Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings, unfolds as a sprawling epic fantasy. We know we are in for it when we get a couple of, what might be called, false beginnings - in other words, characters and situations that preface the real action we'll be following. All of this sits for a while in the reader'...
I'd been planning on leaving off on reading Way of Kings. I'm part way through so many unfinished fantasy series at the moment I was hesitant to take on another, especially on that's only two out of eight parts completed. The reason for this is that I'm impatient. I simply NEED to know what happen...
It took me a while to really get into this book. In the first few pages you are overwhelmed by terms like 'Desolations', 'Dustbringers', 'Shardblades', 'Oathpact' and 'Radiants' with no explanation. I felt swamped by the world building and descriptions of the ecology. But once you get past this and ...
With 'Words of Radiance' out, I realized I needed a reread to get all of the characters and events straight.'The Way of Kings' is the first installment of a projected ten book epic fantasy saga by powerhouse professional* writer Brandon Sanderson. Most fantasy novels have such an aura of cheese arou...
Okay, so.This book has sat at the top of my to-read list for several years. Seriously. My friends love it, the reviews screamed that it was insanely good. It really sat at the #1 position no matter how I ordered the stupid list. For years.Maybe that's why I didn't read it. The expectations were too ...
Only 3 stars?! BLASPHEMY. Here's why: This is a 1,000 page prologue. The action, the real action, doesn't start until near the end. I understand the need for a huge set-up to kick off a huge series, but there's a point when too much set-up is just overkill. And that point is somewhere past page ...
This book has very much the feel of a first book in a series. A lot of characters are introduced, the basics of the world is being built and the conflict is set up. And while a lot of stuff happens, contradictorily, not a lot of stuff really happens. But I did not mind. This book was over 1000 ...
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