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Series: The Stormlight Archive (#1) |The Cosmere (#7)

#1 The Way of Kings

by Brandon Sanderson

FantasyFictionScience FictionAdventure

Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before Destination.

Moods: AdventurousTenseEmotionalMysteriousInspiringDarkChallengingHopefulReflectiveSad
Cover of The Way of Kings
Hardcover
Pages 1007 pages
Published 2010
Audiobook 45h 29m
Languages English, Bulgarian, Chinese +12
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Publisher's Summary

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings, book one of The Stormlight Archive begins an incredible new saga of epic proportion. Roshar is a world of stone and storms.…

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Weighted Score
4.62 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 4.63 ★
v (Ratings Count): 3,516
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
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Hardcover Avg: 4.63
True Ratings 3,516
Written Reviews 364
Shelved (Popularity) 8,006
Users Read 4,835
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