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Rhythm of War
- 1136 pages · about 19 hours
- First published 2011
- 15 editions
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1 About this book
Rhythm of War is an epic fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson and the fourth book in The Stormlight Archive series. It was published by Tor Books on November 17, 2020. Rhythm of War consists of one prologue, 117 chapters, 12 interludes and an epilogue. It is preceded by Oathbringerand followed by Wind and Truth. As with Kaladin in The Way of Kings, Shallan in Words of Radiance, and Dalinar in Oathbringer, Rhythm of War has a sequence of flashback chapters, this time for characters Eshonai and Venli.
The book features illustrations of four Heralds, as well as illustrations of all the True Spren who form Nahel Bonds save for the Bondsmith spren. As with its Stormlight Archive predecessors, the unabridged audiobook is read by narration team Michael Kramer and Kate Reading.
A sequel, Wind and Truth, was released on December 6, 2024.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Good for readers who want: epic fantasy and a long read.
- Fantasy, epic
- Fantasy, action & adventure
- Fantasy, action and adventure
2 About Brandon Sanderson
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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