tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post6964378340955437189..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: Brandon Sanderson plans 36-volume fantasy seriesAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-87909932066847875802014-02-27T20:31:24.883+00:002014-02-27T20:31:24.883+00:00On my 60th birthday, I'll review the series as...On my 60th birthday, I'll review the series as a whole. I'm 36 now, and will likely be close to 60 when it's all over.WriterJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297293527408652148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-45325421324664025052012-02-22T20:29:48.045+00:002012-02-22T20:29:48.045+00:00Yeah, I need it to catch the occasional troll befo...Yeah, I need it to catch the occasional troll before he can pee on my carpet. ;)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-65435203768435440252012-02-22T19:29:32.439+00:002012-02-22T19:29:32.439+00:00Damnit. That's annoying. I don't think the...Damnit. That's annoying. I don't think there's anything I can do at my end. I can't really switch off the moderation option either, as I need it to catch and deal with the spam comments I get daily.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-79475719967058873272012-02-22T19:20:29.935+00:002012-02-22T19:20:29.935+00:00No, the wiggly words are there for everyone except...No, the wiggly words are there for everyone except the blog owner. Though I hope blogger goes back to the former version which was easier to decipher.Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-3189978972577455722012-02-21T17:47:43.858+00:002012-02-21T17:47:43.858+00:00ALCATRAZ is not connected, no.
The captcha sytste...ALCATRAZ is not connected, no.<br /><br />The captcha sytstem is provided by Blogger, I can't see it. If you have a Google account and log in before commenting, I think you bypass having to use it.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-29179058265548098132012-02-21T14:59:27.610+00:002012-02-21T14:59:27.610+00:00Just wondering, but the Alcatraz books have no com...Just wondering, but the Alcatraz books have no commonality with this Cosmere, or anything linking them to any of the other books? Thanks.<br />And, Oh, my hell, it's impossible to read the letters to prove I'm not a robot on one of them. This is my 3rd or 4th shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-64915022141855005002012-02-20T01:46:11.833+00:002012-02-20T01:46:11.833+00:00Things that Brandon Sanderson apparently hates:
*...Things that Brandon Sanderson apparently hates:<br /><br />*Your bookshelves.<br />*Your wallet.<br />*Your free time.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02852395640994627645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-68104959605242235412012-02-19T23:58:30.323+00:002012-02-19T23:58:30.323+00:00I've heard him mention this quite a few times,...I've heard him mention this quite a few times, at signings and in blog posts/annotations. But every time, he stresses that knowledge of the Cosmere isn't a prerequisite to reading his books. You don't have to read Mistborn and Elantris to understand Way of Kings. It's all Easter eggs and bonus content. You should always be able to pick up Book #1 of a series and start from there. So just don't panic.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17641812166611950667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-25251885478127862372012-02-19T14:16:57.870+00:002012-02-19T14:16:57.870+00:00And there I thought planning ahead for 10 books (o...And there I thought planning ahead for 10 books (one epic Fantasy series and bunch of losely connected historical fiction novels) is crazy. ;)<br /><br />Well, Sanderson's writing speed / output is way ahead of mine; I'm more Martinesque in that respect.Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-1367831674408532102012-02-19T09:22:41.426+00:002012-02-19T09:22:41.426+00:00This sounds cool!This sounds cool!Misa Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16571385607998323197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-48777486973167845912012-02-19T08:49:50.483+00:002012-02-19T08:49:50.483+00:00I feel like Im going to faint.I feel like Im going to faint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-9406719564759447372012-02-19T01:11:32.076+00:002012-02-19T01:11:32.076+00:00I am a huge Sanderson fan but this is just scary.....I am a huge Sanderson fan but this is just scary...<br /><br />P.S. please lower the CAPTCHA level a little. I felt like a robot. :)Longaschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315739202508784897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-64132905025497145682012-02-18T23:42:22.101+00:002012-02-18T23:42:22.101+00:00I picked up on this around the time of The Hero of...I picked up on this around the time of The Hero of Ages, when Hoid was shown as... Hoid. In the index, there was an incredibly vague entry about him. Shortly after, I read an interview with Sanderson where he said there was a character who appeared in all his books, and Hoid's been pretty difficult to miss since.<br /><br />I love the idea of this. Not only is it just incredibly epic in terms of vision on Sanderson's part, but it also allows for him to make fun references to books set on entirely different worlds.<br /><br />Seriously, Sanderson has an innate ability to induce nerdgasms.The Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06995038596311181381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-6328815566770486802012-02-18T23:21:42.994+00:002012-02-18T23:21:42.994+00:00Oh please spare me this multi verse nonsense.Maybe...Oh please spare me this multi verse nonsense.Maybe i am just to stupid to understand it but i cannot see the point of it.All i want is intresting entertaining stories and characters.What is the relevence of them taking place in the same universe.Considering i loved Elantris and The Stormlight Archive but didnt like Mistborn i dont care what universe there set in.Really looking forward to Elantris 2 and would like a rewrite of Elantris 1 as with a little more effort it could be a fantasy classic.Thank you for your hard work Mr Sanderson i look forward to your future books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-12404447289867566712012-02-18T22:58:31.092+00:002012-02-18T22:58:31.092+00:00He's extremely prolific, which I can understan...He's extremely prolific, which I can understand. I could set a brick on my keyboard and maybe come close to his output. But the fact that he has all these great ideas and stories that all relate to each other, and he manages to publish very good novels and never seem to run out of steam, is just pure brilliant to me. He seems to enjoy it, and I hope over the years he is able to make all of these stories possible.<br /><br />I still think the dude stops time while he writes.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01191138179644187910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-14354510725672269422012-02-18T21:35:26.451+00:002012-02-18T21:35:26.451+00:00I'm a huge fan of stuff like this. All the Dar...I'm a huge fan of stuff like this. All the Dark Tower easter eggs in Stephen King's work makes me giddy like a school girl.Shanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-78506175201066565162012-02-18T21:35:14.622+00:002012-02-18T21:35:14.622+00:00I think this is very exciting and I find I invest ...I think this is very exciting and I find I invest more in projects that are of this magnitude. It also helps that Sanderson is one of my favourite authors and he seems to write to my exact tastes and interests.<br /><br />However, he isn't leaving himself much room for creativity and freedom. I mean, I totally understand the reasons he is planning something so epic, I would do exactly the same thing because it's the way I work too ... but 36 books is a lot and a long time to commit to with no room to change your mind. In saying that now though, he can totally change his mind - he hasn't signed in blood.<br /><br />I've read all the books and have to shamefully admit that I didn't pick up on any of the Cosmere easter eggs until I read the seventeenth shard wiki. There is a whole lot more info there than what is available in the books, such as the shardholders on each world, their natures and their fates.Joshua Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05660987767660028351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-269114232622199602012-02-18T21:10:28.507+00:002012-02-18T21:10:28.507+00:00I should reiterate that the 36 books are set in th...I should reiterate that the 36 books are set in the same 'universe', not the same individual world. Each world Sanderson has created so far has a distinct feel/vibe, different cultuers and a unique magic system (though all of the magic systems are apparently related to the same ultimate source of power). So it's not the same as writing 36 books in a limited single-world setting like Xanth/Discworld/Midkemia etc. He has a much wider canvas to play with.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-63343006051807486712012-02-18T19:50:00.583+00:002012-02-18T19:50:00.583+00:00If anyone can do it, it's Sanderson. The man i...If anyone can do it, it's Sanderson. The man is a writing machine.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05741738070067590221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-87147658636800446252012-02-18T19:42:47.549+00:002012-02-18T19:42:47.549+00:00When I first read that, I thought to myself, "...When I first read that, I thought to myself, "Holy crap, no, the world doesn't need another gigantic epic tale that may or may not ever be finished!" And in some senses, that thought still stands, because 36 books is a lot of books to write! I don't doubt that he could come up with ideas for them all and ways to tie them all together, but to set out with a plan of writing that many books is, well, ambitious, to say the least.<br /><br />Then again, I enjoy reading Mercedes Lackey's "Valdemar" novels, so who am I to comment on a never-ending series with the same setting!Bibliotropichttp://www.bibliotropic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-30642980622307720792012-02-18T16:44:33.475+00:002012-02-18T16:44:33.475+00:00It's the easter eggs that have clued me into t...It's the easter eggs that have clued me into the fact that Sanderson has a much larger canvas than one might think going on here.<br /><br />I am a big fan of multiverses, so, bring it on, I say.Paul Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444942522624902562noreply@blogger.com