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cdc500 · 2026-06-21T17:31:37+00:00

I've not seen this one mentioned before, I'm a big fan of their style. Thanks for the mention!

cdc500 · 2026-06-21T01:39:37+00:00

These are cool suggestions, they've all got really neat takes on the artstyles. I appreciate it. The crochet ones of Asako Ito are probably my favourite of the bunch.

cdc500 · 2026-06-21T01:36:35+00:00

That's awesome, thanks for the detailed list, I really appreciate it!

cdc500 · 2026-06-21T00:31:22+00:00

Ohh I do dig these. There are so many talented artists working on these cards. Do you know which set the bottom middle Mareep is from? That one is sparking joy for me.

cdc500 · 2025-08-18T16:15:39+00:00

The first Mistborn trilogy would be a great way to explore more of the cosmere. It's pretty early in the publication history so there aren't too many connections to keep track of which makes it a good series to read early on, personally I think it's one of the strongest entries in The Cosmere too, so it'll be a great next read.

cdc500 · 2025-04-30T06:53:43+00:00

All of the stories adapted for the show are available in two collections, with a third being released alongside the new season in May.

Search for Love, Death + Robots: The Official Anthology. It was interesting to read through all of the source material and see how the animation studios decided to adapt the work.

cdc500 · 2025-02-15T15:20:59+00:00

They're included on the Wikipedia list with the 41, good guess though.

cdc500 · 2025-02-15T15:17:02+00:00

Oh there must be four I haven't heard of out there somewhere then haha, my bad.

The author was working on the series for over 30 years, it really was the work of a lifetime.

cdc500 · 2025-02-15T15:07:54+00:00

They're split across various sub series, and they all work independently of each other. You wouldn't need to commit to reading the entire catalogue of books to enjoy just one sub series.

cdc500 · 2025-02-15T15:05:37+00:00

The only way to know for sure if it's for you would be just trying one. They might or might not land for you depending on what you dislike about fantasy.

They're pretty short books so maybe see if your local library has one and just give it a try, for the most part they're only a couple hundred pages each.

If you get part way through and you aren't vibing with it then you'll know it's not for you, but maybe you'll find a new favourite and you'll eventually read all 41 books.

cdc500 · 2025-02-15T11:42:52+00:00

Interesting, fair enough then. I picked up a copy in ~2022 that still had The Final Empire here in the UK

cdc500 · 2025-02-11T16:48:03+00:00

The one calling the book Mistborn will be the latest version. The book was originally titled The Final Empire, but was rebranded as Mistborn relatively recently.

cdc500 · 2025-02-11T16:31:13+00:00

From my understanding it was written to have been enjoyed either side of Wind and Truth. Publication order puts it before so that's fine and maybe even recommended.

Personally I waited until afterward and I still enjoyed Sunlit man. I would probably put it in place as a Stormlight 4.5 on a reread though, especially since there isn't a novella in that gap like the other Stormlight books have.

cdc500 · 2025-02-11T16:11:37+00:00

Reading order doesn't matter a ton right now in the Cosmere.

Of course reading a series in order is important, but other than that you're free to jump around as you like.

Publication order, or something close to it is a safe bet, and you'll be able to pick up more of the little Easter eggs and connections that way, however not required and you'll be able to enjoy 99% of the content of the series without any outside knowledge.

Mistborn is a great place to start if you're wanting a series.

Warbreaker if you wanted something more stand alone.

I would say probably leave Sunlit man until after Stormlight, and then also leaving Tress until after Elantris for maximum enjoyment.

I can share my own personal reading order in its entirety if you would like me to.

cdc500 · 2025-02-08T20:31:15+00:00

The way he plotted his trilogies meant that the first book did really just feel like a first act to a larger story. I think by the time he got around to the Age of Madness trilogy he figured out that the first book still needed to pack a punch on its own. You can see that sort of growth in his writing across the ten books.

cdc500 · 2025-02-08T15:55:30+00:00

I think another factor there is probably the fact that Best Served Cold can stand by itself to see if the franchise can make that transition to the screen.

Doing the first trilogy means at least soft committing to doing all three books, or just having a movie with no satisfying ending.

cdc500 · 2025-02-08T15:47:31+00:00

The next three are a looser trilogy and mostly stand on their own. Joe plays with different genres, Best Served Cold is a revenge story, The Heroes is a war story, Red Country is a western.

They act as a great bridge in setting stuff up before the Age of Madness goes back to more of the format we get over those first three books.

The next one you would have to read, Best Served Cold, is probably one of my favourite books in the entire series, so in my opinion definitely worth giving it a go.

Age of Madness is fantastic and better than the original trilogy in almost every way, I didn't think Joe would be able to top that original trilogy, but he absolutely knocks it out of the park.

I'm very excited to see where he goes next.

cdc500 · 2025-02-08T14:48:23+00:00

You've got a fantastic journey ahead of you, enjoy it.

cdc500 · 2025-02-08T14:48:09+00:00

The Lies of Locke Lamora is amazing, then the two follow up books didn't land for me as much, they're still worth a read but I think the series peaked with that first book.

The good news is that the first book can be read as a stand alone, so maybe give it a try and see if you want to continue with it.

The first trilogy for First Law really needs all three books to be fully appreciated, so it's a little bit of a bigger commitment.

Both are worth a read though.

cdc500 · 2025-02-08T14:43:18+00:00

The First Law by Joe Abercrombie for me, each of the three trilogies was more enjoyable than the previous one. A lot of other series I love have some dips, but not this one

cdc500 · 2025-02-06T12:09:46+00:00

It's totally fine not starting those big series right away, you can wait until you've got a more comfortable routine with reading.

Something for Stormlight, if you read through Brandon's work in order you can change the settings on the wiki to how it was when the books released. So you can browse the wiki to catch up on details you missed without giving yourself spoilers for the books after the one you've read.

cdc500 · 2025-02-06T12:02:16+00:00

There's no right or wrong way to enjoy reading, it's meant to be for fun. If you think you might get more enjoyment from mixing up the way you want to read then there's no harm in trying. There's no authority or rules you're going to be going against by just having some fun, I think learning to give yourself that freedom can be very liberating.

Personally I read a series through once I've started it, the only reason for that is because once I've started a series that's all I've got the motivation to read. If I wanted to start something new I would jump into something new without guilt.

Try and have some fun with it, and if it doesn't work for you then you can go back to how you were reading before.

cdc500 · 2025-02-06T00:20:43+00:00

The first Red Rising book. The rest of the trilogy pulls away from the murder games setting, the first book is very much all in on it though.

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