The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

The Way of Kings (Cosmere Universe) (Stormlight Archive, #1)

by Brandon Sanderson

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.

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...

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Reviewed by Tobin Brown on

5 of 5 stars

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This was my first Sanderson book, and oh boy, was it a good one. I listened to the audiobook like a proper Vorin man, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Definitely got me hooked on fantasy and Sanderson.

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