The Way of Kings
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Summary
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson， The Way of Kings， book one of The Stormlight Archive begins an incredible new saga of epic proportion。
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 were fought for them， and won by them。
One such war rages on a ruined landscape called the Shattered Plains。 There， Kaladin， who traded his medical apprenticeship for a spear to protect his little brother， has been reduced to slavery。 In a war that makes no sense， where ten armies fight separately against a single foe， he struggles to save his men and to fathom the leaders who consider them expendable。
Brightlord Dalinar Kholin commands one of those other armies。 Like his brother， the late king， he is fascinated by an ancient text called The Way of Kings。 Troubled by over-powering visions of ancient times and the Knights Radiant， he has begun to doubt his own sanity。
Across the ocean， an untried young woman named Shallan seeks to train under an eminent scholar and notorious heretic， Dalinar's niece， Jasnah。 Though she genuinely loves learning， Shallan's motives are less than pure。 As she plans a daring theft， her research for Jasnah hints at secrets of the Knights Radiant and the true cause of the war。
The result of over ten years of planning， writing， and world-building， The Way of Kings is but the opening movement of the Stormlight Archive， a bold masterpiece in the making。
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 were fought for them， and won by them。
One such war rages on a ruined landscape called the Shattered Plains。 There， Kaladin， who traded his medical apprenticeship for a spear to protect his little brother， has been reduced to slavery。 In a war that makes no sense， where ten armies fight separately against a single foe， he struggles to save his men and to fathom the leaders who consider them expendable。
Brightlord Dalinar Kholin commands one of those other armies。 Like his brother， the late king， he is fascinated by an ancient text called The Way of Kings。 Troubled by over-powering visions of ancient times and the Knights Radiant， he has begun to doubt his own sanity。
Across the ocean， an untried young woman named Shallan seeks to train under an eminent scholar and notorious heretic， Dalinar's niece， Jasnah。 Though she genuinely loves learning， Shallan's motives are less than pure。 As she plans a daring theft， her research for Jasnah hints at secrets of the Knights Radiant and the true cause of the war。
The result of over ten years of planning， writing， and world-building， The Way of Kings is but the opening movement of the Stormlight Archive， a bold masterpiece in the making。
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。
Reviews
Alba M。 Vila
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What have I done？ How could I start that saga if I'm behind in my Reading goal。 Now I have to keep going， there's no other way。 What have I done？ How could I start that saga if I'm behind in my Reading goal。 Now I have to keep going， there's no other way。 。。。more
Kirk Boutz
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So long。 Took forever for some plot points to develop but the world is rich and full and the characters have depth but there is still mystery and questions as to why the world is they way it is。 Good enough I will reD the next book。
Laura Naluai
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Wow…this was a loooong book to read aloud to my hubby， but we were definitely entertained！ The author’s imagination is incredible！
Tyrus Bentley
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My opinions on The Way of Kings are myriad。 There are many elements I feel constitute a 3/5 rating， but the final two hundred pages were nearly universally stellar in quality。 It displays moments of brilliance， but they stick out sharply compared to how mundane other parts are。A large part of this book concerns itself with worldbuilding， yet I rarely felt engaged by it， as that focus is almost always on flora and fauna rather than nations。 You'll read a dozen descriptions of crabs-that-aren't-cr My opinions on The Way of Kings are myriad。 There are many elements I feel constitute a 3/5 rating， but the final two hundred pages were nearly universally stellar in quality。 It displays moments of brilliance， but they stick out sharply compared to how mundane other parts are。A large part of this book concerns itself with worldbuilding， yet I rarely felt engaged by it， as that focus is almost always on flora and fauna rather than nations。 You'll read a dozen descriptions of crabs-that-aren't-crabs and ghosts-that-aren't-ghosts， and while Sanderson does lend these descriptions an appreciable amount of color and wonder， they are not a substitute for an elementary understanding of the world he beseeches us to invest in。My second largest complaint is a more convoluted one， as it bleeds into one of the novel's greatest strengths。 Much characterization， a typical strong point in Sanderson's writing， is repetitive to the point of exhaustion。 You have a witty character who is so assured of their own wittiness that moments of candid thought feel almost like a bucket of cold water。 You have a character that's so set with hatred and loathing of his oppressors that if you added each of his derisive comments about their lack of honor， you'd have a river ready to sweep you off your feet。 That repetition constitutes so much of The Way of Kings that it's， at times， a chore to walk through; nevertheless， as I mentioned， there is an upside。 The book's finale turns many of these cemented characteristics on their head， and the relief of a personality being fundamentally changed feels so sincere， so arduously won， that catharsis well and truly is the lasting sensation upon finishing the book。 You feel that the characters overcame something real， specifically because a majority of these pages reinforced that obstacle。I ultimately opted for a 4/5 rating as I feel that's what best describes what this book has to offer。 There are hints of something truly special in the overarching conflict， as well as many brief asides that give momentary glimpses of a far wider， and far stranger， world。 Sanderson's punchy dialogue comes in full force here， paired with really stellar action scenes in a setting that's decidedly closer to grounded than many of its contemporaries。 By the end of the book， I truly loved one of the viewpoint characters， really liked two others， and was more or less ambivalent of the fourth， where I originally rather loathed him。I'm someone that values the end much more than the beginning or middle。 If you can end strong， there's a good chance I'll see it through。 If you're someone like me， that doesn't mind a rocky foundation at the start， I can give The Way of Kings a good recommendation， though I can't， in good conscience， be more earnest in that until I work my way through more of The Stormlight Archive。 Investments in fantasy series can eat up a fair portion of time， and I think it's better to have a fairer understanding of the whole， or at least as much as has been published， before pushing it off onto others。The Way of Kings demonstrates Sanderson's breadth and depth of imagination， and how much he's honed his skills to follow in the footsteps of the greatest authors in the genre。 Unfortunately， and perhaps a bit expectedly， it also demonstrates that he hasn't quite hit their stride。 Yet。 。。。more
Clint Walker
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Must add a full review。For now:The story takes quite a while to get going。 It feels most to me like we are piggybacking on three characters and just following along with them in their meandering sequence of events。 It's a slow build。 I also feel that the story feels like its leading toward a bigger plot then it ultimately reaches within this book。 Given its size that is surprising honestly。 There are many great hints of the bigger plot of Stormlight and it does feel like we were going to get mor Must add a full review。For now:The story takes quite a while to get going。 It feels most to me like we are piggybacking on three characters and just following along with them in their meandering sequence of events。 It's a slow build。 I also feel that the story feels like its leading toward a bigger plot then it ultimately reaches within this book。 Given its size that is surprising honestly。 There are many great hints of the bigger plot of Stormlight and it does feel like we were going to get more of it here， but I feel like he was afraid of unleashing too much within the first of 10 books。However。。。。。HOWEVER！The payoff in this book in INCREDIBLE！ I absolutely loved the climax of this book。 I was jumping out of my seat unable to decide whether to shout at the ceiling or keep my eyes fixed to the page as I read on。 I couldn't stop talking about it as I wrapped up the story。 The long slow build was SO worth it for me。 Sit back and enjoy the ride as you connect to the characters， because that is ultimately what makes you feel that payoff so much。Happy reading！ 。。。more
Aditya
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Super awesome！！！！
Guille
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No exageraron con este libro。 Es lo mejor que he leído en mi vida。 Superando con creces a nacidos de la bruma。 Una sensación de escalofríos durante 200 páginas con un mundo planteando increíblemente bien。 Voy a leer los siguientes confiado en que me van a gustar。 Un libro que cualquier persona disfrutaría le guste la fantasía o no。
Greg Handley
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I recently finished reading this book。 It was my first book by Brandon Sanderson。 The pacing of this book I struggled with。 It was very slow during periods and the story does not advance at a pace to hold my interest during many portions。 Ultimately the book redeemed its shortcomings towards the end， though I do wish the book was edited down to be closer to the 700-900 pg mark。There's some interesting aspects throughout and many likable and interesting characters。 At many points the conversation I recently finished reading this book。 It was my first book by Brandon Sanderson。 The pacing of this book I struggled with。 It was very slow during periods and the story does not advance at a pace to hold my interest during many portions。 Ultimately the book redeemed its shortcomings towards the end， though I do wish the book was edited down to be closer to the 700-900 pg mark。There's some interesting aspects throughout and many likable and interesting characters。 At many points the conversation regarding spren types is grating and I felt like quickly skimming past good portions of writing as there was no added value， and at others when the writer advances the story more with them I found it more interesting。 That's kind of how this book is written， long portions of lull you to sleep monotony followed up by striking changes to how you thought things worked that ramp up interest and storytelling。 I don't know how to rate this book higher as so much of the book is uninteresting to read。 The writer could have achieved the same payoff without so much excess dead space。 Kaladin's story specifically includes a lot of repetitive storytelling and thought exercises that should have been condensed。I'm not a fan of telling a chronological story and purposefully leaving sections missing to then show later。 I don't appreciate the writing device just to achieve that later pay off。 It makes so much of the story boring just to achieve a sweeter period at the end。 I think people review books often due to a good ending or thrilling finish towards the end of a book rather than for the reading experience they had throughout to get to that point。 The pinnacle towards the end of book 1 is well done and one of my favorite parts of the book。 There are hundreds of pages before that point that could have been removed from this book to be rid of the slog to get there。I found out this is a world-hopping series as well that connects different book series' by the writer。 After one book of only one series I can't rightly judge， but Terry Brooks attempted this in his book series that I read when I was younger and it felt like a money grab。 Hopefully Brian pulls it off in a more seamless and coherent way that ties congruent storytelling together that adds value and entertainment， and isn't just a money grab to pull cross-over interest。 Curious what others' views on that last point are who have read more of his work than I。 。。。more
Malte
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Not sure， this scores between three and four stars， I'd like to give it more for worldbuilding （for the gods and the legends and the peoples and the whole setup）， but less for the fact that it's just soooo long and not always needed in its epicness。 All those flashbacks to Kaladin's youth are not so useful， you're only dreading the moment when things go downstream for young Kal。 Some things were not that convincingly narrated， like how the bridgerunners accept Kaladin as their leader and how sud Not sure， this scores between three and four stars， I'd like to give it more for worldbuilding （for the gods and the legends and the peoples and the whole setup）， but less for the fact that it's just soooo long and not always needed in its epicness。 All those flashbacks to Kaladin's youth are not so useful， you're only dreading the moment when things go downstream for young Kal。 Some things were not that convincingly narrated， like how the bridgerunners accept Kaladin as their leader and how sudden they are elevated from bridgerunners to the bodyguards of the highprince （and the price he has to pay for them） - but then， humor me， I did like this book and hat some atmospheric deja-vues to Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn-books。 Which means， he has an original way of narrating a story。 And I already ordered the second book。 So it's rather four than three stars。 。。。more
Raphael Sammut
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An incredible fantasy novel， with a focus on power， politics， race and morality。 Clearly a reflection of themes we experience in real life。 The book is long， but engaging。 Sanderson strikes a good balance here: he has the engaging storytelling of George RR Martin， while also having the depth and world building of Tolkein。 A lot of time is spent on character development and world building， but several independent story arcs progress at a good pace， and start to intertwine in fascinating ways in B An incredible fantasy novel， with a focus on power， politics， race and morality。 Clearly a reflection of themes we experience in real life。 The book is long， but engaging。 Sanderson strikes a good balance here: he has the engaging storytelling of George RR Martin， while also having the depth and world building of Tolkein。 A lot of time is spent on character development and world building， but several independent story arcs progress at a good pace， and start to intertwine in fascinating ways in Book 2。 。。。more
Aellirenn Czyta
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Chirurg， skrytobójca， oszustka i arcyksiążę。 Co może ich łączyć？Zobaczyłam tę książkę na Instagramie i zaciekawił mnie opis。 Tego， co spotkałam na 1136 stronach tej powieści， jednak się nie spodziewałam。 Pierwsze strony musiałam czytać powoli i w ogromnym skupieniu， bo świat cosmere był czymś tak innym i tak nowym dla mnie， że po prostu musiałam się go nauczyć i zrozumieć。 Nigdy wcześniej nie spotkałam się z aż tak innym od naszego i rozbudowanym uniwersum。 Podziwiam autora za wyobraźnię i za ro Chirurg， skrytobójca， oszustka i arcyksiążę。 Co może ich łączyć？Zobaczyłam tę książkę na Instagramie i zaciekawił mnie opis。 Tego， co spotkałam na 1136 stronach tej powieści， jednak się nie spodziewałam。 Pierwsze strony musiałam czytać powoli i w ogromnym skupieniu， bo świat cosmere był czymś tak innym i tak nowym dla mnie， że po prostu musiałam się go nauczyć i zrozumieć。 Nigdy wcześniej nie spotkałam się z aż tak innym od naszego i rozbudowanym uniwersum。 Podziwiam autora za wyobraźnię i za rozmach。Fabuła genialna。 O mamuniu， jak mnie to wciągnęło！ W „Drodze królów” znalazłam wszystko: genialne postaci， bo bardzo autentyczne i niedoskonałe， intrygi， epickie walki， magię， wierzenia - właściwe co tylko by mi nie przyszło do głowy， mogłam o tym przeczytać。To jest po prostu majstersztyk， perełka dla fanów fantastyki。 Pochłonęłam ją w pięć dni， a po przeczytaniu ostatniej strony zamówiłam wszystkie pozostałe wydane tomy。Czytajcie， warto！ 。。。more
A Betts
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Omg。
Julia
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He’s just so good。 Like every aspect is👌。 And the payoff wowowow
Leah
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This was like eating a big meal where you feel totally stuffed afterward but the food was so delicious that you have zero regrets and still say yes to dessert。All the world-building you expect from high fantasy but in Sanderson's skillfully digestible style。 A story that never got boring or predictable and each page was full of thoughtfully written passages。 The deep insight and philosophy with which he writes always impresses me。 The characters were intensely well-developed， bold， and witty。 Ab This was like eating a big meal where you feel totally stuffed afterward but the food was so delicious that you have zero regrets and still say yes to dessert。All the world-building you expect from high fantasy but in Sanderson's skillfully digestible style。 A story that never got boring or predictable and each page was full of thoughtfully written passages。 The deep insight and philosophy with which he writes always impresses me。 The characters were intensely well-developed， bold， and witty。 Absolutely worth your time。 。。。more
Julie
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I almost gave up after the first 500 pages， I was still pretty lost。 It's a complicated world with a lot of characters and dynamics to each storyline。 I love how it all comes together in the end though， I'm so glad I know avid readers that pushed me to keep going。 If you've enjoyed any of his other books， you won't be disappointed！ I almost gave up after the first 500 pages， I was still pretty lost。 It's a complicated world with a lot of characters and dynamics to each storyline。 I love how it all comes together in the end though， I'm so glad I know avid readers that pushed me to keep going。 If you've enjoyed any of his other books， you won't be disappointed！ 。。。more
faith
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I was so confused in the beginning cause it just jumped right in， but there was lots of world building that made it good。
Drew
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Hello， fellow book nerds。 I too have taken the burden of reading this massive brick of a book。 Ahem。 IT ROCKS OH MY GOODNESS。 Brando Sando， as I have heard him be called， is a master of exposition and world building with a talent of setting things up for an awesome， awesome ending。-Slight spoilers ahead-*throat clearing noise* I。 Love。 These。 Characters。 Kaladin， our baby boy， has actual trauma that hurt me deeply。 Shallan， who I feel was underrated btw， was a great character that brought the fo Hello， fellow book nerds。 I too have taken the burden of reading this massive brick of a book。 Ahem。 IT ROCKS OH MY GOODNESS。 Brando Sando， as I have heard him be called， is a master of exposition and world building with a talent of setting things up for an awesome， awesome ending。-Slight spoilers ahead-*throat clearing noise* I。 Love。 These。 Characters。 Kaladin， our baby boy， has actual trauma that hurt me deeply。 Shallan， who I feel was underrated btw， was a great character that brought the focus away from the Shattered Plains for a bit。 Also。 DONT EAT THE BREAD。 Dalinar。 Oh， precious Dalinar。 I love that you have a moral compass。 However。 Sometimes you need to get the dirty work done， and I feel that Sanderson explored the feeling of straying from what we perceive as moral， and the self-made consequences that might bring。 Once again。 THE ENDING！！1！！1！ Every Sanderson book’s endings make we wanna cry， throw up， scream， scream （with excitement）， and do unspeakable things。 A true master of his craft。 Indeed。 The 1，000 pages （Yeesh） go by so fast， and the ending goes faster。 One of the easiest 5/5s I’ve ever given。 Cant wait to read the sequels。 。。。more
Rocío Maldonado Jiménez
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Sinceramente no sé por donde empezar。Un libro que a pesar de ser pausado e ir poco a poco consigue engancharte con su historia y personajes。 Es lo que tiene tener un "universo" bien construido， con personajes en los que se profundiza mucho y por tanto， empatizar con ellos con fácilidad。 Es cierto que de las tres tramas principales， Dalinar se me atragantaba un poco en los primeros capítulos ， ya que era una "lucha" entre nobles。 Pero casi a mitad del libro， solo quería saber más y más sobre sus Sinceramente no sé por donde empezar。Un libro que a pesar de ser pausado e ir poco a poco consigue engancharte con su historia y personajes。 Es lo que tiene tener un "universo" bien construido， con personajes en los que se profundiza mucho y por tanto， empatizar con ellos con fácilidad。 Es cierto que de las tres tramas principales， Dalinar se me atragantaba un poco en los primeros capítulos ， ya que era una "lucha" entre nobles。 Pero casi a mitad del libro， solo quería saber más y más sobre sus visiones。 ¿Quiénes eran realmente los Radiantes？ ¿Qué pasó para que la sociedad acabará así？ ¿Y los vaciadores？。。。 La trama de Kaladin y Shallan me enganchó desde el principio。 Incluso eché de menos más participación de Shallan y sus investigaciones junto a Jasnah。 Pero la epicidad se la lleva de calle Kaladin， sufrimos mucho con él， crecemos con el y su "Puente 4"。 Me ha gustado mucho leer como se va ganando el liderazgo de su grupo y consiguir que dejen de ser unos "parias"， devolviéndoles las ganas de vivir y， sacrificarse por los demás。 Y los flashback sobre su pasado aportan drama a su personaje， empatizando mucho más con él。 Deseando saber como continúa esta épica historia y que nuevos misterios traerá。 。。。more
Maja Tavčar
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OK I GET IT！！！
Audrey
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Best book ever ❤️👌
Juan Contreras
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Uno de los mejores libros que he leído en mi vida， emocionante de principio a fin。 Personajes entrañables muy bien desarrollados y un mundo gigantesco creado creado con un nivel de detalle que da miedo。 Ah， y por cierto， prepárate para no poder parar de leer en sus capítulos finales。
Borja Reguillo
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Although it was better than what I expected， it still fell short of being "a good book" in my view。 This would be a 2-star rating if it weren't for the last ~200 pages。Massive book where for the first 800 pages nothing really happens。 I don't mind slow-pacing and worldbuilding， I actually enjoy that， but it felt too much in this book， it dragged for pages and pages。 The world and its people does feel attractive， but throughout 800 pages I don't feel like much was explored。Out of all the POVs I e Although it was better than what I expected， it still fell short of being "a good book" in my view。 This would be a 2-star rating if it weren't for the last ~200 pages。Massive book where for the first 800 pages nothing really happens。 I don't mind slow-pacing and worldbuilding， I actually enjoy that， but it felt too much in this book， it dragged for pages and pages。 The world and its people does feel attractive， but throughout 800 pages I don't feel like much was explored。Out of all the POVs I enjoyed the most Dalinar's and Shallan's， the last one having the least chapters。 It seems like Kaladin is the central protagonist， but I didn't like him that much。 Interesting character， but it lacks something for me。I never like the personification of gods and deities in "human form"， so I don't know how to feel about the Stormfather being a person。 Which also bring me to Dalinar's visions; another thing I never like are dream/vision sequences having major implications， and so far Dalinar's arc seems to come from his visions。Also， "Stormfather" as a substitute for "Damn" and other swearings。。。 pff。I'm lukewarm about continuing this series。 It has enough things to make me want to know more。 But， 10 books with only 4 finished right now， another bunch of interconnected books between main entries， the increasing length of each book。。。 The following books would have to be much better than this one to make me feel like the personal investment of time on this series was worth it。 Right now， I will focus on reading other books I have already bought and re-read a couple others I've been wanting to read again for a time now， if after that I feel like I still want to know more then I'll pick up Radiant Words， if not， I'll either wait for all the books to be released or just drop the series after this one。 。。。more
Benedikt Karlsson
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Ein sú allra besta！
Angélica Goncalves
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Es una maravilla de principio a fin。Kaladin， bendito por las tormentas， me encanta， es un personaje increible， igual que Dalinar， leer sus pov's me daba años de vida。Esta fantasia es increible y entra en el podio de mis favoritos。 Es una maravilla de principio a fin。Kaladin， bendito por las tormentas， me encanta， es un personaje increible， igual que Dalinar， leer sus pov's me daba años de vida。Esta fantasia es increible y entra en el podio de mis favoritos。 。。。more
Catherine Kipps
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Brilliant。 This is a book for the fantasy readers who want to commit to a wonderful， looong saga。 Aside from a lot of bloodshed and deceit， this is a refreshingly moral book。 But yes， there is a lot of war and gore。 There are also a lot of interesting characters and wisdom and a fascinating world complete with complex history， cultures， and natural elements。 I enjoyed all 1，001 pages and now I have the even longer Book 2 ready to dive into。 Perfect relaxation material。 Thanks to Brandon Sanderso Brilliant。 This is a book for the fantasy readers who want to commit to a wonderful， looong saga。 Aside from a lot of bloodshed and deceit， this is a refreshingly moral book。 But yes， there is a lot of war and gore。 There are also a lot of interesting characters and wisdom and a fascinating world complete with complex history， cultures， and natural elements。 I enjoyed all 1，001 pages and now I have the even longer Book 2 ready to dive into。 Perfect relaxation material。 Thanks to Brandon Sanderson for writing it， and the girl I followed off the plane and through customs who had her nose buried in this book the whole time which convinced me it was worth looking into。 。。。more
Brigita Zalec
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The book started slow， like ordinary fantasy book。 However， when you pass the slow start the world is eminent and you get hooked。When you finished reading it you realise this is just the beginning。 1000 pages written just to begin damn story。 Yet。 Those are by far best 1000 pages I've read。 The book started slow， like ordinary fantasy book。 However， when you pass the slow start the world is eminent and you get hooked。When you finished reading it you realise this is just the beginning。 1000 pages written just to begin damn story。 Yet。 Those are by far best 1000 pages I've read。 。。。more
Kat
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3。5⭐️
Lisa
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I enjoyed this story。 It was long and there were a few times I found I had to push myself to continue， but I’m glad I persevered because overall it’s a great story with some fantastic characters。 Looking forward to continuing the story in The Words of Radiance。
Bethany
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Absolutely an amazing adventure。 Give it time because of the vast world building， then you’ll be hooked！
Reads by W
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My love affair with fantasy started when I was a child with The Lion， The Witch & The Wardrobe followed by The Hobbit & LOTR。 it continued with HP and The Game of Thrones series - they have my eternal devotion。 After that， I went through a fantasy drought until I discovered Patrick Rothfuss。 I love his books， but he’s kept me （and the rest of the world） hanging for Book 3。 Ever since， I’ve been searching for my next great fantasy read， and nothing ever measured up until THIS。 And it’s been aroun My love affair with fantasy started when I was a child with The Lion， The Witch & The Wardrobe followed by The Hobbit & LOTR。 it continued with HP and The Game of Thrones series - they have my eternal devotion。 After that， I went through a fantasy drought until I discovered Patrick Rothfuss。 I love his books， but he’s kept me （and the rest of the world） hanging for Book 3。 Ever since， I’ve been searching for my next great fantasy read， and nothing ever measured up until THIS。 And it’s been around since 2010！ How did I not know of the magnificence that is The Way of Kings - the first of the Stormlight Archive which is expected to consist of 10 books！ If they’re each as glorious as the first one was， I’m in for a treat。I think my hesitation around picking this one up is that I’ve read another book by Brandon， and it was fine， but not of the same caliber as this treasure。 This book has all the requisite elements - world building for days， developed characters， an interesting plot - in short， brilliant storytelling that leaves you wanting more。 It took me almost 2 weeks to get through these 1000+ enthralling pages， but it was worth every minute。 The only thing I’m worried about is the wait for the yet unpublished books。 I have a feeling he’s going to pull a George Martin and Patrick Rothfuss and keep us waiting for years to figure out how things end。 But I won’t complain。 Riveting stories like this are worth it。I plan to savor the rest of the books in this series as I wait for Brandon to catch up。 If you love fantasy， do yourself a favor and pick this up RIGHT AWAY - until then， stay storm blessed。 。。。more
Reference
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