Review: AWESOME
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 14, 2014
I have to admit that I bought these two novellas because Brandon Sanderson mentioned that they were one sale — I knew nothing about them. This first part, Awakening, was a really interesting read. I loved the way its fantasy setting felt familiar, but introduced some new ideas. Just like every other Sanderson read, the narration was easy and enjoyable. There was a a great sense of adventure, and even a bit more humor (or at least, a bit more crude-ish humor) in this story than he usually has, but I liked it all. By the end of this novella, I was entranced, and was surprised to discover that it was written as a companion to a video game series! It felt so fully *Sanderson* that I was shocked to realize that it wasn’t all him to begin with! Needless to say, I went straight from this one to the next one, because I was hungry for more.