About four/four and a half years ago, I had just finished reading The Kingkiller Chronicles and A song of Ice and Fire. The books that have actually been released till now, I mean. I was just waiting for more books to devour when a website recommended The Mistborn Trilogy by Sanderson.
I was hooked from the start. His character development and world building are unique. The magic system in the world was complex, but I had most of the basic understanding down by the first half of the book due to his way of explaining the said magic systems. In contrast, I still get confused about the magic system in 'The Lightbringer series'. By the time I finished the trilogy, I was a big fan. So I decided to read some more of his books.
I read his older works first. They were very good. But then as I moved on to some of his recent works, I have realised he is becoming better and better. His 'Stormlight Archive', just two books out of ten in, has already become my favourite fantasy series. I realised as I was reading book 1 of 'The SA', that one character kept repeating in many of his books. That's when I did my research and found out something incredible. Most of Sanderson's books are based in the Cosmere world. One Huge World - consisting of 16 Shards, that have different magic systems, cultures, religion. Imagine the story, that is going to connect so many different books series.
That is ambitious. But as many would agree, such ambition will only come into existence with a certain belief in one's self. Trust me, If you read his books you'll see he is capable of doing it.
Many people who are fans of Tolkien and G.R.R Martin will have a problem adjusting to the less serious tone of his writing, but I know that many of you will find him very interesting to read. Hope you give him a try.
If you do decide to start, I would recommend starting with The Mistborn trilogy, and then you can go on to read his other books.
I have seen that there is a thread on books, but Sanderson is a mastermind. The world he has built and the sheer number of books connecting that world is something to behold. I think Sanderson deserves his own thread and hope the mods keep it going.
P.S: I am not very good at introducing or compelling people to read his books, so if there are any Sanderson Fans with more artistically creative writing who can introduce Sanderson better, feel free to add.
