Like his brother, the late king, he is fascinated by an ancient text called the way of. The series is set on the world of roshar, which experiences bizarre seasons and hostile weather the seasons change every few weeks, and appear in random order, while the hurricanelike highstorms hit every few days. Though this book and presumably all books in the stormlight archive will take. The second, words of radiance, was published on march 4, 2014. The stormlight archive series kicked off in 2010 with the release of the debut novel in the series, titled the way of kings.
This stormlight archive discounted ebundle includes. If you can overlook the problems with the unnecessarilypadded length of the book, theres a lot of fun to be had in this world, but its not one of the. While humans are present, the world is very different than our own. If you like the stormlight archive by brandon sanderson. What i love about these enormous books and series is that theres just so much going on and authors like george r. With the release of oathbringer, brandon sandersons immensely popular stormlight archive series is once again a hot topic of conversation in sff circles. Elantris was published by tor books on april 21, 2005, to generally positive. Under the structure heading it says that each of the 10 books of the stormlight archives will focus on one order of the knights radiant. I did not create the random generator nor am i affiliated with it, and the hunger games is a book series by susanne collins which i am also unaffiliated with.
The stormlight archive is an ongoing epic fantasy novel series written by american author brandon sanderson. His writing of dark one is being adapted for television. Stormlight archive wiki is a fandom books community. Nothing can be taken at surface level, everything has another secret to reveal. As of this writing, the first two books in the first set have been released the way of kings in 2010 and words of radiance in 2014.
This is hugely expansive, complex epic fantasy, requiring not only a sizable time commitmentthe three released novels of a planned 10 and bonus novella total a wriststraining 3,600 pagesbut the willingness to absorb and remember. The next installment of the epic sanderson series the stormlight archive is complete, and book 4 will be coming this year. Brandon sanderson is a prolific contemporary fantasy author who brought us gems like the mistborn series, the stormlight archive, and also worked on the wheel of time series after robert jordan passed away. So what i am asking is there is any series like stormlight.
The stormlight archive is a series that, like robert jordans the wheel of time. The way of kings is the first novel in the stormlight archive series by brandon sanderson. Upon learning this, he affectionately calls her maya and invites her to bring down a thunderclast with him. Right now, im planning on ten books split into two five book arcs. The result of more than ten years of planning, writing, and worldbuilding, the way of kings is but the opening movement of the stormlight archive, a bold masterpiece in the making. Yup taking some time off cosmere is a good advice but oathbringer. The stormlight archive 4 book series kindle edition. This is the first book in the series to feature a point of view from nonhuman. Warbreaker was enough to make me want to stop reading the other cosmere books. Its not central to every character, and kaladin values other things, like his families. The two stormlight archives books were amazing and always kept me entertained. How many years will it take before all the stormlight.
If you like the way of kings, then these similar books, movies, tvshows and anime recommendations might interest you. With the first draft of brandon sandersons stormlight archive book. By brandon sanderson the way of kings ill be totally honest. I personally like the idea of tarah as a kaladins romantic partner again since i dont believe that every romance has to be a major plot point.
Modest of height with dark brown skin, those of appropriate rankmen and women who had taken the tests for government servicewore loose coats with wide sleeves, the complex patterns representing their. The first of ten planned volumes, the way of kings, was published on august 31, 2010. The stormlight archive archives the book addicts guide. Alcatraz confronts a group of evil librarians who are bent on taking over the. The way of kings the stormlight archive, book 1 ebook. Oathbringer stormlight archive book 3 by brandon sanderson. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. If you want a picture of what i like reading here are my favorite seriesbooks. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. The stormlight archive are the longest books ive ever read, followed shortly in number by a song of ice and fire. If you like the way of kings you might like similar books words of radiance, the hero of ages, the well of ascension, the final empire, elantris. Sanderson holds closely to the adage, better for me to be confused for 10 minutes than bored for 5 seconds. Words of radiance ikraa interlude brandon sanderson.
Does anybody else think its suspicious that nearly every magic system has strange symbols that represent the different abilities. Im glad to be taking this journey, and i hope you will as well. Fan page for brandon sandersons series, the stormlight archive. I just finished reading warbreaker, and i had to doublecheck that it was indeed written by that brandon sanderson, and not someone other author named brandon sanderson. I know that will be taken as blasphemous and borderline heresy, because. Were summarizing brandon sandersons stormlight archive series so far, for those who dont have the time to reread a couple of thousandpage books and a novella before the release of the.
Mayalaran is the name with which adolins dead spren shardblade identifies herself to him by tickling his mind, very faint, like a sigh. All of jasnahs research points to the parshmenparshendi being the mythical voidbringers. The way of kings is the first in a planned 10 book series in the stormlight archive. Brandon sandersons fans have come to expect big things with each new novel he releases. The fourth book, rhythm of war is set to be released on november 17, 2020.
Sometimes i read fantasy books and think that doesnt look so difficult. The painted man, name of the wind, the way of shadows, furies of calderon, the spirit thief, blood song, the eye of the world, mistborn, a game of thrones. Book three of the stormlight archive the stormlight. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Disappointed in other books stormlight archive 17th shard, the. While listing contestants the cover of the books the. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. This is a stormlight archives universe story that has had homestuck rules applied to it. The third, oathbringer, was published on november 14, 2017. The stormlight archive is an ongoing epic fantasy novel series written by american author. By my nature as a writer, i like to plan things outi feel the endings of my stories are better if im pointed toward a goal all along. The stormlight archive is an epic fantasy series of ten planned novels, written by brandon sanderson.
Fantasy author brandon sanderson updated fans this week with exciting news. From june to august 2010, tor books published sample chapters from the way of. It is part of the cosmere, along with mistborn, elantris, and warbreaker. Books in the way of kings stormlight archive wiki fandom. Now, in edgedancer, the barely teenage nascent knight radiant finds that time stands still for no one. I like the fact that the cosmere has a very light touch on those early books. From that viewpoint stormlight reads like a crazy anime series in prose form, complete with impractically massive but awesome swords, bonkers magic and a somewhat juvenile take on romance. Martin and brandon sanderson have a way of spacing all of the characters out enough so that each one has their. The title of the next book will be rhythm of war, and focuses on the parshendi characters of eshonai and venli. Each story, each novel in the stormlight archive delves into one of the main. The third book in the stormlight archive oathbringer was published on. But the second series will be taking place years later, and their roles may have. Reading the brandon sanderson books in order brings readers countless hours of joy and an escape in the wonderful words the author has.
A lot of other books do some of the same things but stormlight is this weird intersection of a lot of different ideas that ends up working really well. Like previous titles in this series the way of kings, words of radiance, and oathbringer this one is taken from the title of an inworld volume of text. However, the stormlight archive taking priority in 2019 means. In oathbringer, the third volume of the new york times bestselling stormlight archive, humanity faces a new desolation with the return of the voidbringers, a foe with numbers as great as their thirst for vengeance.
Stormlight archive book 4 title revealed by sanderson. All music movies tv shows books authors games podcasts. But at the top of the page we see that book 8 is supposed to contain shalashs flashback chapters. This post has been updated to include comments on books 23 of the series. If you like the stormlight archive you might like similar books. Books similar to words of radiance the stormlight archive. Brandon sandersons stormlight archive book 4 is now.
Brandon sanderson discusses the past and future of the. This indicates that we will have 2 books focusing on lightweavers. See more ideas about brandon sanderson, stormlight archive and the way of kings. These 10 books take place on a planet called roshar, a planet with a unique and rich history. Stormlight archive brandon sanderson works archive. There will be a total of 10 books in the stormlight archive, split into two sets of 5 books. Where to start with brandon sanderson and the stormlight archive. Like sanderson is completely taking over the high fantasy genre. Words of radiance is the second novel in the stormlight archive, and i read both the way of kings and words of radiance in the space of about a week, i was obsessed. A problem that youre going to face while trying to find things that scratch the same itch as stormlight is that the stormlight archive series is pretty unique in a lot of ways. And before i get raked over the coals, i loved mystborn and i think that the. Stormlight book four, and 5 other updates from brandon. Certain canonical events did not happen or happen differently.
Brandon sanderson born december 19, 1975 is an american fantasy and science fiction. Theres multiple other books that are set in the cosmere, just on other planets in the universe that you may like. I could probably cobble one of these together myself. Should i push through and keep reading even though i dont like. My first two books, winter tide and deep roots, are weird fantasy that starts by taking lovecrafts. Where to start with brandon sanderson and the stormlight. Dalinar kholin has taken this book as a guide on how to live an ancient text, saved from being lost by the vanrial, it was used by the knights radiant as a guide on how to live the book is a series of 40.