Oathbringer
core novel 2017 Cosmere
Record
| First published | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.60 (392,106 ratings, collected 2026-09-11) |
| Page count | 1248 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765326379 |
Synopsis
Oathbringer opens shortly after the events of Words of Radiance, with Dalinar Kholin and his allies newly settled in the ancient tower fortress of Urithiru. Dalinar experiences unsettling visions warning of an approaching cataclysm called the Everstorm, even as fragments of his own painful past resurface and threaten to undermine his authority. Kaladin investigates the growing numbers of transformed parshmen, feared as the returning Voidbringers, bonded with strange spren and marching toward Alethkar's capital, while Shallan, haunted by buried childhood memories, works to secure alliances and looks into unexplained deaths. As Dalinar tries to unite Roshar's fractured kingdoms against the looming threat of the god-like being Odium and his forces, the Knights Radiant, including the assassin Szeth, must decide how far they are willing to go, and what alliances they are willing to make, to keep Roshar from falling.
Where it sits
- Universe: Cosmere
- Series: The Stormlight Archive core; position 3 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Brandon Sanderson
Notes
- From the series record (The Stormlight Archive): Planned as 10 novels; 5 published through Wind and Truth (2024).
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Stormlight Archive: position 3 of 5: previous Words of Radiance (2014) · next Rhythm of War (2020)
Sources
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