After giving this a day to settle in my brain, I have to put this in the same company as Dune. He builds an entire world, history, religion, politicalAfter giving this a day to settle in my brain, I have to put this in the same company as Dune. He builds an entire world, history, religion, political structure, social structure, magical powers, inhuman creatures, etc. and then builds a story that is inherently glued to every single one of those pieces, all while developing interesting characters and giving us unforseen twists to boot.
This was my first Sanderson novel, but I will be reading a lot more of him in the next few months....more