tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post7632546532368693815..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: A Rough Guide to Sanderson's CosmereAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-91359477655638847262023-06-04T17:32:30.770+00:002023-06-04T17:32:30.770+00:00I just finished the mistborn books, years after re...I just finished the mistborn books, years after reading the available stormlight books. I searched the net high and low for a succinct answer, wondering if they happened in the same global timeline. They are in the same universe, but different planets. Seems simple yet this is the first article Ive read that actually laid it out. So thank you for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-89688920919490838602021-08-24T03:54:13.029+00:002021-08-24T03:54:13.029+00:00Great job! Pretty sure Skyward is a non-commerce n...Great job! Pretty sure Skyward is a non-commerce novel, so you probably should remove it from the list.Mr Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00904996967890765971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-33402363658720061372019-01-03T16:09:02.682+00:002019-01-03T16:09:02.682+00:00Is there an updated guide now that we have a few m...Is there an updated guide now that we have a few more books out (up to and including Oathbringer)?Herman S. Basrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694696892978074537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-4424927261618782842015-08-09T16:43:30.348+00:002015-08-09T16:43:30.348+00:00It doesn't feel like it, I promise! You can re...It doesn't feel like it, I promise! You can read each separate book/series as a stand alone. It's so worth it though! If you read one you won't want to stop!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073755054482731891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-26057981467729956722015-02-25T06:46:05.377+00:002015-02-25T06:46:05.377+00:00Excellent summary -- even a few tidbits that I did...Excellent summary -- even a few tidbits that I didn't know (or had forgotten). Just a few minor points:<br />- Khriss is female.<br />- I don't know that I'd consider Hoid "disguised" in his appearance in Warbreaker. He really is a storyteller, and he was using the name Hoid openly.<br />- I believe "Temoo" is Demoux, not Galathon -- the 17th Shard don't need to have codenames when they're not dealing with other worldhoppers. "Temoo" is merely the phonetic understanding of "Demoux" that a Roshar guy could assemble.<br />- Nazh also makes a couple small cameos in WoR, other than his artwork/records. Specifically, Rock talks about an odd ardent who kept drawing stuff who came asking to share the soldiers' stew.<br />- Besides "Shadesmar" (which might be a name for the Cognitive Realm only used on Roshar), the worlds are also all connected by the "Spiritual Realm." We know little about it, though.<br />- Sanderson has mentioned that Kelsier (in the afterlife) and Hoid are quite hostile to one another. I suspect that it was Kelsier's influence, not Ruin's, that steered Vin away from Hoid in HoA.McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557808773580447603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-67516246974530960342014-08-26T15:29:04.540+00:002014-08-26T15:29:04.540+00:00Excellent work! Concise and accurate. Well done. J...Excellent work! Concise and accurate. Well done. Just a couple of quick comments: Hoid does not appear in "Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell" nor, as far as I can tell, in "Sixth of the Dusk." (BTW, it turns out to be Dusk rather than Dust.) Also, Khriss is a character in "White Sand."Wetlandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-52058423300166543652014-04-25T00:37:46.798+00:002014-04-25T00:37:46.798+00:00Mike - everything I've read from the Cosmere h...Mike - everything I've read from the Cosmere has been very satisfying. I loved Mistborn, the series is fantastic and works as a stand alone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909984341819048056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-28461732368414792912014-04-09T21:47:43.720+00:002014-04-09T21:47:43.720+00:00Thanks for this... Concise and informative. I knew...Thanks for this... Concise and informative. I knew most of this that is canon. The only thing that surprised me is, I finished WoR without having the faintest idea that Zahel is actually Vasher...<br /><br />To those asking where to start, I suggest Mistborn trilogy, followed by Elantris, then Warbreaker, and finally The Stormlight Archive...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11504107006999680356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-17638971172629788502014-03-22T18:06:50.616+00:002014-03-22T18:06:50.616+00:00When I read Mistborn 6 years ago I had no idea I w...When I read Mistborn 6 years ago I had no idea I was getting sucked into a 40+ book series!<br />Roxannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485957430033267068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-81119896798053067812014-03-22T13:10:26.900+00:002014-03-22T13:10:26.900+00:00Had no idea of the future Mistborn plans. Really m...Had no idea of the future Mistborn plans. Really makes me want to read that series too!<br /><br />I need to read book 2 of the Stormlight archive. Just reluctant given the size.Peterhttp://oddengine.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-32923836758207335002014-03-20T17:35:35.123+00:002014-03-20T17:35:35.123+00:00Great job summing it up. Not sure if coppermind i...Great job summing it up. Not sure if coppermind is an appropriate place for a central "Quick Start to the Cosmere" but it'd be great to have this on a wiki somewhere so it can be updated as new books are published.<br /><br />A couple of things I can think of for improvement (but they'd be a lot of work and understand if not done)<br /><br />1. Citations for both facts and speculation threads. There were a couple of surprises for me in here and I'd like to look back at where we found it out or to see people's justification for their speculation.<br /><br />2. Flagging the speculation somehow so its easier to find and update when new books are published.<br /><br />3. You mention Shadesmar. Maybe put that in context of Realmatic Theory<br /><br />http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/3045-realmatic-theory-and-magic-101/<br />http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/brandon-sandersons-cosmere-a-primerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14704668441707649581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-16636174312584506812014-03-20T06:19:38.660+00:002014-03-20T06:19:38.660+00:00This is fantastic! Thank you!This is fantastic! Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-55122777322007523142014-03-19T22:04:52.137+00:002014-03-19T22:04:52.137+00:00I'm loathe to even start a 40-book series...I'm loathe to even start a 40-book series...Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-85214956058212017752014-03-19T19:31:11.453+00:002014-03-19T19:31:11.453+00:00Publication order is fine. I also think you can mi...Publication order is fine. I also think you can mix up the order of ELANTRIS, MISTBORN and WARBREAKER any way you like (ELANTRIS may not be the best place to start, as it's his weakest novel). STORMLIGHT is where all of these connections become much more apparent than in the earlier series, so I'd suggest familiarising yourself with his other work before that one. STORMLIGHT is designed to stand alone, but I think taking on board all the Cosmere stuff and being aware of it makes it a richer series.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-87579556182416105952014-03-19T15:57:47.402+00:002014-03-19T15:57:47.402+00:00I stopped reading at the "spoiler warning&quo...I stopped reading at the "spoiler warning" but have a question as I do intend to get around to reading Sanderson - is there a set order I should read his books in? By publication date? Some of his series but not others? (or am I over-complicating things...?) Thanks.srsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-64533724080005636962014-03-19T15:49:23.562+00:002014-03-19T15:49:23.562+00:00Excellent (and detailed) compilation, Adam!
I nee...Excellent (and detailed) compilation, Adam!<br /><br />I need to finish Words of Radiance, myself.Paul Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444942522624902562noreply@blogger.com