Wind and Truth
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4.6 • 718 Ratings
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- $29.99
Publisher Description
“Kramer and Reading continue an excellent partnership as narrators, imbuing each character with distinct, complementary voices regardless of which reader is narrating.”—Library Journal (Starred Review)
"The endearing husband-and-wife team of Kate Reading and Michael Kramer continue their stunning narration of the Stormlight Archive series...The narration coupled with the fascinating fantasy epic is a must-listen for series fans—and will keep newcomers intrigued by its deep world-building." —AudioFile
Long-listed, Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year, 2024
Long-listed, Audible.com Best of the Year, 2024
The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive—the iconic epic fantasy masterpiece that has sold more than 10 million copies, from acclaimed bestselling author Brandon Sanderson.
Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future of Roshar on the line. The Knights Radiant have only ten days to prepare—and the sudden ascension of the crafty and ruthless Taravangian to take Odium’s place has thrown everything into disarray.
Desperate fighting continues simultaneously worldwide—Adolin in Azir, Sigzil and Venli at the Shattered Plains, and Jasnah in Thaylenah. The former assassin, Szeth, must cleanse his homeland of Shinovar from the dark influence of the Unmade. He is accompanied by Kaladin, who faces a new battle helping Szeth fight his own demons . . . and who must do the same for the insane Herald of the Almighty, Ishar.
At the same time, Shallan, Renarin, and Rlain work to unravel the mystery behind the Unmade Ba-Ado-Mishram and her involvement in the enslavement of the singer race and in the ancient Knights Radiant killing their spren. And Dalinar and Navani seek an edge against Odium’s champion that can be found only in the Spiritual Realm, where memory and possibility combine in chaos. The fate of the entire Cosmere hangs in the balance.
Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson
The Cosmere
The Stormlight Archive
● The Way of Kings
● Words of Radiance
● Edgedancer (novella)
● Oathbringer
● Dawnshard (novella)
● Rhythm of War
The Mistborn Saga
The Original Trilogy
● Mistborn
● The Well of Ascension
● The Hero of Ages
Wax & Wayne
● The Alloy of Law
● Shadows of Self
● The Bands of Mourning
● The Lost Metal
Other Cosmere novels
● Elantris
● Warbreaker
● Tress of the Emerald Sea
● Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
● The Sunlit Man
Collection
● Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
● Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
● The Scrivener's Bones
● The Knights of Crystallia
● The Shattered Lens
● The Dark Talent
● Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (with Janci Patterson)
Other novels
● The Rithmatist
● Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds
● The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England
Other books by Brandon Sanderson
The Reckoners
● Steelheart
● Firefight
● Calamity
● Lux (with Steven Michael Bohls)
Skyward
● Skyward
● Starsight
● Cytonic
● Skyward Flight (with Janci Patterson)
● Defiant
A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Give yourself over to this epic fantasy’s head-spinning onslaught of magic, drama, and action. Brandon Sanderson’s wildly popular Stormlight Archive series began in 2010, and Wind and Truth is the first-half finale that fans have frantically hungered for ever since. The action happens on the world of Roshar, where magic’s as important as might and heroes like Kaladin and former Highprince Dalinar Kholin lead the battle against the demonic, destructive figure of Odium, with the world’s future at stake. The dazzlingly complex narrative involves a massive number of characters on multiple fronts, delivering epic adventure while revealing their inner lives and challenges. Across sections divided by the 10 days until the battle, Sanderson masterfully ties together strands of the story that have run through multiple books. Kate Reading and Michael Kramer’s transporting narration brings the drama, but they also know how to soft-pedal smaller-scale developments (which is pretty important for an almost 63-hour story). The thinking person’s thrill ride, Wind and Truth tucks spirituality, morality, and politics into a full-on high-fantasy experience.
Customer Reviews
Keep an open mind, it’s great!
Unlike many of the reviews for this book, I think it’s great that it includes a gay romance as part of the plot. This is far from the first time Sanderson has expressed his view that gay people do in fact also exist (see Drehy in previous books), that two of the characters are gay is not that crazy or unexpected. In all, the relationship is treated in much the same fashion as Adolin and Shallan’s, it’s not some manifesto. Likewise, if you can’t handle frank discussion about mental health issues, maybe reflect on that. Just sayin.
Aside from all that, a really great book! Definitely lived up to everything I had hoped for in terms of story development, writing, gut wrenching battle scenes, and genuinely stressful life or death situations of all flavors. Worth a listen!
Absolutely lived up to the hype
I loved every second of this book! 💙
Alright
Went woke on some of the characters out of nowhere. Good book otherwise