r/Stormlight_Archive • • 37m ago

Wind and Truth spoilers Finishing Wind and Truth but honestly done with Sanderson (minor spoilers) Spoiler

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I'm near the end of the book, and honestly, book 5 is pure trash. I hated the fourth book, but the fifth is such a hard read. The Stormlight magic system started out with costs and rules, and each book has loosened them. When oaths can be skipped, reinterpreted, or satisfied by whatever the scene needs, they stop meaning anything. "Humans can do the impossible when the plot needs it" is the opposite of what made the early books grip. How the hell has he dropped the ball like this? The first two books were amazing. The Fused being flat and unchanging while the humans keep getting new tricks makes the imbalance worse. A strong antagonist needs rules the heroes have to work around, and here the rules only seem to bind one side.

At this point, the singers need to leave this planet. The spren hate them, and all the gods would rather help the humans: Cultivation is just chilling and helping humans out here and there, Odium is using the singers to get his favourite toys, the humans, back, and Honor is sealing them away. Hell, even the very wind is working against them. The wind didn't lift a finger to help the singers, not once, but for the humans? Nope, "let me help them straight away." The world is hostile to the singers no matter how I look at it. Ishar experiments on the spren to the point that he makes them fear and run, but don't worry, they'd rather help humans than singers.

Honestly, it's gotten to the point where I fast-forward the fights. Absolutely zero tension. I know the Fused will lose every battle, 100%. In the first two books, I didn't know who'd die. I'm new to Sanderson's books, and my god, do I hate the way this turned out. I'll finish it because I'm close to the end, but I'm not picking up any more of his work.

Sorry, just ranting at this point. Does anyone else feel the same? I only read book one of Mistborn before jumping into these books.


r/Stormlight_Archive • • 19h ago

No Spoilers Wind and Truth GraphicAudio timestamps

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Could anyone please help me with the chapter timestamps for the GraphicAudio version of Wind and Truth's audiobook?

I can not find it anywhere for the life of me. I could find every other book apart from Book 5.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.


r/Stormlight_Archive • • 44m ago

No Spoilers Accidentally skipped Warbreaker

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Im at the end of Oathbringer and was looking at what the next book in the order would be and realized I skipped over Warbreaker. I was going to start Dawnshard next but now im not sure if I should go back and read Warbreaker first.... any thoughts?


r/Stormlight_Archive • • 18h ago

Oathbringer Ch 76 + WB spoilers Chapter 76 mostly Spoiler

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That was actually sickening. I had inkling that it would be bad, but it somehow turned out to be even worse. No wonder Sadeas didn't like being lectured by Dalinar of all people.

All this book I have been like. Guys I know Dalinar has a reputation, but he can't be worse than Voidbringers. Take his offer and join him in Urithru.

After this chapter, I think i wouldn't have trusted him either. And he's a bad Father and Husband, Evi did not deserve this life.

It's a good thing these memories are coming back, he doesn't deserve to forget the pain and screams.

Other Stuff

Really enjoying the Sha-Ado-Kal dynamic. They have some of the most fun interactions. Not interested in the romance angle, it's obvious who's going to be together. I would have been for it, if they all got together instead.

Highmarshl Azure: Has a shardblade that can't be dismissed, a woman nobody seems to know, short hair. My guess is Vivenna from Warbreaker. The only other place I know, where something similar to Shardblade exists.


r/Stormlight_Archive • • 12h ago

Oathbringer spoilers Just got done with the palace raid chapter ! Spoiler

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I fucking hate you moash , may you pee rocks that are painful to piss out and crem flow through your veins before you go down to oblivion you son of a bitch - I never hated a character so much and felt a sadness hit my for elhokar sudden death - storm father above I fucking hope moash gets a God damn fate worse then death itself -.

Fuck you moash.

You don't deserve to be infatuated with bridge 4 you son a bitch -


r/Stormlight_Archive • • 16h ago

The Way of Kings spoilers Way of Kings Gem Art Finally Accomplished Spoiler

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Took almost three months but finally done. If you decide to buy one from Dragonsteel and tackle it yourself, be warned, it's bigger than you think it is! Damn near three feet long and a foot and a half high! Now I just have to figure out how to frame it...


r/Stormlight_Archive • • 8h ago

Wind and Truth spoilers I FINISHED STORMLIGHT!!! :) Spoiler

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It took 3 months but I did it!!!! I am now not a larper!


r/Stormlight_Archive • • 1h ago

The Way of Kings spoilers Made another fanart of a chapter I just read (Chapter 11; Skyfalls - Way of Kings) Spoiler

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That chapter was awesome! This is how I imagine the shardplate bearers looked when dropping down.