I am a big fan of Sanderson's I picked up the Mistborn trilogy when I was passing through BYU Provo book store. I do agree that he does on occasion get caught up in details; however I feel that it is needed for his ultimate goal. Elantris, Mistborn, Warbreaker, and The Way of Kings are all set in the same universe, and in each book/series there is at least one recurring character. With this in mind it is pretty safe to say the there will be a huge connection as he continues with The Way of kings. So I feel that he is better for those who really want to see the books as a world (or universe in this case) and not just the story line and characters, this is just my opinion though so I could be completely off on this point.
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