Annotation Mistborn 2 Chapter Twenty-Nine

The following is commentary, written by Brandon, about one of the chapters of MISTBORN: THE WELL OF ASCENSION. If you haven’t read this book, know that the following will contain major spoilers. We suggest reading the sample chapters from book one instead. You can also go to this book’s introduction or go to the main annotations page to access all annotations for all books. For those who have read some of MISTBORN 2, any spoilers for the ending of this book will be hidden, so as long as you’ve read up to this chapter, you should be all right.

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Crossroads of Twilight

Crossroads of Twilight All right, I have to establish something before I get into my discussion of this book. First off, I’ve never been one who complained about the length of these books or the lack of motion in them. Like many fans who feel as I do, I would go along with others in…

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Annotation Mistborn 2 Chapter Twenty-Eight

Annotation Mistborn 2 Chapter Twenty-Eight The following is commentary, written by Brandon, about one of the chapters of MISTBORN: THE WELL OF ASCENSION. If you haven’t read this book, know that the following will contain major spoilers. We suggest reading the sample chapters from book one instead. You can also go to this book’s introduction…

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WINTER’S HEART

WINTER’S HEART First off, we’ve posted a new Writing Excuses Podcast: Flaws vs. Handicaps. Secondly, a reminder that the ELANTRIS hardcover sale ends this Friday. Now, a response to WoT Book Nine. As fans, we waited a long time for this book: The book where Saidin was to be cleansed. True, we’ve waited longer for the final book…

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Annotation Mistborn 2 Part Two Wrap-Up

Annotation Mistborn 2 Part Two Wrap-Up Part Two Wrap-Up And that, Elend getting deposed, leads us into the next section of the book. The first section was intended to re-establish the setting and character, part two introduced us to the plot. Now we’ll get into the thick of things, with the three different rulers vying…

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Path of Daggers

Path of Daggers I found this volume a very quick read. Perhaps that’s because of its slightly shorter length, but I also think it’s because I’m settling into the newer system Mr. Jordan had for changing viewpoints. We’ve slid into the “Large chunk from a viewpoint, then very little from them for a long while”…

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Posts + CROWN OF SWORDS

Posts + CROWN OF SWORDS I have finished PATH OF DAGGERS, but I still haven’t done a blog post on CROWN OF SWORDS, so we’ll do that one first. One of the things I went into this series wondering was if I could pick out why some readers grew frustrated with the series around books…

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Annotation Mistborn 2 Chapter Twenty-Seven

Annotation Mistborn 2 Chapter Twenty-Seven The following is commentary, written by Brandon, about one of the chapters of MISTBORN: THE WELL OF ASCENSION. If you haven’t read this book, know that the following will contain major spoilers. We suggest reading the sample chapters from book one instead. You can also go to this book’s introduction…

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