Book completed
Jan. 9th, 2023 11:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eve_primeThe Lost Metal, by Brandon Sanderson. Mistborn Era 2, book 4 (of 4). After the first of these books about Wax and Wayne, set in an Old West world, I expected the others would be more of the same, and the second and third books were not all that different (more urban, though), but this one was. My two favorite characters (the women) did great, too. Definitely worth reading.
So... our friend JC got this one for Christmas, and J's been advising him on what he needs to read first. Obviously he needs to read the other three books in this era, but what else? I now have a fully informed opinion. First, he needs to read the original Mistborn trilogy, or else he'd be confused and probably never get into these. Second, he needs to read Mistborn: Secret History - without having done that, this new book would be both confusing and probably highly annoying, especially for those who've read the original trilogy. And third, he doesn't need to read Elantris and The Emperor's Soul. Having done so would let him recognize a few things in his book, but whatever - he could also have the fun of retrospectively recognizing them if he reads those books later.
So... our friend JC got this one for Christmas, and J's been advising him on what he needs to read first. Obviously he needs to read the other three books in this era, but what else? I now have a fully informed opinion. First, he needs to read the original Mistborn trilogy, or else he'd be confused and probably never get into these. Second, he needs to read Mistborn: Secret History - without having done that, this new book would be both confusing and probably highly annoying, especially for those who've read the original trilogy. And third, he doesn't need to read Elantris and The Emperor's Soul. Having done so would let him recognize a few things in his book, but whatever - he could also have the fun of retrospectively recognizing them if he reads those books later.