White Sand, Volume 1
Ratings98
Average rating3.5
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Ratings98
Average rating3.5
A brand new saga of magic and adventure by #1 New York Times best-selling author Brandon Sanderson. On the planet of Taldain, the legendary Sand Masters harness arcane powers to manipulate sand in spectacular ways. But when they are slaughtered in a sinister conspiracy, the weakest of their number, Kenton, believes himself to be the only survivor. With enemies closing in on all sides, Kenton forges an unlikely partnership with Khriss -- a mysterious Darksider who hides secrets of her own. White Sand brings to life a crucial, unpublished part of Brandon Sanderson's sprawling Cosmere universe. The story has been adapted by Rik Hoskin (Mercy Thompson), with art by Julius Gopez and colors by Ross Campbell. Employing powerful imagery and Sanderson's celebrated approach to magical systems, White Sand is a spectacular new saga for lovers of fantasy and adventure.
Series
3 primary booksWhite Sand is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by Brandon Sanderson and Rik Hoskin.
Series
12 primary books39 released booksThe Cosmere is a 39-book series with 12 primary works first released in 2005 with contributions by Brandon Sanderson, Rik Hoskin, and 6 others.
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This was good but not Stormlight level of good. I listened to this as an audiobook (don't have the physical copy of graphic novel), which was still amazing though because of Graphic Audio which adds background noises and that was completely awesome.
Just the sound of characters walking on sand was a little grating on the nerves
It might be because this is a graphic novel, or because its one of the first books Sanderson ever wrote but I didn't enjoy it as much as his other works. It all went a little fast and confusing. I miss the long inner thoughts of the characters to really make sense of their motives. I think reading this in long form would make me enjoy it better because right now I didn't really care for the characters much.
I am a big fan of Sanderson, and the key concepts within White Sand are interesting and clever in the usual Sanderson way. I am, however, unsure if a graphic novel is the best medium for them. There are several very confusing frames where the story jumps all over the place. This feels like it really need to be read as a novel, to allow the characters to develop in a more natural way.
The key concept here is a magic system where people can manipulate sands, at the cost of using up water. Definitely an intriguing tradeoff in a magic system. A classic sandersonian system.
The artwork is fine and the story does flow, but this is one of the weaker Sanderson books so far. I have books 2 and 3 to read, so will have to see if this is suffering from just being the first 1/3rd of a book. It is still Sanderson and a lot better than many more generic fantasy books out there though
Promising but with poor characterization, deus ex machinas and dialogues continuing seamlessly after time skips. Khriss is annoying and I learned that she is a worldhopper... why?
