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Series Statement: The Stormlight Archive

Content: " From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance, Book Two of the Stormlight Archive, continues the immersive fantasy epic that The Way of Kings began. Expected by his enemies to die the miserable death of a military slave, Kaladin survived to be given command of the royal bodyguards, a controversial first for a low-status darkeyes. Now he must protect the king and Dalinar from every common peril as well as the distinctly uncommon threat of the Assassin, all while secretly struggling to master remarkable new powers that are somehow linked to his honorspren, Syl. The Assassin, Szeth, is active again, murdering rulers all over the world of Roshar, using his baffling powers to thwart every bodyguard and elude all pursuers. Among his prime targets is Highprince Dalinar, widely considered the power behind the Alethi throne. His leading role in the war would seem reason enough, but the Assassin's master has much deeper motives. Brilliant but troubled Shallan strives along a parallel path. Despite being broken in ways she refuses to acknowledge, she bears a terrible burden: to somehow prevent the return of the legendary Voidbringers and the civilization-ending Desolation that will follow. The secrets she needs can be found at the Shattered Plains, but just arriving there proves more difficult than she could have imagined. Meanwhile, at the heart of the Shattered Plains, the Parshendi are making an epochal decision. Hard pressed by years of Alethi attacks, their numbers ever shrinking, they are convinced by their war leader, Eshonai, to risk everything on a desperate gamble with the very supernatural forces they once fled. The possible consequences for Parshendi and humans alike, indeed, for Roshar itself, are as dangerous as they are incalculable. Other Tor books by Brandon SandersonThe Cosmere The Stormlight Archive The Way of Kings Words of Radiance Edgedancer (Novella) Oathbringer (forthcoming) The Mistborn trilogy Mistborn: The Final Empire The Well of Ascension The Hero of AgesMistborn: The Wax and Wayne series Alloy of Law Shadows of Self Bands of MourningCollection Arcanum UnboundedOther Cosmere novels Elantris WarbreakerThe Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians The Scrivener's Bones The Knights of Crystallia The Shattered Lens The Dark TalentThe Rithmatist series The RithmatistOther books by Brandon Sanderson The Reckoners Steelheart Firefight Calamity At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. "

Content: Rezension(1): " Brandon Sanderson grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. He is the author of such bestsellers as the Mistborn®,trilogy and its sequels, The Alloy of Law , Shadows of Self , and The Bands of Mourning ,the Stormlight Archive novels The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance ,and other novels, including The Rithmatist and Steelheart . In 2013, he won a Hugo Award for Best Novella for The Emperor's Soul , set in the world of his acclaimed first novel, Elantris . Additionally, he was chosen to complete Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time®,sequence. For behind-the-scenes information on all of Brandon Sanderson's books, visit brandonsanderson.com." Rezension(2): " Library Journal :The best part...is the compelling, complex story of Dalinar, Kaladin, and Shallan as they struggle though emotional, physical, and moral challenges. Fans and lovers of epic fantasy...will eagerly await the next volume." Rezension(3): "〈a href=http://www.publishersweekly.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png alt=Publisher's Weekly border=0 /〉〈/a〉: February 24, 2014 Trapped in an interminable war with the Parshendi, the kingdom of Alethkar is further handicapped by quarreling aristocrats and the racial divisions between the elite lighteyes and downtrodden darkeyes. Against this background, Sanderson', sequel to The Way of Kings has several intertwined storylines. The scholar Jasnah seeks proof for dark suspicions, while her apprentice Shallan struggles to find an identity in a world determined to define it for her. Dalinar, uncle to hapless King Elhokar, strives to reform Alethkar despite the opposition of the self-consciously corrupt aristocrat Sadeas and the much-betrayed darkeyed Kaladin who is forced to choose between personal vengeance and the greater good. Urgency is heightened by the approach of a long forgotten menace, one a divided world may not survive. Kaladin', situation echoes the Parable of the Faithful Servant and while most readers will miss the significance, both the myth behind the ascension of the lighteyes and certain aspects of the Parshendi recall the Curse of Lamanites, a now obscure bit of American folklore. Those elements aside, the novel is weighty without being ponderous, and delivers a satisfactory story despite being part of an episodic secondary world fantasy series. " Rezension(4): "〈a href=http://lj.libraryjournal.com/ target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/libraryjournal_logo.png alt=Library Journal border=0 /〉〈/a〉: Starred review from March 15, 2014 Almost everyone in the world of Roshar is oblivious to the pending return of the mythical Voidbringers and the Desolation that will surely follow. In the past the Voidbringers were always opposed by the Knights Radiant, but that was so long ago that even the oldest histories shed little light except that the Knights Radiant somehow betrayed humanity after the last Desolation. Kaladin, a former military slave and now head of the royal bodyguards, must come to trust his emerging abilities as well as the lighteyes leader Dalinar in order truly to become a Windrunner. Likewise, Shallan's new powers are key to the future. Not only must she master them, but she must come to grips with her haunting past. VERDICT Sanderson's skill at worldbuilding is unmatched, and in the Stormlight Archive series he has developed an innovative magical system and combined it with rich, complex characters to create a compelling story. His eagerly awaited sequel to The Way of Kings exceeds expectations. This developing epic series is a must-read for all fantasy fans. [See Prepub Alert, 9/16/13.] --William Baer, Georgia Inst. of Technology Lib., AtlantaCopyright 2014 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission. " Rezension(5): "〈a href=http://www.kirkusreviews.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/kirkus_logo.png alt=Kirkus border=0 /〉〈/a〉: A compelling epic fantasy set in a world poised on the brink of disaster.Shallan, a talented but troubled provincial girl, has betrayed the brilliant scholar Jasnah Kholin, and yet the older woman has responded by taking Shallan on as a student and partner in the quest to prevent the terrifying Voidbringers from returning to destroy mankind. Now all Shallan has to do is prove herself useful--and try to stay ahead of the terrible memories she keeps buried inside. Kaladin has risen from slave to bridgeman to captain and trusted bodyguard in highprince Dalinar's army. Now he has to turn a thousand downtrodden bridgemen into a respectable fighting force--while looking for a way to make two powerful, duplicitous men pay for what they've done. Both Shallan and Kaladin must learn to use and understand their strange abilities, which hearken back to the myths of the lost Knights Radiant. Meanwhile, the warrior Dalinar struggles to understand the visions sent to him by a god who claims to be dead, visions he believes are telling him to refound the Knights Radiant to prevent a catastrophe. This book picks up where The Way of Kings left off, diving deeper into the vivid characters readers have come to know and love and pushing each of them closer to their breaking points. The vast scope of the world Sanderson (The Way of Kings, 2010, etc.) has created remains, but the story is even more tightly focused, driving toward a suspenseful climax.Balancing fascinating worldbuilding with a page-turner of a plot, this is a series fantasy fans won't want to miss. COPYRIGHT(2017) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. (Online Review) "

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Edition: 1

ISBN: 9781429992800

Series Statement: The Stormlight Archive

Content: " 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 spear to protect his little brother, has been reduced to slavery. In a war that makes no sense, where ten armies fight separately against a single foe, he struggles to save his men and to fathom the leaders who consider them expendable. Brightlord Dalinar Kholin commands one of those other armies. Like his brother, the late king, he is fascinated by an ancient text called The Way of Kings . Troubled by over-powering visions of ancient times and the Knights Radiant, he has begun to doubt his own sanity. Across the ocean, an untried young woman named Shallan seeks to train under an eminent scholar and notorious heretic, Dalinar's niece, Jasnah. Though she genuinely loves learning, Shallan's motives are less than pure. As she plans a daring theft, her research for Jasnah hints at secrets of the Knights Radiant and the true cause of the war. The result of over ten years of planning, writing, and world-building, The Way of Kings is but the opening movement of the Stormlight Archive, a bold masterpiece in the making. Speak again the ancient oaths: Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before Destination. and return to men the Shards they once bore. The Knights Radiant must stand again. Other Tor books by Brandon SandersonThe Cosmere The Stormlight Archive The Way of Kings Words of Radiance Edgedancer (Novella) Oathbringer (forthcoming) The Mistborn trilogy Mistborn: The Final Empire The Well of Ascension The Hero of AgesMistborn: The Wax and Wayne series Alloy of Law Shadows of Self Bands of MourningCollection Arcanum UnboundedOther Cosmere novels Elantris WarbreakerThe Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians The Scrivener's Bones The Knights of Crystallia The Shattered Lens The Dark TalentThe Rithmatist series The RithmatistOther books by Brandon Sanderson The Reckoners Steelheart Firefight Calamity At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. "

Content: Rezension(1): " Brandon Sanderson grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. He is the author of such bestsellers as the Mistborn®,trilogy and its sequels, The Alloy of Law , Shadows of Self , and The Bands of Mourning ,the Stormlight Archive novels The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance ,and other novels, including The Rithmatist and Steelheart . In 2013, he won a Hugo Award for Best Novella for The Emperor's Soul , set in the world of his acclaimed first novel, Elantris . Additionally, he was chosen to complete Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time®,sequence. For behind-the-scenes information on all of Brandon Sanderson's books, visit brandonsanderson.com." Rezension(2): "Michael Moorcock:An exceptional tale of magic, mystery, and the politics of divinity. Warbreaker might even take your breath away!" Rezension(3): "RT BOOK REVIEWS, Gold Medal, top pick! on The Hero of Ages :Sanderson is an evil genius. There is simply no other way to describe what he's managed to pull off in this transcendent final volume in his Mistborn trilogy." Rezension(4): " Booklist on Warbreaker :This very superior stand-alone fantasy proves, among other things, that Sanderson was a good choice to complete the late Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time saga. Sanderson is clearly a master of large-scale stories, splendidly depicting worlds as well as strong female characters." Rezension(5): " Library Journal , starred review:Sanderson again demonstrates his capacity for handling large and complex themes while creating believable characters [ Warbreaker ] is essential reading for fantasy fans." Rezension(6): "〈a href=http://www.publishersweekly.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png alt=Publisher's Weekly border=0 /〉〈/a〉: July 26, 2010 This massive tome is the first of a 10-part epic fantasy series from relative newcomer Sanderson (Mistborn), best known for his efforts to complete the late Robert Jordan', Wheel of Time series. In a storm-swept world where history has dwindled into myth, self-serving aristocrats squabble over mystical weapons that render their bearers immune to mundane attacks. The ambitious scholar Shallan learns unexpected truths about the present, the virtuous aristocrat Dalinar reclaims the lost past, and the bitter and broken slave Kaladin gains unwanted power. Race-related plot themes may raise some eyebrows, and there', no hope for anything resembling a conclusion in this introductory volume, but Sanderson', fondness for misleading the reader and his talent for feeding out revelations and action scenes at just the right pace will keep epic fantasy fans intrigued and hoping for redemptive future installments. " Rezension(7): "〈a href=http://www.kirkusreviews.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/kirkus_logo.png alt=Kirkus border=0 /〉〈/a〉: A sweeping fantasy story set in an original and richly detailed world.Kaladin used to be a soldier. Now he's a slave, and after 10 escape attempts, he's decided he's resigned to his fate. But he can't get away from a strangely intelligent windspren--a creature that should be an ephemeral, mindless sprite--who's been following him for months and is starting to ask tough questions about why he's given up fighting for what's right. Shallan has left her sheltered home life to pursue a desperate plan to rescue her family from financial ruin. First, she must persuade the brilliant scholar-princess Jasnah to take her on as a student. From there her task only becomes more difficult. The fates of Kaladin and Shallan and thousands of others hinge on the progress of the war for the Shattered Plains, a war that the great warrior Dalinar Kholin is beginning to doubt is right, thanks to the mysterious visions that visit him whenever a highstorm comes. This tale takes place in an unusual and intricately imagined world populated by enormous crustaceans and multiple colorful civilizations and scoured by the immensely powerful highstorms. The attention to worldbuilding makes this a fantasy fan's dream, but Sanderson (The Well of Ascension, 2017, etc.) doesn't neglect his characters, giving each of them a fully realized emotional life and high personal stakes to fight for.The vast scope of this book and the main characters' compelling journeys make it an epic worthy of the name--and a real treat for fantasy fans. COPYRIGHT(2017) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. (Online Review) "

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Series Statement: The Mistborn Saga

Content: " Return to #1 New York Times bestseller Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn world of Scadrial as its second era, which began with The Alloy of Law , comes to its earth-shattering conclusion in The Lost Metal.For years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Set8212 with his late uncle and his sister among their leaders8212 since they started kidnapping people with the power of Allomancy in their bloodlines. When Detective Marasi Colms and her partner Wayne find stockpiled weapons bound for the Outer City of Bilming, this opens a new lead. Conflict between Elendel and the Outer Cities only favors the Set, and their tendrils now reach to the Elendel Senate8212 whose corruption Wax and Steris have sought to expose8212 and Bilming is even more entangled. After Wax discovers a new type of explosive that can unleash unprecedented destruction and realizes that the Set must already have it, an immortal kandra serving Scadrial's god, Harmony, reveals that Bilming has fallen under the influence of another god: Trell, worshipped by the Set. And Trell isn't the only factor at play from the larger Cosmere8212 Marasi is recruited by offworlders with strange abilities who claim their goal is to protect Scadrial...at any cost. Wax must choose whether to set aside his rocky relationship with God and once again become the Sword that Harmony has groomed him to be. If no one steps forward to be the hero Scadrial needs, the planet and its millions of people will come to a sudden and calamitous ruin. Other Tor books by Brandon SandersonThe Cosmere The Stormlight ArchiveThe Way of KingsWords of RadianceEdgedancer (Novella) Oathbringer Dawnshard (Novella) Rhythm of WarThe Mistborn trilogyMistborn: The Final Empire The Well of Ascension The Hero of AgesMistborn: The Wax and Wayne seriesAlloy of Law Shadows of Self Bands of Mourning The Lost MetalCollectionArcanum UnboundedOther Cosmere novelsElantrisWarbreakerThe Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians seriesAlcatraz vs. the Evil LibrariansThe Scrivener's BonesThe Knights of CrystalliaThe Shattered LensThe Dark TalentThe Rithmatist seriesThe RithmatistOther books by Brandon Sanderson The ReckonersSteelheartFirefightCalamity At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. "

Content: Biographisches: " Brandon Sanderson grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. He is the author of such bestsellers as the Mistborn174" Rezension(2): "RT Book Reviews, Gold Medal, Top Pick, on The Hero of Ages :Sanderson is an evil genius. There is simply no other way to describe what he's managed to pull off in this transcendent final volume of his Mistborn trilogy." Rezension(3): " Publishers Weekly on The Alloy of Law :Rollicking adventure ... Part Sherlock Holmes, part X-Men, this exciting stand-alone adventure is full of close shaves, shootouts, and witty banter." Rezension(4): " Library Journal , starred review, on The Alloy of Law :A fresh view of how a world can grow, building new dimensions into the best of the old. Sanderson continues to show that he is one of the best authors in the genre." Rezension(5): "RT Book Reviews on The Alloy of Law :An engaging and fun romp of a read. The characters really shine in this book." Rezension(6): " Buzzfeed on Shadows of Self :Delivers more excitement, adventure, and magic in a newly industrialized world that is as richly realized as any of Sanderson's creations." Rezension(7): "B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog on The Bands of Mourning :Witty, memorable characters,a fast-moving, plate-spinning plot,and a deepening of one of the most creative magic systems ever conceived: it's everything a Sanderson fan could ask for." Rezension(8): "〈a href=http://lj.libraryjournal.com/ target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/libraryjournal_logo.png alt=Library Journal border=0 /〉〈/a〉: June 1, 2022 In their final outing as part of the Mistborn series, Wax and Wayne-that is, Waxillium and Wayne, joined by Marasi--journey to the city of Bilming, in turmoil as it attempts to break away from the central government in Elendel. Actually, it's under the sway of the dangerous god Trell. With a 500,000-copy first printing. Copyright 2022 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission. " Rezension(9): "〈a href=http://www.kirkusreviews.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/kirkus_logo.png alt=Kirkus border=0 /〉〈/a〉: November 15, 2022 A fantasy adventure about a race to stop a group of fanatics from destroying the world. Waxillium Ladrian is a senator now, desperately trying to use his influence to prevent a civil war in his homeland of the Basin. Marasi and Wayne are partners, official constables charged with keeping the peace. But when Marasi encounters a member of the shadowy Set with unnatural powers who makes a bleak prophecy about the world ending in ash and darkness and uncovers a perplexing Set plot to smuggle material into--not out of--the city of Elendel, the whole group is soon drawn back into the world-saving business. Then Wax accidentally demonstrates that using a mysterious metal called trellium to attempt to split harmonium into its component metals causes massive explosions. If the Set were to gain this information, the result could be a cataclysmic blast. In Sanderson's capable hands, the first third of the novel moves along at a steady pace, setting up this new adventure while still allowing plenty of time for readers to reacquaint themselves with the charming characters who people this chapter of the Mistborn saga. Once the team heads for the Outer City of Bilming, the pace picks up to breakneck speed, and the bulk of the novel is spent rushing to uncover the plot and prevent disaster. Evil gods, visitors from other parts of the Cosmere, underground bunkers--this is an action-packed adventure that also drops plenty of hints about where the Mistborn saga might go from here. A fast-paced and entirely satisfying conclusion to Mistborn's second era. COPYRIGHT(2022) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. "

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Series Statement: The Stormlight Archive

Content: " The #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to Words of Radiance , from epic fantasy author Brandon Sanderson at the top of his game. In Oathbringer , the third volume of the New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive, humanity faces a new Desolation with the return of the Voidbringers, a foe with numbers as great as their thirst for vengeance. Dalinar Kholin's Alethi armies won a fleeting victory at a terrible cost: The enemy Parshendi summoned the violent Everstorm, which now sweeps the world with destruction, and in its passing awakens the once peaceful and subservient parshmen to the horror of their millennia-long enslavement by humans. While on a desperate flight to warn his family of the threat, Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with the fact that the newly kindled anger of the parshmen may be wholly justified. Nestled in the mountains high above the storms, in the tower city of Urithiru, Shallan Davar investigates the wonders of the ancient stronghold of the Knights Radiant and unearths dark secrets lurking in its depths. And Dalinar realizes that his holy mission to unite his homeland of Alethkar was too narrow in scope. Unless all the nations of Roshar can put aside Dalinar's blood-soaked past and stand together—,nd unless Dalinar himself can confront that past—,ven the restoration of the Knights Radiant will not prevent the end of civilization.Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson The CosmereThe Stormlight ArchiveThe Way of KingsWords of RadianceEdgedancer (Novella) Oathbringer The Mistborn trilogyMistborn: The Final EmpireThe Well of AscensionThe Hero of Ages Mistborn: The Wax and Wayne seriesAlloy of LawShadows of SelfBands of Mourning CollectionArcanum Unbounded Other Cosmere novelsElantrisWarbreaker The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians seriesAlcatraz vs. the Evil LibrariansThe Scrivener's BonesThe Knights of CrystalliaThe Shattered LensThe Dark Talent The Rithmatist series The Rithmatist Other books by Brandon Sanderson The ReckonersSteelheartFirefightCalamity At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. "

Content: Rezension(1): " Brandon Sanderson grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. He is the author of such bestsellers as the Mistborn®,trilogy and its sequels, The Alloy of Law , Shadows of Self , and The Bands of Mourning ,the Stormlight Archive novels The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance ,and other novels, including The Rithmatist and Steelheart . In 2013, he won a Hugo Award for Best Novella for The Emperor's Soul , set in the world of his acclaimed first novel, Elantris . Additionally, he was chosen to complete Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time®,sequence. For behind-the-scenes information on all of Brandon Sanderson's books, visit brandonsanderson.com." Rezension(2): "〈a href=http://www.publishersweekly.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png alt=Publisher's Weekly border=0 /〉〈/a〉: December 4, 2017 The much-anticipated third Stormlight Archive epic fantasy installment is classic Sanderson, with multiple story lines and unexpected twists and turns. Dalinar Kholin has to rebuild his Alethi army to fight the Voidbringers,he’s also grappling with the consequences of his past actions. Scholar’s apprentice Shallan Davar delves deeper into the long-lost mysteries to find ways to save the world from destruction, and Kaladin Stormblessed heads out on the trail of the enemy. Maps, illustrations in Shallan’s sketchbook, and excerpts from Navani’s notes are rich in detail and add critical layers to the fantasy. Sanderson is a master at misdirecting readers with carefully plotted detours, and he dribbles out revelations leading up to the climactic clash. This is just the third title in a massive 10-part saga, so there is still a lot of groundwork to be laid, but Sanderson successfully balances introducing new elements and satisfactorily resolving some threads, leaving fans to eagerly await the next in the series. Agent: Joshua A. Bilmes, JABberwocky Literary. " Rezension(3): "〈a href=http://www.kirkusreviews.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/kirkus_logo.png alt=Kirkus border=0 /〉〈/a〉: December 15, 2017 An epic fantasy about the return of an ancient, world-destroying evil.God is dead. And Odium, the god who killed the Almighty, is unleashing terrible monsters to destroy humankind. Dalinar Kholin has bonded with the powerful spren known as the Stormfather and led his people to the lost city of Urithiru, but his work is just beginning. Now he has to unite the nations of the world to fight the Voidbringers and prepare for a millennia-old conflict of ancient creatures with inscrutable motivations and unknown powers. Danger is everywhere, even in his own stronghold, where the highprince Sadeas has been murdered--unbeknownst to Dalinar, by his own son, Adolin Kholin--and in Dalinar's own mind, where certain memories are missing. Meanwhile, Kaladin is looking for his family, and Shallan is struggling to live with what happened to hers. In this third book in the Stormlight Archive series, it feels like the plot is driving the characters rather than the other way around, but those characters are still rich and vivid, and the plot is still gripping and building toward another dramatic climax. Sanderson (Edgedancer, 2017, etc.) manages to tell a compelling story while raising questions about what it means to be a moral actor in a complicated world.Fans of the Stormlight Archive series will enjoy this book, which brings back favorite characters and deepens a well-drawn fantasy world. COPYRIGHT(2017) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. "

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Series Statement: The Stormlight Archive

Content: " The Stormlight Archive saga continues in Rhythm of War , the eagerly awaited sequel to Brandon Sanderson's #1New York TimesbestsellingOathbringer , from an epic fantasy writer at the top of his game. After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar's crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move. Now, as new technological discoveries by Navani Kholin's scholars begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals, and potentially reveal the secrets of the ancient tower that was once the heart of their strength. At the same time that Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with his changing role within the Knights Radiant, his Windrunners face their own problem: As more and more deadly enemy Fused awaken to wage war, no more honorspren are willing to bond with humans to increase the number of Radiants. Adolin and Shallan must lead the coalition's envoy to the honorspren stronghold of Lasting Integrity and either convince the spren to join the cause against the evil god Odium, or personally face the storm of failure. Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson The CosmereThe Stormlight Archive The Way of Kings Words of Radiance Edgedancer (Novella) Oathbringer Rhythm of War The Mistborn trilogy Mistborn: The Final Empire The Well of Ascension The Hero of Ages Mistborn: The Wax and Wayne series Alloy of Law Shadows of Self Bands of Mourning Collection Arcanum Unbounded Other Cosmere novels Elantris Warbreaker The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians The Scrivener's Bones The Knights of Crystallia The Shattered Lens The Dark Talent The Rithmatist series The Rithmatist Other books by Brandon SandersonThe Reckoners Steelheart Firefight Calamity At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. "

Content: Biographisches: " Brandon Sanderson grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. He is the author of such bestsellers as the Mistborn®" Rezension(2): " Publishers Weekly on Oathbringer :Classic Sanderson, with multiple story lines and unexpected twists and turns . Successfully balances introducing new elements and satisfactorily resolving some threads, leaving fans to eagerly await the next in the series." Rezension(3): " Tor.com on Words of Radiance :Excellent . cranks up the level of intrigue to dizzying extremes...Sanderson's experiment is working, and he gets better with every book. The journey will be worth it. Yes, you should buy this book. Yes, this is a series worth following to the end." Rezension(4): " io9 on Words of Radiance : Absolutely revels in its fantasy world, one of actual gods, bizarre magic, knights with superpowers, spirits and sorcery, monsters, demons, and magic sword called Shardblades. It embraces the fantastic, and does so with an astonishing amount of creativity . Words of Radiance is a must-read." Rezension(5): " Buzzfeed on Words of Radiance : Words of Radiance may be the most accomplished followup to a popular first novel in the last 15 years." Rezension(6): " Library Journal on The Way of Kings :Sanderson is a master . Fans and lovers of epic fantasy will find the ending satisfying, yet will eagerly await the next volume." Rezension(7): "〈a href=http://lj.libraryjournal.com/ target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/libraryjournal_logo.png alt=Library Journal border=0 /〉〈/a〉: June 1, 2020 In this fourth in the Stormlight Archive series and sequel to the No. 1 New York Times best-selling Oathbringer, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have been fighting against enemy invasion for a year. New technoloyg seem to be helping the enemy, and an arms race is on. With a 500,000-copy first printing and epic indeed,check out the page count. Copyright 2020 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission. " Rezension(8): "〈a href=https://www.booklistonline.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/booklist_logo.png alt=Booklist border=0 /〉〈/a〉: November 1, 2020 While Dalinar manages the coalition and the battlefront, Shallan and Adolin seek allies among the honorspren. Kaladin, finally forced to acknowledge the consequences of unbroken fighting, seeks new purpose away from the frontlines. Navani continues her work with new fabrial technology. The cost to both sides in a war everyone perceives as determining their very survival is tremendous. While there is plenty of strategy and politics, leading to suitably epic battles, Sanderson plays to his strengths, and the meat of the book is in the discovery of new information, both in history and in the magic system--or natural sciences, depending on how you look at it. There's also plenty of subterfuge, from a traitorous king to a desperate bid to escape subjugation. The buildup is long and complex, with plenty of digging into how things work and the consequences of war (including the toll on mental health), culminating in an action-packed, falling-dominoes denouement. This may not be the best place to start with Sanderson's work, but it certainly delivers the dense fantasy epic long-time readers will expect. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Fans have been waiting for the next Stormlight Archive novel since 2017 (after Oathbringer), so get ready. COPYRIGHT(2020) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. "

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Series Statement: Stormlight Archive

Content: " 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 spear to protect his little brother, has been reduced to slavery. In a war that makes no sense, where ten armies fight separately against a single foe, he struggles to save his men and to fathom the leaders who consider them expendable. Brightlord Dalinar Kholin commands one of those other armies. Like his brother, the late king, he is fascinated by an ancient text called The Way of Kings . Troubled by over-powering visions of ancient times and the Knights Radiant, he has begun to doubt his own sanity. Across the ocean, an untried young woman named Shallan seeks to train under an eminent scholar and notorious heretic, Dalinar's niece, Jasnah. Though she genuinely loves learning, Shallan's motives are less than pure. As she plans a daring theft, her research for Jasnah hints at secrets of the Knights Radiant and the true cause of the war. The result of over ten years of planning, writing, and world-building, The Way of Kings is but the opening movement of the Stormlight Archive, a bold masterpiece in the making. Speak again the ancient oaths: Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before Destination. and return to men the Shards they once bore. The Knights Radiant must stand again. Other Tor books by Brandon SandersonThe Cosmere The Stormlight Archive The Way of Kings Words of Radiance Edgedancer (Novella) Oathbringer (forthcoming) The Mistborn trilogy Mistborn: The Final Empire The Well of Ascension The Hero of AgesMistborn: The Wax and Wayne series Alloy of Law Shadows of Self Bands of MourningCollection Arcanum UnboundedOther Cosmere novels Elantris WarbreakerThe Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians The Scrivener's Bones The Knights of Crystallia The Shattered Lens The Dark TalentThe Rithmatist series The RithmatistOther books by Brandon Sanderson The Reckoners Steelheart Firefight Calamity "

Content: Rezension(1): " Brandon Sanderson grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. He is the author of such bestsellers as the Mistborn®,trilogy and its sequels, The Alloy of Law , Shadows of Self , and The Bands of Mourning ,the Stormlight Archive novels The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance ,and other novels, including The Rithmatist and Steelheart . In 2013, he won a Hugo Award for Best Novella for The Emperor's Soul , set in the world of his acclaimed first novel, Elantris . Additionally, he was chosen to complete Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time®,sequence." Rezension(2): "〈a href=http://www.publishersweekly.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png alt=Publisher's Weekly border=0 /〉〈/a〉: July 26, 2010 This massive tome is the first of a 10-part epic fantasy series from relative newcomer Sanderson (Mistborn), best known for his efforts to complete the late Robert Jordan', Wheel of Time series. In a storm-swept world where history has dwindled into myth, self-serving aristocrats squabble over mystical weapons that render their bearers immune to mundane attacks. The ambitious scholar Shallan learns unexpected truths about the present, the virtuous aristocrat Dalinar reclaims the lost past, and the bitter and broken slave Kaladin gains unwanted power. Race-related plot themes may raise some eyebrows, and there', no hope for anything resembling a conclusion in this introductory volume, but Sanderson', fondness for misleading the reader and his talent for feeding out revelations and action scenes at just the right pace will keep epic fantasy fans intrigued and hoping for redemptive future installments. "

Note: Auszeichnungen: The New York Times:The New York Times Best Seller List

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Series Statement: The Skyward Series

Content: "From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the final of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Listen to Jorgen's story along with Cytonic . With the government of Detritus in disarray because of160 Superiority treachery, and with Spensa still away on her mission in the160 Nowhere, Jorgen must work together with the alien Alanik to pick up the160 pieces. They intercept a strange transmission160 from the planet Evershore and its160 Kitsen inhabitants, who say they have some of Jorgen&rsquo, people and want to160 return them&mdash,ut160 can the Kitsen be trusted? And can Jorgen learn to master his increasingly160 erratic cytonic powers before they spiral out of control160 and destroy all hope160 of forming an alliance against the Superiority? 160 〈u〉Praise for Skyward 〈/u〉 An Instant New York Times Bestseller A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year 160 160 160 &bull,#160,"

Content: Biographisches: " Brandon Sanderson is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Reckoners series: Steelheart , Firefight , and Calamity , and the e-original Mitosis ,the New York Times bestsellers Skyward and its sequel Starsight ,the internationally bestselling Mistborn trilogy,and the Stormlight Archive. He was chosen to complete Robert Jordan&rsquo, The Wheel of Time series, an adaptation of which is coming to Amazon Prime Video in November 2021. His books have been published in more than thirty-five languages and have sold 22 million copies worldwide. Brandon lives and writes in Utah. To learn more about him and his books, visit him at brandonsanderson.com or follow @BrandSanderson on Twitter and Instagram. 160"

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Series Statement: The Skyward Series

Content: "From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the second of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Read Alanik's story between Starsight and Cytonic . &ldquo,on&rsquo, trust their lies. Don&rsquo, trust their false peace.&rdquo,That is the warning that Alanik of the planet ReDawn gave the human pilot Spensa after Alanik&rsquo, ship crash-landed on Detritus. While accepting an invitation to meet with her people&rsquo, enemy, the Galactic Superiority, Alanik heard Spensa&rsquo, cry for help across the vastness of space, and she used her cytonic powers to hyperjump her ship to the source of that cry. What she found there was a shock&mdash, whole planet of free humans fighting against the Superiority. Were they the allies her people desperately needed? 160 When she recovered from her injuries and met the friendly humans Jorgen and FM of Skyward Flight, she found that her warning to Spensa had gone unheeded by the government of Detritus, and they were considering a peace overture from the Superiority. Now having returned to ReDawn, Alanik is dismayed to learn that her own people are falling into the exact same trap. 160 The faction in ReDawn&rsquo, government that wants to appease the Superiority has gained the upper hand. With Alanik&rsquo, mentor, Renakin captured, she has no one to turn to but Jorgen, FM, and their friend Rig. An ancient technology may have the power to save both of their planets from disaster, but can they discover its secrets before it&rsquo, too late? 160 〈u〉Praise for Skyward 〈/u〉 An Instant New York Times Bestseller A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year 160 160 160 &bull,#160,"

Content: Biographisches: " Brandon Sanderson is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Reckoners series: Steelheart , Firefight , and Calamity , and the e-original Mitosis ,the New York Times bestsellers Skyward and its sequel Starsight ,the internationally bestselling Mistborn trilogy,and the Stormlight Archive. He was chosen to complete Robert Jordan&rsquo, The Wheel of Time series, an adaptation of which is coming to Amazon Prime Video in November 2021. His books have been published in more than thirty-five languages and have sold 22 million copies worldwide. Brandon lives and writes in Utah. To learn more about him and his books, visit him at brandonsanderson.com or follow @BrandSanderson on Twitter and Instagram. 160"

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Series Statement: The Skyward Series

Content: " From the #1160 New York Times 160 bestselling author of the Reckoners series, the Mistborn trilogy, and the Stormlight Archive comes the third book in an epic series about a girl who will travel beyond the stars to save the world she loves from destruction.Spensa&rsquo, life as a Defiant Defense Force pilot has been far from ordinary. She proved herself one of the best starfighters in the human enclave of Detritus and she saved her people from extermination at the hands of the Krell&mdash,he enigmatic alien species that has been holding them captive for decades. What&rsquo, more, she traveled light-years from home as an undercover spy to infiltrate the Superiority, where she learned of the galaxy beyond her small, desolate planet home. 160 Now, the Superiority&mdash,he governing galactic alliance bent on dominating all human life&mdash,as started a galaxy-wide war. And Spensa&rsquo, seen the weapons they plan to use to end it: the Delvers. Ancient, mysterious alien forces that can wipe out entire planetary systems in an instant. Spensa knows that no matter how many pilots the DDF has, there is no defeating this predator. 160 Except that Spensa is Cytonic. She faced down a Delver and saw something eerily familiar about it. And maybe, if she&rsquo, able to figure out what she is, she could be more than just another pilot in this unfolding war. She could save the galaxy. 160 The only way she can discover what she really is, though, is to leave behind all she knows and enter the Nowhere. A place from which few ever return. 160 To have courage means facing fear. And this mission is terrifying. 〈u〉Praise for160 Skyward 〈/u〉An Instant New York Times BestsellerA160 Kirkus Reviews 160 Best Book of the Year Startling revelations and stakes-raising implications . Sanderson plainly had a ball with this160 nonstop, highflying opener, 160 and readers will too. &mdash,i〉Kirkus Reviews, starred review With this160 action-packed trilogy opener , Sanderson offers up160 a resourceful, fearless heroine and a memorable cast . [and] as the pulse-pounding story intensifies and reveals its secrets, a cliffhanger ending sets things up for the next installment. &mdash,i〉Publishers Weekly, starred review It is160 impossible to turn the pages fast enough. &mdash,i〉Booklist Sanderson delivers a cinematic adventure 160 that explores the defining aspects of the individual versus the society . [and]160 fans of [his] will not be disappointed. &mdash,i〉SLJ 〈u〉Praise for160 Starsight, the sequel to160 Skyward 〈/u〉 An Instant New York Times Bestseller&ldquo,b〉No one has more fun writing or is better at describing galactic dogfights Read the first one for fun or enjoy the second on its own.&rdquo,&mdash,i〉Booklist "

Content: Biographisches: "Brandon Sanderson is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Reckoners series: Steelheart , Firefight , and Calamity , and the e-original Mitosis ,the New York Times bestsellers Skyward and its sequel Starsight ,the internationally bestselling Mistborn trilogy,and the Stormlight Archive. He was chosen to complete Robert Jordan&rsquo, The Wheel of Time series, an adaptation of which is coming to Amazon Prime Video in November 2021. His books have been published in more than thirty-five languages and have sold 22 million copies worldwide. Brandon lives and writes in Utah. To learn more about him and his books, visit him at brandonsanderson.com or follow @BrandSanderson on Twitter and Instagram." Rezension(2): "〈a href=http://www.kirkusreviews.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/kirkus_logo.png alt=Kirkus border=0 /〉〈/a〉: September 15, 2021 The third episode in the Skyward series sees red-hot space pilot Spensa Nightshade coming into her full powers as she battles both pirates and space monsters in a strange interdimensional nowhere. Leaving her ongoing feud with evil galactic overlords on temporary hold back in the somewhere, Spensa passes through a portal to a realm where time and memories tend to slip away, bits of landscape randomly snipped from reality float like islands around a distant sunburst--and teeming hordes of disembodied, malevolent entities called delvers are relentlessly hunting her down. Fun as all the space-opera elements are, though, they continue a trend from the preceding volume in deadening the efforts of Spensa and sidekicks old and new to establish personal identities or backstories, wrestle with inner demons, or, in the case of the AI M-Bot, practice insults and deal with newly discovered emotions. A few wild aerial dogfights and larger battles later, however, Spensa has come into her cytonic superpowers, found out some crucial things about the delvers, and made her way back to the somewhere. Now for those overlordsMcSweeney contributes a map, lovingly detailed sets of spaceship plans, and galleries of the multispecies cast members. Wild diversity of intergalactic body types notwithstanding, human members seem uniformly White. More terrific combat scenes, but a bit too heavy on character development to fly at speed. (Science fiction. 12-15) COPYRIGHT(2021) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. "

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ISBN: 9781429914567

Series Statement: Mistborn

Content: " From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action. For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the Sliver of Infinity, reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison. Kelsier snapped and found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, he turned his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark. Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge. Only then does he reveal his ultimate dream, not just the greatest heist in history, but the downfall of the divine despot. But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks more like the ultimate long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets, and gotten it. She will have to learn to trust, if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed. This saga dares to ask a simple question: What if the hero of prophecy fails? Other Tor books by Brandon SandersonThe CosmereThe Stormlight Archive The Way of Kings Words of Radiance Edgedancer (Novella) Oathbringer (forthcoming) The Mistborn trilogy Mistborn: The Final Empire The Well of Ascension The Hero of AgesMistborn: The Wax and Wayne series Alloy of Law Shadows of Self Bands of MourningCollection Arcanum UnboundedOther Cosmere novels Elantris WarbreakerThe Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians The Scrivener's Bones The Knights of Crystallia The Shattered Lens The Dark TalentThe Rithmatist series The RithmatistOther books by Brandon SandersonThe Reckoners Steelheart Firefight Calamity At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. "

Content: Rezension(1): " Brandon Sanderson grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. He is the author of such bestsellers as the Mistborn®,trilogy and its sequels, The Alloy of Law , Shadows of Self , and The Bands of Mourning ,the Stormlight Archive novels The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance ,and other novels, including The Rithmatist and Steelheart . In 2013, he won a Hugo Award for Best Novella for The Emperor's Soul , set in the world of his acclaimed first novel, Elantris . Additionally, he was chosen to complete Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time®,sequence. For behind-the-scenes information on all of Brandon Sanderson's books, visit brandonsanderson.com." Rezension(2): "Orson Scott Card:〈div〉 Elantris is the finest novel of fantasy to be written in many years. Brandon Sanderson has created a truly original world of magic and intrigue, and with the rigor of the best science fiction writers he has made it real at every level." Rezension(3): "Katherine Kurtz, New York Times -bestselling author of the Deryni series: Elantris . is marked by vivid and strongly drawn characters (including a memorable female character) and ingenious plot twists that will keep the reader turning pages. Don't miss it!" Rezension(4): " Publishers Weekly , Starred Review on Elantris :Sanderson's outstanding fantasy debut offers something for everyone: mystery, magic, romance, political wrangling, religious conflict, fights for equality, sharp writing and wonderful, robust characters. . The intrigue and excitement grow steadily in this smoothly written, perfectly balanced narrative,by the end readers won't want to put it down. . Sanderson is a writer to watch." Rezension(5): "〈a href=http://www.publishersweekly.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png alt=Publisher's Weekly border=0 /〉〈/a〉: May 15, 2006 Sanderson', eerie second fantasy (after 2005', Elantris ), set in a mist-haunted, ash-ridden world, pits Kelsier, ",he Survivor of Hathsin,",against the immortal Lord Ruler', 1,000-year domination of both the Great Houses and their serflike ",kaa.",Through Allomancy acquired in the Ruler', most hellish prison, Kelsier can ",urn",10 metals internally, fueling superhuman powers he uses to assemble rebels in a loose plan to destroy the nobility, the empire and the Lord Ruler himself. Kelsier uses Vin, a street urchin with the same Mistborn powers Kelsier possesses, to infiltrate the Great Houses',society, where she falls in love with philosopher prince Elend Venture. This mystico-metallurgical fantasy combines Vin', coming-of-age-in-magic and its well-worn theme of revolt against oppression with copious mutilations, a large-scale cast of thieves, cutthroats, conniving nobles and exotic mutants. The fast-paced action scenes temper Vin', interminable ballroom intrigues, while the characters, though not profoundly drawn, have a raw stereotypic appeal."

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