THE INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON BEHIND THE COSMERE

Speak again the ancient oaths: Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination. Return the Surges that they once wore to the people. The Knights Radiant must stand again.

Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Unexpected storms of incredible power sweep the rocky terrain so frequently that they shape both the biology and the culture. Animals hide in shells, trees gather in branches, and grass retreats into soil-less ground. Towns are built only where the terrain offers shelter.

Centuries have passed since the fall of the ten hierarchically ordered factors known as the Knights Radiant, but their Blades and Plate remain: mystical swords and armor that transform ordinary men into nearly invincible warriors. People exchange kingdoms for Blades. Wars have been fought over them and won with them.

One such war rages on a devastated landscape called the Shattered Plains. There, Kaladin, who traded his medical practice for a spear to protect his small brother, has been reduced to slavery. In a war that makes no sense, where ten armies fight separately against a single foe, he tries to save his men and understand the leaders who consider them disposable.

Brightlord Dalinar Kholin commands one of the separate armies. Like his brother, the late king, he is fascinated by an ancient text called The Way of Kings. Plagued by unexpected visions of ancient times and the Knights Radiant, he has started to question his own sanity.

Across the ocean, a young woman named Shallan seeks to train under the eminent scholar and notorious heretic, Dalinar's niece, Jasnah. Although she truly loves learning, her motives are less than pure. As she plans a daring theft, her research suggests the secrets of the Knights Radiant and the true cause of the war.

FANTASY JUST DOES NOT GET MORE EPIC: 'I loved this book. What else is there to say?' - PATRICK ROTHFUSS

Sanderson is a master... He does not disappoint' - LIBRARY JOURNAL

Sanderson is astonishingly wise' - ORSON SCOTT CARD

EPIC in every sense' - GUARDIAN

Pages: 1008, Publication Year: 0330, Dimensions: 16.2x16.2cm