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Are there any stories in this collection that would serve as a good introduction to Sanderson?

Stephen The Emperors Soul, the first story in the collection. It's one of Sanderson's best novellas; it's stand alone, and a great starting place.

I wouldn't …moreThe Emperors Soul, the first story in the collection. It's one of Sanderson's best novellas; it's stand alone, and a great starting place.

I wouldn't recommend the entirety of this book to a new Sanderson reader though. Most of the stories require the reader to have already read multiple Sanderson series to fully understand, and some contain massive spoilers. Luckily each of the stories that contain spoilers have a spoiler warning on the title page.

I would recommend picking up The Emperors Soul by itself, then pick up Mistborn, once you're a hardcore Sanderson fan come back to this collection.(less)

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When will the Mass Market Paperback version be available? On top of loving your books, I collect them in MMP format! Thank you.

Peter Ahlstrom About one year from now. That's standard with all of Brandon's books.…moreAbout one year from now. That's standard with all of Brandon's books.(less)

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I have two questions: (1) Should this collection be read during or after reading the various series represented within? (2) Is there any lead in explaining where each story lies in which series?

Bianca My suggestion is to NOT read this whole book at once, for example I'm still in the Stormlight series. After Book 2, Brandon S suggested to then read E…moreMy suggestion is to NOT read this whole book at once, for example I'm still in the Stormlight series. After Book 2, Brandon S suggested to then read Edgedancer sooo.. I bought this whole book, read just Edgedancer and now am moving to Book 3. This works wonderfully well. Stories have spoilers so don't read this first, just keep it nearby to read with other books. I loved Edgedancer. Loved!(less)

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What books of Brandon's should I read before picking up this to avoid spoilers?

McSteve The spoilers vary from story to story; The Emperor's Soul has no spoilers for anything, whereas Mistborn: Secret History is spoilers from start to fin…moreThe spoilers vary from story to story; The Emperor's Soul has no spoilers for anything, whereas Mistborn: Secret History is spoilers from start to finish. Each story comes with a warning if it has spoilers, so as long as you're paying attention you can read parts of this book safely (including some of the best stories in the collection IMO). That being said, here's a full answer to your question:

You need to have read:
1. Mistborn, both the original trilogy and and the Alloy of Law era up through Bands of Mourning.
2. The Stormlight Archive, both available books.
3. Elantris

I guess technically the White Sand excerpt will spoil the first bit of the White Sand graphic novel, but that's just because they're telling the exact same story. I don't think reading order matters here.(less)

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Whoever has access to edit the description, please update the title of the Stormlight story to "Edgedancer". Here is my question mark to make this a question ?

George Didn't work, amigo.

A blurb has famously been defined as "a noise a publisher makes". Blurbs are not GoodReads-written and barring extraordinary circum…moreDidn't work, amigo.

A blurb has famously been defined as "a noise a publisher makes". Blurbs are not GoodReads-written and barring extraordinary circumstances (libel, maybe?) I wouldn't expect them to be GoodReads-edited. (Series descriptions, authors's pages, etc., are different cases.)

The blurbs at https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... and a few other editions already include that story title, but those for most editions reproduce what the publishers put out at the time of pre-publication when they didn't have a title yet.(less)

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