El Camino de los Reyes

from bhss_book_club

Brandon Sanderson's epic novel, The Way of Kings, is quite a fantasy novel. Number one (of ten!) planned in his new series, The Stormlight Archive, he tells the tales of four people; a reluctant assassin, a surgeon forced into battle, a thief who works under the guise of a scholar, and a warlord ...

from bangerlm

I remember reading this before and being disappointed that there wasn't a definitive end, but now, knowing what to expect, I really enjoyed it. For this second reading I was reading it aloud to my kids (11 and 13), while simultaneously reading the newly released 4th book Rhythm of War. The amount...

from VictoriaStrauss

I've gotten out of the habit of reading Fat Fantasy--the storylines/worlds/characters often seem too familiar, and it often feels like too much effort to trudge through hundreds of pages only to wind up a third of the way (or less) through the story. So I wasn't planning on reading this book at a...

from Queensowntalia

Hugh in size and equally huge in story, 'Way of Kings' equals Sanderson's previous efforts both in story scope, readability and utter genius. I was hooked within the first two pages and I feel anyone else who enjoys a good epic fantasy will be too. The base of the plot seems to center around two ...

from macleod73

Incredible read. Sanderson has created a living, breathing world with characters you care about. No overblown wish-fulfillment here - the characters are vulnerable and imperfect. Looking forward to the 3rd book coming out later this year.