Sixth of the Dusk

One of my biggest pet peeves for the longest time in the fantasy genre was the lack of imagination, by which I mean that most everything I read was European middle age with magic. It's FANTASY! There should be a wide variety of worlds and creatures, stories that take to to a wide variety of fantastic places. Brandon Sanderson is part of the reason I've come back to more traditional fantasy after a break because he seems to have a never-ending supply of imaginative worlds to offer and Sixth of the Dusk is another example of that talent.
It's too short - as all novella's are in my opinion, but there is so much packed into it, that it can be forgiven for being a quick read.
A whole unique world is built in under 100 pages, along with an interesting magic system that although I wished there was more explanation for, it still manages to be amazing.
The characters were okay in this one, I didn't think they were the best that Sanderson has written, but with such a short story, it still amazes me that they are as well formed as they are.
A worthy addition to the Cosmere and a place I hope he visits again in the future so we can find out more about the fate of Dusk, his birds and his magical jungle.