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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 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 Sanderson The Cosmere The Stormlight Archive The Way of Kings Words of Radiance Edgedancer (Novella) Oathbringer 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 Sanderson The Reckoners Steelheart Firefight Calamity
The writing in this book had my jaw on the floor. This was my first real experience with high fantasy, and I cannot wait to continue reading the series as this book is one of my top favorites. The author takes the time to make characters that have emotional depth and you seriously connect with them- Kaladin is my all time favorite book character thus far! This author will likely be a favorite for a long time. ( )
I’m glad I trust Sanderson. I feel the same way about Way of Kings Part I as I felt about the Mistborn series the first time I read it - I enjoyed reading it while it was in my hands but I almost dreaded picking it up because the story moves incredibly slowly. That said, I am looking forward to Part II. ( )
Que puedo decir acerca de esta obra, lo principal es que realmente me ha sorprendido, ya conozco la prosa de Brandon, es un excelente creador de mundos, de sistemas de magia y de personajes pero mantenerme entretenido y pendiente por sus 1200 páginas es algo que muy pocos autores han logrado. El mismo Brandon me ha "aburrido" un poco en la parte media de sus libros (algo que se le ha criticado en su momento), me paso con "El Héroe de las Eras" y con "Elantris", que son obras con la mitad de palabras que esta y sin embargo no podía parar de leer, si hubiera tenido más tiempo disponible para dedicarle hubiera terminado antes su lectura.
Es interesante que aunque este libro lleva mucho tiempo desde que salió, trate de evitar, con gran dificultad, todos los spoilers disponibles hasta la fecha (obvio alguno por ahí se filtro) y esto me parece que es de gran importancia para tener una experiencia gratificante con la obra, el no estar entendiendo nada y que la información vaya saliendo de a poco de forma no forzada a través de las distintas escenas que se nos van presentando en las diferentes historias de sus personajes.
Si alguien quiere empezar con la lectura, muy recomendable haber leído al menos algunas de las obras principales del autor, le diría que el libro trata de un planeta, "Roshar", donde la vida se ha adaptado a la recurrencia de tormentas terribles, impredecibles, que barren el planeta frecuentemente. En este contexto un Soldado que alguna vez quiso ser cirujano, un Alto Príncipe obsesionado con un libro, que cree estar volviéndose loco, una estudiante a "Erudita" que guarda un gran secreto y un asesino despiadado que se lamenta de cada muerte se verán involucrados en sucesos que van más allá de su comprensión y que al parecer están relacionados con unas antiguas historias del pasado.
La imaginación del autor a la hora de mostrarnos el funcionamiento de este planeta desde su geología hasta su biología es muy coherente y creativo. Con una prosa sencilla podemos ir imaginando cada piedra, animal o vegetal que se nos va presentado (las ilustraciones en el libro ayudan bastante y están muy bien logradas). El sistema mágico es complejo, no se entiende del todo porque este libro sirve como una gran introducción y aun quedan muchos detalles por contar pero eso no complica para nada la lectura o el entendimiento de las situaciones planteadas.
Los personajes.... Brandon tiene algo que es característico y es hacer protagonistas muy reales que no nos dejan indiferentes, ciertas escenas me recordaron mucho a "Nacidos de la Bruna" sobre todo a la dinámica entre los integrantes de la "Banda de Kelsier" y el "Puente Cuatro". Amamos u odiamos a los personajes y queremos seguir conociendo más de sus vidas, hay muchos secretos que aun no se cuentan y que el autor nos va dando gota a gota.
Las escenas de batallas están muy bien logradas, desde las individuales hasta las de ejércitos completos, es imposible no comparar la forma de lucha del "asesino" con algunas de las técnicas alománticas de "Nacidos de la Bruma" aunque el sistema de magia es completamente diferente. De todas formas no dejan e ser formas creativas y entretenidas de leer.
No hablare mucho de los personajes o la trama para evitar spoilers solo diré uff que buen personaje es "Kaladin". ( )
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For Emily,
Who is too patient Too kindly And too wonderful For words But I try anyway.
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(Prelude) Kalak rounded a rocky stone ridge and stumbled to a stop before the body of a dying thunderclast.
(Prologue) Szeth-son-son-Vallano, Truthless of Shinovar, wore white on the day he was to kill a king.
(Chapter one) “I'm going to die, aren't I?”
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“We chose this burden willingly. Well, we can choose to drop it if we wish.”
As for his praise of her supposed beauty, she took that for what it was.
“Too many of us take great pains with what we ingest through our mouths, and far less with what we partake of through our ears and eyes.”
Bitterness is repaid more often than kindness.
He'd met this kind of man before, a lesser sergeant with no hope of advancement. His only pleasure in life came from his authority over those even sorrier than himself.
(Epilogue) “What is it we value?” Wit whispered. “Innovation. Originality. Novelty. But most importantly... timeliness. I fear you may be to late, my confused, unfortunate friend.”
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Editions with ISBN 0575097361 are the first part only of this book and should not be combined with the full work.
GraphicAudio productions of these books are more akin to Radio Plays and should not be merged to standard audiobook editions. Additionally, this is part 1 of 5 of the Way of Kings not the entire book.
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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 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 Sanderson The Cosmere The Stormlight Archive The Way of Kings Words of Radiance Edgedancer (Novella) Oathbringer 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 Sanderson The Reckoners Steelheart Firefight Calamity
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