The Way of Kings

The Stormlight Archive, 1.

On Roshar, relentless superstorms have shaped a land of stone where plants retract, animals hide in shells, and cities cling to sheltered terrain.

Centuries after the fall of the Knights Radiant, their Shardblades and Shardplate remain—legendary weapons and armor worth kingdoms and capable of winning wars.

On the war-torn Shattered Plains, Kaladin, a former surgeon’s apprentice turned slave, struggles to protect his men in a senseless conflict. Meanwhile, Brightlord Dalinar Kholin, haunted by visions and guided by The Way of Kings, questions his sanity and the nature of the war. Across the sea, young Shallan seeks to study under Jasnah Kholin—while secretly plotting a theft that may uncover the truth behind the Knights Radiant and the war itself.