White Sand, Volume 3

The final graphic novel in Sanderson's White Sand series is probably the best of the three. Most of the world building and character introductions have taken place, which allows you to get into the story a bit more. I still find the graphic novel format less than ideal for Sanderson's story telling style, particularly with this more overtly political rather than action based story, but this one jars less on the transitions than the previous 2 in the series.

The key concepts within the story remain good. The characters are interesting enough and the world is well built with an excellent magic system incorporated into it. It remains one of the less essential parts of the cosmere, but for fans of Sanderson's work you do need to include this in your reading lists. I would recommend starting elsewhere to people new to his work though.

I found myself liking Kenton, but didn't feel like there was enough that happened between him and Khriss to really warrant the bit of romance (her saying “I need you” for example). It felt super shoehorned in which was disappointing. The art for the series as a whole felt all over the place (I know there were different artists at times) and I can't help but think I would've liked this better in its standard text form. Also, why Aarik went super bad all of a sudden went way over my head. Oh well - at least I've discovered Khriss, the writer of the Ars Arcanum! Back to the rest of the Cosmere!!