The Way of Kings is the groundbreaking first installment in Brandon Sanderson’s sprawling epic fantasy series, The Stormlight Archive . Originally published in August 2010, this 1,000+ page tome
Sanderson is famously transparent about his progress. He writes at a superhuman pace (he wrote four secret novels during the COVID-19 lockdown as a surprise). Unlike waiting for The Winds of Winter , you can trust that Stormlight will be finished. brandon sanderson way of kings books
Brandon Sanderson’s The Way of Kings is not merely a book; it is a monumental shift in the landscape of contemporary epic fantasy. As the opening salvo of the ten-volume Stormlight Archive , it introduces a world so distinct that it reshapes our understanding of high-concept worldbuilding. Where many authors rely on the comforting tropes of medieval Europe, Sanderson constructs Roshar —a planet of relentless "highstorms" that has forced life itself to evolve into something strange and beautiful, from rock-buds that retract into the ground to crustaceans that serve as steeds. A Symphony of Broken Souls The Way of Kings is the groundbreaking first