Good for Brandon. I didn't even know that's what Audible paid their authors.

DallasTeleAg said:

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Good for Brandon. I didn't even know that's what Audible paid their authors.

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I had no idea either

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The other big mark this year (other than the aforementioned "I can't talk about this yet" things that are still happening in Hollywood)

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It sounds like that's just the Indy authors who don't have backing of a publisher. Or did I misread it? The shame here is it sounds like the secret projects are the "only" thing we're getting in the Cosmere this year. Sounds like Brandon wants to finish all of the "era 1s" before moving to the next phase. Also Note the name of Stormlight 5: Knights of Wind and Truth, will the Radiant Order be doing some soul searching regarding humanity being the voidbringers? It's also interesting that the stakes are higher now that spren can now be killed. and what the hell is Cultivation after anyway? Not sure if I needed to spoil the above since RoW has been out for 2 years.

Another note I found it fascinating that the majority of consumption is through audiobook, I think he said ~70%? Regardless with how fast life is most people probably listen to the books on commutes or runs or something.

Can we put a rule on how long spoilers are viable since at some point the reader is just living under a rock?

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Can we put a rule on how long spoilers are viable since at some point the reader is just living under a rock?

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I am down for this. Not sure what length of time is appropriate though.

I feel like Mistborn is likely the first thing we are getting in Hollywood. Jenna Ortega or Dafne Keen would be my first hopes for Vin

It may actually be a Stormlight show, based on the live events Sanderson has been doing. He seems very confident they will be on set for one either 2023 or 2024.

I thought he mentioned in one of his podcasts he was trying to get Mistborn adapted?

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He has. He said he saw The Final Empire as a movie, and possibly the rest of the trilogy as a TV series. However, I know I posted one of his live signings here where he specifically said he wouldn't be surprised to be on set filming a Stormlight show by mid 2023.

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How long ago was that.

Given Hollywood things can probably change quickly especially considering the erosion of the streaming market this year and the losses

As i said in my post, I linked the video earlier in this thread. I posted it on August 6th.

Finally got around to reading Warbreaker. I don't know why it surprised me but it did. Really enjoyed it. So much I ended up starting and finishing in one sitting.

It's getting harder to find authors with Sandersons chops that can keep me satisfied to this level. Still haven't gotten to Elantris or Secret History yet. Next on the TBR.

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Lost Metal/Brandon just decided to say **** it and fully blow the doors off on the Cosmere.

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He said as much during the Lost Metal release event in November. Previously he purposely kept the 'overlap' from being to such an extent that you'd have to read the entire Cosmere to know what was going on. The Lost Metal represents a change in that sentiment. He said that now "the gloves are off."

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Saxsoon said:

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Lost Metal/Brandon just decided to say **** it and fully blow the doors off on the Cosmere.

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He said as much during the Lost Metal release event in November. Previously he purposely kept the 'overlap' from being to such an extent that you'd have to read the entire Cosmere to know what was going on. The Lost Metal represents a change in that sentiment. He said that now "the gloves are off."

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I know someone that is gonna hate this because he loves stormlight but hates mistborn

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Ya know, I think I am about to speak some heresy but I am not actually sure if I appreciate the full interconnected Cosmere universe. Do we know if he is going to have some final final series that ties absolutely everything together or something? If not, it all seems kind of pointless and extraneous and more to keep track of.

Also my leatherbound Wax and Wayne bundle shipped. I didn't think it was happening till late Q1. Quite the pleasant surprise though!

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He has said that he is going to be finally working on the Hoid backstory series after finishing SA5. I would expect that to be a significant series, even if the conflicts that get set up sun that series are ultimately resolved in another series like Stormlight.

I can understand your sentiment, but I think that, similar to the Lost Metal, now we will finally get in-book explanations for powers vs just setting them up as Easter eggs that you have to go back and read another 600 page book to fully appreciate.

I think a bigger issue when trying to wrap up the story is how many different magic systems he has set up in Stormlight alone. We are at what, at least 5 now? Honor's and Cultivation's surgebinding, Odium's version, Sja Anat's version, fabrial science, and then what appears to be some kind of hemalurgy based on what they have shown for El? I just hope he doesn't GRRM himself where he spreads out so many different mechanics that it becomes too burdensome to read without a degree in magical physics.

If anyone can do it though, it's Sanderson.

Does anyone else get lost in the sheer vastness of details that Sanderson writes. Honestly the cosmere stuff is all very overwhelming.

I am weird and try to reread Stormlight prior to a new book and completely lost momentum during Oathbringer and haven't even read Rhythm of War.

Stormlight is daunting enough but now you add the cosmere stuff and it's just neverending detail. It's amazing what he has done and how it is all connected but damn my memory is too terrible for all this stuff.

I'm the same way. I don't even try to remember all the small details and tie different things together. I just go with the flow and enjoy the ride.

I have read all of Stormlight including the two novellas, and read the first 2 books twice each in rereads when the fourth book came out. Otherwise I will go find a wiki article with a summary of the first few books when the next one comes out.

I just started reading Mistborn era 1 for the first time. I'm on the middle book and enjoying it greatly although I like Stormlight better. I'm not sure if I will need to read all the Mistborn eras 1 and 2 novels before the kickstarter secret books that start to arrive next month? It sounds like there are going to be some sort of read along, book club kind of deals through his YT channel but I may not have read enough of his works to appreciate it. Would be fun to do though if the secret novels aren't going to ruin Mistborn or the other books I have not yet read.

I don't think the first one will and thankfully mistborn are quickish reads

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Does anyone else get lost in the sheer vastness of details that Sanderson writes. Honestly the cosmere stuff is all very overwhelming.

I am weird and try to reread Stormlight prior to a new book and completely lost momentum during Oathbringer and haven't even read Rhythm of War.

Stormlight is daunting enough but now you add the cosmere stuff and it's just neverending detail. It's amazing what he has done and how it is all connected but damn my memory is too terrible for all this stuff.

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Coppermind Wiki has been a godsend

I'll have to take a look at that. Reading Lost Metal now.

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I'm the same way. I don't even try to remember all the small details and tie different things together. I just go with the flow and enjoy the ride.

I have read all of Stormlight including the two novellas, and read the first 2 books twice each in rereads when the fourth book came out. Otherwise I will go find a wiki article with a summary of the first few books when the next one comes out.

I just started reading Mistborn era 1 for the first time. I'm on the middle book and enjoying it greatly although I like Stormlight better. I'm not sure if I will need to read all the Mistborn eras 1 and 2 novels before the kickstarter secret books that start to arrive next month? It sounds like there are going to be some sort of read along, book club kind of deals through his YT channel but I may not have read enough of his works to appreciate it. Would be fun to do though if the secret novels aren't going to ruin Mistborn or the other books I have not yet read.

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Curious to know how you feel about book 3 once you get to it.

I rely on reddit to keep me caught up on all the nuances.

That and I tend to reread the books every couple years so between those 2, I catch new things.

How'd you get those leather bound editions??

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My collection of signed copies grows a little larger with alloy of law and shadows of self arriving today.

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Your Mistborn book, is it just the first novel, or the entire series?

That's the first novel. He has released Well of Ascension and Hero of Ages as well.

Thanks. It's very cool. Is the title Mistborn and The Final Empire interchangeable?

It has become so since the release of the book. Most people just call the Final Empire "Mistborn", though technically it is the Mistborn Trilogy.

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Thanks. It's very cool. Is the title Mistborn and The Final Empire interchangeable?

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It is. Threw me for a loop as well at first.

He announces new print runs on his social media accounts, which my sister pays attention to and then informs me about them. He has promised that as long as people keep buying he will keep making them so no real FOMO at this point. Still takes a while to get a print run in and they are still usually pretty limited.

I am just waiting to see how many signed copies I can get, hopefully all eventually. So I am being a bit picky and waiting for those signed batches to pop up. Which are even more rare as you can imagine. I am sure I will reach a point where I don't care anymore and just go for the full leatherbound collection signed or nah.

Question for you guys. Currently reading Arcanum Unbounded. Is there a book that goes into the history of the cosmere (like the Silmarillion?). The intro into each system talks about things like the Battle of Shards and the Shattering and it hasn't really explained that. I'm just using context and content to figure out a broad stroke of the history.