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NYCitygurl
Title: Manager of SFFBC, C&G, and NSWFF
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6/30 8:33am
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Brandon Sanderson
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We don't actually have a thread on him 
I found Mistborn for $5 at Borders yesterday; it made me very happy. I still haven't read sequel yet, I'm waiting for The Hero of Ages to be released first.
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Idrelle_Miocovani
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RE: Brandon Sanderson
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I haven't actually heard of him yet.  What are his books like? Typical fantasy-adventure (judging from the titles)?
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NYCitygurl
Title: Manager of SFFBC, C&G, and NSWFF
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RE: Brandon Sanderson
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Actually, no, quite the opposite. He has a lot of twists on original fantasy. (He's the guy finishing the Wheel of Time series.)
Elantris is his first book, a stand-alone, and Mistborn is the first book in a trilogy (sequels: The Well of Ascention and tbr The Hero of Ages).
I've only read Mistborn, but it's fantastic. If your library or bookstore has it, get it. here is a link to his website.
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Raven
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6/30 6:50pm
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RE: Brandon Sanderson
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I wouldn't call them typical fantasy adventure. Take Mistborn - it's part heist story, part Victorian romance, part political thriller, part the Matrix. I can't think of much in the way of epic fantasy out there that owes less to the likes of Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings. It's about as unique a blending of genres as I've ever found.
Also, I'm generally bored while reading fight scenes. But the scenes in Mistborn are the best fight scenes I've read. Except maybe that WoA has even better scenes. Honestly, if it could ever have justice done to it on the big screen, it'd make films like the Matrix or Wanted look boring. The fight scenes are relatively few and far between, but when they happen, wow.
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Idrelle_Miocovani
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Cool. I'll definitely have to check his stuff out soon! Sounds exciting and different, which is great. 
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