My vulnerable Shallan must finally face her past, and Kaladin, my sweet, poor beloved Kaladin, has to learn other ways to fight and survive. Whereas Jasnah has to adapt in her role as Queen and take an active part in warfare. For example, Dalinar has to take a step back from warfare and discover more about what a Bondsmith can actually do. From very early on it is clear that each character is going to be pushed in different directions, their abilities are going to be put to the test and we will witness what happens when they are placed into new roles. On the contrary, Sanderson manages to develop every single character in the most impactful and gripping ways, which is something that I have now come to expect.
Yet, that’s not to say this instalment is more plot driven than it is character driven. And no leader, no matter how noble, could help but sink into the crem when he stepped into the game of conquest.” “No army, no matter how clean its reputation, walked away from war untainted.
We thought our well loved characters wouldn’t possibly face any more pain: we were so wrong. We thought the Fused were primitive, unskilled and unintelligent, we were wrong. We were lulled into a false sense of security that our Radiants had excelled in their powers enough to make them almost indestructible, we were wrong. From the very onset Rhythm of War ups the stakes in ways which were both unexpected and entirely exhilarating. Sanderson scarcely lets the reader catch their breath as he uncharacteristically dives straight into a more action packed plot. Yet the Knights Radiants, now grown vastly in numbers, are fighting back. In the opening chapters we see that a year has passed since the events of Oathbringer and that Alethkar is still in the hands of the enemy. Rhythm of War is a book which catapulted me into a hurricane of emotions, and in its aftermath I was left stunned and heartbroken and longing for even more.
Now that I have come to finish the fourth book, my mind is a buzz with the sheer magnitude of the events which took place in this novel, the revelations which made me audibly gasp and the character arcs which finally came to a sense of resolution. What can I say about the Stormlight Archives which I haven’t already said? I don’t think anything I write here could even begin to express how phenomenal this series is. With each volume of the Stormlight Archives it is getting harder to review without giving spoilers, and whilst I’ve tried my hardest to keep plot details to a minimum and concentrate more on characters and themes, please be aware there will be some spoilers for previous books in the series and perhaps minor ones for Rhythm of War.
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