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Dawnshard
Dawnshard
#3.5 of 12 in The Stormlight Archive

Dawnshard

By
Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson
2020 • 272 pages

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From Brandon Sanderson—author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive and its fourth massive installment, Rhythm of War—comes a new hefty novella, Dawnshard. Taking place between Oathbringer and Rhythm of War, this tale (like Edgedancer before it) gives often-overshadowed characters their own chance to shine. When a ghost ship is discovered, its crew presumed dead after trying to reach the storm-shrouded island Akinah, Navani Kholin must send an expedition to make sure the island hasn't fallen into enemy hands. Knights Radiant who fly too near find their Stormlight suddenly drained, so the voyage must be by sea. Shipowner Rysn Ftori lost the use of her legs but gained the companionship of Chiri-Chiri, a Stormlight-ingesting winged larkin, a species once thought extinct. Now Rysn's pet is ill, and any hope for Chiri-Chiri’s recovery can be found only at the ancestral home of the larkin: Akinah. With the help of Lopen, the formerly one-armed Windrunner, Rysn must accept Navani's quest and sail into the perilous storm from which no one has returned alive. If the crew cannot uncover the secrets of the hidden island city before the wrath of its ancient guardians falls upon them, the fate of Roshar and the entire Cosmere hangs in the balance.

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  • Fantasy
  • Science fiction

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5 primary books9 released books

#3.5 in The Stormlight Archive

The Stormlight Archive is a 11-book series with 7 primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by Brandon Sanderson. The next book is scheduled for release on 1/1/2028.

#0.5
The Way of Kings Prime: The 2002 Alternate Version
#1
The Way of Kings
#1

La Voie des rois, tome 1

#1

La Voie des rois, tome 2

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Words of Radiance

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29 released books

The Cosmere

The Cosmere is a 29-book series first released in 2000 with contributions by Brandon Sanderson and Rik Hoskin. The next book is scheduled for release on 10/10/2023.

Mistborn: The Final Empire
The Way of Kings
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages
Words of Radiance

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booklouver
booklouver@booklouver

I already liked Rysn and Lopen, but now I like them even more. Sanderson never ceases to amaze me with his characters' development. This story was engaging and left me wanting for more. I'm now ready than ever for Rhythm of War!

November 11, 2020
kelsier
.@kelsier

this.this was good.

December 2, 2020
drewsbookreviews
drews@drewsbookreviewsSupporter

Dawnshard book 3.5 of the storm light archive. I love this book!!

Dawnshard follows Rysin, a disable character who has lost the use of her legs. She takes a comissiom from the queen to sail to a mysterious island hidden from the world behind a storm that has been raging forever

She is joined by the Lopen and Cord, wind runners to investigate and discover the mystery of these islands. And of course the Dawnshard is part of the mystery as the title suggest.

However the gods who do not sleep will stop at nothing to prevent them from discovering the secret of the islands

All around great read especially if you are a cosmere fan. You can find a more detailed review on my YouTube channel.

I loved getting to know Rysin more as previously only introduced in a interlude from previous books. I feel that Sanderson did a great job portraying the thoughts and feelings of someone from a disabled perspective

Lopen also gets some good character development that I really enjoyed.

Many hints are dropped of things to come “the cosmere is at stake” metals and their effects, allomany maybe? This book is like a trailer for rythim of war

December 11, 2020

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