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| − | '''''The Stormlight Archive''''' is an ongoing epic fantasy series by [[Brandon Sanderson]]. The series is estimated to require ten books to complete.{{ |
+ | '''''The Stormlight Archive''''' is an ongoing epic fantasy series by [[Brandon Sanderson]]. The series is estimated to require ten books to complete.{{wob ref|2875}} The Stormlight Archive is a [[Cosmere]] story set on the world of [[Roshar]]. |
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# ''[[The Way of Kings]]'' - [[Kaladin]]'s flashbacks |
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Each book will also focus on one specific order of the Knights Radiant, (likely it will always be the order of the main character). In "The Way of Kings", the main order is [[Windrunner]], as Kaladin is the main character. In "Words of Radiance" the main order is [[Order of Lightweavers|Lightweaver]], as Shallan is the main character, and in Oathbringer the main order is [[Bondsmith]] as Dalinar is the main character. |
Each book will also focus on one specific order of the Knights Radiant, (likely it will always be the order of the main character). In "The Way of Kings", the main order is [[Windrunner]], as Kaladin is the main character. In "Words of Radiance" the main order is [[Order of Lightweavers|Lightweaver]], as Shallan is the main character, and in Oathbringer the main order is [[Bondsmith]] as Dalinar is the main character. |
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| − | The second set of five books will be completed after the [[Mistborn (series)|third Mistborn trilogy]].{{ |
+ | The second set of five books will be completed after the [[Mistborn (series)|third Mistborn trilogy]].{{wob ref|11548}} They are currently planned to have flashbacks from [[Jasnah]], [[Lift]], [[Shalash]], [[Renarin]], and [[Taln]].{{17s ref|post|245061|Who are the back 5?|date=20 Feb 2015}} Brandon has stated, "I have no problem having a main character who is actually dead, and their story told through flashbacks and the stories of the other characters." {{reddit ref|Stormlight_Archive|41r099|cz4kzxp|date=2016-01-19|text=Will Renarin live?}} Thus if a character is scheduled to have flashbacks in an upcoming book they are still able to die in subsequent books. |
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== Books == |
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Revision as of 10:47, 8 September 2019
The Stormlight Archive is an ongoing epic fantasy series by Brandon Sanderson. The series is estimated to require ten books to complete.[1] The Stormlight Archive is a Cosmere story set on the world of Roshar.
The order of the books is as follows[2]:
- The Way of Kings - Kaladin's flashbacks
- Words of Radiance - Shallan's flashbacks
- Oathbringer - Dalinar's flashbacks
- Stormlight Archive 4 - Eshonai's flashbacks[3]
- Stormlight Archive 5 - Szeth's flashbacks[3]
- Stormlight Archive 6 - Lift's flashbacks[4]
- Stormlight Archive 7 - Renarin's flashbacks[4]
- Stormlight Archive 8 - Shalash's flashbacks[4]
- Stormlight Archive 9 - Taln's flashbacks[4]
- Stormlight Archive 10 - Jasnah's flashbacks[4]
Summary
- For a book-by-book summary, see /Summary
- For a book-by-book statistical analysis, see /Statistical analysis
Structure
Each book will have one major viewpoint character, with the other major characters complementing that character. In The Way of Kings, the main character is Kaladin, with Shallan and Dalinar as the other major viewpoints. In "Words of Radiance" the main character is Shallan, with others as major viewpoints, and in "Oathbringer" the main character is Dalinar with others as other major viewpoints.
Each book will also focus on one specific order of the Knights Radiant, (likely it will always be the order of the main character). In "The Way of Kings", the main order is Windrunner, as Kaladin is the main character. In "Words of Radiance" the main order is Lightweaver, as Shallan is the main character, and in Oathbringer the main order is Bondsmith as Dalinar is the main character.
The second set of five books will be completed after the third Mistborn trilogy.[5] They are currently planned to have flashbacks from Jasnah, Lift, Shalash, Renarin, and Taln.[6] Brandon has stated, "I have no problem having a main character who is actually dead, and their story told through flashbacks and the stories of the other characters." [7] Thus if a character is scheduled to have flashbacks in an upcoming book they are still able to die in subsequent books.
Books
The first book in the series, The Way of Kings, was published in 2010. The second book, Words of Radiance, was published in 2014. The third entry, Oathbringer, was released on November 14, 2017. The Stormlight Archive novella Edgedancer was released in 2016. Chronologically it takes place after Words of Radiance, showing some events that couldn't have been shown by any of the normal viewpoint characters in the other books.
| Year | Book | Order | Length | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Way of Kings | #1 | Novel | ||
| 2014 | Words of Radiance | #2 | Novel | ||
| 2016 | Edgedancer | #2.5 | Novella | Released as a part of the Arcanum Unbounded collection | |
| 2017 | Oathbringer | #3 | Novel | [8] [9] | |
| ~2020 | Stormlight Archive 4 | #4 | Novel | [10] |
Cover Gallery
Publication
- US/Canadian rights (#1-4) with Tor
- Bulgarian rights (#1) to Артлайн Студиос (Artline Studios)
- UK rights (#1-4) to Gollancz
- German rights (#1-3) to Heyne
- French rights to Calmann-Levy
- Polish rights to MAG
- Turkish rights (#1) to Akılçelen Kitaplar (Arkadas)
- Spanish rights (#1) to Ediciones B
- Chinese rights (complex, #1) to 奇幻基地 (Fantasy Foundation)
- Chinese rights (simplified) to 史诗图书 (Epic Books)
- Japanese rights (#1) to 早川書房 (Hayakawa)
- Czech rights (#1) to Talpress
- Italian rights (#1) to Fanucci[11]
- Israeli rights to אופוס (Opus)
Awards
- Way of Kings #7 NY Times best-seller
- Winner of the 2010 David Gemmell Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novel
- The Way of Kings hit the Times list in mass market, debuts at #25 on the chart
- Named one of the Best of 2010 by Fantasy Faction
- Named one of the Best of 2010 by Ranting Dragon
- Named one of the Best of 2010 by SFF World
- Named one of the Best of 2010 by Goodreads[11]
- Words of Radiance #1 NY Times best-seller[12]
Statistics
The Stormlight Archive consists of three full novels and one novella.
| Word Count | 1,276,934 | |
|---|---|---|
| Page Count | 3,588 | Tor hardbacks |
| Chapter Count | 350 | Including prelude, 3 prologues, 37 interludes, and 3 epilogue. |
| PoV Characters | 44 | |
| PoV Count | 594 |
Notes
- ↑ SF Book Review interview
— Arcanum - 2014-03-19# - ↑ Stormlight Three Update #4
— Arcanum - 2016-09-09# - ↑ a b Oathbringer London signing
— Arcanum - 2017-11-28# - ↑ a b c d e Skyward release party
— Arcanum - 2018-11-06# - ↑ The Great American Read: Other Worlds with Brandon Sanderson
— Arcanum - 2018-10-25# - ↑ Who are the back 5?
— 17th Shard forums - 20 Feb 2015# - ↑ Will Renarin live?
— Reddit - 2016-01-19# - ↑ State of the Sanderson 2014
— Brandon's website - 2014-12-18# - ↑ "Calamity is Done" blog post
— Brandon's website - May 29th, 2015# - ↑ State of the Sanderson 2018
— Arcanum - 2018-12-19# - ↑ a b Brandon's Awful Agent page
— Awful Agent # - ↑ Words of Radiance debut 1st on NYT bestsellers
— Tor.com - MAR 12 2014#