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Sanderson is a Master of his Craft in this Second Volume
With The Final Empire (Mistborn book one) being one of the best fantasy novels I have read in the past five years, my hopes were high for the continued success of this fantasy world. Needless to say, I was not disappointed, and if Sanderson continues to pump out books at this pace (almost one a year) and this quality (magnificent) he could be hailed in the upper echelons of greats fantasy writers of the decade.
In The Well of Ascension, Bran ...more
With The Final Empire (Mistborn book one) being one of the best fantasy novels I have read in the past five years, my hopes were high for the continued success of this fantasy world. Needless to say, I was not disappointed, and if Sanderson continues to pump out books at this pace (almost one a year) and this quality (magnificent) he could be hailed in the upper echelons of greats fantasy writers of the decade.
In The Well of Ascension, Bran ...more
Pretty damn good. I'm writing my review a bit late. Sorry Sanderson fans.
The book flows very nicely. There's action throughout the book, and you can almost predict it, but I didt, so never mind to that thought process.
Sanderson does a great job at building the characters even more, he doesnt go into too much depth with each of them, but nice job at keeping the audience engaged.
I thought A LOT happened in the last 30 pages, I think Sanderson could've explained it more or slowed down, hell if a ...more
The book flows very nicely. There's action throughout the book, and you can almost predict it, but I didt, so never mind to that thought process.
Sanderson does a great job at building the characters even more, he doesnt go into too much depth with each of them, but nice job at keeping the audience engaged.
I thought A LOT happened in the last 30 pages, I think Sanderson could've explained it more or slowed down, hell if a ...more
As much as I enjoyed the heist plotline in the first book, the return to the epic fantasy tropes in this second book made it a quick, comfortable read. Especially liked the more diverse viewpoints in this book, which better engaged the reader. There was a nice twist at the end that will keep you going straight on to the third book. Nice.
There are over 1,000 book reviews on "The Well of Ascension." There are no words that I can add to clarify or promote this work. Suffice to say I loved the story. The wealth of words, the crafted story. The beautiful lives that are weaved between the sentences.
Sometimes Sanderson lingers to long and just when you start to feel disinterested or when boredom starts to settle in he will pull you right back. I do think that this story is probable 200 pages to long from his describing things over and ...more
Sometimes Sanderson lingers to long and just when you start to feel disinterested or when boredom starts to settle in he will pull you right back. I do think that this story is probable 200 pages to long from his describing things over and ...more
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