![]() His handling of mental health is fantastic and the motivations always drive the plot rather than the setting doing all the work. One point I will bring up here, though, is Sanderson’s way of making them feel real and believable. In my reviews for these books, I go into more detail about why the characters are so amazing. The other characters get plenty of chapters too! So, The Way of Kings follows Kaladin, Words of Radiance follows Shallan, etc. Each book follows the main plot of one of the primary characters. Sanderson makes this easy to follow, however. I won’t get into spoilers so I will attempt not to make this too vague! The books in this fantasy series follow a lot of characters in a similar way to The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan or the Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erikson. ![]() If you need reasons to read The Stormlight Archive, the worldbuilding should definitely be number 1 on the list. Sanderson is brilliant at creating mysteries we didn’t even know were there and I love it. We struggle to learn much about the lore at the start but as the series progresses we find out much more. ![]() The world is a complex mosaic of cultures and landscapes. In Mistborn we mostly find ourselves in one city or another and as you go through the trilogy the world becomes larger and larger, but nothing on this scale.įrom the very beginning of The Way of Kings, book 1 in The Stormlight Archive, we can already tell that there is going to be a lot to learn. Roshar is a huge planet full of different cultures, creatures and flora. ![]() There is nothing better in fantasy than following characters as they move through a sprawling world. ![]() So, here is a list of all the reasons to read The Stormlight Archive. The Stormlight Archive is the big, epic fantasy series that I think anyone who loves the genre should at least try. I have talked about Brandon Sanderson’s cosmere books a lot at The Fantasy Review. Reasons to Read The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson ![]()
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