Rhythm of War: Book Four of The Stormlight Archive (The Stormlight Archive, 4, Band 4)

... and can't wait until the 5th arrives in early December this year.The Fused develop and are no simply enemy, humans change and adapt, Odium has an unexpected twist - a lot of story telling and only with a few lenghts inbetween.Also nice how Shallan develops :-)

Geschenk für meinen Enkel. Er war begeistert von der Qualität des Buches. Und die Dienstleistungen von Amazon sind sehr gut.🙂

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The book came in mint new condition.

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If you are into Fantasy books, by default, you should read anything Brandon Sanderson writes. He is by far the most productive fantasy book author I’ve ever known so far and easily the best for me.There is a lot that I can tell you about this book as it is heavy in volume and rich in developments & revelations but let me tell you this; it is another solid addition to the flagship series of Sanderson's with a lot more revelation to the magical powers and elements, and how they work in this world.The logic and the dynamics of powers becoming quite interesting and complex, so much so that I had difficulty following on occasions and had to re-read some sections. Author establishes a connection between the powers in this world and the art, mainly rhythms. As I said, it is very interesting, but I do think it is getting a bit complex.The book answers many unanswered questions related to what might have happened in the past. I found Venli's story line especially very revealing, and it tells you all about how the night of the king Gavilar Kholin’s murder came about. In addition, the history of what happened previously in Roshar and a lot more to some of the mysterious characters and the world itself are revealed.The world building was full on in this book, maybe more so than some of the previous books which was good because it really captivates you more when you realize that there is a lot more to discover after three brick heavy books which are more like two books each themselves. There are little nuggets of knowledge as to Roshar being only one of the planets within the Cosmere where author's all other books and series spreads.I think story lines that happened within the tower were more interesting and captivating compared to the others but overall, I enjoyed every aspect of the book very much. I would still put the first and second books ahead of this one, but it is definitely more enjoyable than the third book.There is a huge emphasis on the mental health of the characters, so much so that I thought author must have either studied the subject deeply or he has some sort of training or consultation. Perhaps he or someone close to him were going through similar life struggles at the time, and it had an impact on him. If you had any mental problems in the past, sadness or trauma, then you can be sure that what some of these characters going through (mainly Shallan and Kaladin over completely separate and unrelated story lines) will resonate with you. To be honest, I found it educating and it might really help you if you can connect with the struggles characters having, especially Kaladin.As always, the book has many twists and turns, some really surprising. Typically, as usual with Sanderson’s books, the tempo of the book increases to the end and there are much more happening through the end after all the plot building in the first 60-70% of the book.I don't know what to feel about the big turn that happened in the book through the end which involved Taravangian but I guess we will see in the book 5!I really liked what happened with the one character we all thought died 😊 It was a really good send off. I love all books Sanderson writes and this was no exception.I think Stormlight Archives series becoming so good that it is on a similar level as Wheel of time (where Sanderson also had written the last 3 books) and I would not be surprised if it surpasses it.Knock! Knock! Amazon, maybe you will do a TV series for this one too!!

It was a present for my family member and they rated it 5 out of 5

Ein tolles Buch, das an vielen Stellen deutlichen Fortschritt und tolle Wendepunkte in der Story liefert! Einzig Kaladins Handlungsstrang zieht sich eeeewig lange dahin. Da hat es Sanderson zu gut gemeint in der Detailverliebtheit. Man darf sehr gespannt sein auf Band fünf!

Another great novel to the stormlight series. I’ve seen a lot of mixed reviews on this one, but don’t let it dissuade you. There is a LOT of exploration of the magic system, which seems to turn some people off. This novel really seems to turn up the ‘cosmere’ themes more so than any of the previous novels. There’s more tie ins to other cosmere novels, which is great to see. It does slow down in the middle, and there is a lot of ‘down’ moments for at least 3 characters (which is another reason why people get turned off). I believe it is all necessary to the story. I think this book best serves as a massive build up to book 5, which will be the final instalment of the first big arc of the series. So book 5 should be bonkers, and I think that it will be so strong because of all the building up book 4 does. Enjoy!

Love it. The art alone is worth the 5 stars.I went into this book knowing it was the least loved of the Stormlight books released so far. Personally, I very much enjoyed the book. But I can see why a lot of people feel that it's the weakest of the 4 Stormlight books we have.Then again, being the weakest when compared to 3 masterpieces doesn't make it bad. It definitely has it's problems but I don't think most people would say that the book is outright bad or anything like that. It feels like it's setting a lot of things up for the 5th book (which will the final book of the current arc).All in all, solid book, nice art, if you're at book four you won't stop reading now anyway, buy it.

This was an excellent addition to the Stormlight Archive, and I cannot wait for the next!

The book starts of very strong, putting the reader right in the action. The first part also covers what most characters have been up to since the last book. The second part is also very well done and sets up the rest of the book. Middle part (3 and a bit of 4) could have been shorter, I found the focus on Venli's backstory a bit too much, since it didnt provide much progression of the overall story. But the newly introduced characters were really interesting, i liked to strong focus on Navini's story and her counterpart. The ending is brilliantly written ( I think I read 200 pages in one session).Apart from Venli's backstory, i found every characters POV interesting, maybe apart from some interludes. Overall this continues to be the best fantasy novel series I ever read. The worldbuilding, the characters, the action, the deepth of topics are spot on. Sanders manages to build a huge world, with many sides to it. But keeps the overall story on track, while not creating to many characters to follow the story after a 2-3 year gap between the books! I even expected the revealation in Adolin's storyline:) I highly recommend this book and cant understand the comments that "nothing happened" in the book.

Wer die ersten Bücher gelesen hat wird nicht enttäuscht und kann beherzt zugreifen.Das Buch setzt die Geschichte um die Charaktere die wir lieben gelernt haben weiter und baut sie aus.In der Mitte hat es eine ziemliche Länge in der ich mir oft gewünscht habe die Geschichte würde schneller voranschreiten. Das Finale ist wie immer bei Sanderson das Warten wert.Spoiler-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Die psychische Entwicklung von Kaladin und Schallan und deren Probleme ist ein interessantes und spannendes Thema. Mir persönlich war der Umfang aber zuviel. Bei Kalladin fand ich es gelungen. Themen wie Depression und PTSD wurden auf fantasievolle Weise aufgegriffen. Wie gezeigt wird das Psychotherapie auf Roshar noch in den Kinderschuhen steckt und die selben Fehler gemacht werden wie früher auf der Erde ist eine schöne Analogie.Als er dann einen großen Fortschritt am Ende des Buches macht hat, dieser durch den langen Weg dorthin ein wunderbares Gewicht.Bei Shallan hingegen störte mich das Thema mehr. Bei ihr geht es mehr ums Verstecken und leugnen und das vor schicken ihrer anderen Persönlichkeiten. Schließlich sorgt auch eine ihrer Persönlichkeiten für den großen Fortschritt und nicht ihre Hauptpersönlichkeit. Deshalb fühlt es sich bei ihr weniger verdient an. Nun ist Shallan generell seit ihrem ersten Auftreten nicht gerade mein Lieblingscharakter. Es kann also auch daran liegen.Navani hat einen großen Anteil in der Geschichte den ich sehr gut fand.Auch ihre Gegenspielerin war gut gezeichnet. Das Spielchen zwischen den beiden war spannend.Venlis Part war für mich oft sehr zäh.Viel ihrer Vergangenheit und die der Lauscher wird noch einmal Rekapituliert und aus ihrer Sicht gezeigt.Aus den anderen Büchern war allerdings schon der Großteil davon bekannt und bis auf einige kleine Ausnahmen hat ihr Part mich ziemlich kalt gelassen. Was schade ist da er einen nicht unerheblichen Teil des Buches füllt.Dalinar und Szeth bekommen weniger Aufmerksamkeit als mir Lieb war. Dafür ist Adolins Part gelungen.Der große Zusammenhang im Kosmeer wird immer wieder angeschnitten und Verbindungen und Hinweise fließen Häppchenweise ein. Auch das ist schön gemacht.Das Finale ist toll.Wie immer überschlagen sich die Ereignisse und neue Handlungsstränge werden vorbereitet.Ein gutes Buch. Es liest sich Flüssig und ist spannend. In der Mitte hätte es ruhig gekürzt werden können. Dafür das Finale etwas länger. Dann wäre es Perfekt.