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Complex Start Balances Scope and Risk
- The Way of Kings features two prologues and a prelude to establish epic scope and history.
- This creates a steep learning curve but helps build a deeper understanding of characters and world.
Distinctive Viewpoints Keep Readers
- Make distinctive storylines different in tone to keep readers engaged and avoid resentment.
- Use unique tone and themes (e.g. court politics vs. war hardship) for secondary characters.
Fantasy Enables Extreme Worldbuilding
- Fantasy can break physical laws to create more extreme, unique worlds than sci-fi.
- Sanderson based his world on tidal pools and coral reefs to shape life suited for massive magical storms.