Wind and Truth
Book Five of the Stormlight Archive
The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive—the iconic epic fantasy masterpiece that has sold more than 10 million copies, from acclaimed bestselling author Brandon Sanderson.
Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future of Roshar on the line. The Knights Radiant have only ten days to prepare—and the sudden ascension of the crafty and ruthless Taravangian to take Odium’s place has thrown everything into disarray.
Desperate fighting continues simultaneously worldwide—Adolin in Azir, Sigzil and Venli at the Shattered Plains, and Jasnah in Thaylenah. The former assassin, Szeth, must cleanse his homeland of Shinovar from the dark influence of the Unmade. He is accompanied by Kaladin, who faces a new battle helping Szeth fight his own demons . . . and who must do the same for the insane Herald of the Almighty, Ishar.
At the same time, Shallan, Renarin, and Rlain work to unravel the mystery behind the Unmade Ba-Ado-Mishram and her involvement in the enslavement of the singer race and in the ancient Knights Radiant killing their spren. And Dalinar and Navani seek an edge against Odium’s champion that can be found only in the Spiritual Realm, where memory and possibility combine in chaos. The fate of the entire Cosmere hangs in the balance.
Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson
The Cosmere
The Stormlight Archive
● The Way of Kings
● Words of Radiance
● Edgedancer (novella)
● Oathbringer
● Dawnshard (novella)
● Rhythm of War
The Mistborn Saga
The Original Trilogy
● Mistborn
● The Well of Ascension
● The Hero of Ages
Wax & Wayne
● The Alloy of Law
● Shadows of Self
● The Bands of Mourning
● The Lost Metal
Other Cosmere novels
● Elantris
● Warbreaker
● Tress of the Emerald Sea
● Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
● The Sunlit Man
Collection
● Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
● Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
● The Scrivener's Bones
● The Knights of Crystallia
● The Shattered Lens
● The Dark Talent
● Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (with Janci Patterson)
Other novels
● The Rithmatist
● Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds
● The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England
Other books by Brandon Sanderson
The Reckoners
● Steelheart
● Firefight
● Calamity
● Lux (with Steven Michael Bohls)
Skyward
● Skyward
● Starsight
● Cytonic
● Skyward Flight (with Janci Patterson)
● Defiant
Pages: 1344
ISBN: 9781250319180
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Charlene M.
I don't agree with the people who hated it or were badly disappointed by it. I definitely disagree with the people who dumped it because of the LGBT content (come on, I picked up that Renarin was either Ace or Gay early on. He was definitely queer coded. And one kiss does not a remotely spicy scene make).
Likewise, I disagree with those who called it perfect
If this book suffered from something, it was Book II Syndrome. You know, how Book II in a trilogy is often the weakest in some way? A weird bridge that can't really satisfy because the story isn't over?
That's this book. It is too disorganized in places, making it too long. It constantly flips POVs, so impact is lost. It isn't quite satisfying because the story isn't over even after close to 6000 pages and has too much going on. Honestly, I feel like Sanderson may have lost the plot in places. (Poor Jasnah was mostly ignored!)
But I didn't find it awful. It was still gripping, still packed emotional punches, and still had a great climax. But I think the main problem was this:
When *everything* is important and planet shattering, *nothing* is. The story lost depth because it went in too many directions and spun out.
Mind you, I'm still looking forward to Book 6 and going to enjoy reading Mistborn era 2 next and Secret Project 5.