About the book

Dalinar Kholin faces a ten-day countdown to a contest of champions against the god Odium, a duel that determines the fate of Roshar. While Dalinar prepares for this spiritual and legal confrontation, Kaladin Stormblessed and Szeth-son-son-Vallano travel to the Shinovar wilderness. Their goal involves recovering the Honorblades and confronting the madness affecting the Ishar and the Shin people. Meanwhile, Shallan Davar and Adolin Kholin work to stabilize the coalition of monarchs as the world braces for the potential end of the current heraldic cycle and the physical transformation of the continent.

Longtime followers of the Stormlight Archive read this volume to see the resolution of the initial five-book story arc. It appeals to those who track complex magic systems and interconnected lore across a shared universe. Readers walk away with a conclusion to the personal conflicts of the core characters and a definitive shift in the political landscape of the setting. It provides answers regarding the origins of the Knights Radiant and the technical mechanics of the Shards of Adonalsium.

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Clear-cut and escapist; a moderate read.

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