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Just started re-reading Mistborn again, been quite awhile since I've read them, so I'm enjoy it again. Still holds up.

And any fantasy that is merely "based on medieval times" and can't break new ground for fear of "distorting past ages" is a book that I have zero interest in reading. Fantasy has come a long way since that.

Well if you find Mistborn too bloody, then maybe you should ASoIaF doesn't pull many punches. Its pretty graphic. Lots of violence, sex and incest and so on. Needlessly so a fair number of occasions I think personally. I like violent scenes as much as the next guy, but some of Martins...

It was fairly bloody I guess. But in an awesome way. It was bloody for actions sake, not just for violence sake like say ASoIaF. [spoiler:1iycho6j]When Vin carved her way through and entire battalion using just a belt buckle, that was awesome for example.Or when she blew away another lot on...

You didn't like Mistborn? man that's a first.

*shrugs* works for me.

Funny how peoples tastes go. I liked the end.

I polished off Elantris over the weekend, and it was very interesting. Enjoyed Mistborn more obviously, but it was still very good. I'll have to buy Warbreaker now I guess

[spoiler:14skhuo1]Although the whole thing with him becoming numb after dropping his flared tin so he could stand walking into the fire. now that was just awesome[/spoiler:14skhuo1]

All the characters grow on you more as you go along. spoiler gap I think TenSoon is my fav.

yeah agreed Hero of Ages kicked arse big time. I'm enjoying Elantris so far, still pretty early yet still working out whats going on. Lots of invented words to get your head around

only had a chance to read the first few pages of Elantris last night, but I've got it with me today and will be reading it during lunch today

Well after reading The Gathering Storm, I of course had to check out the rest of Sandersons stuff. And I've just gotton through book 3 of Mistborn And wow was I impressed. Not sure how Sanderson managed to slip by me before, it wasn't easy to get a hold of his books actually. The first one...