Review: The Way of Kings
A few weeks ago, I mentioned the release of The Way of Kings, the first installment of Brandon Sanderson’s new epic, The Stormlight Archive. I’ve had a bunch of other stuff distracting me since then, but this week I’ve finally put some time aside to read through it. And it did take all week. This is an enormous novel, 1000 pages in hardcover. Howard Tayler called it “the best argument you’ll have all year to get an e-reader, because you HAVE to have this book, but you might not be muscular enough to carry it around.” I’m going to disagree with that conclusion. Get the real novel. A digital display just won’t be able to do the beautiful, detailed illustrations in between some of the chapters justice. But he’s right that you have to have this book; it’s the Must Read Novel Of The Year if you’re into fantasy literature at all. Continue reading ‘Review: The Way of Kings’ »