The Way of Kings Part One: The Stormlight Archive Book One
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- Author：Brandon Sanderson
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Summary
SPEAK AGAIN THE ANCIENT OATHS，
LIFE BEFORE DEATH。
STRENGTH BEFORE WEAKNESS。
JOURNEY BEFORE DESTINATION。
AND RETURN TO MEN THE SHARDS THEY ONCE BORE。
THE KNIGHTS RADIANT MUST STAND AGAIN。
Roshar is a world of stone and storms。 Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike。 Animals hide in shells， trees pull in branches， and grass retracts into the soilless ground。 Cities are built only where the topography offers shelter。
It has been centuries since the fall of the ten consecrated orders known as the Knights Radiant， but their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical swords and suits of armor that transform ordinary men into near-invincible warriors。 Men trade kingdoms for Shardblades。 Wars are fought for them， and won by them。
One such war is about to swallow up a soldier， a brightlord and a young woman scholar。
Widely acclaimed for his work completing Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time saga， Brandon Sanderson now begins a grand cycle of his own， one every bit as ambitious and immersive。
LIFE BEFORE DEATH。
STRENGTH BEFORE WEAKNESS。
JOURNEY BEFORE DESTINATION。
AND RETURN TO MEN THE SHARDS THEY ONCE BORE。
THE KNIGHTS RADIANT MUST STAND AGAIN。
Roshar is a world of stone and storms。 Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike。 Animals hide in shells， trees pull in branches， and grass retracts into the soilless ground。 Cities are built only where the topography offers shelter。
It has been centuries since the fall of the ten consecrated orders known as the Knights Radiant， but their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical swords and suits of armor that transform ordinary men into near-invincible warriors。 Men trade kingdoms for Shardblades。 Wars are fought for them， and won by them。
One such war is about to swallow up a soldier， a brightlord and a young woman scholar。
Widely acclaimed for his work completing Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time saga， Brandon Sanderson now begins a grand cycle of his own， one every bit as ambitious and immersive。
Reviews
Marie Björklund
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Loved this book！ Been a while since I read a fantasy series though， and all the world-building Sanderson focuses on is great and necessary but made some chapters very heavy with info。 Nevertheless so excited to continue this series and see how everything unfolds！
Steffi vom Buchschnack
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Ich weiß nicht， ob ich dem Buch 3 oder 5 Sterne geben soll 🤯
Paula
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It took a little bit to get into but once I did。 It was a great read， I would advise anyone reading this to have part two close by though。
Aylin
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I guess this is an unpopular opinion， but。。。 I don't quite get the hype。 I only read the first half though， the German translation is splitted into two books。。 but I have no interest in keeping going。 I don't know。 The story was barely progressing and I just don't care for the characters。 Kaladins story is by far the most interesting but that alone won't make me read the next half。 I'm sorry， I guess it's just not for me， but I'm glad if others find joy in it。 I guess this is an unpopular opinion， but。。。 I don't quite get the hype。 I only read the first half though， the German translation is splitted into two books。。 but I have no interest in keeping going。 I don't know。 The story was barely progressing and I just don't care for the characters。 Kaladins story is by far the most interesting but that alone won't make me read the next half。 I'm sorry， I guess it's just not for me， but I'm glad if others find joy in it。 。。。more
Tenae
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A stunning novel。 Brandon Sanderson is simply a master of his craft。 Kaladin has to be without a doubt one of my favourite characters so far in this series。 Unfortunately， Shallan takes the prize for the least interesting。 Whenever the POV switches back to her， I wish we were back with Kaladin or Dalinar or Adolin。 I love the worldbuilding in this novel。 This world feels very lived in， like it has seen a billion people before our characters were born， and it will see a billion more once the fina A stunning novel。 Brandon Sanderson is simply a master of his craft。 Kaladin has to be without a doubt one of my favourite characters so far in this series。 Unfortunately， Shallan takes the prize for the least interesting。 Whenever the POV switches back to her， I wish we were back with Kaladin or Dalinar or Adolin。 I love the worldbuilding in this novel。 This world feels very lived in， like it has seen a billion people before our characters were born， and it will see a billion more once the final book releases one day in the future。 Everything is so carefully considered and crafted。 I'm honestly envious of Sanderson's genius。Can't wait to pick up the second half！！ 。。。more
Persizae
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worldbuilding， intrigue， personnages : tout était intéressant ！！！ c’est vrai qu’il est long mais je l’ai pas du tout ressenti et je me suis pas ennuyée une seule fois :）j’ai trop aimé les réflexions philosophiques que certains personnages avaient sur la morale， le pouvoir， etc。 et pour de la fantasy， j’ai trouvé les personnages féminins plutôt bien traités ？ y’a pas eu de descriptions langoureuses et pas nécessaires donc on applaudit ahahc’était mon premier brandon sanderson et je suis pas déçue worldbuilding， intrigue， personnages : tout était intéressant ！！！ c’est vrai qu’il est long mais je l’ai pas du tout ressenti et je me suis pas ennuyée une seule fois :）j’ai trop aimé les réflexions philosophiques que certains personnages avaient sur la morale， le pouvoir， etc。 et pour de la fantasy， j’ai trouvé les personnages féminins plutôt bien traités ？ y’a pas eu de descriptions langoureuses et pas nécessaires donc on applaudit ahahc’était mon premier brandon sanderson et je suis pas déçue， je veux trop la suite 。。。more
Ludvig Jöcker
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The book requires a fair deal of patience but is a very promising start of a series。 The patience is needed because it is only the first half of the first book in the series。 Thus， no story arcs are concluded （and there are several of them）， and very few questions are answered at the end of the book。 In fact， I left the book with the feeling that the main conflicts of some of the arcs had barely begun。 However， the story that has been told so far is extremely rich。 Sanderson has created a world The book requires a fair deal of patience but is a very promising start of a series。 The patience is needed because it is only the first half of the first book in the series。 Thus， no story arcs are concluded （and there are several of them）， and very few questions are answered at the end of the book。 In fact， I left the book with the feeling that the main conflicts of some of the arcs had barely begun。 However， the story that has been told so far is extremely rich。 Sanderson has created a world with its own social norms， its own religious and societal structure， and its own ecology， all full of intriguing details。 He has also set himself up with a great web of characters。 It will be very interesting to see how their storys intertwine。 So the book feels like it builds up a very immersive story of great proportions， and this is why it has me excited for the rest of the series。 。。。more
Carl Tamakloe
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Completely BLOWN AWAY。The world-building of this book OH MY GOD。 You can feel that there are a hundred-thousand pages of notes that went into building this huge universe that is Roshar。 Epic fantasy at its finest。 I especially loved the craft that went into the characters。 Each of the POV are COMPELLING; the MVPs for me being Dalinar and Adolin。 I have never read such a caring， respectful and complex father/son relationship in modern fantasy （in fantasy at large actually） and it is so refreshing Completely BLOWN AWAY。The world-building of this book OH MY GOD。 You can feel that there are a hundred-thousand pages of notes that went into building this huge universe that is Roshar。 Epic fantasy at its finest。 I especially loved the craft that went into the characters。 Each of the POV are COMPELLING; the MVPs for me being Dalinar and Adolin。 I have never read such a caring， respectful and complex father/son relationship in modern fantasy （in fantasy at large actually） and it is so refreshing to see such a balanced dynamic between a father and his heir。 Their chapters really appealed to me， full of intrigue， plotting and mystery that kept me turning the pages again， and again， and again。I had some issues with Kaladin's chapters at first （I was quite tired of reading about slave stories in fantasy）， but the later half of the novel really subverted my expectations towards the character。 His arc might be the most sympathetic of all （even though he kind of has a big saviour complex） and I can't wait to see how his story will clash with the other characters of the Shattered Plains。Thematically， I found this entry into The Stormlight Archive mesmerizing。 Whether it is the themes around religion and beliefs developped by the Shallan/Jasnah storyline， the overall themes of heritage carried by the heavy burden that are the Shards which caused war and conflict in Roshar， AND the questions around history， how you act on it， how you are shaped/destroyed by it， I found that Brandon Sanderson masterfully carried these questions throughout the 600 pages of this novel。I cannot wait to start Part II。 。。。more
Tegan
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This is the second time I've read this book， and I just love it。 The way Sanderson invents such an alien world and alien concepts， with such human struggles， is masterful。 Depictions of mental health struggles in fantasy can be difficult or simplistic， but I think this series does a wonderful job。A lot of the joy of this series I think is in the narration。 Whilst the concept of spren is a lot to get to grips with， it is worth persevering。 There are some twists that the reader doesn't expect， bas This is the second time I've read this book， and I just love it。 The way Sanderson invents such an alien world and alien concepts， with such human struggles， is masterful。 Depictions of mental health struggles in fantasy can be difficult or simplistic， but I think this series does a wonderful job。A lot of the joy of this series I think is in the narration。 Whilst the concept of spren is a lot to get to grips with， it is worth persevering。 There are some twists that the reader doesn't expect， based on how different the world is。 You are lulled into a false sense of familiarity by the down to earth characters， just to have the world shift between your feet。As someone who isn't a huuuuge fan of the 'boys with swords who might commit atrocities in war' genre， the fact that this is one of my favourite books should be a ringing endorsement of Sanderson's wit， empathy and storytelling skill。 。。。more
blood for the dice god
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Lovely just lovely
a lamps
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so good wowwww
Supriya Kunwar
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At this point， it's the characters that propel me to finish the second part of this book。 This is without a doubt one of the best epic fantasies I have read。 The characters are fleshed out perfectly and I don't have favorites anymore。 I love them and care about them as equally。 Jumping into the second book right away！ At this point， it's the characters that propel me to finish the second part of this book。 This is without a doubt one of the best epic fantasies I have read。 The characters are fleshed out perfectly and I don't have favorites anymore。 I love them and care about them as equally。 Jumping into the second book right away！ 。。。more
Nikki
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I'm so sorry for this， especially as everyone loves it， but it wasn't for me。 When I was reading it， I was invested。 But the second I put it down， I forgot it existed。 I'm so sorry for this， especially as everyone loves it， but it wasn't for me。 When I was reading it， I was invested。 But the second I put it down， I forgot it existed。 。。。more
وضحه
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I finally finished part one after two weeks。 This is a very slow burn and the only character I actually like is Kaladin。However， knowing how Sanderson is I am excited to see where the series goes。
Enora
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Je suis dans une période où je lis assez lentement les grosses briques （j’ai traîné bien une semaine sur les trois dernières que j’ai lu）， mais pour celui-là j’en suis contente， car je l’ai savouré à fond ！。On suit tour à tour 3 personnages， Shallan， Kaladin et Dalinar， avec parfois d’autres points de vue entre les différentes parties 😍 Ça permet de découvrir différents lieux du même monde， de changer de perspective， et j’ai adoré ！ Je me suis attachée à chacun des personnages （Bon en vrai， surt Je suis dans une période où je lis assez lentement les grosses briques （j’ai traîné bien une semaine sur les trois dernières que j’ai lu）， mais pour celui-là j’en suis contente， car je l’ai savouré à fond ！。On suit tour à tour 3 personnages， Shallan， Kaladin et Dalinar， avec parfois d’autres points de vue entre les différentes parties 😍 Ça permet de découvrir différents lieux du même monde， de changer de perspective， et j’ai adoré ！ Je me suis attachée à chacun des personnages （Bon en vrai， surtout Shallan et Kaladin） 👀。L’univers est très particulier， très original， encore plus que dans les deux autres sagas de l’auteur que j’ai découvert 👀 Un univers qui serait incroyable en adaptation à l’écran ！ 😩 Je ne sais pas s’il y en a une de prévue ou pas， mais ce serait vraiment génial。。L’intrigue s’est mise doucement en place dans ce premier volume， ce qui n’est pas plus mal puisqu’il faut aussi intégrer l’univers （qui est vraiment riche）， les personnages， etc ！。Je l’ai emprunté à la médiathèque， mais ça c’est sur que c’est le genre de romans que je prendrai pour l’avoir dans ma bibliothèque à l’avenir 😌 。。。more
Welmoed
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Love it！！！！！！ Can't wait to continue Love it！！！！！！ Can't wait to continue 。。。more
Josua
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Unglaublich tolle Geschichte！ Tolle Charaktere und einprägsame Umschreibung von Umgebung und Kreaturen。 Man kann sich super in die Welt hineinversetzen und es macht einfach Spaß die Geschichten der Charaktere mitzuverfolgen。Riesen Empfehlung für alle Fantasy Fans！
AddictionToBooks （cece）
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this is how i'm feeling so far and i have a feeling part 2 is going to destroy me this is how i'm feeling so far and i have a feeling part 2 is going to destroy me 。。。more
Benjamin
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Really good to read some proper epic fantasy。 Amazing characters， amazing story， and the writing style wasnt dull or simple。
nastyearwig
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And just like that。。。。I've erased your minds。。。。。。 And just like that。。。。I've erased your minds。。。。。。 。。。more
Yas
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TOP tier fantasy
David Poon
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It's been a while since I've read a book with characters I can get behind and empathise with。 The story is set in a fallen world （not unlike the one we lived in） where people make decisions and compromises everyday for money and survivor' which inevitantly resulted in a world where the rich and powerful prosper and the poor and just bad-lucked characters accepted their fate even unto death。 It's the way it is because of an abandonment of the way of kings that's been a light of sorts that overcam It's been a while since I've read a book with characters I can get behind and empathise with。 The story is set in a fallen world （not unlike the one we lived in） where people make decisions and compromises everyday for money and survivor' which inevitantly resulted in a world where the rich and powerful prosper and the poor and just bad-lucked characters accepted their fate even unto death。 It's the way it is because of an abandonment of the way of kings that's been a light of sorts that overcame the 'desolation'。 One of the many interesting things in this fantasy world is the flora， fauna and even the use of light-infused spheres as both money and lightsource。 The best weapons are made of shards or smoke-like things that formed into lightsaber like swords that cut through anything， and magick that can manipulate gravity or transform materials by sheer will。 The irony in a world with such powerful magical artifacts is that they still employ slaves and something as inhumane as Bridge Four。。。Technology without morality and standards will just make mockery of justice and increase the suffering。。。 that's what I got out of this first book of the way of kings。 。。。more
Emily
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A truly fantastic epic， I cannot wait to spend so many more days curled up with a Stormlight Archive book！
Nadja
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Ich habe mich so lange nicht getraut dieses Buch zu lesen。 Obwohl ich nur gutes darüber gehört habe， hatte ich Angst es nicht zu mögen。 Glücklicherweise waren diese Sorgen jedoch komplett unbegründet denn schon sehr lange hat mich kein Buch mehr so gepackt wie „The Way of Kings“。 Hier handelt es sich nur um die erste Hälfte des Buches und ich würde sich auch direkt die zweite Hälfte zu besorgen denn ich wollte unbedingt sofort weiter lesen。 Der Beginn ist eher langsam doch es war sehr interessan Ich habe mich so lange nicht getraut dieses Buch zu lesen。 Obwohl ich nur gutes darüber gehört habe， hatte ich Angst es nicht zu mögen。 Glücklicherweise waren diese Sorgen jedoch komplett unbegründet denn schon sehr lange hat mich kein Buch mehr so gepackt wie „The Way of Kings“。 Hier handelt es sich nur um die erste Hälfte des Buches und ich würde sich auch direkt die zweite Hälfte zu besorgen denn ich wollte unbedingt sofort weiter lesen。 Der Beginn ist eher langsam doch es war sehr interessant die Welt und die Figuren kenne zu lernen。 Das Buch hat mich sofort in seinen Bann gezogen und ich bin schon sehr gespannt wie es weiter geht und wie die verschiedenen Handlungsstränge zusammen kommen werden。 。。。more
Caroline
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Maybe around 3。5/3。75 stars？Lower rating might also be due to the exceedingly slow start to this one - which makes sense considering the overall length of the novel， and this is part 1 of 2 - so this rating could easily improve when reading part 2
ella
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my first ever high fantasy and i was scared shitless， so i took my pen and notebook and wrote down the most important points of each chapter and the terms and people in the world we’re following。 i think a small part of this made me better follow what was going on， but somehow in the middle of the way i knew who these people were。 i didn’t notice info dumps， so i was surprised by how understandable it all was。 granted that the plot was a tad slow and i was ACHING for the characters to meet， i ac my first ever high fantasy and i was scared shitless， so i took my pen and notebook and wrote down the most important points of each chapter and the terms and people in the world we’re following。 i think a small part of this made me better follow what was going on， but somehow in the middle of the way i knew who these people were。 i didn’t notice info dumps， so i was surprised by how understandable it all was。 granted that the plot was a tad slow and i was ACHING for the characters to meet， i actually enjoyed getting to know them in their own habitats。 oh yeah… Jasnah Kholin？ H O T。 i don’t know where these characters are going， she might turn out evil， don’t call me out， but now？ heyyyyy 。。。more
Matthew Harwood
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The first book in the Stormlight Archive was a breath of fresh air and I thoroughly enjoyed the storyline， each different character perspective was interesting and kept my attention throughout。
Chris McGuffin
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Brandon Sanderson's works have always intrigued me， especially the Stormlight Archive， but their length intimidated me。 So I decided to purchase Part 1 of The Way of Kings to make it more manageable to read and to let me see if I would like it。 And funny enough， I did not actually intend on starting this book when I did。 One day， I jokingly read out the first sentence， which mentions a beast called a "thunderclast。" Little did I know that the following day， all I could think about was "what is a Brandon Sanderson's works have always intrigued me， especially the Stormlight Archive， but their length intimidated me。 So I decided to purchase Part 1 of The Way of Kings to make it more manageable to read and to let me see if I would like it。 And funny enough， I did not actually intend on starting this book when I did。 One day， I jokingly read out the first sentence， which mentions a beast called a "thunderclast。" Little did I know that the following day， all I could think about was "what is a thunderclast anyway？" So I started reading， and now here I am， finally finished， and anxiously waiting to start Part 2。TWoK takes a minute to really get going。 It is separated into multiple acts， dubbed "Parts" along with some sets of Interludes in between them。 "Part One" immediately dumps you into the world with little explanation of some things， and honestly this was really intimidating。 But by the time you get to the first set of Interludes and the start of "Part Two，" you have a much better understanding of the world at large and what exactly is going on。Sanderson is incredibly smart with his writing & structure， even if some of it is heavy in exposition。 Personally， I'm not a huge fan of things being overly described because I would rather imagine it all in my head。 But it's not so bad to be a deal breaker or even to take away half a star from my rating。 In fact， the exposition that occurs in the action scenes （which are SO well done and exciting） benefit from it。 So it kinda evens out。After completing Part 1 of TWoK， I see why this series is so popular。 And to be honest， if things continue， I can see this series becoming an all-time favorite of mine。 I can't wait to start Part 2！Sidenote: along with the physical book， I also read along with the audiobook。 This is an unpopular opinion， but I do not like Michael Kramer and Kate Reading's narrations of this book。 It felt too monotone and there was not enough emotion in their voice to match what was going on in my head。 Instead， I am reading along with the Graphic Audio version of the book， and it is proving to be ten times better for me。 So if you do Immersion Reading， consider giving them a try if you are having trouble with the standard audiobook。 。。。more
Eduardo Moya
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The first half of The Way of Kings was great！ I'm about to finish the second half， and I'll do a review of the whole book then。 But this first half？ Great！ I'm marking it as finished now because I went back to read the second set of interludes I skipped at first， as I wanted to continue with the story。 The first half of The Way of Kings was great！ I'm about to finish the second half， and I'll do a review of the whole book then。 But this first half？ Great！ I'm marking it as finished now because I went back to read the second set of interludes I skipped at first， as I wanted to continue with the story。 。。。more
Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ}
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