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I Hate Dragons. This one screams of established/popular authors being able to publish quite literally anything. The postscript does explain that Sanderson basically wrote this as an exercise and people loved it. Would it ever have seen the light of day had it been written by an unknown author? I suspect not. It was moderately entertaining and took only ten minutes to read though.
— Apr 05, 2026 10:31AM
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Dave
is on page 81 of 428
Brain Dump. The type of story I would expect from classic science fiction authors like Asimov than from Sanderson. I love classic science fiction, so that is not a negative, it just subverted my expectations. This was enjoyable for its approach, simplicity, and the ensuing debate that it potentially precipitates.
— Mar 07, 2026 10:13AM
Dave
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Snapshot. I have only read a handful of Sanderson's fantasy books, so it is quite interesting to read some science fiction. This story gave me vibes of a neo-noir detective story, but with a heavy sci-fi spin. There are some clever ideas here, which reminded me of concepts from several movies that I like, yet the story is still original enough that I did not find it at all predictable.
— Mar 01, 2026 11:18AM
