Helpful Score: 4
I checked out this book from the Library one day. I had never heard of Brandon Sanderson before. I was blown away. Since reading this book I have caught up with all of his other books which are just as fantastic. This particular story is my favorite of his works. He has an unbelievable ability to create entire societies in crisp detail as if they are places he's visited. He sees to every detail and has a real understanding of the workings of religion, politics, and man. He invents new systems of magic in his worlds I haven't seen anywhere else. His writing style is not pretentious or boring. He makes you really care about his cast of characters. This book has shot up to my top 5 favorite of all time. I will continue to follow this author. I highly reccommend it to any fans of magical fantasy or anyone who is interested in the motivations behind governments who create religions and turn men are into gods. Couldn't put it down.
Helpful Score: 2
Top notch fantasy. Very fresh idea and concepts of magic. I enjoyed every page.
Helpful Score: 1
Not as good as the Mistborn series, start there, but a good read. I really enjoy Sanderson's works!
Helpful Score: 1
Even though this book is long I read it in two days, not that I slept much. It is just as good as his Mistborn trilogy. The plot moves right along and the sequence of events and characters are well developed. I thought it was a really great read.
Helpful Score: 1
I've read Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy as well as The Way of Kings, and I really do like his writing style. His dialogue is extremely well written, and his books keep you interested, and keep the pages turning. But nothing much really happens in this book. Lots of conversations about: should two nations go to war, how does the magic system work, and who really are the gods - conversations about these topics, with little action accompanying. The magic system is interesting, but not nearly as much so as his other creations in Mistborn and Stormlight. His writing saves the book, as he really is fun to read, but 200 pages in, and it will dawn on you that, well, very little is happening.
