The Way of Kings

Book One of the Stormlight Archive , #1

Hardcover, 1008 pages

English language

Published March 31, 2010 by Tor.

ISBN:
978-0-7653-2635-5
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OCLC Number:
471819495

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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.

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 their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical swords and suits of armor that transform ordinary men into near-invincible warriors. Men trade kingdoms for Shardblades. Wars were fought for them, and won by them.

One such war rages on a ruined landscape called the Shattered Plains. There, Kaladin, who traded his medical apprenticeship for a …

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reviewed The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #1)

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Sanderson hace muchas cosas bien, los mundos que construye son interesantes y llenos de detalle, desde el clima y como este influye en el ecosistema, los distintos países y su estructura social, política, religiosa. El misterio que rodea el pasado, la lógica detrás de los distintos combates y magias... Si lo tuyo es la fantasía vas a disfrutar.
También hace cosas mal, en mi opinión en este tipo de libros menos es más y lo bueno si breve... No veo la necesidad de escribir 1132 páginas, se me hace que los problemas de los personajes se estiran sin aportar a la trama, como los capítulos de relleno en un anime.
Aún así, magnífico libro, maestro de la natación fantástica, sumo sacerdote del BEST seller

reviewed The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #1)

I would have adored these when I was fifteen

I had never read anything by Brandon Sanderson before this book, although I had heard of him. It would be impossible not to have heard of him given his recent Kickstarter in which he promised fans four new books over a year and brought in $41 million. Who needs publishers when you’ve got a fan base like that? And yet, Sanderson still publishes traditionally as well. Normally this kind of success would send me running away with the screaming heebie-jeebies because I’m the kind of person who doesn’t like to like the things everyone else likes, not to mention being a latecomer to anything. But in the interest of trying to understand what all the fuss is about, I thought I would give at least one Sanderson novel a try. I selected this winnebago of a book because it seemed to be his most popular and not in the middle …

reviewed The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #1)

So much effort was put into this

But I still hated it... The so praised world building has a lot of parts that didn't make any sense. At least to me. I understand the ideas that went into it but I think it has some logical flaws. (Eg men rule but don't know how to read?) Also the fighting scenes, how do you fight an enemy for years and years without ever capturing and questioning one? Nothing is known at all about the mysterious enemy at all after all these years? And they haven't adapted their strategy all this time to actually try and win in a greater scale? The hero is so concerned about honor, but the way he acts, especially regarding the enemy I found horrible. Don't want to spoiler anything but the armour - wtf? And then, its so long without much happening at all. Yes some character development I guess but kaladins story …

reviewed The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #1)

[Adapted from initial review on Goodreads.]

The Way of Kings was in general a pretty decent read once I got into it, and by the end (a rather extreme cliffhanger) I was sufficiently invested that I quite wanted to know what happens next, and would certainly have read the next book in the series if I'd had it available.

That said, it suffers in several points, most notably that it positively oozes with Straight White Male Author Disease. The book is glaringly, painfully cisheteronormative, to the point where it's seriously uncomfortable to read in parts: the sort of thing you'd expect from a 50s sci-fi novel you read mainly out of academic/historical interest, not from a contemporary fantasy which hopes to be taken seriously.

I'd read the rest of the series if I had it available; I might even seek it out, as long as I didn't have to pay for it. But I'd be seriously …

reviewed The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #1)

Amazing Fantasy Book!

Sanderson does an amazing job building the world of Roshar and establishing well rounded and thought out characters. An absolutely incredible first entry into the series, it had me hooked by the end of the first chapter. Definitely pick this up, if you're a fan of fantasy you wont regret it!

reviewed The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #1)

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And so, does the destination matter? Or is it the path we take? 


I... kind of feel like I've read a lightly novellized non-fiction book on natural history, except it's the natural history of a made-up world. The worldbuilding here is amazing, that's for sure. Everything is so original and vivid and beautifully detailed. The magic, the way the world works, the politics and societal structure, there's so much, and it fits together beautifully. Unfortunately, the story itself never made me have any particularly strong feelings. I would have preferred to hang out in this awesome world by myself, whether via a videogame or a TTRPG medium, instead of getting to know it via this book.

Up until the very last part, everything is just so slow-paced. It took me about 100 pages to get invested enough into at least a couple of characters (Kaladin and then Shallan) that I …

reviewed The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #1)

Review of 'The Way of Kings' on 'Goodreads'

Time taken to read: 24 hours 30 minutes

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Literally every single story line was captivating circling around the theme of honor, "the way of kings." God. What a perfecting title for this book. Every single main character exemplifies the theme of honor in some way. The way Brandon brings up "Life before death" in the book hits every single time it comes up.

If I had to choose a favorite character, it would definitely be Kaladin. His sections just hit soooo fucking hard man. God. I love everything about his story and character, his struggle, his childhood, his demons, and he even gets the badass anime transformation scene at the end of the novel that had me so fucking hyped. GOD. I loved it so much.

Kaladin's dad gave me thors vibes, very "You have no enemies" vibes.

Dalinar would be my second favorite character …

reviewed The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #1)

Review of 'The Way of Kings' on 'Goodreads'

Loved the elaborate introduction of the characters at the start. E.g. Shallan who is witty in an incredibly cringe way - extremely well written!. The world is weird/ novel - but Sanderson doesn't use the trope of the wide eyed ignorant hero - but instead lets the reader discover tidbits on their own. Like there is no soil or grass - except in a small country in the far west. Plants move and react to people (and storms).

Story is solid - character development believable.

Very long but very enjoyable read. Best fantasy novel I've read in a long time. Story is not rounded though - continued in the next book in the series.

reviewed The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #1)

Review of 'The Way of Kings' on 'Goodreads'

Epic slow burn fantasy that ruminates on trauma, the horrors of war and what it takes to overcome our propensity for treachery. Somehow Sanderson has managed to cram in: a pending climate apocalypse, a war started for vengeance but dragged out for financial gain and political expedience, a society segregated by sex and eye colour (what) with strict caste systems, an ancient esoteric conspiracy that makes Qanon seem reasonable and all the usual heroic tropes you'd expect as well. As long as you don't expect any quick answers and appreciate its deliberate pace, it rewards with lots of character development and juicy dilemmas to ponder and regular super powered action sequences. There's so much in here, and yet it also feels like the tip of the iceberg, a world we've barely begun to explore that might be ripped apart before we get the chance. Big millennial feels.

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