On a world scoured down to the rock by terrifying hurricanes that blow through every few days is a young spearman, forced into the army of a Shardbearer, led to war against an enemy he doesn't understand and doesn't really want to fight. Kings strive to win more Shardblades, each secretly wishing to be the one who will finally unite all of mankind under a single throne.

The entire world is at war with itself - and has been for centuries since the Radiants turned against mankind. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike. Today, the only remnants of those supposed battles are the Shardblades, the possession of which makes a man nearly invincible on the battlefield. From 1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings, Book One of the Stormlight Archive begins an incredible new saga of epic proportion. Led by ten angelic Heralds and ten orders of knights known as Radiants, mankind finally won. To help them cope, the Almighty gave men powerful suits of armor and mystical weapons, known as Shardblades. They came against man ten thousand times. Men took root on Roshar, the world of storms. But then the Voidbringers assaulted and captured heaven, casting out God and men. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain. From 1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings, Book One of the Stormlight Archive begins an incredible new saga of epic proportion.

The brand new epic fantasy series from international bestseller Brandon Sanderson.Īccording to mythology mankind used to live in The Tranquiline Halls. Tom Doherty Associates, Fiction - 1008 pages.

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