“This is a great choice for fans of Robert Jordan and Terry Brooks.” - Voice of Youth Advocates, on The Way of Kings “Sanderson is, if nothing else, absolutely amazing at worldbuilding.”- RT Book Reviews, on The Way of Kings
“Sanderson’s fondness for misleading the reader and his talent for feeding out revelations and action scenes at just the right pace will keep epic fantasy fans intrigued.”- Publishers Weekly, on The Way of Kings Readers will plunge into it.”- Booklist, on The Way of Kings “It’s a classic story of intrigue, magic, and war, with a large cast of characters and multiple settings lovingly detailed in a way only possible in volumes of this size. and anticipation of the next volume.”- The San Diego Union-Tribune, on The Way of Kings
This great big book pulled me in early on the strength of the world building, but the nicely drawn characters drew me in further for enjoyment. “Promising beginning to a hew high-fantasy series. Martin’s “Game of Thrones” has revitalized the epic fantasy genre, Sanderson brings enough new material to the epic fantasy format to keep it interesting… Sanderson will not disappoint.” - Vanguard Dohlenaga, on The Way of Kings “While the recent HBO adaptation of George R.R. What else is there to say?” -Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind, on The Way of Kings “This mystico-metallurgical fantasy combines Vin’s coming-of-age-in-magic and its well-worm theme of revolt against oppression with copious mutilations, a large-scale cast of thieves, cutthroats, conniving nobles and exotic mutants.” - Publishers Weekly, on The Well of Ascension “Intrigue, politics, and conspiracies mesh complexly in a world Sanderson realizes in satisfying depth and peoples with impressive characters.”- Booklist, on The Well of Ascension “Fast, smart dialog and an abundance of exciting action keep the pages turning.” - Library Journal, starred review, on Shadows of Self Fantasy fans will savor this exciting escapade.” - Publishers Weekly, on Shadows of Self “Sanderson’s fantasy world partakes equally of steampunk, early industry, and the Wild West, and he cleverly incorporates the metal-shaping magic of feruchemists and allomancers. A fast-paced fantasy adventure set in a fascinating world and populated with lovable, memorable characters.” - Kirkus Reviews, on Shadows of Self “The action never lets up, and the characters never lose their endearing humanity. "He has created a fascinating world here.”- Washington Post Bookworld There is simply no other way to describe what he's managed to pull off in this transcendent final volume of his Mistborn trilogy.” - RT Book Reviews (Gold Medal, Top Pick!) on The Hero of Ages Sanderson is astonishingly wise.” - Orson Scott Card “It's rare for a fiction writer to have much understanding of how leadership works and how love really takes root in the human heart.
Highly recommended to anyone hungry for a good read.”- Robin Hobb In short, it's one of those great kettle books, in which the author has thrown not merely a bone of an idea and a few potatoes of originality, but half a cow and everything in the garden. It also has a great cast of believable characters, a plausible world, an intriguing political system, and despite being the first book of The Final Empire, a very satisfying ending. “Mistborn utilizes a well thought out system of magic. It is a story of Lift, taking place between Words of Radiance and the forthcoming Oathbringer.įinally, this collection includes essays and illustrations for the various planetary systems in which the stories are set.
These wonderful works, originally published on Tor.com and elsewhere individually, convey the expanse of the Cosmere and tell exciting tales of adventure Sanderson fans have come to expect, including the Hugo Award-winning novella, “The Emperor's Soul” and an excerpt from the graphic novel "White Sand."Īrcanum Unbounded will also contain the 120-page Stormlight Archive novella "Edgedancer," which will appear in this book for the first time anywhere. "Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell” (Threnody) “Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania, Episodes 28 through 30” (Mistborn) The collection will include nine works in all. An all-new 120-page Stormlight Archive novella, "Edgedancer," will be the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, the first book of short fiction by #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson.