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Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)
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A mind-blowingly amazing book that dishes out a constant stream of intense action, heartfelt interactions, and crazy plot development
While Stormlight Archive is one of my favorite all-time fantasy series, I thought the previous book Oathbringer was a small step down in quality from the first two books. Thankfully, Rhythm of War brings this series back to perfection that somehow turned 1,200 pages into a breeze.
This series is one of the only that I have ever read that legitimately makes me shiver from excitement, and gives me tears in my eyes from happiness. This book had several of those moments, and I will forever cherish them as some of the peak moments in fantasy history.
The worldbuilding in this book continues to dazzle me. I am simply in love with the different locations that we get to visit in this book, and the deep lore that is being developed here. Sanderson does such an amazing job at really transporting the reader into his world and leaving you with a sense of awe and wonder and giving a rich understanding of what is happening, and what everything looks and feels like.
Without spoiling anything, while I understand some readers had some negative thoughts about one of the central storylines here involving Urithiru, I thought it was a highlight of the book and I loved the intrigue that went into understanding the mystery of the tower. I also thoroughly loved the Kaladin family dynamic and the character development that went into the relationship between the family members here.
I simply cannot wait for the next book in this series, and my faith in Sanderson and this series in particular is at an all-time high.
A mind-blowingly amazing book that dishes out a constant stream of intense action, heartfelt interactions, and crazy plot development
While Stormlight Archive is one of my favorite all-time fantasy series, I thought the previous book Oathbringer was a small step down in quality from the first two books. Thankfully, Rhythm of War brings this series back to perfection that somehow turned 1,200 pages into a breeze.
This series is one of the only that I have ever read that legitimately makes me shiver from excitement, and gives me tears in my eyes from happiness. This book had several of those moments, and I will forever cherish them as some of the peak moments in fantasy history.
The worldbuilding in this book continues to dazzle me. I am simply in love with the different locations that we get to visit in this book, and the deep lore that is being developed here. Sanderson does such an amazing job at really transporting the reader into his world and leaving you with a sense of awe and wonder and giving a rich understanding of what is happening, and what everything looks and feels like.
Without spoiling anything, while I understand some readers had some negative thoughts about one of the central storylines here involving Urithiru, I thought it was a highlight of the book and I loved the intrigue that went into understanding the mystery of the tower. I also thoroughly loved the Kaladin family dynamic and the character development that went into the relationship between the family members here.
I simply cannot wait for the next book in this series, and my faith in Sanderson and this series in particular is at an all-time high.
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May 12, 2022 11:02AM
I really want to get into this series but I have tried two times with the first book and keep getting stuck before halfway!! Does it pick up at a certain point in Way of Kings and I just haven’t gotten to it yet?? 😅
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Ava wrote: "I really want to get into this series but I have tried two times with the first book and keep getting stuck before halfway!! Does it pick up at a certain point in Way of Kings and I just haven’t go..."Yes, it picks up heavily during the 2nd half of the book. Each of these books is famous for having insane, epic endings during the last ~150 pages that are mindblowing.
I would recommend you power through the first book, and if you still don't like it give up on the series.
All of the sci-fi and fantasy that I've read in my life and I've yet to sample my first novel by Brandon Sanderson. Any suggestions as to what I ought to look at first?
If you like something a little more dense and epic start with Stormlight Archive: The Way of Kings.If you like something a little shorter and an easier plot, start with Mistborn: The Final Empire.
They are very different, so even if you don't like one you may like the other.
Matt's Fantasy Book Reviews wrote: "If you like something a little more dense and epic start with Stormlight Archive: The Way of Kings.If you like something a little shorter and an easier plot, start with Mistborn: The Final Empire..."
Thanks, Matt. MISTBORN sounds like the ticket!
Enjoy! It's considered by almost every fantasy fan to be a top 10 series.
Start with Mistborn or Elantris. Stormlight Archive has lots of Easter eggs for the other Cosmere books, especially in Rhythm of War. I think it helps to be acclimated to Sanderson through previous books before tackling this giant series.
