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Re:My Favorite Books 2020 by compscistd on Thursday December 31, 2020 @04:42PM (#25597487)
I refuse to read something from authors that don't have track records of finishing series after reading Rothfuss and Martin. The way GoT was handled should be a good indicator for TV studios that authors who can't deliver a complete story can't deliver a complete TV series. I already lost clout from my friends for recommending anything written by them when expected sequels haven't materialized in almost a decade.

On the other hand, Sanderson's Stormlight Archives made me actually like the genre again.

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Re:My Favorite Books 2020 by jacksonkmarley on Thursday December 31, 2020 @05:00PM (#25597667)
Yes Stormlight series, the highlight chapter being the kid who uses her superpower of 'awesomeness', that was great.
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Re:My Favorite Books 2020 by samanator on Friday January 01, 2021 @03:18AM (#25601690)
He turned that into an entire book, Edgedancer !
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Re:My Favorite Books 2020 by jacksonkmarley on Friday January 01, 2021 @08:51AM (#25603235)
That chapter worked really well in the context of the book, I'm curious if it held up as a separate book?
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Re:My Favorite Books 2020 by umvi on Friday January 01, 2021 @10:36AM (#25603941)
It was decent but not amazing. Definitely one of the weaker entries in the Stormlight Archive, but hey, it's a novella so you don't expect much. You get more backstory on the "awesomeness" character.
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