I've heard of him from his contributions to Wheel of Time but I don't think I've read any of his other stuff. He sounds quite prolific given this "universe" seems to encompas multiple series of books.

[–] Zannsolo@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

I enjoy his books quite a bit. Like the other poster mentioned he develops great systems of magic. Stormlight Archives is his centerpiece for the cosmere universe which is now 1/2 complete at 5 books published.

Emperor's soul is a short story that really does of his unique take on magic systems.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

As an author he's well known for his magic systems he creates. I haven't read all of his different worlds but that's what I've learned his thing is. Not sure about the rest of his world building but apparently the systems he creates are well received by most

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That'll probably be the first thing to go

[–] KingGimpicus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

You're not wrong. In fact, most of his ideas on how to get magic are really, really dangerous for kids.

One gives you magic from swallowing pennies. One might give you magic if you got really sad and tried to jump in front of a train to save a puppy. One of them explicitly gives you magic for catching diseases.

Its honestly a terrible idea to try to adapt any of this to a wide audience.

[–] IncognitoMosquito@beehaw.org 3 points 4 days ago

I've only really read his Mistborn novels but I loved them. I've been meaning to read more of his stuff, so this is exciting news.