Get a free audiobook
-
Oathbringer
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Series: Stormlight Archive, Book 3
- Length: 55 hrs and 5 mins
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy
People who bought this also bought...
-
Words of Radiance
- The Stormlight Archive, Book 2
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
- Length: 48 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In that first volume, we were introduced to the remarkable world of Roshar, a world both alien and magical, where gigantic hurricane-like storms scour the surface every few days and life has adapted accordingly. Roshar is shared by humans and the enigmatic, humanoid Parshendi, with whom they are at war.
-
-
AMAZING.
- By Nicole on 2017-12-16
-
Rhythm of War
- Book Four of The Stormlight Archive
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Length: 57 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
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. 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 ancient tower that was once the heart of their strength.
-
-
50 hours of wheel spinning.
- By Devin Harrigan on 2020-11-22
-
Edgedancer
- From the Stormlight Archive
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Three years ago, Lift asked a goddess to stop her from growing older - a wish she believed was granted. Now, in Edgedancer, the barely teenage nascent Knight Radiant finds that time stands still for no one.
-
-
need to listen to befor oathbringer
- By nxn8 on 2018-09-14
-
The Way of Kings
- The Stormlight Archive, Book 1
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Length: 45 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike. Animals hide in shells, trees pull in branches, and grass retracts into the soilless ground. Cities are built only where the topography offers shelter. It has been centuries since the fall of the 10 consecrated orders known as the Knights Radiant, but their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical swords and suits of armor.
-
-
Slow but steady
- By Jonathon Flaman on 2019-04-15
-
The Final Empire
- Mistborn Book 1
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 24 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison.
-
-
overlooking this book is a mist opportunity
- By Christopher Chaffee on 2019-06-05
-
Warbreaker
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan
- Length: 24 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Warbreaker is the story of two sisters who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn't like his job, and the immortal who's still trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago. Their world is one in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren's capital city and where a power known as BioChromatic magic is based on an essence known as breath that can be collected only one unit at a time.
-
-
Good story but narrator not so much
- By Janice on 2019-12-21
-
Words of Radiance
- The Stormlight Archive, Book 2
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
- Length: 48 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In that first volume, we were introduced to the remarkable world of Roshar, a world both alien and magical, where gigantic hurricane-like storms scour the surface every few days and life has adapted accordingly. Roshar is shared by humans and the enigmatic, humanoid Parshendi, with whom they are at war.
-
-
AMAZING.
- By Nicole on 2017-12-16
-
Rhythm of War
- Book Four of The Stormlight Archive
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Length: 57 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
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. 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 ancient tower that was once the heart of their strength.
-
-
50 hours of wheel spinning.
- By Devin Harrigan on 2020-11-22
-
Edgedancer
- From the Stormlight Archive
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Three years ago, Lift asked a goddess to stop her from growing older - a wish she believed was granted. Now, in Edgedancer, the barely teenage nascent Knight Radiant finds that time stands still for no one.
-
-
need to listen to befor oathbringer
- By nxn8 on 2018-09-14
-
The Way of Kings
- The Stormlight Archive, Book 1
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Length: 45 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike. Animals hide in shells, trees pull in branches, and grass retracts into the soilless ground. Cities are built only where the topography offers shelter. It has been centuries since the fall of the 10 consecrated orders known as the Knights Radiant, but their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical swords and suits of armor.
-
-
Slow but steady
- By Jonathon Flaman on 2019-04-15
-
The Final Empire
- Mistborn Book 1
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 24 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison.
-
-
overlooking this book is a mist opportunity
- By Christopher Chaffee on 2019-06-05
-
Warbreaker
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan
- Length: 24 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Warbreaker is the story of two sisters who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn't like his job, and the immortal who's still trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago. Their world is one in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren's capital city and where a power known as BioChromatic magic is based on an essence known as breath that can be collected only one unit at a time.
-
-
Good story but narrator not so much
- By Janice on 2019-12-21
-
The Well of Ascension
- Mistborn, Book 2
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 28 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The impossible has been accomplished. The Lord Ruler - the man who claimed to be god incarnate and brutally ruled the world for a thousand years - has been vanquished. But Kelsier, the hero who masterminded that triumph, is dead too, and now the awesome task of building a new world has been left to his young protégé, Vin, the former street urchin who is now the most powerful Mistborn in the land, and to the idealistic young nobleman she loves.
-
-
Amazing story, and incredible read! I want more!!
- By Amazon Customer on 2019-09-30
-
The Hero of Ages
- Mistborn, Book 3
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 27 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The conclusion of the Mistborn trilogy fulfills all the promise of the first two books. Revelations abound, connections rooted in early chapters of the series click into place, and surprises, as satisfying as they are stunning, blossom like fireworks to dazzle and delight. It all leads up to a finale unmatched for originality and audacity that will leave listeners shaking their heads in wonder, as if awaking from an amazing dream.
-
-
Genius
- By Michael on 2020-02-21
-
Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
- Length: 22 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
An all-new Stormlight Archive novella, Edgedancer, is the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, the first audiobook of short fiction by number New York Times best-selling author Brandon Sanderson.
-
-
Amazing stories
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-09-17
-
Elantris
- Tenth Anniversary Special Edition
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Jack Garrett
- Length: 28 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In 2005, Brandon Sanderson debuted with Elantris, an epic fantasy unlike any other then on the market. To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Tor is reissuing Elantris in a special edition, a fresh chance to introduce it to the myriad listeners who have since become Sanderson fans.
-
-
A great start to an epic universe
- By Clayton Thomas on 2018-09-19
-
The Alloy of Law
- A Mistborn Novel
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds.Kelsier, Vin, Elend, Sazed, Spook, and the rest are now part of history—or religion. Yet the old magics of Allomancy and Feruchemy continue to play a role in this reborn world....
-
-
Great story, fun to listen to
- By T. Butler on 2019-01-16
-
The Bands of Mourning
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Bands of Mourning are the mythical metalminds owned by the Lord Ruler, said to grant anyone who wears them the powers that the Lord Ruler had at his command. Hardly anyone thinks they really exist. A kandra researcher has returned to Elendel with images that seem to depict the Bands as well as writings in a language that no one can read. Waxillium Ladrian is recruited to travel south to the city of New Seran to investigate.
-
-
Another great read!
- By Tanya Frick on 2020-08-17
-
Shadows of Self
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
With The Alloy of Law, Brandon Sanderson surprised listeners with a New York Times best-selling spinoff of his Mistborn audiobooks, set after the action of the trilogy, in a period corresponding to late 19th-century America. The trilogy's heroes are now figures of myth and legend, even objects of religious veneration. They are succeeded by wonderful new characters, chief among them Waxillium Ladrian, known as Wax, hereditary lord of House Ladrian.
-
-
Keep on writing Brandon!!!
- By Susan on 2018-09-20
-
The Eye of the World
- Book One of The Wheel of Time
- Written by: Robert Jordan
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Length: 29 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When their village is attacked by trollocs, monsters thought to be only legends, three young men, Rand, Matt, and Perrin, flee in the company of the Lady Moiraine, a sinister visitor of unsuspected powers. Thus begins an epic adventure set in a world of wonders and horror, where what was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.
-
-
Decent Story, worth a listen
- By Amazon Customer on 2019-04-18
-
Starsight
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
All her life, Spensa has dreamed of becoming a pilot. Of proving she's a hero like her father. She made it to the sky, but the truths she learned about her father were crushing. The rumors of his cowardice are true - he deserted his flight during battle against the Krell. Worse, though, he turned against his team and attacked them.
-
-
love hate relationship
- By Amazon Customer on 2019-11-26
-
The Fires of Vengeance
- Written by: Evan Winter
- Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi
- Length: 15 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Tau and his queen, desperate to delay the impending attack on the capital by the indigenous people of Xidda, craft a dangerous plan. If Tau succeeds, the queen will have the time she needs to assemble her forces and launch an all-out assault on her own capital city, where her sister is being propped up as the "true" queen of the Omehi. If the city can be taken, if Tsiora can reclaim her throne, and if she can reunite her people, then the Omehi have a chance to survive the onslaught.
-
-
Fabulous?
- By Carolyn Ryan on 2021-01-12
-
Skyward
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
From Brandon Sanderson, the number one New York Times best-selling author of the Reckoners series, Words of Radiance, and the internationally best-selling Mistborn series, comes the first book in an epic new series about a girl who dreams of becoming a pilot in a dangerous world at war for humanity's future.
-
-
Another favorite
- By Kaya Gaudet on 2018-11-30
-
The Blade Itself
- The First Law: Book One
- Written by: Joe Abercrombie
- Narrated by: Steven Pacey
- Length: 22 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Inquisitor Glokta, a crippled and bitter relic of the last war, former fencing champion turned torturer, is trapped in a twisted and broken body - not that he allows it to distract him from his daily routine of torturing smugglers.Nobleman, dashing officer and would-be fencing champion Captain Jezal dan Luthar is living a life of ease by cheating his friends at cards. Vain and shallow, the biggest blot on his horizon is having to get out of bed in the morning to train with obsessive and boring old men.
-
-
A slow burn, but a good one
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-04-11
Publisher's Summary
The eagerly awaited sequel to the New York Times best-selling Words of Radiance, from epic fantasy author Brandon Sanderson at the top of his game.
In Oathbringer, the third volume of the New York Times best-selling Stormlight Archive, humanity faces a new Desolation with the return of the Voidbringers, a foe with numbers as great as their thirst for vengeance.
Dalinar Kholin's Alethi armies won a fleeting victory at a terrible cost. The enemy Parshendi summoned the violent Everstorm, which now sweeps the world with destruction and in its passing awakens the once peaceful and subservient parshmen to the horror of their millennia-long enslavement by humans. While on a desperate flight to warn his family of the threat, Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with the fact that the newly kindled anger of the parshmen may be wholly justified.
Nestled in the mountains high above the storms, in the tower city of Urithiru, Shallan Davar investigates the wonders of the ancient stronghold of the Knights Radiant and unearths dark secrets lurking in its depths. And Dalinar realizes that his holy mission to unite his homeland of Alethkar was too narrow in scope. Unless all the nations of Roshar can put aside Dalinar's blood-soaked past and stand together - and unless Dalinar himself can confront that past - even the restoration of the Knights Radiant will not prevent the end of civilization.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
What the critics say
"Character development is at the heart of the book, and it is here that Kramer and Reading shine, with remarkably consistent and multifaceted characters that fuel the action of the story.... Adept pacing highlights both the intensity of hand-to-hand combat and quieter moments of sorrow and grief, fully realizing the intricate world that Sanderson has created." (AudioFile Magazine)
More from the same
Narrator:
What listeners say about Oathbringer
Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Tyler Pubben
- 2017-12-08
outstanding.
Between listening and reading I go through at least 30 fiction novels a year. With the exception of the Lord of the Rings trilogy that I read back in high school I've never really been a fan of high fantasy. I find most of it either very derivative or, in the case of ASOIAF, tedious. So it took me a while to finally get around to trying out Stormlight. I wish I would have discovered this series years ago. I haven't been this invested in a story ever, not once. I'm not going to babble on about the characters, or rewrite the synopsis like so many reviewers do. I'm just here to say that this book is the best in a line of great books. I have never once taken the time to write a review, but this series is worth at least this small effort on my behalf.
18 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Spectrum Photography
- 2018-10-01
What a disappointment.
I'm not a big fan of reviews and I don't often write them but this one warranted spending my life minutes doing. I will start by saying that I am a fan of Sanderson and loved the first two books of this series. I listened to them and bought the next book mere minutes after finishing the previous one. My hopes were pretty high coming into the third book. This installment in the series delivered the square root of nothing that it had the potential of delivering and instead substituted endless meandering and waxing poetic about ethics and morality and blah blah blah. This book is the literary equivalent of a company meeting that takes 3 hours when it all should have just been sent out as a email and saved everyone an afternoon. I was half way through the book wondering if anything is actually going to happen to develop the story. I would have to wait until the last few chapters for that to actually happen. This book is long and dull and that's not even the biggest strike it has against it. This book manages to take all of the beloved, strong, dynamic, interesting characters from the first two books and turn them into weak, annoying, wienies (for lack of a better term) without any of the toughness and resilience they have shown in the first two books. I lost track of the number of times I just wanted those wonderful characters to stop their bitching and whining and to put on the big girl/boy pants and do something. Now I get character flaws and the necessity for them, but for pity's sake, they should add to the story and the character, not be so prolific that I was sitting there hoping that the character died because they deserved the way they were carrying on. As insult to injury, all the other potentially great characters I would have loved to see get some air time were basically ignored in favour of endless chapters listening to a handful of characters exercise their own demons ad nauseum. It is really too bad after such stellar 1st and 2nd books that I doubt I will be coming back to the Stormlight Archive.
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Yolande Prain
- 2017-12-15
fantastic
Everything about this book and recording is great, great story, so many unexpected plot points and just very entertaining.
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Saahir Kapasi
- 2017-12-06
Amazing addition ti the stormlight archive
Brilliant performance by Michael and Kate, loved all the voices and enjoyed they both played pattern the same way in this book. Story is as usual 5 star, can't go wrong with Brandon Sanderson.
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Nicole Price
- 2018-01-12
hard to get through...
compared to prior books, this book will challenge even the most hardcore fans to complete.
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- mitchell c.
- 2020-02-09
Amazing Story
This is a great book. I really liked the narrators. Bring you deeper into the cosmer.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anonymous User
- 2019-12-19
God Tier Ending
Ending was actually god tier, with a massive payoff after such a long wait. I can't wait for Book 4
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Andrew de Waal malefyt
- 2019-05-03
Perfect
Brandon Crafted a beautiful world, but Michael Kramer and Kate reading bring it to life.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Matt Stewart
- 2018-01-16
I stopped caring about the characters.
There was othing in the plot that made me more interesting or more invested in the story. Edit: Michael Kramer is flawless.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Gio
- 2017-12-08
A solid four stars
I felt less passion in this book to the previous two Brandon Sanderson written, never the less the audio reading was amazing. There were some parts that actually felt, well boring to me.
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Miles
- 2018-03-07
The stuff after . . .
What disappointed you about Oathbringer?
Book 2 could have been made into a good ending. The majority of Book 3 felt like everything that happens after the credits roll. We know more small battles, politics, reunions and rebuilding will happen after the day is saved but i don't need to read a book about it. I was never given a reason to care about anything in this book.
Has Oathbringer turned you off from other books in this genre?
No but maybe other Brandon Sanderson books.
What character would you cut from Oathbringer?
Shallan didn't grow as a character and it felt like none of her filler mini quests added anything to the plot. Way back in the first book its establish that Shallan has issues so why is it still being shoved down my throat 120 hours later? Shallan started off strong but eventually her story just lost direction and purpose. The only problem with cutting Shallan would be getting rid of Kate Readings great narration.
Any additional comments?
I have grown to hate flashbacks.
Several side stories seemed to be dropped.
Loved the first two books.
38 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Matt C
- 2020-01-27
Ruined the series
Significant departure from what made the first books good (battles/glory) now Disneyfied with PG-13 politics/romance.
31 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Karl Ide-Pech
- 2019-11-01
Incredible Book
some of the best character development I've ever experienced. the complexity and detail of everything in this book is so good. It also explores some cool philosophies.
29 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 2019-11-04
Fabulous book series... I can't wait for the next
The characters just keep developing into more and more. I am very anxious to see what more comes of each of the radiants as they speak the next set of words in their oaths. The plot continues to build and deliver new twists and surprises as it unfolds to seemingly build even more. It has yet to get dull as most all long multiple book series tend to do at some point. Keep it up Mr. Sanderson... I'm a fan!
24 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 2018-06-28
Slow - Everybody is miserable
I couldn't get through it. It was slow , everybody is miserable, you know bad things are going to happen, and I lost all motivation to finish.
21 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- kyle wilhite
- 2019-11-05
Another great big book by Sanderson
I love Brendon Sanderson's books and this is no exception. you really feel like you get your money's worth with this book. There is a lot of content and all of it interesting. Looking forward to his best book. I feel this is the best one of the series so far.
18 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- jeb4255
- 2019-02-14
Such a long book.
Compared to the first two, this book seemed to drag for a while when they’re all just chilling in Urithiru. When they go to Kholinar it’s like “finally they’re doing something” and even that part drags while they’re there not to mention the infuriating death of a growing character. The end battle is exciting though. Shallan’s lone escapades get wearisome.... she’s much more interesting when interacting with the other main characters like Adolin and Kaladin.
16 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Gee Wiz
- 2019-10-29
Hmmmm
I loved the first books and this one as well, but I felt it grew tiresome in the last third. The final few chapters reminded me of a Star Wars character wrap up with a teaser for the next episode. Great series overall. Narration was excellent. My favorite character is Wit. I would love a novella of his life.
9 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Andrew C Hsu
- 2018-12-28
Tiresome
As a big fan of Sanderson, it pains me to say that this title was tough to get through. The first book in this series, The Way of Kings, was something I couldn't stop listening to. This book took me over a year to get through. The characters stalled, the story/battles where necessarily complicated, Shadesmar was a complete dud when the curtain was pulled back. The suffering never stopped for the main cast, yet you never believed that any of them would an untimely end (because Sanderson). The result was necessary torture for both the characters and the listeners. The characteristic crispness in Sanderson's storytelling and world-building was nowhere to be found in this title. Shame. I hope the 4th installment will rediscover the charm of this series.
17 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Deana
- 2017-11-16
Strong Storytelling, will upset Kaladin fans
Oathbringer is book three of five. The first five books in the Stormlight Archive tell their own story. Later, another set of five will tell another story. Sometimes all the heroes win in the middle, sometimes they fail. In this book, we have both wins and losses. In one book, you have three small novels going on, with important points of view from many people.
Sanderson dives deeper into the cultures of Roshar and the conflicts that have nothing to do with the “bad guys.” Instead many of the conflicts are inside different characters own heads and hearts. This aspect of the story will be hard for many fans. This aspect of the story is important. Awareness of bias and of mental health issues is important. It’s rare to see them addressed so directly in an adventure fantasy.
But in this book, Kaladin, the hero of book one and book two – is not the star. He has growth, but not the awesome growth of power leveling up I think many fans were hoping to read. Instead, Bridge 4 as a whole, is given more points of view and room to grow. Sometime these are painful in heart wrenching ways, but in beautiful character development ways.
Dalinar’s flashbacks will make you look at him differently. It will be hard to see a hero in such a different light. Journey before destination everyone. His journey is a strong one.
The ladies of the Stormlight Archive are given more room to grow here. But at times it is a backward growth. At others it is wonderful to see them breaking the molds of Voirn culture.
Once you turn the page on Part 5, get ready for a rush of a ride. You will not want to put the book down for the final act.
Many important magical questions are answered in this volume of the Stormlight Archive, but it raises more questions. Some of the questions answered, were not the ones many fans were hoping to see addressed, including myself. I hope readers will appreciate the story that was written, for what was written. Not criticizes it because it was not the story they were expecting. I know I love the book, even if there are a few bits I wish were different. But the characters are not perfect people. They would be less interesting if they were.
I love that that the art is included even for the audio book. That is an extra special treat. Michael Kramer and Kate Reading do their typically awesome job narrating the books. I’m glad they kept the voices of the characters the same from the first two volumes of the books.
201 people found this helpful