Lang, Brent (2016-10-27). "DMG Nabs Rights to Brandon Sanderson's 'Cosmere' Book Universe in Massive Deal (Exclusive)". Variety . Retrieved April 28, 2017. The age before the Heralds abandoned us and the Knights Radiant turned against us. A time when there was still magic in the world and honor in the hearts of men. Dalinar and Adolin argue about their decision on focusing on both the battle, the vision, and the stability of Alethkar while Renarin suggested their research of learning Dalinar's visions and the history behind Radiant's betrayal. Having been troubled by his stability, Dalinar pushes Navani away out of shame. During the gala, Wit plans to depart in secret and spoke privately to Dalinar that Sadeas is announcing his last step of investigation. Dalinar and Adolin prepared for Sadea's false accusation only to discover that Dalinar is innocent and exonerated from his involvement. Having felt grateful for his innocent, Dalinar discusses with Sadeas their plans to unite the Highprinces by setting up a trap for the Parshendi at the tower to which Sadeas agrees. During the arena where Adolin duels, Dalinar discusses the king for his plans to withdraw his Vengeance pact and focus more on stabilizing the Alethkar society. Navani, having been fed up with being alone, confesses to Dalinar about her feeling towards him causing Dalinar to comfort her with a kiss and develop their relationship. Ever since the assassination of the King Gavilar Kholin six years ago, the kingdom of Alethkar has been at war with the Parshendi who are said to have murdered the king. Dalinar and Adolin Kholin fight in this war of vengeance, while across the land, Shallan fights her way to become the ward of a well known heretic and scholar who has what she needs. And then there's a man who's lost all hope, a man who fights for survival even during times of despair... Kaladin Stormblessed.

I’m not trying to challenge anyone’s opinion or common sense when I say that by all measures of literature in history of mankind – and what paved the way for books, movies, songs we today call classics to be considered as such because of their unique quality – The Way of Kings (as well as its far worse sequel: Words of Radiance) is one of the worst books ever written. Adolin Kholin, son of Dalinar, is a cinnamon roll. He's just as amazing as his father and he's so sweet ohmygod I love his loyalty to his family. Adolin will literally challenge anyone who even thinks about insulting his father or brother and is very hot-headed warrior. I love that even being one of those who believes that his father may be going insane, Adolin still stands by his side🥺 There wasn't enough Adolin in this book, so I'm ready to see more of him in WoR <3 Widely acclaimed for his work completing Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time saga, Brandon Sanderson now begins a grand cycle of his own, one every bit as ambitious and immersive.This is an odd position for me. Before, I’ve found it easy to explain my novels. Each one was built around one or two central premises. The gang of thieves who want to rob an immortal emperor. A man cast down by a terrible, magical disease and forced to rebuild a society among those similarly afflicted. A boy who finds that librarians secretly rule the world. In stark contrast, we also have the story of a highprince with an established legendary repute. One who was, however, now ridden with guilt from an earlier perceived failure and beleaguered with doubt that he might be going mad from strange visions that beset him at every highstorm. Both which fuelled his desire to understand the in-world book named The Way of Kings. The story of Dalinar Kholin is one of duty and unity and, once more, of honour. Before I touch upon the third arc told from the perspective of a female character, I’d like to draw some attention to the worldbuilding. Roshar is one of the most unique fantasy worlds I've come across. Alien but not in a bizarre fashion, Sanderson literally built the world from the ground up, right down to its flora and fauna which evolved to adapt to the highstorms that regularly sweep its destructive forces through this vast continent. There is also this unorthodox societal and cultural structure that demarcated status by eye colour, and occupation (and food!) by gender. In this respect, Sanderson was highlighting how discrimination or norms can manifest in a particular culture, which may come across as ridiculous or unacceptable by others.

Sanderson, Brandon (28 February 2013). "The Title for Brandon Sanderson's Second Stormlight Archive Book Has Been Revealed". Tor.com. Good starting places are Mistborn (a.k.a. The Final Empire), Skyward, Steelheart,The Emperor’s Soul, and Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians. If you’re already a fan of big fat fantasies, you can jump right into The Way of Kings. And when I compared those examples of undoubted quality in long history with what Brandon tried here with, not just his characters but overall, in this book, it’s really not that much of a surprise that The Way of Kings doesn’t stand to a test of time.Brandon Sanderson Blog: Baffled Editor". Brandon Sanderson. May 12, 2009 . Retrieved February 27, 2010. Who he is at the beginning and the end, moral conflicts that shaped his character inside of one cohesive story etc... Even though there’s multiple marvelous POV to be found here, each book in the series will focus more specifically on one main character's past; in The Way of Kings, we get to see Kaladin's. Shallan - Shallan had my least favorite chapters, but that was mostly because I wanted to slap her most of the time. She is daughter of the recently deceased Brightlord Lin Davar of Jah Keved. She has come to find Jasnah Kholin, claiming to want to study under her, but actually wanting to steal something from her for the kingdom she left behind. The thing I liked most about Shallan is that she is an artist and it plays a big role into who she is as a person. Plus, a lot of Shallan’s chapter were in libraries with tons of books and it was constantly a beautiful visual.