brandon sanderson books the way of kings series

Kaladin is probably the main figure, and he is the most developed one. I am now invested in the story and I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series. But I did push through, and I was awarded for it. If this wasn’t Sanderson, I would have given up on it.

While I appreciate the intricacies this allows, it was a struggle to get through it. And the story really starts being interesting at page 700.

That’s a whole book of just build up, world and plot set up. And I started feeling invested in the story at page 500. My copy of this book has just over 1200 pages. The magic system is not that exciting, the general mythos of the world is not that exciting, the whole setting is lack lustre for me. However, this book never fully gripped me, world-wise. I loved it from page one, even though it is as confusing as this at first. I am so underwhelmed by this particular Fantasy world. Mistborn comparisons are inevitable, so I’ll just make them. While we’re talking about the world, I’ll just say it – I find it wildly uninteresting. So while I can entirely appreciate the fact that the world is so well built, I can also be frustrated by it. It’s quite hard to keep all of the things happening in mind, and it’s a struggle to keep up. The world is so well imagined and it seems so vast and well developed, but you are just thrust into it, without little warning. While Sanderson is a master at world building, you can’t help but feel lost here. If you thought that sounded complicated, that’s because it is. Lastly, across the ocean, Shallan is a noble woman, who is studying under Jasnah Kholin, Dalinar’s niece, and is planning to steal from her a really powerful object. We also follow Dalinar Kholin, who is one of the commanders on the Shattered Plains, who is troubled by strange visions and he doubts his sanity. Kaladin is a bridge leader, and he is trying to save his crew while also struggling with his past. Our main character is in one such war on the ruined Shattered Plains, and he is a slave. This book is hard to summarize, but basically, it set in the world of Roshar where things called Shardblades and Shardplates are highly sought after and wars are started for them. I have been hearing on and on how The Stormlight Archive is EVEN BETTER than Mistborn and how I am going to love it. The Mistborn series is my favorite series of all time, and I genuinely am blown away with Sanderson’s writing. This is probably the lowest I’ll ever rate a Sanderson book.Īs all of you are well aware, I am a huge Sanderson fan.

Brandon sanderson books the way of kings series