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Josh
is 50% done
This is a very interesting collection.Short stories. I have mostly given up on sanderson's long books.It's just too much to read.
There's some really interesting threads, throughout these short stories that span the course of decades. I can genuinely see that he has an optimistic view on humanity and a little moral overlay into his characters and the way he builds world building and society's.
— Feb 10, 2026 10:51AM
There's some really interesting threads, throughout these short stories that span the course of decades. I can genuinely see that he has an optimistic view on humanity and a little moral overlay into his characters and the way he builds world building and society's.
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Josh
is finished
Yes, the last story is the absolute highlight by a long shot. Is it perfect yet?No, but I can definitely see that being refined into something really enjoyable.A novel or a t v show. Currently, as it sits, it has too many. This is sanderson ismsms... if that makes any sense not that that's a bad thing
— Feb 14, 2026 06:58AM
Josh
is 80% done
I was gonna put down this book, but something grabbed me in the current short story called moment zero.
This particular short story is the best one in the anthology, and is gripping. If sanders had ever developed this into a longer book, I would certainly be one of the first to purchase it. I swelled what a fun premise and interweaving magic and science and all that entails.
— Feb 12, 2026 01:17PM
This particular short story is the best one in the anthology, and is gripping. If sanders had ever developed this into a longer book, I would certainly be one of the first to purchase it. I swelled what a fun premise and interweaving magic and science and all that entails.
Josh
is 67% done
It's all very good. It's all very signature sanderson. Yes, i've ride so many of his books that I can spot his style from a mile away.He is pretty distinctive in his prose.
I'm thinking about abandoning the bug but not through any fault of its own. It's just I'd like to move on to more books.
— Feb 11, 2026 03:47PM
I'm thinking about abandoning the bug but not through any fault of its own. It's just I'd like to move on to more books.
Josh
is 57% done
I just finished the short story called firstborn, and I was endlessly amused by all of the constant references to world of warcraft. I enjoy Sanderson and I have enjoyed that game. So seeing the references was really cool.
— Feb 10, 2026 07:56PM
Josh
is 26% done
Listen well, believe it or not. Sanderson is capable of writing a story that doesn't sprawl nine hundred pages
— Feb 05, 2026 03:47PM
