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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.

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Reviewer: Traveling Cloak
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Wonderfully-Written Third Installment in The Stormlight Archives
Review: Oathbringer is the third installment of The Stormlight Archive, Brandon Sanderson’s highly-acclaimed series set in the Cosmere. The story has major middle-book vibes, which makes sense considering this is a 5-book series. While it may not have the panache of the first two books in the series, I thoroughly enjoyed Oathbringer. READER BE WARNED, SPOILERS FOR THE WAY OF KINGS AND WORDS OF RADIANCE ARE BELOW. If you have not read my reviews for the first two books, I recommend doing that first as there are continuing themes.When I say “panache” I mean that books 1 and 2 of the series came through like a highstorm, with so much power as to be destructive and restorative at the same time. They were wall-to-wall action, almost never allowing the reader to come up for air, finishing in fabulous style with the way everything culminated at the end of Words of Radiance. And to that I say: take my breath away. I do not need it, for the stormlight will sustain me. Oathbringer, by contrast, is a very typical middle book (if anything Sanderson writes can be called “typical”), more gambit than check chase.With the coming of the Everstorm and many secrets unlocked, Dalinar, Kaladin, et al are resetting and learning a new way of life. The main protagonists have all evolved and are occupying the ancient city of Urithiru, and the Parshmen have been freed. All of the players are moving pieces around the board, searching for an opportunity to put their opponent into zugzswang. This is a long series, and as a reader I enjoyed the break from the constant war, death, and destruction of the first two installments. The way Oathbringer is written, it gives the reader many opportunities to survey the scene, learn more about Roshar, its people and history. One way Sanderson accomplishes this is with flashback narratives, which is an underrated aspect of this series.I do not believe I mentioned this in my previous reviews, so this is a great time to do so. From a writing perspective, flashbacks are hard. If they are going to take my interest away from the main storyline, they should not overwhelm, but at the same time need to be relevant and interesting. This type of narrative can be a detriment to a book if not done well, but when an author finds a balance it can be a boon. That is exactly what Sanderson has accomplished with this seres, as the flashbacks were phenomenal in providing supplementary information, focusing on first on Kaladin and Shallan in the first two books and now Dalinar and the Parshmen in Oathbringer. To me, this provides even more depth to a series that is already overflowing with it. I think that is a good thing, as a story can never be too deep (watch Sanderson take that comment and run with it – not that the encouragement is all that necessary).Another great aspect of Oathbringer is that it really ups the ante for the rest of the series. In the first two books there is a lot of standard warfare, introducing the reader to many of the players and how their powers work. It was a really exciting start, but Oathbringer has a different feeling. The Big Bang at the end of Words of Radiance put the pieces in place to rebuild sections of the story. It is much slower than the first two books, working to a longer crescendo. At the same time, the world is entirely different now. Because the it has changed so much, and because everything is going through a bit of reset, the reader is able to learn so much about this new-age right along with the characters. And that really is the brilliance of Sanderson’s writing overall (as I have come to find), which is that is feels so interactive as the reader is able to experience every event right along with the characters. That feeling of immersion has often been what has made this series so unputdownable, and Oathbringer taking a different narrative path than the first two books in the series is helped by this immersive atmosphere.Here is the thing about the ending: I cannot talk about it. In typical Sanderson style that crescendo that has been building culminates in an unbelievable way. It is easily the best ending of the first three books, and that saying something because I felt that way about each subsequent book in the series. The fact that Sanderson continues to up the ante is impressive, and I left this book with my jaw dropped.While Oathbringer is incredibly well-done, there was one detraction I want to mention. Certain events (small[ish] ones, none of the big reveals) felt rushed to me. There is a scene at the beginning of the book that felt that way to me (if you read it you will know what I am talking about), and a few others like it along the way. I know it is hard to say in a 1,000+-page book, but I would have preferred to ruminate on certain events for a bit. It is a bit of a weird thought because Sanderson at times can be the King of Rumination, so take those words with a grain of salt.This Stormlight Archive continues to be absolutely fabulous. Oathbringer is another phenomenal entry into the series, and yet again gets my highest recommendation. It has set things up for what I expect to be an amazing second half to the series, and I am very much looking forward to Rhythm of War.

Reviewer: Waites Family
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: *Review from The Illustrated Page*
Review: Oathbringer is another spectacular installment in one of my all time favorite epic fantasy series. The Stormlight Archive starts with The Way of Kings, which you need to have read (along with the second book, Words of Radiance) before you pick up Oathbringer.I love this series. It’s got excellent ideas, world building, characters, and it’s all exciting enough to keep my flipping the pages in this gigantic book. A lot of times, I’ve found the third volume in an epic fantasy series is where I tend to quit. I start realizing that the plot’s moving super slow, the characters are basically treading water, and then I start asking myself why I’m reading. I was a bit nervous the same would happen with Oathbringer, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. If anything, Oathbringer left me even more invested in this series and willing to follow it to the end, however many decades that’ll take.At the end of Words of Radiance, the Parshendi summoned the Everstorm and became possessed, losing the independence they’d so craved. Dalinar and the Alethi armies have retreated to the city of Urithiru, an ancient stronghold above the force of the storm. Dalinar still has to fulfill his god’s last command: “Unite them.” But the nations of Roshar don’t trust him, seeing all his diplomatic outreaches as pretenses that will lead to an Alethi army on their doorsteps. Meanwhile, the Everstorm has awakened the parshmen, a species the humans have kept enslaved for millennia. The parshmen are angry, and their anger is not unreserved. What looks to have been a simple battle between good and evil grows a lot more complicated. Are the humans of Roshar really in the right?Where The Way of Kings focused on Kaladin and Words of Radiance on Shallen, Oathbringer focuses in on Dalinar. I’ll be honest, when I first started reading, I thought Dalinar was kind of annoying, and I started questioning how I’d liked him in previous books. He felt like such a stereotypical character, you know, the super honorable older warrior. It was boring. But then Sanderson completely flips that on its head. Dalinar has gaps in his memory, something we’ve known about since book one. In Oathbringer, those gaps start to disappear, and Dalinar remembers just what sort of man he used to be and what he’s done.

“Sometimes a hypocrite is nothing more than a man in the process of changing.”

Of course, other characters have their own arcs. Shallen’s admitted to herself what she’s done, and it’s growing increasingly hard for her to hide from that knowledge. She’s started constructing alternate personas and losing herself in them. She hates herself and would rather be someone else. Obviously, this isn’t exactly a healthy cooping mechanism.Kaladin’s in a much better place than he was in The Way of Kings, but his mental health issues (which I read as being depression) don’t just magically go away. I think this is something he’ll be dealing with for the rest of the series. I hope he finds a way to manage it. I’m really happy Sanderson’s addressing mental health issues, as it’s something that really interests me, especially in a fantasy or historic setting. When the modern combination of drugs and therapy isn’t available, how do you learn to live with your mental health issues and still function?I’m noticing that the Stormlight Archives contains more disabled characters than I normally see in fantasy. Depression, healing from trauma, addiction and other mental health issues are all notable, but there’s characters with physical abilities as well, such as Renarian and Rysn, an apprentice merchant who appears in some of the interludes. She actually has an incredibly badass scene in Oathbringer that’s one of my favorite parts of the whole book.I’ve decided to stop quibbling over the size of these books. Yeah, you could probably find stuff to cut here or there (some of the bridgemen chapters for instance), but this story is suited for a large size. I got an ebook copy so I didn’t have to haul a honking 1200+ page monstrosity around with me, but I do sort of want a hardback copy. The book design looks so gorgeous.Back to the topic of characters, I wish there was more explanation for why Szeth made the major decision he did. That’s probably my main complaint about Oathbringer. Oh, and Eshoni continues to give me so many feels! I mean, they all do, but Eshoni especially.Oathbringer is another installment in a truly great epic fantasy series that’s becoming surprisingly subversive. If you at all like fantasy, please do yourself a favor and read The Stormlight Archives. I love this world and love these characters. My only problem is now I’ve got to wait years for another book, blast it. Still, I’m sure whatever Sanderson writes next will be worth the wait.

Reviewer: Jaime Aceves
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Dalinar’s background… Wow.I’ll leave at that.

Reviewer: Miranda Raymond
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: To learn daddinars lore was awesome.

Reviewer: Lorenzo Benatti
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: With “Oathbringer”, the beauty of the “Stormlight Archive” is in full bloom. The scope of the series is here unveiled and delivered to the reader in the most perfect way.In this thirds installment, we finally get to know more about Roshar and its different peoples, whereas the mysteries surrounding the past are deepened way more then the previous two books. Per se, maintaining the attention of the reader throughout a 1200-page book is extremely difficult, but Sanderson succeeds masterfully in doing so by capturing your interest and giving you something new every single chapter.If you read my reviews of “The Way of Kings” and “Words of Radiance”, you will see that they are not enthusiastic with the warning that, maybe, I did not read them in the right moment. “Oathbringer” changed completely my perception of the series with its fantasy perfection and, now, I am really looking forward to the rest of it.

Reviewer: Federica Rubio Wenk
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: El libro estaba empaquetado muy bien y llegó sin ningún problema y en poco tiempo

Reviewer: Pranav
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: SUCH a bad quality and it feels used

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