Should I be reading Brandon Sanderson's books? I like epic fantasy but haven't read any in a long time. I see his books are very long. I often enjoy very long books but they need to be long for a reason (e.g. there is much story to tell, not a lot of padding).
Short answer - yes.
Long answer: he is my current favorite author. I haven't read a single book he's written that I didn't enjoy, and he's extremely prolific. Several of his books/series are some of my favorites.
Some of his books are very long - the storm light archive series books are a good example. I listened to them on audio books. Even listening to roughly two days consecutive time wise of audio per book, I ended them often wanting to immediately start the next one.
The characters are so well done. They are relatable and deal with real issues. He's the only epic fantasy author I've ever read that dealt with PTSD issues, for example. The story arcs are wonderful. The fact that virtually every story is within a larger framework that has actual ties to the other stories, not just as Easter eggs but in ways where they are actually converging is nothing short of amazing for the scale of the stories and for the amount of writing he's done.
I've read everything he's ever written minus a couple of short stories at this point. Even with that, I'm looking to re-read everything and culminate with his latest storm light archive book in the very near future.
Suffice it to say, I'm a fan.
