{"product_id":"9780575097360","title":"The Way of Kings Part One : The first book of the breathtaking epic Stormlight Archive from the worldwide fantasy sensation","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Sanderson, Brandon \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFantasy\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 26 May 2011 by Orion Publishing Co (Gollancz) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Stormlight Archive' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 608 pages\u003cbr\u003e199 x 134 x 39 | 422g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author and worldwide sensation Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings, Book One of the Stormlight Archive, begins an incredible new saga of epic proportion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilisation alike. Animals hide in shells, trees pull in branches, and grass retracts into the soil-less ground. Cities are built only where the topography offers shelter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has been centuries since the fall of the ten consecrated orders known as the Knights Radiant, but their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical swords and suits of armour that transform ordinary men into near-invincible warriors. Men trade kingdoms for Shardblades. Wars were fought for them, and won by them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne such war rages on a ruined landscape called the Shattered Plains. There, Kaladin, who traded his medical apprenticeship for a spear to protect his little brother, has been reduced to slavery. In a war that makes no sense, where ten armies fight separately against a single foe, he struggles to save his men and to fathom the leaders who consider them expendable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrightlord Dalinar Kholin commands one of those other armies. Like his brother, the late king, he is fascinated by an ancient text called The Way of Kings. Troubled by over-powering visions of ancient times and the Knights Radiant, he has begun to doubt his own sanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the ocean, an untried young woman named Shallan seeks to train under an eminent scholar and notorious heretic, Dalinar's niece, Jasnah. Though she genuinely loves learning, Shallan's motives are less than pure. As she plans a daring theft, her research for Jasnah hints at secrets of the Knights Radiant and the true cause of the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result of more than ten years of planning, writing, and world-building, The Way of Kings is but the opening movement of The Stormlight Archive, a bold masterpiece in the making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpeak again the ancient oaths:Life before death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrength before weakness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJourney before Destination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd return to men the Shards they once bore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Knights Radiant must stand again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story continues in The Way of Kings: Part Two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders absolutely love The Way of Kings:'Incredible, impressive or fantastic, all these words are an understatement to the quality this book holds. The Way of Kings is the beginning of a masterpiece series in epic fantasy' Novel Notions'It's multi-POV, action-packed, heartfelt, exciting, thrilling, and I am running out of adjectives' Goodreads Reviewer, Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?'The story is mind-blowing, the ideas and thoughts create a world that is believable and intriguing. A strong tale with a well fleshed out world and multidimensional characters that are easy to care about' Goodreads Reviewer, Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?'The Way of Kings is a huge opening act to The Stormlight Archive which took every single one of these elements of a good fantasy story and elevated the art of storytelling to a different league' Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?'Brandon Sanderson is probably the most gifted storyteller of his generation. He's a silent force that strikes you when you least expect it, and with The Way of Kings he introduces a series that will change the history of Fantasy' Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?'I've been struck speechless. I've loved Sanderson's books in the past, but this one completely blew me away. I really wish I could give The Way of Kings a sixth star' Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39942101041339,"sku":"9780575097360","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9780575097360.jpg?v=1713473241","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.pro\/products\/9780575097360","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}