tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post6776542050930887418..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-34993836232153590192014-03-08T19:11:43.990+00:002014-03-08T19:11:43.990+00:00Any plans to review book 2, or waiting for more of...Any plans to review book 2, or waiting for more of the series to be published?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-6338205760964497292010-10-28T13:46:06.932+00:002010-10-28T13:46:06.932+00:00I think the interludes serve the purpose to induce...I think the interludes serve the purpose to induce the sense of things happening in the world. We get to know that all around Roshar, mysterious things are happening despite our characters staying pretty much put. This creates quite a bit of tension, especially regarding future books.<br /><br />I think the end is a cliffhanger, but a pretty one. As Keamy said, there are definitely revelations, but two of them combined (Sazeth + Kaladin; contradicting missions!) make me feel _very_ hanging.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-23011765479872164232010-08-25T13:04:47.971+00:002010-08-25T13:04:47.971+00:00Can't believe there is a 4 month wait for this...Can't believe there is a 4 month wait for this in the UK. Bonkers :(Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622441892958864311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-8597394473978823732010-08-17T18:24:12.363+00:002010-08-17T18:24:12.363+00:00On the subject of Erikson, I know you said before ...On the subject of Erikson, I know you said before your thinking of completing the Malazan reviews. Just wondered when abouts your thinking of reviewing them?<br />You may have mentioned it before, but i cant remember when you said and maybe its changed since :P<br />KennAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-25505590544392846752010-08-17T18:01:12.975+00:002010-08-17T18:01:12.975+00:00Any of the reviewed ones? Yes. Of the unreviewed o...Any of the reviewed ones? Yes. Of the unreviewed ones, I would rate DEADHOUSE GATES, MEMORIES OF ICE and maybe MIDNIGHT TIDES as being superior. Possibly GARDENS OF THE MOON as well, which I have a great fondness for despite its much-discussed issues.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-14377843694939021042010-08-16T22:21:43.348+00:002010-08-16T22:21:43.348+00:00I notice that this garnered a rating better than a...I notice that this garnered a rating better than any of the reviewed Steven Erickson's. Do you stand by that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-44615014110687772662010-08-13T00:29:35.638+00:002010-08-13T00:29:35.638+00:00Aah right, thought he was from Utah. Still, I rec...Aah right, thought he was from Utah. Still, I reckon the landscape hay have influenced him. Sounds similar. May ask on Twitter, being interested in the geography and geology of Utah.SteveFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-73040307675190998482010-08-12T17:44:53.145+00:002010-08-12T17:44:53.145+00:00Brandon is actually from Nebraska. He's only l...Brandon is actually from Nebraska. He's only lived in Utah since he started college.<br /><br />Brandon addresses the hyperbole of the ARC marketing copy here: http://brandonsanderson.com/blog/876/Thoughts-on-THE-WAY-OF-KINGS<br /><br />The jacket copy on the final book is much different.Peter Ahlstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378054246028332312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-15863174360429328142010-08-12T12:58:47.411+00:002010-08-12T12:58:47.411+00:00I'm so glad to hear that this is a good read a...I'm so glad to hear that this is a good read and that Sanderson is improving. I enjoyed both Elantris and Mistborn but simply haven't got round to reading his more recent work. I'll be buying this when it comes out in the UK though and I genuinely cannot wait.Meghanhttp://medievalbookworm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-91499009101681405622010-08-12T10:57:41.418+00:002010-08-12T10:57:41.418+00:00the Shattered Plains, a vast landscape of plateaus...<i>the Shattered Plains, a vast landscape of plateaus separated by dark chasms</i><br /><br />Interesting. Sounds like he's been influenced a lot by the landscape in his native Utah, Canyondlands NP for example.SteveFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-81860685743041130642010-08-12T07:17:22.796+00:002010-08-12T07:17:22.796+00:00His writing is improved, although some show/tell i...His writing is improved, although some show/tell issues remain.<br /><br />Volume 1 is not as stand-alone as say the first MISTBORN book. There's some big revelations at the end but I wouldn't say anything like a cliffhanger. I think Sanderson knew it might be 2-3 years before he released Book 2, so he avoided anything too outrageous as an ending to the book. But this is very much the first chapter of a bigger story and not a huge amount is resolved at the end.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-80209447361112668772010-08-12T05:34:31.390+00:002010-08-12T05:34:31.390+00:00Thanks for the review! My first pre-taste of what ...Thanks for the review! My first pre-taste of what to expect when I add this title to my shelf in Sept.David Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594244647778062784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-78734975507596257782010-08-12T02:17:54.411+00:002010-08-12T02:17:54.411+00:00Anon2, sadly for you this starts the endless waiti...Anon2, sadly for you this starts the endless waiting. Luckily BS writes very fast so I would expect to see the next book in about 2 years, with A Memory of Light before then.Keamynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-27328325961508545932010-08-12T02:15:48.512+00:002010-08-12T02:15:48.512+00:00Anon1, have you read The Gathering Storm? The pro...Anon1, have you read The Gathering Storm? The prose in The Way of Kings is a lot like that. I have also read an ARC and I agree with a lot of what Wert says. The prose and characterization are MUCH better in TWoK than in BS's prior books.Keamynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-76146751805734085892010-08-12T01:39:00.368+00:002010-08-12T01:39:00.368+00:00Does volume 1 stand by itself?
In other words, d...Does volume 1 stand by itself? <br />In other words, does it have a reasonable conclusion, or does this start the endless waiting for the next big fat volume syndrome?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-51447200602170856452010-08-11T23:55:32.656+00:002010-08-11T23:55:32.656+00:00Can you say anymore about how is writing has impro...Can you say anymore about how is writing has improved?<br /><br />While I enjoyed Mistborn for it's plot, I thought his actual writing was pretty terrible. There was just no intimacy or immediacy to any of his scenes. He just seemed unable to breath real life in to his world of his characters due to his want of telling instead of really showing.<br /><br />Hopefully he's improved on that though, as this book sounds pretty good from a story perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com