(The Way of Kings) By Sanderson, Brandon (Author) Mass Market Paperbound on 24-May-2011
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Wow. Amazing High Fantasy! One of my FAVE books now and forever 🥰
How am I ever supposed to find the words for this book? How do you find words for a book that made you cry at least 6 times throughout its 1001 pages and one time latest about 10 minutes? This book wrecked me. It absolutely wrecked me. It damaged me so profoundly emotionally. But storms you need to read this. You could describe stormlight as "a guy carries a bridge for 1000 pages and it's the best stroming thing I've ever read". But for real: If you want an awesome and very unique worldbuilding, characters you will grow to love and hate, epic battles and plottwists that are absolutely killing you with suspense and that you won't believe are truly happening? Read this book. If want found family vibes and funny banter even though the world is ending everywhere around them? Read this book. If you want storytelling that will grip you to your bones and make you want to finish this story all in one setting - and if you want to be enraptured with the details (Stormlight, the world and the magic are so thought through, its a masterpiece of planning and scheming and it comes together so beautifully!)? Read this book. If you are in need of a book that will give you all the feels? Read this book. Read it for the epic battles, read it for the beautiful character development, read it for the magic system & the worldbuilding. This book is worth every hype & I do finally understand what people mean when they say Sanderson is an awesome writer! The way he builds his characters & makes you care even about the assholes (!) - it's pure magic. I fell in love with Kaladin Stormblessed from the very first page & he is now one of my fave characters of all time! But I also really started caring about Dalinar Kholin which I did not think possible since he is quite... unreachable in the beginning, but he grows on you - I promise. Combine that with how much detail Sanderson put into the world and its inner workings and you get the masterpiece that is Stormlight 1. If you love high fantasy or even just wanna give it a try this is the one for you.
Wow. This was my first Brandon Sanderson Book ever read. I honestly don’t know how to review this fabulous book. I heard from many booktubers that this book is a new class of it’s own and would be a 10 Book series, so when I read this last year (2019) the next 2,5 Books were already out selling like crazy. I thought I maybe give this a try and read this along with my girlfriend. Little did I know that It would hook me in a way no book before did… At first the worldbuilding was massive and I had my troubles getting on with it, but as time did go on I was fascinated by the little things Brandon did, for example the detailed fauna descriptions (which were kind of interesting/hilarious). After a certain event in this book everything switched, and I didn’t want to do anything else except keep going and see those characters continue their journey. Characters… Man, Brandon created very lovable characters based on very difficult emotions/mental disorders/problems which makes every single one of them very flawed and understandable. Every Book (so far) does focus more on one of the main characters but the others get as much “book”-time as the others. This book focus on Kaladin which is a very deep and complex character in this story. Without spoilers I will say that his journey in this book is one of the most interesting stories I ever read. Brandon Sanderson has a unique writing style which I can understand that most people will be turned off. But most people apparently don’t understand that this will be a 10 Book series which Brandon describes as his Magnus Opus, so a big part of this book is the introduction into the world, characters and factions. Also a thing that I observed is that the ending of a Brandon Sanderson book is always a very epic showdown with a payoff. TL;DR: I wish there were a way to erase memories, so that I could re-read this book and experience everything fresh one more time. Thank you Brandon
Was für eine unglaubliche Reise!
Das Worldbuilding von Brandon Sanderson begeistert mich jedes Mal aufs Neue, aber die Art wie er sich für die Welt Roshar und seine Charaktere Zeit genommen hat, ist beeindruckend. Trotz der Länge hat mich das Buch nie gelangweilt, ich konnte mir die Charaktere super vorstellen und auch wenn sich 80% des Buchs wie ein "Build-aup" anfühlen, ist das Ende wirklich großartig, sehr zufriedenstellend und toll geschrieben. Auch fantastisch finde ich, wie Brandon Sanderson immer wieder kleine Spure in die Story reinschreibt, auf die er später wieder zurückkommt. Es ergibt alles Sinn und man fühlt sich als Leser nie verloren. Rundum bin ich sehr happy mit dem Buch, ich liebe Kaladin als Charakter, Shallan ist einfach nur genial und Dolinar einer der komplexeren Charaktere von Brandon Sanderson. Ich freue mich extrem auf Buch 2 aus dem Stormlight Archive: Words of Radiance. 🤩
Fantasyliteratur vom Feinsten 👌🏼
Ich habe alles geliebt. Das World Building fühlt sich so dermaßen natürlich an, es gibt kein unnötiges Infodumping. Kein Charakter muss mir in ellenlangen Paragraphen erklären, wie die Welt funktioniert. Wir erleben es selbst während dem Lesen. Stück für Stück wird die Welt größer und komplexer. Die ganze Sache ist einfach sooo immersiv, es macht richtig Spaß, sich vollständig in die Welt fallen zu lassen. Die Charaktere?! Ich liebe sie alle. Alle haben ihre Ecken und Kanten, sie machen tatsächlich Fehler die weitreichende Konsequenzen haben, obwohl das, was sie tun, moralisch richtig ist. Ihnen stehen ihre eigenen hohen moralischen Standards im Weg und das macht sie so unfassbar nahbar. Man lernt das Wesen eines jeden Charakters durch seine Entscheidungen und sein Handeln kennen, nicht weil uns ein anderer Charakter sagt. So schreibt man komplexe Charaktere, liebs. Emotional hab ich auch noch nie mit einer Gruppe Sklaven so sehr mitgefiebert wie hier. Bridge Four hat mein Herz, lieb die Jungs ❤️ Ein muss für jeden, der gute High Fantasy erleben möchte. Lasst euch nicht von den über 1000 Seiten abschrecken. Die sind vollkommen gerechtfertigt.
Totale Überraschung. Viel zu lange gewartet.
Ich habe viel zu lange gewartet das Buch zu lesen und dann es zu beenden. Dabei war das Buch nie schlecht. Musste mich nur manchmal anders fokussieren. Das schöne ist: auch bei mehrwöchiger Pause hatte ich beim zurückkommen nicht das Gefühl ich hätte was vergessen. Alles war sofort wieder da. Das ist bei einer so großen und komplexen Welt wie der, die Brandon Sanderson hier erschaffen hat nicht einfach aber er hat es geschafft. Das ist nicht zuletzt auch seinen großartigen Charakteren zuzuschreiben, die ich fast alle sofort ins Herz geschlossen habe. Allen voran Kaladin, Dalinar und Adolin. So komplexe, so zutiefst menschliche Charaktere… Ich bin hin und weg. Und gerade das Ende hatte es in sich und sich mehr als gelohnt und Lust auf mehr gemacht! Wer komplexe, ausgefeilte Fantasywelten und großartige Charaktere mag ist hier sehr gut aufgehoben, Fantasy-Neulinge könnten sich aber eventuell ein wenig verloren fühlen.
well fuck me sideways. i just restarted my cosmere journey after 8 (9?) years and oh boy do i wish i restarted it earlier. all those years ago i read a couple books in german (in which each book is divided into two) and then stopped because life got in the way. now it's time to get it going. and it's going great giving this 4.5 stars while knowing the series only gets better after the first book feels so wrong. but it fully deserves this rating. the characters, the world building and the way sanderson lets the story - current as well as background - unfold itself is just so good. i won't lie, the first around 90% are slow. sanderson gives each character as much time as they need to settle in the story and make it their own. there are parts of the book that feel almost too slow - at least for me - but i get why the story needs these parts and i know the rest is absolutely worth it. even if the way of kings isn't the first of sanderson's books it's still one of his older ones. and i know that in his older books his view on women is ... not as good. i keep those books for later when I'm more in the mood to tackle that kind of thing.
The most ambitious, well-built, and frankly exhilarating introductory book for a fantasy series I have ever read. The world-building is downright phenomenal, the characters vibrant and believable and the tension tangible. Can’t wait to continue the series.
I love it!!! I was of course intimidated by the size but it is just perfect! I listened to it on audiobook and in the 45 hours I was never bored. This book really makes you care about the characters which is soo important. I’m looking forward to the rest of the series!!
Summarizing 1,000+ pages is tough, but here are the key points: Kaladin Stormblessed: A former soldier who becomes a slave and is sold as a Bridgeman—men forced to carry bridges in dangerous battles. Dalinar Kholin & Adolin: Highlords involved in the war, trying to navigate politics and honor. Shallan & Jasnah: A scholar and her apprentice exploring the world's magic and history.
Journey Before Destination, Life Before Death, Strength Before Weakness – the foundational oaths that define the book’s philosophy. The struggle of leadership, responsibility, and honor. The mystery of Stormlight and magic as lost knowledge. Understanding The Cosmere was difficult since this world has been built over multiple books. I may have started in the wrong place, but it was still a great entry into The Stormlight Archive. 🏷️ Memorable Quotes The opening line: “Seth son-son-Vallano, Truthless of Shinovar, wore white on the day he was to kill a king.” 🔗 Personal Connection The Journey Before Destination mantra resonated deeply with me. The deep world-building and long story arcs appeal to me—I can immerse myself in this universe for a long time. I’ve never read much fantasy before, likely because no one in my environment did either, but this book might change that. ✍️ Style & Structure The writing was engaging—I stayed curious for the over 1000 pages. The flashbacks were sometimes confusing but well-integrated. 🏁 Final Thoughts I want to explore The Cosmere more and read the earlier books to understand the universe better. I plan to re-read this after gaining more context.
Wow. One of the best and longest prologues I have ever read.
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Wow. Amazing High Fantasy! One of my FAVE books now and forever 🥰
How am I ever supposed to find the words for this book? How do you find words for a book that made you cry at least 6 times throughout its 1001 pages and one time latest about 10 minutes? This book wrecked me. It absolutely wrecked me. It damaged me so profoundly emotionally. But storms you need to read this. You could describe stormlight as "a guy carries a bridge for 1000 pages and it's the best stroming thing I've ever read". But for real: If you want an awesome and very unique worldbuilding, characters you will grow to love and hate, epic battles and plottwists that are absolutely killing you with suspense and that you won't believe are truly happening? Read this book. If want found family vibes and funny banter even though the world is ending everywhere around them? Read this book. If you want storytelling that will grip you to your bones and make you want to finish this story all in one setting - and if you want to be enraptured with the details (Stormlight, the world and the magic are so thought through, its a masterpiece of planning and scheming and it comes together so beautifully!)? Read this book. If you are in need of a book that will give you all the feels? Read this book. Read it for the epic battles, read it for the beautiful character development, read it for the magic system & the worldbuilding. This book is worth every hype & I do finally understand what people mean when they say Sanderson is an awesome writer! The way he builds his characters & makes you care even about the assholes (!) - it's pure magic. I fell in love with Kaladin Stormblessed from the very first page & he is now one of my fave characters of all time! But I also really started caring about Dalinar Kholin which I did not think possible since he is quite... unreachable in the beginning, but he grows on you - I promise. Combine that with how much detail Sanderson put into the world and its inner workings and you get the masterpiece that is Stormlight 1. If you love high fantasy or even just wanna give it a try this is the one for you.
Wow. This was my first Brandon Sanderson Book ever read. I honestly don’t know how to review this fabulous book. I heard from many booktubers that this book is a new class of it’s own and would be a 10 Book series, so when I read this last year (2019) the next 2,5 Books were already out selling like crazy. I thought I maybe give this a try and read this along with my girlfriend. Little did I know that It would hook me in a way no book before did… At first the worldbuilding was massive and I had my troubles getting on with it, but as time did go on I was fascinated by the little things Brandon did, for example the detailed fauna descriptions (which were kind of interesting/hilarious). After a certain event in this book everything switched, and I didn’t want to do anything else except keep going and see those characters continue their journey. Characters… Man, Brandon created very lovable characters based on very difficult emotions/mental disorders/problems which makes every single one of them very flawed and understandable. Every Book (so far) does focus more on one of the main characters but the others get as much “book”-time as the others. This book focus on Kaladin which is a very deep and complex character in this story. Without spoilers I will say that his journey in this book is one of the most interesting stories I ever read. Brandon Sanderson has a unique writing style which I can understand that most people will be turned off. But most people apparently don’t understand that this will be a 10 Book series which Brandon describes as his Magnus Opus, so a big part of this book is the introduction into the world, characters and factions. Also a thing that I observed is that the ending of a Brandon Sanderson book is always a very epic showdown with a payoff. TL;DR: I wish there were a way to erase memories, so that I could re-read this book and experience everything fresh one more time. Thank you Brandon
Was für eine unglaubliche Reise!
Das Worldbuilding von Brandon Sanderson begeistert mich jedes Mal aufs Neue, aber die Art wie er sich für die Welt Roshar und seine Charaktere Zeit genommen hat, ist beeindruckend. Trotz der Länge hat mich das Buch nie gelangweilt, ich konnte mir die Charaktere super vorstellen und auch wenn sich 80% des Buchs wie ein "Build-aup" anfühlen, ist das Ende wirklich großartig, sehr zufriedenstellend und toll geschrieben. Auch fantastisch finde ich, wie Brandon Sanderson immer wieder kleine Spure in die Story reinschreibt, auf die er später wieder zurückkommt. Es ergibt alles Sinn und man fühlt sich als Leser nie verloren. Rundum bin ich sehr happy mit dem Buch, ich liebe Kaladin als Charakter, Shallan ist einfach nur genial und Dolinar einer der komplexeren Charaktere von Brandon Sanderson. Ich freue mich extrem auf Buch 2 aus dem Stormlight Archive: Words of Radiance. 🤩
Fantasyliteratur vom Feinsten 👌🏼
Ich habe alles geliebt. Das World Building fühlt sich so dermaßen natürlich an, es gibt kein unnötiges Infodumping. Kein Charakter muss mir in ellenlangen Paragraphen erklären, wie die Welt funktioniert. Wir erleben es selbst während dem Lesen. Stück für Stück wird die Welt größer und komplexer. Die ganze Sache ist einfach sooo immersiv, es macht richtig Spaß, sich vollständig in die Welt fallen zu lassen. Die Charaktere?! Ich liebe sie alle. Alle haben ihre Ecken und Kanten, sie machen tatsächlich Fehler die weitreichende Konsequenzen haben, obwohl das, was sie tun, moralisch richtig ist. Ihnen stehen ihre eigenen hohen moralischen Standards im Weg und das macht sie so unfassbar nahbar. Man lernt das Wesen eines jeden Charakters durch seine Entscheidungen und sein Handeln kennen, nicht weil uns ein anderer Charakter sagt. So schreibt man komplexe Charaktere, liebs. Emotional hab ich auch noch nie mit einer Gruppe Sklaven so sehr mitgefiebert wie hier. Bridge Four hat mein Herz, lieb die Jungs ❤️ Ein muss für jeden, der gute High Fantasy erleben möchte. Lasst euch nicht von den über 1000 Seiten abschrecken. Die sind vollkommen gerechtfertigt.
Totale Überraschung. Viel zu lange gewartet.
Ich habe viel zu lange gewartet das Buch zu lesen und dann es zu beenden. Dabei war das Buch nie schlecht. Musste mich nur manchmal anders fokussieren. Das schöne ist: auch bei mehrwöchiger Pause hatte ich beim zurückkommen nicht das Gefühl ich hätte was vergessen. Alles war sofort wieder da. Das ist bei einer so großen und komplexen Welt wie der, die Brandon Sanderson hier erschaffen hat nicht einfach aber er hat es geschafft. Das ist nicht zuletzt auch seinen großartigen Charakteren zuzuschreiben, die ich fast alle sofort ins Herz geschlossen habe. Allen voran Kaladin, Dalinar und Adolin. So komplexe, so zutiefst menschliche Charaktere… Ich bin hin und weg. Und gerade das Ende hatte es in sich und sich mehr als gelohnt und Lust auf mehr gemacht! Wer komplexe, ausgefeilte Fantasywelten und großartige Charaktere mag ist hier sehr gut aufgehoben, Fantasy-Neulinge könnten sich aber eventuell ein wenig verloren fühlen.
well fuck me sideways. i just restarted my cosmere journey after 8 (9?) years and oh boy do i wish i restarted it earlier. all those years ago i read a couple books in german (in which each book is divided into two) and then stopped because life got in the way. now it's time to get it going. and it's going great giving this 4.5 stars while knowing the series only gets better after the first book feels so wrong. but it fully deserves this rating. the characters, the world building and the way sanderson lets the story - current as well as background - unfold itself is just so good. i won't lie, the first around 90% are slow. sanderson gives each character as much time as they need to settle in the story and make it their own. there are parts of the book that feel almost too slow - at least for me - but i get why the story needs these parts and i know the rest is absolutely worth it. even if the way of kings isn't the first of sanderson's books it's still one of his older ones. and i know that in his older books his view on women is ... not as good. i keep those books for later when I'm more in the mood to tackle that kind of thing.
The most ambitious, well-built, and frankly exhilarating introductory book for a fantasy series I have ever read. The world-building is downright phenomenal, the characters vibrant and believable and the tension tangible. Can’t wait to continue the series.
I love it!!! I was of course intimidated by the size but it is just perfect! I listened to it on audiobook and in the 45 hours I was never bored. This book really makes you care about the characters which is soo important. I’m looking forward to the rest of the series!!
Summarizing 1,000+ pages is tough, but here are the key points: Kaladin Stormblessed: A former soldier who becomes a slave and is sold as a Bridgeman—men forced to carry bridges in dangerous battles. Dalinar Kholin & Adolin: Highlords involved in the war, trying to navigate politics and honor. Shallan & Jasnah: A scholar and her apprentice exploring the world's magic and history.
Journey Before Destination, Life Before Death, Strength Before Weakness – the foundational oaths that define the book’s philosophy. The struggle of leadership, responsibility, and honor. The mystery of Stormlight and magic as lost knowledge. Understanding The Cosmere was difficult since this world has been built over multiple books. I may have started in the wrong place, but it was still a great entry into The Stormlight Archive. 🏷️ Memorable Quotes The opening line: “Seth son-son-Vallano, Truthless of Shinovar, wore white on the day he was to kill a king.” 🔗 Personal Connection The Journey Before Destination mantra resonated deeply with me. The deep world-building and long story arcs appeal to me—I can immerse myself in this universe for a long time. I’ve never read much fantasy before, likely because no one in my environment did either, but this book might change that. ✍️ Style & Structure The writing was engaging—I stayed curious for the over 1000 pages. The flashbacks were sometimes confusing but well-integrated. 🏁 Final Thoughts I want to explore The Cosmere more and read the earlier books to understand the universe better. I plan to re-read this after gaining more context.
Wow. One of the best and longest prologues I have ever read.