Ten books are planned in the series, broken down into two sets of five books each. Sanderson describes the planned story arc of the second set of five books as a "sequel" to the first set, with some appearances of characters from the first set. [40] The biggest timeskip in the series will occur between the fifth and sixth book. [41] Light grows so distant. The storm never stops. I am broken, and all around me have died. I weep for the end of all things. He has won. Oh, he has beaten us." Lang, Brent (October 27, 2016). "DMG Nabs Rights to Brandon Sanderson's 'Cosmere' Book Universe in Massive Deal (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved April 28, 2017. Dated Betabanes, 1173, 95 seconds pre-death. Subject: a scholar of some minor renown. Sample collected secondhand. Considered questionable. Sanderson, Brandon (November 17, 2020). Rhythm of War: Book Four of the Stormlight Archive. Tom Doherty Associates. ISBN 978-0765326386.

Liptak, Andrew (August 9, 2015). "Here's The Winners of the 2015 David Gemmell Awards". io9 . Retrieved June 3, 2017. Old friend, I hope this missive finds you well. Though, as you are now essentially immortal, I would guess that wellness on your part is something of a given. Best Fantasy Novel". Goodreads. Archived from the original on May 7, 2017 . Retrieved June 3, 2017.

Makabaki: Native to the nation of Azir and neighboring countries, Makabaki have dark skin and hair. Dalinar and Adolin argue about their decision on focusing on both the battle, the vision, and the stability of Alethkar while Renarin suggested their research of learning Dalinar's visions and the history behind Radiant's betrayal. Having been troubled by his stability, Dalinar pushes Navani away out of shame. During the gala, Wit plans to depart in secret and spoke privately to Dalinar that Sadeas is announcing his last step of investigation. Dalinar and Adolin prepared for Sadea's false accusation only to discover that Dalinar is innocent and exonerated from his involvement. Having felt grateful for his innocent, Dalinar discusses with Sadeas their plans to unite the Highprinces by setting up a trap for the Parshendi at the tower to which Sadeas agrees. During the arena where Adolin duels, Dalinar discusses the king for his plans to withdraw his Vengeance pact and focus more on stabilizing the Alethkar society. Navani, having been fed up with being alone, confesses to Dalinar about her feeling towards him causing Dalinar to comfort her with a kiss and develop their relationship. In case you have turned a blind eye to that disaster, know that Aona and Skai are both dead, and that which they held has been Splintered. Presumably to prevent anyone from rising up to challenge Rayse. Brightlord Dalinar Kholin commands one of those other armies. Troubled by over-powering visions of ancient times and the Knights Radiant, he has begun to doubt his own sanity. Across the ocean, an untried young woman named Shallan seeks to train under an eminent scholar and notorious heretic, Dalinar’s niece, Jasnah. Her research for Jasnah hints at secrets of the Knights Radiant and the true cause of the war.

The epigraphs for the chapters in Part 2 are a letter written by Hoid to Frost, [2] begging him to help in the fight against Odium. The letter reveals information about the history of the cosmere, the Shards of Adonalsium, and Hoid and Frost themselves, while also making clear that Odium is a threat not just to Roshar, but to the cosmere at large. A reply from Frost to Hoid appears in the Words of Radiance epigraphs. [3] Chapter Taravangian: the king of Kharbranth. He employed Szeth to kill a great number of leaders around the world, following the Diagram, a master plan to prepare the world for the Last Desolation, made by himself. Dalinar Kholin’s Alethi armies won a fleeting victory at a terrible cost: The enemy Parshendi summoned the violent Everstorm, which now sweeps the world with destruction, and in its passing awakens the once peaceful and subservient parshmen to the horror of their millennia-long enslavement by humans. While on a desperate flight to warn his family of the threat, Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with the fact that the newly kindled anger of the parshmen may be wholly justified. Steve (December 25, 2010). "Interview with Brandon Sanderson". Stormblessed.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012 . Retrieved April 23, 2012. Across the ocean, an untried young woman named Shallan seeks to train under the eminent scholar and notorious heretic Jasnah Kholin, Dalinar’s niece. 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.Within a heartbeat, Alezarv was there, crossing a distance that would have taken more than four months to travel by foot." Lang, Brent (2016-10-27). "DMG Nabs Rights to Brandon Sanderson's 'Cosmere' Book Universe in Massive Deal (Exclusive)". Variety . Retrieved April 28, 2017. In a more positive review, Bill Capossere of Fantasy Literature gave Rhythm of War four out of five stars, stating, " Rhythm of War is absolutely a fun read, an interesting read, mostly a compelling read despite some bogging down here and there." He went on to state that "It’s not my favorite book in the series (that would be Words of Radiance), but Sanderson, besides being amazingly prolific, is also amazingly consistent, almost always falling for me in the 4 to 4.5 range." [80] Awards and nominations [ edit ] Year