Edgedancer

By: Brandon Sanderson

Narrated by: Kate Reading

Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's Summary

Three years ago, Lift asked a goddess to stop her from growing older - a wish she believed was granted. 

Now, in Edgedancer, the barely teenage nascent Knight Radiant finds that time stands still for no one. Although the young Azish emperor granted her safe haven from an executioner she knows only as Darkness, court life is suffocating the free-spirited Lift, who can't help heading to Yeddaw when she hears the relentless Darkness is there hunting people like her with budding powers. 

The downtrodden in Yeddaw have no champion, and Lift knows she must seize this awesome responsibility.

©2018 Brandon Sanderson (P)2018 Orion Publishing Group Limited

Not for everybody (at least not for me)

You know how a character in a book, play or movie can really rub you the wrong way? They are so annoying that they actively turn you off the media they appear in? Lift, the protagonist of this novella, is that for me.

Lift is like a bad, bad D&D character played by someone who does not know how to share the table. The writing itself also felt super lazy. Our boy Sanderson likes his Deus Ex Machina, but this time it seems that he didn't even bother to try.

The epilogue revealing the authors love for the character and the plans of a greater involvement of her in the story onwards made me regret having already bought Oathbringer.

This was a painful listen and based upon how much Lift is a part of Oathbringer and how her chapters are spaced, I might not finish Oathbringer.

edit: Who am I kidding. I read through Danaerys' flip-flopping in Mereen and am hoping against hope that she poops herself to death in a ditch. I'm a glutton for punishment. I'll finish this series as well. Lift or no Lift (though I'll hate every minute featuring her).

Absolutely brilliant book.

Lyft is one of my favourite characters and Kate has done an amazing job presenting the work

You can skip this title without regret.

Very anoing main character, very little developments in the story. Just skip to Oathbringer and don't look back.

give me more please.

these kind of stories (really well written) gives good depths to charachters and world. really worth picking up.

better than I expected

I wasn't sure a about this one. if I'd like the character and how it fitted into the main series. it was surprisingly good and I really enjoyed it. highly recommended

Side story with a soul

Awesome little deep dive into this characters story. Though missing the climatic battle scenes of the main narrative it makes up for it with soul. Superbly written and thoroughly enjoyable

i mean the book is good, but 80%of Story elswhere

80% od Story Is included in Arcanum Unbounded, so it Feels like ripoff to have this story twice

So Burn Me as a Heretic!

Fine, just tie me to a stake, light the fire and give me my just desserts because though I am of sane mind I am going to criticise one of Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight books! In my defence I already think that the Stormlight Archive is one of the very finest examples of epic fantasy ever produced - and apparently we're not even halfway through it. The sheer depth and quality of it, especially the world-building is staggering.

What makes this even more bizarre is that it's also, I think, one of the best performances I have heard from Kate Reading. I've always thought she was at her best with dialogue rather than narrative and this is dialogue heavy. She really seemed to enjoyed reading it, I felt there was a bit of extra oomph to her delivery. It was also cool to hear a story set in among those grandiose events covered by the Stormlight Archive books and to see a little more of some of the well-known characters who play small parts in Lift's story.

So what's not to like? Well to me it really lacked a lot of what's great about the main sequence of the Stormlight Archives. That hasn't been scared to include some humour but this story felt more like a young adult type of heroine with the humour to match and some of it grew pretty old pretty quickly for me. The awkward relationship between Lift and her bonded spren was the cornerstone but Sanderson has done that concept so much better before now.

What's more of course if you pay by credits forget this one and buy Arcanum Unbounded which is a complete collection of Sanderson stories including this one so represents much better value as a package.

So, there it is, go buy your wooden stake, faggots and matches if you have to but I'm sorry to say that this one just didn't cut it for me.

Simon the Heretic.

Awesome but already read in Arcanum Unbounded

As all other works of Brandon Sanderson this novella is amazing too! However, if you've listed to the first 2 Stormlight series books and to the Arcanum Unbounded then don't purchase this since there is zero new content introduced here.

young adult stormlight novella

Not the next stormlight archive book... my mistake. If you're a Terry Pratchett fan this is a bit like buying one of the Tiffany Aching books thinking it's the latest discworld novel. Somewhat entertaining, but with a faintly irritating, juvenile feel throughout. The main character's trite reflections on life are probably realistic for a thirteen year old, but a bit annoying if you are not 13 yourself.

Edge dancer

I was disappointed. Maybe the bar was set too high in the previous books. I would have liked this to have incorporated more.

On my oath..

In a time of stories that promote violence, lies and a lack or resolution and hope, your stories are a refreshing change and a joy to read. I believe cultural attitudes reflect the type of stories and media we expose ourselves to; and I have no hesitation to recommend your books to my children, friends and family. Keep up the great work Brandon!!

Somewhat pointless story

I read this as instructed by Brandon Sanderson in the introduction to his third book. However, I found the main character irritating and the stories had little point. I could have skipped it and not lost much, if anything.

Another great book

I've read all of Sanderson's books and this be felt very different and I really enjoyed it. Written from the view point if a child, it made for a funny yet sometimes frustrating storyline!! Lift is clearly smarter than she likes for people to know. i really look forward to hearing about how she develops as she learns more about her powers and the way if the world!

Starving great, wasn't it?

I really enjoyed the development of Lift and how it ties into the rest of the series.

Another superb reading

Love the continuity between narrators in this series. Really enables you to get into the characters. Sanderson is brilliant as ever.

Annoying Character

Lyft is irritating. I loved books 2 & 3 but
this was a chore to listen to.