Review: The Sunlit Man, by Brandon Sanderson
by
Stuart Holland
This is the Cosmere book for Cosmere fans. You need to have read many other books for it all to make sense, and if you’re the person who has, then you’ll freaking love it (like me). Brandon has said so himself, that this book is aimed at the folks who backed the Kickstarter campaign (again, like me).
After the previous 3 “Secret Novels” I didn’t know what to expect. I went in knowing only the title and man, was it a ride. Breakneck pace throughout, both in the story itself and caused by the setting. Nomad is a great protagonist and I love how much he understands, both compared to the locals who make up most of the rest of the cast, and the reader, who can suddenly make connections (Connections?) to events and worlds from other books.
Online, folks seem to recommend “Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell” (which is also a part of Arcanum Unbounded) and the Stormlight Archive as prerequisites. I have read both, though I’d say the latter is more essential reading for The Sunlit Man. I’d also recommend reading Mistborn first too (though the first Mistborn trilogy alone is probably “enough” to understand everything here).
I look forward to all the little tendrils from this book that we might see again. And some of the characters too, but I’ll avoid any spoilers by not telling you which ones.
