 you are an upstanding, respectable Vorin man. Does a wife or kinswoman read and write your posts?😉
I kid you not, i saw someone post a video about how they DNFed the first Mistborn book because it was too slow and there wasn’t enough action, and half the comments were recommending she try Stormlight instead. Like, people, as someone who is casually obsessed with Stormlight, please stop embarrassing me.
I have been trying to get other people to read Sanderson for years now; I have not once recommended Stormlight as a starting point. It's just.... too much.
What did this person DNF mistborn at? 50 pages? Lots of things you can criticize Mistborn for, but slow? Not enough action??
@@lkay398 yep it was like 3 chapters in. I think it was their first foray into fantasy, they mostly read thrillers and romance
I don't think any book could make me DNF at 3 chapters haha@@Mightyjordy
@@lkay398 same, though I'm used to having to power through a whole 800 page book before things start getting good as a fantasy fan, so I don't pretend to know what the rest of the world is used to :)
“I’ve already spent so much money on kickstarters that if I backed it, I literally wouldn’t be able to pay my rent.”
“Did you back it?”
“OF COURSE!”
I started with Tress of the Emerald Sea 🤷♀️ the spoilers go right over your head anyways! Now that i've read Stormlight Archives and all the other standalones, i kinda want to go back and see what references i missed
That's not a bad way to do it IMO. You don't know what you don't know with Tress so you don't realize they are spoilers.
@@hockey1973 yeah I really enjoyed it! I feel like Tress and Yumi got a chance to shine on their own merit without the Cosmere connections. Now if I go back and re-read them I'll be able to see how they fit into the overall picture!
I'm doing a similar journey. Having read my first Cosmere book a few years ago, I can pick a series like Stormlight Archives and go through them one after another. Read another series and standalones (+ other authors and genres). After a year or two, I binge Stormlight Archives again. It's like Cherry Garcia ice cream, it satisfies a particular craving.
How did you even come across Tress without knowing about the rest of the Cosmere?
@@Kat-gp6gj simple: secret projects! I heard the news about how big his Kickstarter was, and had been interested in reading Mistborn and Way of Kings anyways, so I decided to dive in to the secret project books first and work my way through the Cosmere from there. I started reading Way of Kings after I read Yumi, and I've been progressively working through the backlist since
Well, to be frank, every book written before Mistborn actually was a precursor to Mistborn, an evolution leading up to this culmination point that is Mistborn, and everything written after it was simply written in its wake.
As Whitehead stated, all literature is but a footnote to Mistborn
@@user-my6mn8et9h Indeed. Or to quote him more precisely: All literature is but prefatory notes and footnotes to Mistborn.
Now myself from middle-school is wondering if Alcatraz Smedry is also in the same world as these books.
I have a feeling that this is what my friends feel like when I talk about Terry Pratchett
1. My daughter said she wanted a book for a book report for school. She said she didn't want a full on romance novel but she did want a novel with romance elements. My response: "MISTBORN. . . You want Mistborn!". She is now reading Mistborn.
2. My friend recently posted on social media "Who else is reading Brandon Sanderson? Man, this stuff is great!" and it took all my will power not to bombard him with 37 pages of fanboy spam. I did however give him a recommended reading order. . .
Yes, both of those did happen and are both true.
Could you please recommend me a reading order? I'm currently reading the way of kings, and I've read already mistborn, elantris and warbreaker, but I dont know if i should read Mistborn era two or words of radiance next. Pls help :'v
@@danielsantibanez3118mistborn era two, then words of radiance, as there is some stuff that connects them together very well
@@danielsantibanez3118never mind, I thought WOR was another one
@@danielsantibanez3118read either/ both
@@danielsantibanez3118Tricky. Stormlight and Mistborn Era 2 kind of start overlapping later on, so either way you'll get minor spoilers. I read them in publication order, which seemed to work ok.
Have you read Secret History from Arcanum Unbounded yet? I would recommend reading that as soon after Mistborn era 1 as possible.
Obviously you should start with the lost metal, then Sunlit man, Then Ryhtmn of war, then warbeaker, then read the entire WOT, follow up by reading yumi, then elantris, hope of elantris, rithmatist, cytonic, Unfinished tales by JRR tolkien, the entire 2nd mistborn saga
But you gotta read Warbreaker after each book
@@mateipanzariu3122No. You read Warbreaker between each chapter.
Rhythm of war before even reading oathbringer? I actually want to see someone try
I mean. OBVIOUSLY
What do you read between chapters of Warbreaker, then?@@hockey1973
Just 17 Books? The average Wandering Inn fan will read that on a Saturday 😄
send help. the wandering inn is the only thing i've been reading for the last six months, i'm still nowhere near being caught up.
People meme that Brandon Sanderson writes faster than you can read, but in terms of words published per year, the Wandering Inn is literally 12x bigger then the Cosmere
@@crediblesalamander8056What is it about?
@@ainzooalgown2951 it's a slice of live litrpg with a crazy amount of well written characters. A perfect book series to read when needing a chill break from all the epic story's where the entire world is at stake. Later on the story gets more epic, but always takes time to tell about the daily struggles of ordinary people.
If there was a grant to become a Sanderson Scholar I'd finally read all of it, but it would have to be a 6 figure grant as I live in a city.
Dont forget to read the silmarilion between Mistborn 2 and 3!
Since Yumi and the Nightmare Painter I start my recommendation with: "he will make you go outside and start stacking stones..."
I love seeing the r/bookscirclejerk representation. The thing to remember about that sub is that it’s a circlejerk sub and unjerking is not allowed
or else the mods will come to your house and crease the spine on your copy of mistborn
Its not very common to have the problem with a series be "the writer writes too fast for me to keep up" but it really is my issue with Brando Sando as well :(
Maybe one day I'll have the time haha
He's just my cousin in law and I still haven't started. I may eventually.
I mean, if it gives you any comfort, there will not be anything released for a while (besides another white sand version) after stormlight 5 since he will be writing all of mistborn era 3 at the same time. So you should have some time to catch up if he does not release 5 more unannounced books lmao.
audiobooks pal, best way to consume books. Graphic Audio version is the best version.
@@deathfuzzkey sentence, “if he does not release 5 unannounced book.” That’s a pretty big IF 😂
I dunno what's worse, this? or the fact that the fandom just consumes these books at mach speed, making it almost impossible to catch up to them in the conversations...
God, your videos crack me up every time.
I'm just waiting for the day that he does a mock 17th Shard Session.
1:17 Oh! oh! The Frugal Wizard's Handbook! 🤓
I stay off Reddit for the most part. I have a friend who's really into Sanderson's books, and it do be like this. Every time I need a recommendation, it's all Mistborn this and Stormlight that.
Sir, I respectfully request that you next read the entire Vorkosigan saga and summarize it in one video in a quirky, yet relatable way !
That seems like an extremely inefficient weapon
You mean the spoon?
That's a Shardspoon
tell that to the spoonkiller
@@RiedSiheal wyndle would do that. He doesn’t like swords
@@slythawyrdaagain and again and again and again and again
Man.. I’m just getting started with the first Mistborn book
I’m horrified
Hey, enjoy the ride
Don't go after spoiler
The wiki has a time machine use it please if you are going to use the wiki
@@liviasantiago1686 a time machine! this is perfect I've been scribbling notes from memory because wkis are dangerous and lets just say I have theories that require knowing the full set of metals as certain times
Funnily enough I started with Stormlight Archives and I'm also surprised when people say that's a bad starting point as those books are what made me fall in love with Brandon Sanderson's books
I really like your videos, they're always incisive and insightful. "Sometimes, a hypocrite is just a man in the process of changing."
I also want to say that your editing, shooting, writing, and acting are all getting noticeably better over time. You are getting so good at all aspects of production.
Great video!
That quote is actually a line from the cosmere
That quote is from one of Brandon Sanderson’s books
the guy who says that in stormlight archive cannonically has a great ass btw
Your choice of weapon would make you and Lift good friends!😂
Top comment!
Read the Hussite Trilogy by Andzej Sapkowski for some historical fantasy.
Damn straight
Or Temeraire series by Naomi Novik
I came here expecting for this to be me and well you got me in the second half, especially with my favorite Dalinar quote.
Also who recommends Mistborn for romantic fantasy when Yumi and the Nightmare Painter exists?
That's what I was thinking
Set in the real world with fantasy elements = percy jackson. There really should more books like thhat since its a pretty interesting premise. Dr Stone also does it really well so i recommend that too
I started reading Mistborn yesterday because of the hilarious videos on booktube... I wanted context, and I guess now I'm doomed to read them all to keep up with the discussion (and parodies)....
I hope I don't start popping out of people's closets. How common is that side effect?
Hahahahahaha! Yeah, it's exhausting. I'm sort of glad I got out after the first Stormlight book. I loved it. But then it took forever for Book 2 to come out. (At least, in paperback or in the library, since I'm broke and can't afford to get books when they first come out as hardcovers.) By that time, I had forgotten a lot of Book 1. Also, I did not realize it was going to be a series of 34723748163486274637 books! I'm not going to get invested in a series that's not complete yet. I am not a GoT fan. But I've seen what they've been through and continue to go through. I don't want to end up that way.
Mr. Sanderson, please let me know when the series is complete and I will be happy to give it another shot. I really do hate missing out.
Sir but have you read Mistborn?
@Yesica1993 that depends if you want to read a series that's complete, or read when the Cosmere is finished.
If it's the former, I suggest reading Mistborn Era 1 and Era 2, since those are currently finished. Also, Tress of the Emerald Sea, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, and The Sunlit Man are all individual books (though some parts may spoil other parts of the Cosmere). Also, Stormlight Archive is getting it's last book (for this arc) this December, so you might want to start it now so you're caught up when it releases!
If you want to read when the Cosmere is finished, no worries! Don't ever read it because Brandon is literally going to be writing it for the rest of his life! Seriously! He already has book release plans up to 2030.
I wouldnt worry about missing out the ending, Sanderson WILL finish these stories. Also there's easy break points in each series you can pause at, eg each Mistborn eras, once Stormlight 5 is out thats an easy break point too.
The books are great, you should read them. Start with Warbreaker
@@mikelawrence30 We can't guarantee that. Things sometimes happen. And people can also die. You never know.
@Yesica1993 my overarching point was to not miss out on the books because of the fear that they don't get "finished". There's been finishes to most of the stories/series we have, with perfectly good/ great conclusions.
Mistborn era 1 for example can happily be read as a stand alone trilogy. Once Stormlight 5 is out this year, that should also stand alone as its own series without any need to read the other books.
I'd say there's probably only 2 Cosmere books where knowledge of other series is needed to help you along, and they're two of the most recent offerings.
I am beyond disappointed the r/cremposting Warbreaker reading order wasn't mentioned
I've read the Stormlight Archive, but only it. I was thinking about getting Warbreaker, and I had no idea I could read it for free on Brandon's site. Interesting.
If you like these videos, I recommend reading Mistborn
Great men be damned, I LOVE the cinematography in this vid! Like, holy shit, did ya get creative with some o’ those shots!
By the way, if ya want a fantasy series that’s just as fun (but only a 17th of the length), you should check out “Pirate Captain Tharkia” by Ethan S. Carroll. It’s a sword-&-sorcery/pirate yarn set in a surprisingly filled-out world; I think you’d like it.
The Cosmere is great if you love hard magic systems, complex worldbuilding, well done plot twists and slow but steady character development. It's also made of several different series but you don't need to read every single series to enjoy any one of them. There, have some actual advice.
The blinding effect after turning on the light was a nice touch.
1:24, Arguably The Once and Future King though not nearly to the same extent as Le Morte d’Arthur (though I’m not sure if it would qualify by your standard.)
I love Sanderson's books, I'm completely up to date on them and can't wait for more. However, I think more people should read the Dresdin Files. They're great.
this is painfully accurate
3:33 having grown up reading Warrior Cats (a series that, last time I read any of it, had more than 40 books), 17 books feels like a really doable series. 😅
A google search says warrior cats (39 books? A bit confusing) is 1,248,000 words
Stormlight Archives, on it's own, is 1,792,008 words. With a 460k word book releasing this december. It's less books sure but they are considerably bigger :p
@@Ouryuu-Zenokun I think you might’ve gotten an outdated source. I just counted mine, and I’ve got 37 of them, and know I’m missing like 3 arcs (which are each 6 books long) and quite a few standalones and graphic novels. According to the Warriors wiki it’s over 90 now.
That being said, if Stormlight is still somehow longer that’s _awesome_ , since the prices of the Stormlight books aren’t really that much higher than books of a normal length. I’m excited to read them- I’ve already got The Way of Kings Part One, but I’m only a few chapters in.
@@thatonepossum5766 Yeah, I checked a bit and it seems like its outdated. Do you have a good source to pull the numbers from? The only thing I can find is about how the standard books are 70k ish on average and the special editions (focused on one character?) average around 120k?
Anyways, since I can't find the exact numbers, I will just type the stormlight numbers so you guys can compare them on your own:
WoK: 380k
WoR: 400k
ED (novella): 40k
OB: 450k
DS (novella): 56k
RoW: 455K
Book 5: Estimated 460k, maybe more
@@Ouryuu-Zenokun I don’t have a _great_ source for anything more specific than total number of books (and broken down into how many of each kind of book), but I think most of what I’ve seen would put it in the 60k-70k range for the standard novels, with standalones being noticeably longer. Rounding the main books down to 40, that puts the main series at around 2,400,000 words at a low estimate, and not including super editions (standalones).
Based off the official website, the standalones are about 120,000 words long. I’ll chop 20,000 off that to leave room for shorter books (though some are way longer, with a recent one apparently hitting like 600 pages). There are 16 super editions, so that’s 1,600,000 words in the super editions.
I really don’t feel like adding the novellas into this (they’re published as a 3-in-1, so it seems like it’d be tricky to figure out their word count), the “field guides” arguably shouldn’t count since they’re not part of the actual story, and the graphic novels probably shouldn’t be judged by word count, so they’re not getting included either.
So a very low estimate for how many words are in Warriors is about 4,000,000. That’s a lot of angry feral cats. xD
@@thatonepossum5766 Cosmere is at around 3,800,000 rn, so Warrior Cats is apparently more. That series is bigger than I realized :p With Stormlight 5 releasing this december, that does make Cosmere slightly longer though
3:10 "sometimes a hypocrite is just a man in the process of changing" wow that's really good!!!
The funny part is that is a quote from Stormlight another Brandon book
@@slydrakegaming2581 well I'm glad someone is inspired.
Malazan too
Bro...I am so intimidated by this book.
Started and dropped Gardens of the moon like 4 times
I know, right! But I think that series is at least complete?
@@tedddenzel6769 I've always heard it's so confusing.
@@Yesica1993 just at the beginning of the first book. By the half of it, you find yourself actually getting the important parts.
That said, the magic is the most ambiguos part, but you just can say “Yeah, whatever Magic man.”
@@JaleaMagnetica Thanks!
-Get Out
+Okay okay okay. Alright alright. You'll come around eventually though. I can see it.
-Get
+I'm going... Umm... So you know how i didn't pay my rent right? Can i crash at your closet for a couple days?
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So happy I'm on the outside looking in on this. I have Cosmere in the category of "I'll get to it when I get to it." I have like 20 Classic must-reads to get to before I begin on this modern must-read.
Mistborn is my number one recommended novel. Though I honestly probably like Storm light a little more, BUT Mistborn is just... well shorter, and still very very good, so I think it's one of the best for someone to get a taste, and then go on to other books.
omg the free warbreaker on the website was just the cherry on top 😭😭😭😭 im literally that guy
Recommending mistborn era 4 under sci fi even tho it’s not coming out for at least a decade is hillarious
I just told my friend theres this trilogy called mistborn, it has some more related books released after it if you like it, and the first book mostly works by itself if you find you dont like it enough to continue so its not really a huge commitment.
Then i might recommend that other totally unrelated series by the same writer called the stormlight archive and see how long it takes them to figure it out
"I was looking for historical fantasy like set in the real world, but with fantasy elements, know anything like that?"
Pretty much anything by Tim Powers
This was really really really well done! And hilarious!
Don't go on r word. You have so much to live for. Also read The Dark Tower.
Browsing r/bookscirclejerk is so funny, there’s at least one comment on every post which mentions Sanderson. I would recommend it to anyone
Please leave us alone
tell the r/books guy to clean his glasses, wth.
Also, liked and subbed, this is gold
I started with tress to test the waters with a lighthearted standalone book. The moved to mistborn, was delighted with the tiny little hoid cameo (a promise of a connected universe), by the end of the final empire I was in love with mistborn. At the end of the hero of ages I knew I had to know more, then I made the mistake of reading secret history because I wanted to know what happened with a certain character, and at that point, I, along with said character, understood how little I knew of what is the cosmere. After that I followed sanderson's recommended order (if the author recommends it, I am following it) I loved warbreaker and elantris so so much, even though people say they are some of his weaker works, adored yumi, was surprised by how much I liked era two of mistborn and I won't even start on the stormlight archive. Wow. Just wow. I dont think I ve loved a fictional character more than my man kaladin. Trully sanderson's masterpiece. Sucks I have to wait like a decade before he completes it, if I am lucky, but we'll I am on board now. Mistborn era three here we gooo!
The spoon really elevated the whole sketch.
Asks for cookbook recommendations: Gets Mistborned
Everyone with.common sense knows the best entry point is The Emperor's Soul
A person of distinguished taste, I see!
Well sure but that over in 20 minutes and you need something else to read lol
@@redshadow310 But that's why it's a good introduction. Easy to rope someone in to a story they can easily finish in one sitting
As somebody who has never read any of these books, is that a genuine recommendation, or an 'you'd have to be insane to start there' joke?
@@jic1 It is actually a Sanderson suggested starting point. It's an award winning short story that gives a good feel for his writing style.
I read the first 3 Mistborn, then the Stormlight Archives (first the 5 mainline books, and then the 2 novellas), then The Frugal Wizard's Handbook For Surviving Medieval England (I know it's not Cosmere), and then I just finished Sunlit Man. And thats where I'm at rn.
4:46
"LOCKSLEY! I'LL CUT YOUR HEART OUT WITH A *SPOON!!!"*
One of my favourite videos.
I once proposed to r/Fantasy that maybe instill a rule to not recommend books in the top 10 of the sub wide survey (Cosmere but also includes ASOIAF and Lord of the Rings), and have automod direct to that list on every recommendation thread, and people said I was cramping on their fun, so I tried.
17...That's how many Percy Jackson books there are (if we include the 3 5 book series, The Chalice of the Gods, and The Sun and the Star, but not Magnus Chase, the Kane Chronicles, or the related PJO books)
This is so funny because I literally just did this to a coworker last week.
"Oh, you like fantasy? Have you ever read Mistborn?"
I think it’s actually somewhat hilarious that this video was recommended to me as I just finished reading the RAFO ordering of the Cosmere over the past I’d say month and a half (I spent practically every waking moment that I wasn’t doing school work reading or listening to the books). If you’re tired hearing about mistborn I recommend diving in with Tress of the Emerald Sea it’s only one book it’s shorter than mistborn 1 by about half and the story is very enjoyable
You nailed my experience with this going back to when he started. (Yes, I'm old.) If you really want some "romantasy" do Leigh Bardugo. (I swear, it doesn't matter that they're 17. Are The Wheel of Time people 17. I don't know! because... Sanderson people totally scared me away making me feel like I would have to take Sanderson on as a minor in college or grad school. I'm scared to this day.
You make me laugh mate, but yes I understand how people go over the top. Also Leigh Bardugo would be a solid choice.
yep. that's why people of reddit asking for recommendations will often say no mistborn and why mistborn was banned from some recommendation subreddits.
LOL this one is amazing man, please never stop
There's always the library. >.>
I'm really waiting for the video where he finally gets one of these book subs to recommend a book that isn't Cosmere..... just for it to be another series by Brandon Sanderson...
Great stuff- keep up the awesome vids
"Hello doctor, my nose is runny and my wife was found burning alive in her grave"
"Sounds like you need mistborn"
Mistborn is really good tho everyone should read it
Personally my favorite reading order is to pick any of his books and only ever read the ones that released after that one. I started with with Words of Radiance, which does kinda suck since it means I missed all of Kaladin's flashbacks and Mistborn, but oh well
I wonder if this guy does just sit around and talk to himself. This seems like a good friend group.
How did you find 2 other dudes who look (and sound) exactly like you??
they were hiding in his closet this entire time
There's an agency that Ryan George runs on the side.
Ryan George cloning machine technology.
After finishing the original Mistborn trilogy, I can say I get it. These books are that good. But I’m not bothering with reading in any specific order lol. I’m just having fun.
I still haven't read a Sanderson story yet. Someday though, maybe.
Have I been mispronouncing Elantris all this time? lol
Do you also pronounce is Ell-ahn-triss?
he pronounces it incorrectly, Sanderson himself pronounced it like "Eh-lahn-tris"
@@callnight1441 I've been saying Ee-lan-tris. The lan part rhymed with ran. But I looked it up and the way that you wrote it is correct
I really appreciate the (extremely slow) spoon reference
-Sci-fi
- mistborn era 4
Fucking brilliant, I laughed so hard
Gripping through and through. 10/10 vid
Now I want a compilation of all the cosmere in true chronological order
I wanted to get into adult fantasy since I haven't read any fantasy since highschool - and literally every recommendation was brandon sanderson. So I went to the bookstore and was confused because I had to look up which books to read first, and some were like, 'oh well this trilogy you don't HAVE to read but it gives context and this and this' and I'm just, confused. And then they say his magic system is super deep and complex but I just wanted a whimsical adult fantasy story - I don't need multiple series spanning hundreds of years in lore in different locations. XD Then when I asked the workers at the store they said I should read ACOTAR and I was like, "Oh?" Cause according to youtube and tiktok it's the worst thing on the planet so now I have no idea what I'm supposed to get into XD
Basically try a single book and see if you like the tone. When it comes to Brandon and the Cosmere I do not think you need to be Cosmere aware to enjoy his work. Read one of them Mistborn, Tress, Warbreaker (which is free so nothing committed but time). if you like his style then read more when you want to.
If you want to try something more satirical try Pratchett you can't really go wrong reading Guard Guards or Going Postal and see if you like that tone when you read that 1 book... if you do GO for it. He has lots of books but non you NEED to read.
If you want something a little more generic fantasy try some Forgotten Realms like maybe The Crystal Shard by Salvatore. if you like it there is a lot more there but again unnecessary if you don't.
If you want something a little shorter than Sanderson but not generic fantasy try something like Peter V Brett the Painted Man (Post apocalyptic fantasy setting) or the Dresden Files (Modern crime solving in a fantasy setting).
I could go on but basically the key is try one book don't worry about the series or how many other books that author has etc and just see if you like the feel of it. If you do most authors have a lot more for you to consume. But if they can't engage you with a book on its own... then they may not be for you and there are so many others you don't need to commit.
Once you have tried a couple and found what you like you can use that to find other series that are likely to work for you. If you like Sanderson you are likely to enjoy Jordan, if you like things more grim and dark like George Martin you may find you like Joe Abercrombie etc. But this idea that you can't enjoy something unless you have (or are willing to) watched/read it all is just foolishness.
Waiting on that review of Netflix ‘s three body problem first season with a compare / contrast of the Tencent series !
I feel like an absolute stranger as someone who's only read Alcatraz
Not to fear. I was in your boat, too, once.
I just took a week long break from RUclips but was still getting the notifications- this was the closest I came to breaking my resolve. I didn't, though!
Dude I love your content, and I love the Cosmere even more-oop. Jk. Or maybe not. . . 😆 But still, thanks for your jokes!
"You'll come around eventually." Haha XD
I mean tbf Mistborn literally has every genre in it at some point
r/fantasy felt like this about Malazan for so long to me, how the tides have changed