TheArcaneAxiom

@jonas

Cool! Is there anything of note with your dragons? The dragon card can get duller and duller, but everyone still loves it because it’s… well… dragons. I’m no exception to this, but I still think that there’s got to be more interesting things one can do with the concept of dragons in terms of worldbuilding.

@jonas

So going back to Celestiar do you have any character or story ideas, setting of any of the particular worlds, ect?

@jonas

Yeah, though I think it’s really a matter of relative ignorance vs knowledge. If you don’t know enough about something, like something sufficiently advanced to the point you don’t understand it, it might as well be magic, by some definitions, it literally is magic to you, but something like a “magic system” that is sufficiently explained,…[Read more]

@jonas

Oh, I love your signature by the way, that might as well be my moto🤣

@jonas

That’s fair, I’ve just come to accept it, seeing it as one big story where I’m switching perspectives constantly, but it can be frustrating when it comes to being invested with particular characters, especially when series like Stormlight already switch perspectives constantly.

@jonas

I mostly meant the other series, but the Novellas to. Fair enough, but you still mean to get around to other Cosmere?

@jonas

That’s fair, though if your already deep in Stormlight and Mistborn, why not read the others?

@jonas

Yeah, that’s right, sorry😅 I don’t believe Secret History is in it, but it would be good to double check.

@jonas

You might have to start switching around anyway, since Sanderson is really getting into this “taking the gloves off” thing😅

@highscribeofaetherium @jonas

There’s also a few Novellas that are specifically to discuss the Cosmere, like the Ars Arcanum book, and Mistborn: Secret History. I’m still waiting to get a hold of either of them right now, but I heard they clarify a lot of things.

@highscribeofaetherium

Lol!

@jonas

I agree with her on that assessment. I enjoyed the original trilogy far more, but WaW is still a fun journey, and it reveals a lot of great Cosmere stuff, and I’ve heard that LM is incredible, and drops a lot of Cosmere bombs, so I’m still excited. You might as well wait and read some other Cosmere though if you haven’t gotten to it yet to prepare.

@highscribeofaetherium

Fair enough, lol! Yeah, I’m the same, I might read White Sands eventually, because it has unique Cosmere intel, but it’s not vital for LM.

@jonas

Huh. I thought that he wasn’t going to require outside information until Mistborn era 4 and Dragonsteel.

It was a recent decision on his part, as of last year actually. It may be annoying for readers that don’t want to deal with the other series, but if your at the point of WaW 4, your probably already pretty invested and aware of the Cosmere.

@highscribeofaetherium

A lot of the Fandom might try to burn you at the stake for trying that…

@jonas

Yeah, then there’s Reckoners, Alcatraz, and Frugal Wizard, which there’s something that actually suggests the latter two could be within a multiverse, though it’s likely just an Easter egg. It could be rationalized that a few of them could be in a multiverse because of Frugal specifically.

@highscribeofaetherium

At least that’s what is recommended, yes. That’s what I’m planning to do. I’m assuming you should still be able to read it and understand the story somewhat, but it’s hard to know with Sanderson. If you finished Stormlight though, all you need is just the book Elantris and the Novella that comes after it, so that’s just a…[Read more]

@jonas

The Cosmere is Brandon Sanderson’s fantasy universe. Mistborn takes place on one of the planets in it. You wouldn’t have read about the Cosmere, because it isn’t directly mentioned in most of his works. He intentionally made it so that you could read any of his books without knowing about the larger universe.

It’s actually one of a few,…[Read more]

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@jonas

Oh no, that’s a thing🤣 Of course that’s a thing, I gotta try this now!