Brandon Sanderson

I liked the Mistborn trilogy, mostly the magic system, but didn’t much care for the fact that the two main characters were young adults (I’m not much of a fan of stories with teen protagonists unless it’s done reeeeally well), though I did find the prophecies to be fun. To me, I didn’t get why it was so popular in the fantasy space. A nice read, but it didn’t blow me away, which was what I was expecting due to its popularity. I had no desire to read Sanderson again.

I had a buddy say that his Stormlight Archive was loads better and that if I got through the first book and felt the same as I did with Mistborn, then the rest of the series will be an utter slog. I came in not having high hopes that the series would be great, but that it would be as mid as Mistborn.

Well, The Way of Kings was absolutely and utterly spectacular. I jammed through the four released books in two months. Each of the four books had me up till 3am to read their climaxes in one sitting. No book before or since has done that to me. It’s right up there in my top 3 all time books series, regardless of genre, and Book 5 is my most anticipated read for next year.

I haven’t read the second trilogy of Mistborn, though my buddy says it’s a completely different cast and vibe.