This is the first book of The Stormlight Archive. I found this book a little bit confusing at
times. We follow several different
characters through their stories although ultimately, they are all part of the
overall story. There is a huge war being
waged between a group of ten kingdoms, all led ultimately by one king, but none
of the armies, led by highprinces, are working together. They are all fighting one enemy, the
Parshendi. Through one storyline, we
follow Dalinar, leader of one of the armies, who is plagued by visions that he
believes are trying to lead him to unite the kingdoms but also worries that he
is simply going mad. Another storyline
follows Shallan, who is trying to restore her families’ status. Her plan is to have Jasnah, the current
king’s sister, take her as a student and thus, get the opportunity to steal
something from her that Shallan believes will help her family. Yet another storyline, and the one that takes
up most of the book, follows Kaladin, currently a slave in one of the armies. We see both his current story and his backstory,
from the time he was a child to the explanation of how he became a slave. Actually, I really only cared about Kaladin
as a character, and his story. I didn’t
really have any interest in the rest of the book, except as how it related to
Kaladin’s story since some of it explained the broader story going on around
him. Overall, I thought this was pretty
good, but I have enjoyed other books by Sanderson more, including the Mistborn
series, which is similar in genre.
However, I’m sure that most fans of epic fantasy will probably enjoy
this book.
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