This is not the last book of the Stormlight Archive. It’s the fifth one, but sometimes it feels like Brandon Sanderson is writing faster than I can read — and I read very, very fast. Before diving into this release, I had to re-read and re-listen to the first four books. Not because I forgot what happened (like with Game of Thrones, where I couldn’t remember even after watching the show), but simply because I wanted that feeling again.
Reading these books is an experience. They give you energy, courage, and something I call a healing resilience. And resilience is personal for me — I grew up in the Soviet Union. I know what it means when the only thing that matters is not the first step, not the last step, not even the destination — but the next step. That’s the essence of these books: the journey matters more than the destination.
Sanderson’s world is philosophical and deeply human. The characters are complex — never purely good or bad — and to understand their choices, you have to live with them, page after page. You don’t just read about their decisions, you feel them. You understand the weight of failure, the meaning of courage, the cost of persistence. That’s why you cannot skip to the important phrases or quotes. They won’t mean anything without the journey.
So, if you are a passionate reader, prepare yourself for sleepless nights and total immersion. You’ll live inside this world. You’ll breathe it, wrestle with it, and maybe even carry its resilience into your own life. For me, this is one of the rare series where the imaginary world feels just as real as my own.
And that is why Stormlight Archive has become one of my all-time favorites.
