A lot of people say you shouldn't start with Elantris if you want to get into Brandon Sanderson's works. I can actually say that I agree, but not because the book is bad by any means. I LOVED it. However. It starts very very slow, and the main focus of the plot is centered heavily on the politics of the world. Near the end things picked up significantly and I couldn't put the book down. But it's important to note that if you don't have the patience for a long book with an (at times) very slow pace with lots of world building then I don't believe this one is for you. It was, though, for ME- if Sanderson's works only go up in quality from here then I cant WAIT to get started on the next one!!!