![]() Through Jasnah’s eyes, we see things a bit differently, specifically the assassin Szeth. This prologue features events already shown in The Way of Kings, the murder of the King Galivar, though from the viewpoint of Jasnah Kholin, Dalinar’s daughter and Shallan’s mentor. ![]() Like many fantasy novels, such as The Way of Kings, Sanderson provides a prologue before launching into the novel full steam. Those four major characters are on personal quests (even if some of them don’t quite realize it) which are inextricably intertwined with the larger world conflict which plays out on the Shattered Plains. ![]() That is, for the 1,000 plus pages of the novel, Sanderson concentrates on four major characters for the majority of the novel Kaladin, Shallan Davar, Dalinar Kholin, and Dalinar’s son Adolin. And epic it is, but for its sheer size, Words of Radiance might have the largest disparity between girth and intimacy. ![]() With that, The Stormlight Archive may wind up being his magnum opus it is after all his love letter to the epic fantasy genre. ![]() Epic Fantasy is a strong as ever and if any writer (who doesn’t have an HBO show to his name) is the standard-bearer, then one could make the case that Brandon Sanderson is that standard-bearer. ![]()
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