I very much intend to read Branderson (sorry, can't help mangling his name all the time!!!
) after I've finished the Wheel of Time. Seph and I have
Elantris and the
Mistborn series here, and Seph's on book two of
Mistborn and loving it. The writing isn't very polished, but Branderson has never claimed to be a stained-glass writer. He prefers functional writing, and it does the job. However, I think his writing is becoming richer with each book... His magic systems have been highly praised, too, which I'm looking forward to reading because I LOVED that about the WoT.
My only concern is that some say that for a tale about what happens
after the Dark Lord has won, the first half of
Mistborn's book one doesn't seem, well,
dark enough, and things seem a bit too light-hearted. I've heard that it improves a lot in the end half, however, so I'm keen to read it (and Seph is
loving it!)!
But yes, for what he gave us WoT fans, I love him! Without his workhorse ethics, we'd never have the WoT finished (and all while writing his own series!!!). And I can't wait to read his
Stormlight Archives one day, knowing how he's becoming better with each book. Plus, seeing Robert Jordan's vast notes and character sheets might have given him pause for thought in how he works himself. Who knows?
He's certainly one to watch out for in the future, if he carries on the way he's going.
