The Stormlight Archive Book Three - Oathbringer. Release Date Nov 14th(possible spoilers)

Pighardia · 26 May 2017 at 17:26

Thought it was about the time to start a thread about the new Stormlight book. It is due out on November 14th and I'll certainly be pre-ordering it!

From Good Reads -

In Oathbringer, the third volume of the New York Times bestselling 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.

Words of Radiance ended in a pretty epic way. I'm very much looking forward to the next volume. Sanderson's world-building has been excellent so far and I'm excited to see him build on it.

Originally, I thought it was going to be focused on Szeth, but I'm not sure that is the case now looking at what has been revealed about the book...Tbh, I'm good with that as I'm not sure I'm that bothered about a Szeth-focused book.

Anyone else looking forward to it?

Here is a link to the thread for the previous book btw - https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...words-of-radiance-possible-spoilers.18574441/

Punt · 26 May 2017 at 18:58

Sanderson, I can take or leave. BUT I love these books! Very much looking forward to the third one.

chroniclard · 26 May 2017 at 19:00

Sweet, will have to read the first two again to refresh my memory.

(November! pah too long)

shroomz · 31 May 2017 at 20:35

Oooooooh snap, I was thinking this myself the other day and have started words of radiance again

LiE · 3 Jun 2017 at 20:47

Day one hardback for me. Love these books.

Pighardia · 12 Nov 2017 at 00:18

Out this week. Anyone else got it ordered?

Punt · 12 Nov 2017 at 09:04

I'll be getting the kindle version. Words of Radiance hardback was a huge tome, I suspect Oathbringer will be the same. Can't be arsed to carry that around with me!

I don't have much time these days for pleasurable things like reading, that and the fact I'm a slow reader, this book will keep me going for ages

Gooner Leroy · 13 Nov 2017 at 11:39

I will be getting the kindle version too. Looking forward to reading this although I might have to find a brief summary of words of radiance as I've forgotten quite a bit of what happened

x-st · 13 Nov 2017 at 11:47

Punt said:
Sanderson, I can take or leave. BUT I love these books! Very much looking forward to the third one.

It's funny, my first experience of Sanderson was the Mistborn Trilogy and after that I was sold on him hook, line and sinker. I feel that he has a masterful way with story planning that weaves a complex tale that all comes together in the end in ways you don't expect. Now I just wish the next Locke Lamorra book would just hurry up and get written!

chroniclard · 13 Nov 2017 at 11:49

Pre ordered the digital version. Do like Sandersons world creation, find it different to the usual fantasy stuff.

If you didnt know, about 30 chapters have been published, a few per week, on Tor website. They are not that long so just give a good intro really.

Punt · 13 Nov 2017 at 11:50

Gooner Leroy said:
I will be getting the kindle version too. Looking forward to reading this although I might have to find a brief summary of words of radiance as I've forgotten quite a bit of what happened

have a look at this... https://www.tor.com/2017/08/15/stormlight-archive-refresher/
Might help you out!

chroniclard · 13 Nov 2017 at 11:50

Already re-read the first two in prep.

Pighardia · 13 Nov 2017 at 11:57

chroniclard said:
Already re-read the first two in prep.

I didn't bother in the end. I'm usually really good at remembering where I am in a book no matter how longs it's been.... Though tbh it was confusing enough at the end of Words with all the different factions!

chroniclard · 13 Nov 2017 at 12:33

Yeah doesnt take long to jump back in but they were decent books so read them again anyway.

wesimmo · 13 Nov 2017 at 12:35

I've timed this perfectly, started re-reading them from the start and am currently at 85% of the second book so should finish in time for the release tomorrow.

Great series and I can't wait to see how it goes.

Gooner Leroy · 13 Nov 2017 at 13:44

Punt said:
have a look at this... https://www.tor.com/2017/08/15/stormlight-archive-refresher/
Might help you out!

Thanks for that, just reading it now on my lunch break and its all coming back. Cheers :cool:

Pighardia · 16 Nov 2017 at 21:46

Just arrived home to find a lovely, large Amazon box on my table

Pighardia · 18 Nov 2017 at 02:54

Started it tonight. Got right back in to it. Chapter seven is pretty awesome.

I'd say that spoilers are OK so long as you put the chapter number in-

I was waiting for Kaladin to show up...and once he gets home he doesn't waste any time! I think the chapter is very well written and the last bit is just awesome

... "By the way it's the end of the world, I can fly and I've got to go kill some monsters. Be back soon". Starts glowing and flies off!

I got called in to do a night shift tonight and tbh I didn't mind as it gave me the chance to get to grips with this.

chroniclard · 25 Nov 2017 at 14:33

Done and dusted! Great stuff, thought it was a trilogy but apparently there are going to be 10 books!

Pighardia · 25 Nov 2017 at 14:37

chroniclard said:
Done and dusted! Great stuff, thought it was a trilogy but apparently there are going to be 10 books!

I haven't had much of a chance this week. I've not finished the first part yet.

Yeah 10 books, and there is apparently going to be a big gap in time in the middle of the series.