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{{book
|cover=RoW US cover.jpg
|series=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
|prequel=Oathbringer
|setting=[[Roshar]], [[Cosmere]]
|released=November 17, 2020
|publisher=Tor Books, Gollancz
|word-count=455,891
}}
{{spoilers|sa4}}
{{for|Rhythm of War (in-world)|pre=This article deals with the fourth [[Stormlight Archive]] novel|the in universe work}}
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▲'''''Stormlight Archive 4''''' refers to the untitled fourth book in the [[The Stormlight Archive]]. It will be released on November 17, 2020.{{ref|name=reveal}}
== Cover Synopsis ==
''There are secrets we have kept for so long. Watching. Sleepless. Eternal. And soon, they will no longer be ours.''
''After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, [[Dalinar Kholin]] and his [[Knights Radiant]] have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage.''▼
'''''[[Shallan|The One Who Is Three]]''' seeks the captured soul, but does not know it. The imprisoned spren, so long ago forgotten. Can she free her own soul in time to find knowledge? The knowledge that damns all people of Roshar?''
''Now, as new technological discoveries begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals, and potentially reveal the secrets of the [[Urithiru|ancient tower]] that was once the heart of their strength.''{{url ref|url=https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0826NKZHR|text=Amazon Blurb|site=Amazon|date=2019-12-10}}▼
'''''[[Kaladin|The Fallen Soldier]]''' caresses and loves the spear even as it gouges his own flesh. He steps ever forward, ever into darkness, without light. He can bring none with him, but that which he can kindle himself.''
'''''[[Venli|The Broken Sister]]''' sees her mistakes, and thinks she is one herself. She seems so far from her ancestors, but does not realize they carry her upon their shoulders. Toward victory, and toward that most important silence.''
''And '''[[Navani Kholin|the Mother of Machines]]''', most important of them all, dances with liars at a grand ball. She must unmask them, find their hidden truths, and present them to the world. She must admit that the worst lies have been the ones she tells herself.''
''If she does, our secrets will finally become truths instead.''
== Summary ==
{{for|/Summary|a chapter by chapter summary}}
The book is set on [[Roshar]] one year after the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]] and follows the stories of [[Shallan Davar]], [[Kaladin]], [[Venli]], and [[Navani Kholin]]. There are also several other characters who receive viewpoints; [[Adolin Kholin]], [[Lirin]], [[Dalinar Kholin]], [[Renarin Kholin]], [[Jasnah Kholin]], [[Rlain]], [[Dabbid]], [[Teft]], [[Moash]], [[Adin]], [[Taravangian]], [[Lezian]], and [[Hoid|Wit]] in the main text, Venli and [[Eshonai]] in flashbacks, and several others in the Interludes.
== Back cover copy ==
▲''After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, [[Dalinar Kholin]] and his [[Knights Radiant]] have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar's crafty ally [[Taravangian]] looms over every strategic move.''
▲''Now, as new technological discoveries by [[Navani Kholin]]'s scholars begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals, and potentially reveal the secrets of the [[Urithiru|ancient tower]] that was once the heart of their strength.''
''At the same time that [[Kaladin]] Stormblessed must come to grips with his changing role within the Knights Radiant, his [[Order of Windrunners|Windrunners]] face their own problem: As more and more deadly enemy [[Fused]] awaken to wage war, no more [[honorspren]] are willing to [[Nahel Bond|bond]] with humans to increase the number of Radiants. [[Adolin Kholin|Adolin]] and [[Shallan Davar|Shallan]] must lead the coalition’s envoy to the honorspren stronghold of [[Lasting Integrity]] and either convince the spren to join the cause against the evil god [[Odium]], or personally face the storm of failure.''{{url ref|url=https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0826NKZHR|text=Amazon Blurb|site=Amazon|date=2020-07-26}}
== Development ==
Brandon began writing
Initially, the book was to feature [[Eshonai]]'s flashbacks, with [[Venli]] taking center stage in the present-day timeline.{{wob ref|8979}} Eventually, Brandon began to waver on the former, wondering if Venli's flashbacks wouldn't work better for expanding on greater [[cosmere]] mysteries.{{wob ref|12844}} Ultimately, he
The present-day story
=== Readings and Previews ===
Brandon has shared several fragments of ''
* Two versions of a [[Lirin]] point-of-view section: [https://wob.coppermind.net/events/386-planet-comicon/#e12628 the first], in which he's walking through town looking for the [[Herdazian general]], and the [https://wob.coppermind.net/events/388-bonn-signing/#e12676 second], in which he's examining refugees coming to [[Hearthstone]] from [[Herdaz]], while keeping an eye out for the same man. The fragment turned out to be the opening of chapter one,{{ref|name=tor1}} the first draft of which was included in Brandon's November 2019 newsletter.
* A recorded reading of a [[Venli]] point-of-view section, which can be listened to [https://www.tor.com/2019/07/20/sdcc-brandon-sanderson-stormlight-archive-4-excerpt/ here], as Venli is getting ready to receive lady [[Leshwi]] in the conquered [[Kholinar]].
* A fragment of the [[Navani]] prologue, which can be found [https://wob.coppermind.net/events/394-dragoncon-2019/#e12852 here], in which Navani tries to keep the party under control while searching for her suspiciously absent [[Gavilar Kholin|husband]], and another version [https://wob.coppermind.net/events/395/#e13027 here], which continues for a little longer after the first reading ends and features a conversation between the two.
* A very early version of an [[Eshonai]] flashback scene, found [https://wob.coppermind.net/events/402-starsight-release-party/#e13303 here], in which she explores the area around the [[Shattered Plains]] and finds humans.
* A [[Lift]] interlude, which can be read and listened to [https://wob.coppermind.net/events/412-ltue-2020/#e13628 here], in which she steals food, sneaks through the ventilation shafts of [[Urithiru]], and discusses her visit to the [[Nightwatcher]] with [[Wyndle]].
* A [[Syl]] interlude, released in July 2020 Newsletter, in which she asks [[Dalinar]] to help her understand [[Kaladin]]'s depression better
* Chapters 7 and 8, which can be listened to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lRDdxUy5iE here], regarding Kaladin and [[Moash]], as well as new [[fabrial]]s used by the [[Fused]].
Additionally, Tor.com publicly released full part 1 of the book, including the prologue; it, and the accompanying discussion threads, can be found [https://www.tor.com/series/rhythm-of-war-brandon-sanderson/ here].
== Trivia ==
* ''
* As with ''[[Oathbringer]]'', ''Rhythm of War'' includes four new illustrations of the [[Herald]]s, specifically [[Nale]], [[Chanarach]], [[Pailiah]], and [[Kalak]].
== Cover gallery ==
{{for|/Covers|a cover gallery of Rhythm of War}}
== Interior Art ==
{{for|/Interior art|a gallery of the book's interior art}}
== Statistics ==
{{for|/Statistical analysis|a full statistical analysis}}
== See also ==
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== Notes ==
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{{url ref|name=reveal|url=https://www.tor.com/2019/12/10/brandon-sandersons-stormlight-archive-book-4-arrives-on-november-17-2020/|text=Stormlight 4 Release Date|site=Tor|date=2019-12-10}}
{{url ref|name=title|url=https://www.tor.com/2020/02/10/brandon-sanderson-stormlight-archive-book-4-title-revealed-rhythm-of-war/|text=Stormlight 4 Title Reveal|site=Tor.com|date=2020-02-10}}
{{url ref|name=tor1|url=https://www.tor.com/2020/07/23/read-rhythm-of-war-by-brandon-sanderson-prologue-and-chapter-one/|text=Read Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson: Prologue and Chapter One|site=Tor.com|date=2020-07-23}}
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