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Firstborn

Mini-review  I needed a short and engaging read, and I knew choosing a novelette written by Sanderson will be the right choice.   Dennison Crestmar has no talent for war, but despite non-stop failures displayed, so much is still expected out of him because he’s the son of the High Duke of the interstellar Empire. Plus, his genius older brother, Varion, constantly carved a legend that he cannot emulate. It’s a great little story about freedom and living up to immense expectations. For Sanderson’s non-Cosmere works, I’ve read only  Legion  series and  Snapshot . I really should start reading  The Reckoners ,  The Rithmatist , and also  Skyward  series, and I know I definitely will enjoy them. But honestly, I also dread the day I ran out of Sanderson’s books to read. One thing that could’ve improved this novelette, in my opinion, is to indeed extend it into a novel.  Firstborn  has all the potential to become a full novel, and the ending—which I didn’t see coming—felt like a forced closure due to the short length of the story. Regardless of that, there are enough characterizations and a few thought-provoking passages packed here to make  Firstborn  a quick—less than an hour—and entertaining read.       “Dennison could see this, but he didn’t know how to accomplish it. As always, he grasped the concepts, but not the application. He was not a practical, hands-on commander of the type of the empire preferred. It wasn’t so odd. Dennison knew of men who loved music, but couldn’t play a note themselves. One could enjoy a grand painting without being able to replicate its brushstrokes. Art was valuable for the very reason that it could be appreciated by those of lesser skill.”    Alfred, Alya, Annabeth, Ben, Blaise, Devin, Diana, Dylan, Edward, Ellen, Gary, Hamad, Helen, Jimmy Nutts, Joie, Luis, Lufi, Melinda, Mike, Miracle, Nicholas, Sarah, Seth, Shaad, Summer, Wendy, Wick, Zoe.

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