just read sanderson's latest cosmere novel, the isles of the emberdark

right off, i will say that it is his most passable work since before oathbringer, there are no crazy shallan antics that go on forever, nor magic technology or juvenile writing, no mentions of therapists or kalladin in vertical motion

this is a continuation of his earlier novella sixth of the dusk, and in dusk, i believe that sanderson has created one of his more memorable characters

lots of lore drop, we get a glimpse of the cosmere city of silverlight, thematically, the story is set during the space war age between scadrial and roshar

also, the story is allowed to breathe, my biggest issue with sando's latest works was that they all happened in a constrained amount of time, not so here, which has a more languid pace

definitely the best of all his secret works, and i would put it at a solid A level for all sando's works