Oathbringer

Book Three of the Stormlight Archive

By: Brandon Sanderson

Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading

"Character development is at the heart of the book, and it is here that Kramer and Reading shine, with remarkably consistent and multifaceted characters that fuel the action of the story...Adept pacing highlights both the intensity of hand-to-hand combat and quieter moments of sorrow and grief, fully realizing the intricate world that Sanderson has created." — AudioFile Magazine

The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Words of Radiance, from epic fantasy author Brandon Sanderson at the top of his game.

In Oathbringer, the third audiobook in 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.


Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson

The Cosmere

The Stormlight Archive
The Way of Kings
Words of Radiance
Edgedancer (Novella)
Oathbringer

The Mistborn trilogy
Mistborn: The Final Empire
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages

Mistborn: The Wax and Wayne series
Alloy of Law
Shadows of Self
Bands of Mourning

Collection
Arcanum Unbounded

Other Cosmere novels
Elantris
Warbreaker

The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
The Scrivener's Bones
The Knights of Crystallia
The Shattered Lens
The Dark Talent

The Rithmatist series
The Rithmatist

Other books by Brandon Sanderson

The Reckoners
Steelheart
Firefight
Calamity

Critic reviews

"Narrators Michael Kramer and Kate Reading transport listeners to the storm-ravaged world of Roshar, where Dalinar Kholin prepares for the coming epic battle against the Voidbringers. Character development is at the heart of the book, and it is here that Kramer and Reading shine, with remarkably consistent and multifaceted characters that fuel the action of the story. Kramer's resonant, gravelly voice skillfully communicates Dalinar's inner turmoil as he faces the consequences of his violent past. ." -AudioFile

"[This] is a character-driven book, and Kramer’s and Reading’s portrayals will help listeners settle in for the intertwined plotlines as the protagonists carry out their separate but connected stories. Each narrator draws on a deep reserve of voices and accents while maintaining a quick pace. Equally adept with dialogue, rumination, and long narrative passages, they make the hours fly by."—AudioFile Magazine on Words of Radiance, Book Two of the Stormlight Archive. An earphones Award winner and 2015 Audie Award Winner.

What a great ending to a lackluster book

So I'll freely admit, the first 30 or so hours were bland and hard to really get invested in. I don't know if I've just had too much time away from the shattered plains but the majority of this book was subpar in comparison to the others. The ending however was that grand Sanderson writing that we all come back for and what a way to end a series. Had a few elements that seemed rushed with the final edit but the over arching story was so compelling at the end and even had a few instances that were hard to gleam from the foreshadowing prior in the book. Over all this is certainly not the best book in this series but for a bridge boom that connected and progressed so much of the story it was pretty darn good. This wasn't no wheel of time Bridge book where you find yourself lost in the bland between very small bits of greatness, this was a storm light book that happened to need to set up a ton of information and plot lines for future books that somehow ended so well and neat.

Another great book from Sanderson but like all Sanderson books I'd like to see more of the dark side of human nature and id like to really feel like I can connect to the main characters with thee dark elements of life.

Kate

Idk what it is, but every time Kate does a male voice it just sounds like a young bro that’s going to tell me his dad owns a car dealership and fronts a boy band.

Dalinar Fu*king Kholin.

Somehow it keeps getting better. I was so damn excited for this one because I knew it would be Dalinar-focused and I had to know what happened to make this man who he is now. Boy was I not disappointed, 12/10. The character work alone in this one was phenomenal, nearly every single character has caught my attention at this point, but damn is Dalinar good. I don't mean righteous (although he definitely is that also) but his arc has had such and dynamic and enthralling roller coaster of a tale that I would probably throw him up as either my #1 or #2 favorite fantasy character at this point in my library. I kept feeling for him at every juncture in the previous books but since this one with his backstory, I just wanted to give him a hug he felt so real.

I could go on for paragraphs about the things I enjoyed about this book but in brief summary; the other characters' arcs still very much hold my interest, Shallan has grown on me. Kaladin is depressed as ever but I've really enjoyed most all of this screentime and probably enjoy him 40% better because of Sly (on that note, the spren intrigue me more each book and I really appreciated the more screen time with them) Kaladin's journey with the bridgecrew was also one of my favorite elements from this one (Michael Kramer uses the same voice for Lopen as he does for Wayne from Mistborn so now Lopen will always have a place in my heart). Adolin's whole story this time around was awesome, from the very beginning I was just on my seat waiting for the other shoe to drop, and the whole investigation arc was really fun. Im glad to see work with the bridge crew and excited to get more.

The political machinations of this one were good, hope we see more of these inter-kingdom shenanigans as the war and other disasters start to play out more. The overall story was great and the pacing was good, but there were a few slower parts in this one than in either of the previous books (that being said its 1200+ pages, so that was to be expected). The only part that really hasn't hooked me is Venli (and formerly Eshonai) and their whole arcs, while I understand their obvious importance to the whole story, their individual scenes just didn't hold my interest, hoping this changes later on or on a reread.

Overall, excellent execution. Taking a break before jumping into Rhythm of War (which will hopefully get me closer to W&W4 and Stormlight 5) but excited to pick it up from the momentum of this installment. 10/10, 12/10 for Dalinar

Journey before destination

Sandman delivers an amazing addition to the Stormlight archive! This one has it all, AMAZING!!

Magnificent

Yet another fantastic story by our wonderful wordsmith Brandon Sanderson! The man truly knows how to write a book!