Isles of the Emberdark – The Cosmere Expands

The man cannot be stopped! Brandon Sanderson released Isles of the Emberdark, his fifth secret project, as part of the Words of Radiance leatherbound crowdfunding campaign. It will also be in bookstores and online very soon (as of this writing), so the latest Cosmere book will be in the hands of the masses swiftly! Note:…

Welcome to the Cosmere

Welcome To The Cosmere: A Brandon Sanderson Reading Order Guide

Come one, come all to the Cosmere! That’s right folks, after years of Brandon Sanderson reviews and discussions, we’re finally laying down the law. Today, one and a half Brandon Sanderson experts (Andrew and Cole, respectively) shoulder the Herculean task of telling YOU the ideal Brandon Sanderson reading order.  A few clean-up notes before we…

Quill To Live Crossword 3: Allomancer? I Hardly Know ‘Er!

Goooooood morning and/or afternoon, QTL readerss (depends on when you read this, of course). Today's puzzle features a site favorite. Let's hop to it! QTL Crossword: Allomancer? I Hardly Know 'Er! Puzzle Spoilers Below!! This week it's a Mistborn puzzle! Vin and Elend are chillin' on the grid. If you haven't jumped into Brandon Sanderson's…

The Rithmatist – Chalk It Up

Lesser-known indie author Brandon Sanderson is a Quill To Live favorite, and you should hop on the bandwagon before he gets big, folks! I’ve long praised Sanderson’s Cosmere and other works—today, I’m reviewing one of the latter. The Rithmatist is a standalone novel (with a promised but yet-to-be-seen sequel) with many of Sanderson’s storytelling stamps. …

Wind and Truth Cover

Wind And Truth – The Eye Of The Storm

The Cosmere has changed forever. Brandon Sanderson’s Wind and Truth concludes the first era of his massive fantasy epic, The Stormlight Archive (don’t forget, it’s just one archive, folks!). If you’re reading this, I assume you’ve either read Wind & Truth already or are heavily invested in the Cosmere and will read it very soon.…

Legion: The Many Lives Of Stephen Leeds – Quick & Quirky

Legion: The Many Lives Of Stephen Leeds collects three novellas by lesser-known boutique author Brandon Sanderson. The three stories—Legion, Legion: Skin Deep, and Lies of the Beholder—are loosely connected, resulting in an almost novel in three parts. It’s good fun as long as you don’t spend too much time pondering it. Stephen Leeds is a…

Defiant – Until the End

As if the year of Sanderson wasn’t enough! The Skyward series comes to an end with Defiant, concluding Spensa and Skyward Flight’s four-book, three-novella saga. My feelings have been mixed throughout the series, and that trend continues into the final installment.  Spensa has returned from her adventures in the Nowhere, during which she tried to…

Long Chills & Case Dough – Curiosity, Indeed

Just when I thought the Year of Sanderson was over, it continued with a final flourish. Fresh off the plane from Dragonsteel 2023 and with all four secret projects behind me, my last swag box from Sanderson’s Kickstarter arrived at my doorstep. In it, I found a small black tome adorned with a metallic design…