What is an Oathbringer and why should you care?
We break down Sanderson’s epic fantasy saga for you.
More than 1.2 million words.
This is why interconnected storytelling worlds and recycled narratives have become so popular.
Who has time to get narratively invested in a new world, characters, setting, or series?
Its much easier to delve into something you already care about.
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This isalsowhy Sandersons books are such a worthwhile investment of your time and interest.
Thats incredibly ambitious on Sandersons part and endlessly fun for readers.
Enter The Stormlight Archive…
So Ive convinced you to dive into Sandersons work, but what the heck isThe Stormlight Archiveeven about?
Im glad you asked… Each story inTheStormlight Archivegives us a set of flashbacks centered around a different characters story.
InThe Way of Kings, we learn about Kaladins past.
InWords of Radiance(2014), we learn about Shallans past.
InOathbringer(2017), we learn about Dalinars past.
Sanderson plans to have a total of 10 books in the series, separated into two major story arcs.
The world of Roshar is incredibly intricate, with every small detail having weight.
Now, that said, creativity is really the recombination of things youve seen before.
We as human beings, by our very nature, cant imagine something weve never seen.
What we can do is take different things weve seen and combine them in new ways.
Thats the soul of creativity.
Its the unicorn ideaweve seen things with horns, and weve seen horses.
We put the two together and create something new, a unicorn.
Besides, Sanderson is no George R.R.
Martin (sorry, George!).
He is incredibly prolific.
So what are you waiting for?
It could be the start to a whole Cosmere of adventures.
