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Rhythm of War

Rhythm of War

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  • Author：Brandon Sanderson
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Summary

After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion， Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted， brutal war。 Neither side has gained an advantage。

Now， as new technological discoveries begin to change the face of the war， the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation。 The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals， and potentially reveal the secrets of the ancient tower that was once the heart of their strength。

At the same time that Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with his changing role within the Knights Radiant， his Windrunners face their own problem: As more and more deadly enemy Fused awaken to wage war， no more honorspren are willing to bond with humans to increase the number of Radiants。 Adolin and Shallan must lead the coalition’s envoy to the honorspren stronghold of Lasting Integrity and either convince the spren to join the cause against the evil god Odium， or personally face the storm of failure。

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Reviews

Jessica Pamperin ，

So good！！！If the end of this book doesn't tear at your heart while also raising your fist high， maybe you should read it again。 What an ending！！ Can't wait for the next book。 So good！！！If the end of this book doesn't tear at your heart while also raising your fist high， maybe you should read it again。 What an ending！！ Can't wait for the next book。 。。。more

Tyson ，

As always， the last four chapters of this book had a bunch of surprises， at least one odd twist， and a moment that makes you pump your fist。 Standard Stormlight Archive behavior。

Knowlton Murphy ，

The pacing was a bit harder for me on this one， and I didn't appreciate a few things because they read more like pressure from the world of 21st Century publishing than Sanderson's earlier work in the series。 Still an amazing story though！ The pacing was a bit harder for me on this one， and I didn't appreciate a few things because they read more like pressure from the world of 21st Century publishing than Sanderson's earlier work in the series。 Still an amazing story though！ 。。。more

Andy Katz ，

I feel like every additional book in this serious somehow manages to convey a deeper and more meaningful psychological truth than it's predecessor。 I feel like every additional book in this serious somehow manages to convey a deeper and more meaningful psychological truth than it's predecessor。 。。。more

Diego Rivera ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Heart got broken with Teft， and Kaladin falling from the tower in the storm got me crying， what a rollercoaster of emotions the last 15% was

Lauren ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Weakest of the series by far。 The characters are starting to feel one note as their arcs lurch to a finish that isn't satisfying enough to justify how long it's taken to get there。 Shallan is most disappointing and it was a slog to read her sections， where she was my favorite character in the first two。 The discussions of depression are so heavy handed and cringey。 The listener sections are very boring to read and super repetitive with previous books。 The cosmere level stuff is becoming more imp Weakest of the series by far。 The characters are starting to feel one note as their arcs lurch to a finish that isn't satisfying enough to justify how long it's taken to get there。 Shallan is most disappointing and it was a slog to read her sections， where she was my favorite character in the first two。 The discussions of depression are so heavy handed and cringey。 The listener sections are very boring to read and super repetitive with previous books。 The cosmere level stuff is becoming more important than the story level stuff， to where I feel frustrated not understanding what's going on or the bigger implications because I don't remember his other book series very well and don't care to reread them。 I feel the expansion of the world to other planets is cumbersome and doesn't serve the characters well， but this is feeling more and more plot driven than character driven anyway。 And by plot I really just mean world building。 It honestly feels like the late season of a good TV show， where the writers never expected it to go this long so they've already escalated and played out the interesting character arcs and now just have to fill more time。 Which is odd because this is the most meticulously planned out epic series I know of。 But it's not reading that way in this installment。 。。。more

Ryan ，

What。 A。 Story。This one took me about 2 months to finish， while reading other books on the side。 At times I was bored， having a hard time finding the motivation to pick it up。 At other times， I cried A LOT。Ultimately， this story was perfect。 So many questions are answered， and so many created。 Sure， it dragged at times， but I think suffering through some long-winded world-building is a rite of passage when reading epic fantasy。 It almost always matters in the end， too。 I'm not honestly sure what What。 A。 Story。This one took me about 2 months to finish， while reading other books on the side。 At times I was bored， having a hard time finding the motivation to pick it up。 At other times， I cried A LOT。Ultimately， this story was perfect。 So many questions are answered， and so many created。 Sure， it dragged at times， but I think suffering through some long-winded world-building is a rite of passage when reading epic fantasy。 It almost always matters in the end， too。 I'm not honestly sure what else I can say about this。 I love Sanderson's writing so much。 I love his characters， I love this world， this entire UNIVERSE。 I love how he ties it all together。 It is wonderful。 I would say this is 4。5 stars， rounded up。 This book on its own won't ever be an all-time favorite， but this series sure as hell is。 。。。more

Kacie ，

I liked the first three better， but Rhythm of War still deserves 5 stars， 100%。 I had a harder time caring for the characters in RoW， but I guess that's my fault because I have very strong biases towards a particular windrunner who didn't have as many chapters as I would have liked ;）。 And venli's backflash chapters I didn't much care for。 That being said， I was still blown away by Rhythm of War！！！！ It was fantastic！ I'm already itching to re-read the whole series。 Those last 200 pages though。。。 I liked the first three better， but Rhythm of War still deserves 5 stars， 100%。 I had a harder time caring for the characters in RoW， but I guess that's my fault because I have very strong biases towards a particular windrunner who didn't have as many chapters as I would have liked ;）。 And venli's backflash chapters I didn't much care for。 That being said， I was still blown away by Rhythm of War！！！！ It was fantastic！ I'm already itching to re-read the whole series。 Those last 200 pages though。。。。。wow。 I felt like I was strung up in a highstorm of emotions！！ I had moments of my heart being ripped to shreds， I often sat there in befuddled shock， but in the end I always found myself deliriously happy。 I finished this at 2 am。 Did I regret it？ No。 Would I do it again？ Absolutely。 Was it worth it？ 100000 percent and more。 I cannot believe I have to wait years for the next book！！ That feels like an eternity！ Mr。 Sanderson， would you please please PLEASE do me a huge favor and drop everything else and focus on writing the 5th？ I guess that would cause angry Sanderson fans at my doorstep who are waiting for other amazing Sanderson books that I have yet to read （don't worry I'm getting there）。 So nevermind。 Maybe find me a time machine？ Then I could go in the future， hide in a library for days on end and read the next one（s）。 That couldn't possibly be that hard， right？The Stormlight Archive has overcome literally every other book and series in the universe to be my second* （:D） favorite series ever！！ I don't think it can be replaced。 It's so amazing and it isn't like a lot of the annoying YA fantasy that I'm so tired of。 Stormlight Archive has so much more depth and meaning and I care so much more about these books than any other YA book or series！ 。。。。。。。（*but of course nothing tops The Queen's Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner。 That will forever be my favorite and it will not change）。I am so glad I got into Sanderson's work， and now I can't wait to read more from the Cosmere！！ 。。。more

Akankshya ，

Surprised me with the refreshing science like magic and philosophical musings I experienced via some of the most original female characters I've read in fantasy！ Surprised me with the refreshing science like magic and philosophical musings I experienced via some of the most original female characters I've read in fantasy！ 。。。more

Sam ，

Great beginning， shaky middle， pretty good ending。 Lots of loose ends which is annoying but thankful that that means there will be another book！

Lago Brewer ，

Another excellent addition For me， this started a little slow。 That happens as the plot gets set in place。 And then this takes off on another wonderful ride！

Rosemary ，

A beautiful， complex story。 I’ve never experienced a fantasy novel that dealt so intimately with mental illness， from Kaladin’s depression and PTSD to Navani’s insecurities to Shallan’s supernatural manifestation of multiple personalities to deal with her childhood trauma。 As someone with a mental illness， I often found myself getting emotional reading their struggles。 Sanderson isn’t subtle about the moral and emotional messages he’s trying to get across; he kind of hits you over the head repea A beautiful， complex story。 I’ve never experienced a fantasy novel that dealt so intimately with mental illness， from Kaladin’s depression and PTSD to Navani’s insecurities to Shallan’s supernatural manifestation of multiple personalities to deal with her childhood trauma。 As someone with a mental illness， I often found myself getting emotional reading their struggles。 Sanderson isn’t subtle about the moral and emotional messages he’s trying to get across; he kind of hits you over the head repeatedly with the themes of struggle and redemption。 But I’d much rather have that than an author who only creates “perfect” heroes impervious to human failings and emotions。It was also very important to me that the singers were treated similarly to the humans: regular people trying to lead good lives but manipulated by greater forces。 In many ways the listeners are the most admirable group， certainly more so than the slaving humans or most of the fused。 I’m hoping for much more of Rlain’s story in the final novel。Finally， you can’t beat the complexity of the world-building。 It’s simply breathtaking。 However， I found a lot of the metaphysical stuff really confusing， and while enough was explained that I could follow the story， there are some pretty wild theological leaps， and I feel like I might need to reread the series to connect more of the dots。 This didn’t necessarily lessen my enjoyment of the books， I just had to accept a little confusion。Overall I’m enjoying this quite a bit more than the original Mistborn trilogy （even though that was phenomenal as well）。 The character development is better and even though there’s a lot of adversity， things are less bleak。 We’ll see how the final book turns out， but this very well could be the best series I’ve ever read。 。。。more

Carson ，

Just fine

Paolo ，

First time reading any Sanderson and came in with half expectations。 Initially the size of the book was intimidating but after reading it was so worth it。 I thought the first 70% of the book was a little slow but the world and character building payed off bigtime。 The last 30% of the book is excellent， not that the first part was bad， just took time to build up。 The beginning was great too， to hook you then it tapers a bit then ramps up to its end perfectly。By the end of the book I find myself f First time reading any Sanderson and came in with half expectations。 Initially the size of the book was intimidating but after reading it was so worth it。 I thought the first 70% of the book was a little slow but the world and character building payed off bigtime。 The last 30% of the book is excellent， not that the first part was bad， just took time to build up。 The beginning was great too， to hook you then it tapers a bit then ramps up to its end perfectly。By the end of the book I find myself fully invested in the world and characters。 I enjoyed the magic system and lore， and the fighting system too。 Everything really done so well。 I usually read faster paced shorter novels but this was just epic fantasy at its finest。 Can't wait to read more and I'm glad there will be lots to come！ 。。。more

Arunkumar ，

Rhythm of War 4。5/5Riveting start right from page one。 Coincidence that there is a plague for the book written/published during the pandemic 😜 as usual with Sanderson， the book was a bit slow in the middle parts with loads of plot building。。 Lots of new details about the world， magic， powers thrown in there to digest。。 Certain sections with Navani was a bit difficult to understand， but it could be because of my unfamiliarity with that art topic。 Stormblessed is becoming a living legend and an in Rhythm of War 4。5/5Riveting start right from page one。 Coincidence that there is a plague for the book written/published during the pandemic 😜 as usual with Sanderson， the book was a bit slow in the middle parts with loads of plot building。。 Lots of new details about the world， magic， powers thrown in there to digest。。 Certain sections with Navani was a bit difficult to understand， but it could be because of my unfamiliarity with that art topic。 Stormblessed is becoming a living legend and an inspiration with each passing book。 No wonder WoR was such an inspirational book to many。 Bondsmith’s power could be explained better - I felt very lost there， hopefully further books and novellas address that。 So much developments packed at the end and surely a great slow burner if you persist！ Implications of these developments are enormous to the story that I can’t wait for the next book。。 hopefully more entertaining middle part of the next book。 。。。more

Rocco Donofrio ，

I loved it just like all the other books Brandon Sanderson writes！

Melissa Grant-Peters ，

This was the longest book in the Stormlight Archive series， not due to length as much as plot。 The book had a very unique structure - it begins at a climax of a year readers have not seen， concludes that climax and then starts new plots which are quite long and slow。 While I understand giving more time to the backstories of the Listeners， ultimately I found myself bored and annoyed whenever faced with the "X years ago" headline in a chapter。 Sanderson shined in the construction of an alternative This was the longest book in the Stormlight Archive series， not due to length as much as plot。 The book had a very unique structure - it begins at a climax of a year readers have not seen， concludes that climax and then starts new plots which are quite long and slow。 While I understand giving more time to the backstories of the Listeners， ultimately I found myself bored and annoyed whenever faced with the "X years ago" headline in a chapter。 Sanderson shined in the construction of an alternative species and culture （as usual）， the story was just not immersing or captivating。 Partly my frustration may have come from the fact that the plotline I was most intrigued by （Adolin's） was interrupted early on in the book and only returned to in the final part， making most other plotlines feel like a diversion from the 'real' story。 Ultimately the story builds to an interesting ending （although slightly odd prologue） and is an OK book to bridge the series， but was unfortunately my least favourite of the Stormlight archive books。 。。。more

Shaken Martinii ，

Venli is infuriating， and the myriad flashback chapters to the Listeners' encounters with humans and new forms reveal only a few new details and hardly advance the plot。 Venli is still a very one dimensional character， and seeing more of her thoughts， actions， and motivations doesn't make her more complicated or interesting; it just makes you want to smack her。 Everything that advances the story happens in the last 250 pages。 Venli is infuriating， and the myriad flashback chapters to the Listeners' encounters with humans and new forms reveal only a few new details and hardly advance the plot。 Venli is still a very one dimensional character， and seeing more of her thoughts， actions， and motivations doesn't make her more complicated or interesting; it just makes you want to smack her。 Everything that advances the story happens in the last 250 pages。 。。。more

Scott ，

It was so long， so overwhelming that by the time I made it to the end， I had a hard time appreciating all the craziness happening。 I was more relieved than anything。

Meg ，

Got kinda bored 3/4 of the way through and stalled out for a month

Alyssa ，

Had a hard time staying focused in this one。 Navani was the star。 The big mental health focus was a bit too much for me。 Was just waiting for the book to end overall rather than eager for what was next。

Daniel Pezzi ，

RoW is the worst main Stormlight book。 It is still pretty good tho。In a series as expansive as Stormlight， it is inevitable for people to gravitate towards certain plots and characters。 Unfortunately for me most of the plotlines in RoW just do not do it for me。 The flashback sequence is by far the weakest of the four and feel unnecessary。 Navani's plot drags on and does not provide enough variety。 Shallan as a character has never resonated with me which makes it difficult to get invested in her RoW is the worst main Stormlight book。 It is still pretty good tho。In a series as expansive as Stormlight， it is inevitable for people to gravitate towards certain plots and characters。 Unfortunately for me most of the plotlines in RoW just do not do it for me。 The flashback sequence is by far the weakest of the four and feel unnecessary。 Navani's plot drags on and does not provide enough variety。 Shallan as a character has never resonated with me which makes it difficult to get invested in her arc in this book。This book is also the sloppiest of the Stormlight books in terms of overall writing。 Sentence to sentence it is not as strong as the others which is a bummer given how prose has never been Sanderson's strong suit。 Certain events are breezed over， a major part of Kaladin's arc gets developed in like two chapters， and it overall lacks the impact that should。 It just isn't held together as well as previous installments。 It feels like Brandon's adherence to his own structure is more of a detriment than a benefit at this point。 In the positive， the villians get a lot of work in this book。 Seeing things from their perspective is incredibly engaging and adds levels of depth to the series that was not here before。 Part 1 of this book is also incredibly badass。 Easily the most compelling beginning to a stormlight book。 The worldbuilding also makes the cosmere as a whole far more connected and interesting， even if it is not presented in the smoothest way。 RoW is a solid installment overall， but it never feels like it hits the incredible highs reached earlier in the series。 It also had some of the lowest lows。 Several months after I finished it stands as the least memorable stormlight book。Score: Light to decent 7 。。。more

Ryan Scyence ，

Rhythm of War is another great entry in the Stormlight Archive。 Sanderson continues to explore character growth， change， and development with nuance。 Sometimes a character changing is not positive for their lives。 It feels very authentic when characters have long-lasting setbacks and inner turmoil。 The action and magic are as great as we come to expect from Sanderson。 So many grand plots are progressed， and new ones are set up。 Secrets revealed and hinted at。 True to form， Sanderson delivers inc Rhythm of War is another great entry in the Stormlight Archive。 Sanderson continues to explore character growth， change， and development with nuance。 Sometimes a character changing is not positive for their lives。 It feels very authentic when characters have long-lasting setbacks and inner turmoil。 The action and magic are as great as we come to expect from Sanderson。 So many grand plots are progressed， and new ones are set up。 Secrets revealed and hinted at。 True to form， Sanderson delivers incredible events at the end of the book， giving huge payoffs for the setup that came before。My only criticism is that personal stories can get muddied by the grand theater of magical war and cosmic events。 This is more of a personal preference than anything objectively flawed with the story。 。。。more

Eric Parker ，

I am just blown away！ I thought I knew where things were heading and then boom this book comes out。 So many twists and turns and unexpected events。 Loved it！ Great growth for some of the characters & not so much for others。 Definitely can't wait to get to book #5！ Can we somehow find a way to get this man a full night's sleep in a matter of seconds so he can write more！！！ I am just blown away！ I thought I knew where things were heading and then boom this book comes out。 So many twists and turns and unexpected events。 Loved it！ Great growth for some of the characters & not so much for others。 Definitely can't wait to get to book #5！ Can we somehow find a way to get this man a full night's sleep in a matter of seconds so he can write more！！！ 。。。more

Klavier ，

I felt like nothing of remark happened in the first 600 pages of the book， after that， it started to get better but still I dont think it excuses the beginning。 Also， Venli's flashbacks felt weak to me， even though the book was supposed to be her spotlight， I enjoyed more eshonai's flashbacks instead。 I felt like nothing of remark happened in the first 600 pages of the book， after that， it started to get better but still I dont think it excuses the beginning。 Also， Venli's flashbacks felt weak to me， even though the book was supposed to be her spotlight， I enjoyed more eshonai's flashbacks instead。 。。。more

Josh reading ，

After finishing Rhythm of War I am now officially caught up， having read the entire Cosmere thus far。 After reading Brandon Sanderson’s other series in the Cosmere Universe， it made the reading of Rhythm of War that much more interesting and rich。 I really love where this volume went both narratively as well as related to various character arcs。 The stakes have gotten incredibly high going into the eventual 5th and final volume in the first era of Stormlight Archive。 I cannot wait to see where B After finishing Rhythm of War I am now officially caught up， having read the entire Cosmere thus far。 After reading Brandon Sanderson’s other series in the Cosmere Universe， it made the reading of Rhythm of War that much more interesting and rich。 I really love where this volume went both narratively as well as related to various character arcs。 The stakes have gotten incredibly high going into the eventual 5th and final volume in the first era of Stormlight Archive。 I cannot wait to see where Brandon Sanderson takes the story for the conclusion of this era。 Highest recommendation！ 。。。more

Thomas Prothero ，

Brandon Sanderson's world building is phenomenal， I have never been as invested and interested in the base mechanics of a world than I have with the series。 I think Rhythm of War is a well written and fantastic edition to the series with interesting characters and a compelling plot line。 The development of the characters in this book felt well handled and had me intreged， I look forward to the final book and the rereading of the series that will partner with it Brandon Sanderson's world building is phenomenal， I have never been as invested and interested in the base mechanics of a world than I have with the series。 I think Rhythm of War is a well written and fantastic edition to the series with interesting characters and a compelling plot line。 The development of the characters in this book felt well handled and had me intreged， I look forward to the final book and the rereading of the series that will partner with it 。。。more

Vjeran ，

Uskoro će mi ponestati zvjezdica za oduzeti。A počelo je tako dobro s prvom knjigom （i dalje mislim da prva knjiga zaslužuje najvišu ocjenu）。 Ali ovo je bilo takvo mučenje dok nisam došao do kraja。 Toliko dasadnih odlomaka， glupih i nespretnih rečenica， radnja knjige od 1250 str。 koja stane u nekoliko rečenica。 Nikakav poseban napredak sastavnica koje čine knjigu - fabularno se malo toga događa， Sanderson je nesposoban da u zantno manje riječi postigne karakterni iskorak svojih likova （kao npr。 W Uskoro će mi ponestati zvjezdica za oduzeti。A počelo je tako dobro s prvom knjigom （i dalje mislim da prva knjiga zaslužuje najvišu ocjenu）。 Ali ovo je bilo takvo mučenje dok nisam došao do kraja。 Toliko dasadnih odlomaka， glupih i nespretnih rečenica， radnja knjige od 1250 str。 koja stane u nekoliko rečenica。 Nikakav poseban napredak sastavnica koje čine knjigu - fabularno se malo toga događa， Sanderson je nesposoban da u zantno manje riječi postigne karakterni iskorak svojih likova （kao npr。 Williams， Martin ili Gaiman）。 Magiji je odavno oduzao magičnost i misteriju i od starta ju postavio kao monetarni ili ekonomski sistem ili recept za kolače。 Magija čitatelju， a ponekad i autoru， ne bi trebala biti u potpunosti jasna i objašnjiva， dokučiva， inače gubi svoju svrhu， korijen naziva， misteriju， iznenađenje。。。。。。svoju magičnost。 Puno vike （riječi） skoro za nizašto。 。。。more

Avery Sartelle ，

I am always impressed by Brandon Sanderson。 He creates absolutely epic works of science fiction。 I was sad to finish this book as I know it will be awhile before the next， but was once again left with the hunger for more。 Excellent book！

Rebecca Jane ，

4。5 stars。

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