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Also, started Changes. I've only read like two chapters but it's off to a good stArt.
I kind of see the Gurren Lagann thing, but I know what you mean now that you mention it.
Anyway, Final Empire spoilers:
On the other hand, though, given that this is a trilogy, I was not expecting him to die in the first book. Second, maybe.
Kaladin dying...well, I wouldn't have seen it coming as of the start of the book, but his whole "I am hope, the one thing you can't kill" thing made it really obvious that he was going to pull an Obi-Wan by the time he did it, though I wasn't expecting it to be so sudden.
Looking forward to seeing what the twelfth metal is.
Final Empire and Way of Kings spoilers:
It's kind of a testament to how good Sanderson is at worldbuilding, I think, that he can have a twist like that and make it make perfect sense, and be guessable based on the rules of the world. If that makes any sense.
And yeah, The Lord Ruler's death so early on was definitely a shock.
you are not prepared
Now trying to resist the urge to buy the next book.
finish what you have begun
Oh, I also forgot to mention:
Considering Vin and company fighting the Lord Ruler atop his tower is pretty much identical to the scene of Simon and company fighting Lord Genome on top of his tower, no you're not the only one who made Gurren Lagann comparisons. That said Mistborn and Gurren Lagann are both similar in a lot of points for their plot. Like the heroes figuring out how to run government after overthrowing the old one, revelations that the first bad guy was working to keep an even worse bad guy from wrecking shit, etc.
@CU: I thought your first one had Stormlight spoilers too until I realized you meant Kelsier when you said Kaladin.
Anyway way, when I was close to the end I convinced myself that I must have just read wrong and that it wasn't really a trilogy at all, because there was no way that this wasn't the actual end. I think the series does a good job of making the first one fit into the overall plot, but it does succumb to two-part trilogy syndrome a bit.
Oh, and the twelfth metal shows up in the first book, but I don't remember if they actually identify it as such at the time. That said, when it's mentioned in book two it's in an "as you know" sort of fashion, so I wouldn't call this a book two spoiler: it's aluminum, and its effect is to destroy other Allomantic metals in the user's stomach.
@Alkthash: The Vin : Simon :: Kelsier : Kamina comparison works fairly well too.
does that make
Oops >.>
I was doing that when I was reading the book too
Oh, right. Duh. Dunno how I missed that.
That kind of screws with the organization of metals, but whatever.
@Forzare: The comparison breaks down when you get to other characters, but just for fun: you could say Elend is Nia (love interest to Vin, child of a high-ranking antagonist), but he's also sorta Rossiu (head of the new government after the timeskip). Your comparison to Nia also makes sense, but Marsh could also be Kittan (sort of rival to Kelsier, part of the fight before him and somewhat resentful of his prominence). Spook I guess matches up to Gimmy and Darry.
If you take this far enough I'm pretty sure Yeden ends up being Yoko...
@ClockworkUniverse:
Nah, it just means the numbering is wrong. Sorta spoilery but mostly by implication and you could probably figure it out from information in book one: The "eleventh metal" is the Allomatic complement of atium. Aluminum and gold don't have known complements as of the end of book one, but that doesn't mean they don't have them at all.It said that, but I'm not sure how that makes sense. Wouldn't it be the complement of gold?
It gets a little complicated past the eight basic metals, I think. There is an explanation for why it works the way it does but I forget exactly what it was.
You know, it occurs to me that the Lord Ruler's reign is a perfect example of Preservation. He took the power to keep Ruin from annihilating the land, but under his rule, the land stagnated- unable to change.
(I just finished Well of Ascension, and I don't think I've seen that pointed out yet.)
I forget exactly how much of the stuff about the relationship between Ruin and Preservation is explained in TWoA, but yeah, that actually fits quite well with the overall theme even though I don't think it is ever mentioned.
Very little of it is explained. I think their names are only even mentioned once, by Ore'Seur.
So, just bought A Hero of Ages.
This promises to be good.
Elend is kind of reminding me of Nohadon. What with the whole "Words are fine, but the sword comes first" thing.
So, apparently, Rowling's new book is just about to be released, and... critical reception is not good.
Few people hate it, but few people are praising it, too.
Considering millions of copies of the book have been published, I... really hope its sales don't crash.
Huh.
Guess I'll hold off on buying until someone I know has read it.
I'll likely either buy it in two weeks, or borrow it if the local library has a copy in sooner than that, so you won't have too long to wait.
I have to wonder what it is about Mistborn that makes the larger-than-life characters so compelling.
Vin, Elend and Sazed are interesting enough, sure, but ultimately forgettable.
The Lord Ruler, though? Ruin? Preservation?
The Lord Ruler is one of the most interesting characters I have read about. Yes, he is most definitely a villain, but once you've finished the trilogy, you can see his path; moving from his initial burst, to his logical but terrible repression of the Feruchimists, to his slow descent into corruption through Ruin- but along the way, every step was calculated, everything he did was all according to a plan, that ultimately opposes Ruin, even as Ruin influences him.
And Ruin and Preservation are just so... They're not interesting characters in their own right, but as forces, they are very, very interesting. And as forces that shape the story, they are perhaps among the best I have read- providing a logical reason for everything that happened, providing a justification for all the usual cliches and building a compelling story around them.
It's frankly pretty fascinating to watch Sanderson weave such a story.
Finished Mistborn.
It is... very much the type of story where you read it, and while you're reading it, you think "this is a pretty good story", and then you finish it, and you look back at the book, and it's like, "that was a fucking amazing book".
Man, I'm posting a lot now. Finishing up one of Sanderson's works does that to me.
Apparently, odium is actually a thing. I didn't think that it was, but it actually describes a concept.
And not one that bodes well for the heroes.
now you see why it is my very favorite
I still like The Stormlight Archives better, but it is pretty friggin' fantastic.
jeez
no
i just read through most of well of ascension and the entirety of hero of ages in less than a day
get your facts straight, man