Rythme de guerre, Volume 2

The Stormlight Archive #4, Part 2

by Brandon Sanderson

Les Radieux, à l’exception de Kaladin et Lift, sont plongés dans l’inconscience, et la tour d’Urithiru est désormais entre les mains des Fusionnés. Navani, prisonnière de la Fusionnée Raboniel, mène avec l’aide du sprène de la tour des expériences pour percer les secrets de la lumière. Pendant ce temps, à Shadesmar, Adolin tente une manœuvre risquée pour rallier les sprènes d’honneur à ses côtés, en acceptant d’être jugé au nom de toute la race humaine pour les crimes anciens commis à l’encontre des sprènes. L’affrontement contre Abjection se précise, mais avant cela, l’humanité a besoin de soldats. Les Archives de Roshar n’ont rien à envier au Trône de fer, la poésie de l’écriture en plus. Lloyd Cherry, Le Point Pop. Traduit de l’anglais (États-Unis) par Mélanie Fazi

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Adult, High Fantasy, Audiobook, Epic Fantasy, Magic

1248 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 25, 2021

About the author

I’m Brandon Sanderson, and I write stories of the fantastic: fantasy, science fiction, and thrillers.

The release of Wind and Truth in December 2024—the fifth and final book in the first arc of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive series—marks a significant milestone for me. This series is my love letter to the epic fantasy genre, and it’s the type of story I always dreamed epic fantasy could be. Now is a great time to get into the Stormlight Archive since the first arc, which begins with Way of Kings, is complete.

During our crowdfunding campaign for the leatherbound edition of Words of Radiance, I announced a fifth Secret Project called Isles of the Emberdark, which came out in the summer of 2025. Coming December 2025 is Tailored Realities, my non-Cosmere short story collection featuring the new novella Moment Zero.

Defiant, the fourth and final volume of the series that started with Skyward in 2018, came out in November 2023, capping an already book-filled year that saw the releases of all four Secret Projects: Tress of the Emerald Sea, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, and The Sunlit Man. These four books were all initially offered to backers of the #1 Kickstarter campaign of all time.

November 2022 saw the release of The Lost Metal, the seventh volume in the Mistborn saga, and the final volume of the Mistborn Era Two featuring Wax & Wayne. Now that the first arc of the Stormlight Archive is wrapped up, I’ve started writing the third era of Mistborn in 2025.

Most readers have noticed that my adult fantasy novels are in a connected universe called the Cosmere. This includes The Stormlight Archive, both Mistborn series, Elantris, Warbreaker, four of the five Secret Projects, and various novellas, including The Emperor’s Soul, which won a Hugo Award in 2013. In November 2016 all of the existing Cosmere short fiction was released in one volume called Arcanum Unbounded. If you’ve read all of my adult fantasy novels and want to see some behind-the-scenes information, that collection is a must-read.

I also have three YA series: The Rithmatist (currently at one book), The Reckoners (a trilogy beginning with Steelheart), and Skyward. For young readers I also have my humorous series Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians, which had its final book, Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians, released in 2022. Many of my adult readers enjoy all of those books as well, and many of my YA readers enjoy my adult books, usually starting with Mistborn.

Additionally, I have a few other novellas that are more on the thriller/sci-fi side. These include the three stories in Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds, as well as Perfect State and Snapshot. These two novellas are also featured in 2025’s Tailored Realities. There’s a lot of material to go around!

Good starting places are Mistborn (a.k.a. The Final Empire), Skyward, Steelheart, The Emperor’s Soul, Tress of the Emerald Sea, and Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians. If you’re already a fan of big fat fantasies, you can jump right into The Way of Kings.

I was also honored to be able to complete the final three volumes of The Wheel of Time, beginning with The Gathering Storm, using Robert Jordan’s notes.

Sample chapters from all of my books are available at brandonsanderson.com—and check out the rest of my site for chapter-by-chapter annotations, deleted scenes, and more.

Reviews

[Nikola · Rating 5 out of 5]

2023: 4/5 BUJA
2025: 5/5 Bardzo się cieszę, że zrobiłam reread, bo wiele rzeczy których wcześniej nie zrozumiałam, w końcu nabrało sensu

[Jefi Sevilay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Korkaklıktan kaybedilen savaşlardan çok daha fazlası bilgi eksikliğinden kaybedilir

Tam 1392 sayfalık bir maratonun ardından bitti. Hem de ne hikaye. Bu seri kesinlikle bağımlılık yapıyor. Hem bitmesin diye savaş veriyorsunuz hem elinizden düşüremiyorsunuz. Sonlara doğru günde 170 sayfa okuduğumu biliyorum.

Savaş Ritmi'nin Oathbringer'a göre ayakları biraz daha yere basıyor. Enteresan bir şekilde kısa bir kitaba sayfalarca yorum yazabilirken bu kadar uzun bir kitaba pek birşey yazmak istemiyorum çünkü gerçekten okumayan anlayamaz.

Navani'nin fabrial detaylarında biraz boğuldum, ilgimi çekmedi. Shallan'ın bölümlerinde eskiden kendimi kesesim gelirken biraz daha ilgimi çekti. Ancak okuyanlar bana katılır mı bilmiyorum Adolin ve Shallan biraz Shadesmar'da unutuldu sanki. Onlarca bölüm yoktular ve oldukları kısımlar da çok hızlı ve muğlak geçti.

Eshonai ve Venli'nin insanlarla münasebetinin olduğu storyline'ı aşırı sıkıcı ve gereksiz buldum. Sanki spinoff yapıp ayrı bir kitap olması gerekirken kaliteli kuruyemişlerin arasına ağır olsun diye katılan leblebi gibilerdi. Taravangian'ın kitabın sonundaki terfisi ise düpedüz saçmalıktı.

Kitabın çevirmeni Deniz Evliyagil'i kutluyorum. Bu kadar özel terimlerin olduğu bu kadar uzun bir kitabı çevirmek gerçekten zor bir iş. Yalnız baskı bu tarz fantastik kitaplardan bildiğimiz mükemmellikte değildi. Mesela "bordo şarabı" olarak geçen Fransa'nın Bordeaux şehri acaba Roshar'ın neresine denk geliyor? Mesela A11'de Adin'in babası yerine Adolin'in babası yazılmış. Travangian Taravangian'ın karıştığı yerler vardı. Gramer hatalarını geçtim anlam bozukluğunun olduğu da pek çok yer vardı. Biraz daha titizlenilebilirdi.

Neyse ki hikaye daha netti, bence aksiyonu yeterli olmamakla birlikte (aah ah nerede Kralların Yolu) Oathbringer'a göre daha iyiydi. Yeni karakterler başarılıydı. Kaladin yine favorimdi. Çok enteresan bir şekilde Renarin hala geri planda. Bence özellikle 5. kitapta Sanderson'ın Renarin için büyük planları var.

Seride son bir kitap kaldı ve neyse ki Brandon Sanderson çok üretken bir yazar, koltuk patatesi tembel teneke Patrick Rothfuss gibi değil.

Herkese keyifli okumalar!

[alicja · Rating 5 out of 5]

this one is for the mentally ill bitches

[Erlesenes.Zerlesenes [Berit] · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was für ein Ritt - alle acht Bände inkl Novellen am Stück zu lesen, ist absolut empfehlenswert. Jetzt heißt es "nur noch" warten bis November 24 - da soll der Reihenabschluss erscheinen.

[Krysia o książkach · Rating 4 out of 5]

bardzo ciekawa, ale strasznie rozwlekła. W tym tomie polubiłam Shallan.

[Sue Miz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Long review here/a>

How can they sit here and judge me, when men are dying and other spren fight?...The same way, he realized, that the high-priced had spent so long playing games with the lives of soldiers on the Shattered Plains. The same way any man could turn his back on an atrocity if he could persuade himself it wasn't his business

I love that it is Adolin who thinks this. The oppressor starts thinking about how what he did is wrong when oppression is happening to him!
now! if only he applys this to his father!!!


p:64 So an Honor Spren is telling you how they hate being enslaved and bonded and used by a human, and you're first thought is "I have to find a way to bind her to a human" 🙄🙄🙄

p 92/93: Dalinar to Jasnah " I had assumed" he said "that you of all people would wish to teach your lessons WITHOUT a sword".....me knowing what Jasnah did in book 1 TWOK to "teach" Shallan🤣🤣

p 126: Oh my God🤣 Kaladin transfered his depression to Syl 🤣🤣🤣

I am enjoying the background of the Parshendis
People who were subjected to long-term oppression and enslavement would turn around and do the same to their oppressors.

p 353: "At first she thought you had strange skin patterns - but that was because so many human faces had been burned or marked by soot from the destruction of the world they left behind"...is she referring to Scadrial???????

p 422: Soooo, this world does have a jurisdiction system, but apparently only for High Princess and only when a crime is committed against a High Prince!!! Because what do you mean Adolin is tried for killing Sadeas and Genocidal Dalinar did not even get a slap on the hand!!!

[PerfectFlaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

4-5 révélations qui m'ont bien surprises à la fin !!
Et c'est quoi cet epilogue ? Je suis toujours dans le flou avec ce perso c'est abusé 😂

Mais encore une fois une très belle immersion dans cet univers qui ne cessera jamais de me surprendre !
J'ai tellement hâte de lire le dernier tome de ce premier arc !! 🥰


(par contre le mal de tête était présent avec les chapitres de Navani 🤯)

[zaczytany_introwertyk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Po niemal całym miesiącu, po tak wielu emocjach kotłujących się we mnie niczym burzowe światło zamknięte w kuli, skończyłam czytać "Rytm Wojny". Sanderson umiejętnie wykorzystał nasze wielotomowe przywiązanie do bohaterów serii, naszą znajomość Rosharu, a w wielu przypadkach całego cosmere. Zostaliśmy przemieleni przez maszynkę do mięsa, zalani hektolitrami własnych łez, by w końcu wykuć się na nowo, oddychając w końcu pełną piersią...
Bo ta część pełna jest napięcia. Pełna jest niespiesznej akcji, w której to emocje grają pierwsze skrzypce. Intrygi, rozważania, walka z samym sobą. Bohaterowie są postawieni przed trudnymi wyborami, zanurzeni w beznadziejnej sytuacji, która wydaje się nie mieć końca. Ale w tym wszystkim jedno trzyma ich prosto. Nadzieja. To samo uczucie, które pozwalało mi przekładać kolejne karty książki, gdy miałam wrażenie, że jakaś niewidzialna siła zaraz wyrwie mi serce. Wydaję mi się, że nie jestem w stanie Wam przekazać, ile znaczy dla mnie ta seria. To jest arcydzieło epickiej high fantasy. A wszystko to, z czym zostawił nas Sanderson na końcu tego tomu sugeruje, że kolejny tom rozwali nas jeszcze bardziej...
Pomimo tego, zawsze, podróż ponad celem!

"Skoro wszyscy w końcu trafiamy do tego samego miejsca, chwile, które spędziliśmy razem, są jedynym, co ma znaczenie. Chwile, kiedy pomogliśmy sobie nawzajem".

[Nikoletta (nikisjournal) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Czysta perfekcja. Przeryczałam ostatnie sto stron. Kocham tam prawie każdą postać, niesamowite to jest. Jak mam teraz żyć, wiedząc, że taka seria jest jedna na milion? Do grudnia uschnę. Uschnę.

[LandmineCat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Words of Radiance remains strongly my favourite individual book of the series, followed by Oathbringer. Way of Kings and Rhythm of War are together at the bottom, though still easy 4-stars. This is a great book, but falls short of the highs of the series. And yet, even though I enjoyed it less than books 2 and 3 as an individual book, The Stormlight Archive as a whole keeps getting better. And bigger. That's the double edged sword here. The scope is so big. There are so many characters and so much history. It's fascinating and exciting, but also overwhelming. Sometimes it feels like just too much. There are 1200 or so pages most of them are crammed with information. I can't keep up with it all. Every answer to a big mystery of the lore is another question. I learned 1200 pages worth of lore and I feel like I know less than before. It's that famous curve of expertise. I've passed the point where I feel like I was Dunning-Kruger'd into thinking I knew about Roshar and the radiants and the cosmere and now know enough to know just how much I don't know. I'm in the place the graph typically dubs "the valley of despair" and I both love and hate it.

Sanderson has from time to time fallen into heavy handed exposition and overly complicated loredumps, but so far in the Stormlight Archive, it's (mostly) been presented naturally and effectively. Sadly, I didn't find that to be the case in Rhythm of War. Moreso than anywhere else in the series, I felt this book had the big lore clumsily forced in. Not often or egregious enough to stop me enjoying it, but enough to be a big factor in that missing star.

The next thing that Rhythm of War amps up by an order of magnitude is the number of references to the Cosmere. Again, a double-edged sword. It's intriguing and exciting, but overwhelmingly big and detailed. Throwing all these new mysteries and hints out is great for keeping me hooked, but it also makes this a series that, while great on its own, only reaches its full potential if you engage with the fandom online, re-read chunks of the earlier books in the series, bury yourself in fan theories and predictions, read other cosmere books to find the crossovers and easter eggs, and so on. That's fun, and the book is good enough to make me want to do all those things anyway, but I don't like that it feels almost necessary to do so.

Finally some random thoughts that I want to mention but couldn't be bothered writing in detail:
- How central mental health and trauma was to this book made for some really emotional parts
- Why wasn't there more Lift content, dammit!
- Why did we get a short interlude from Chiri-Chiri instead of a big long one from Rysn? Dawnshard was great, but hasn't had much payoff. I thought the dawnshard and sleepless would play a much bigger role here, and was disappointed by the lack of it
- I enjoyed the way science and research was shown, and the complexities of spoiler and spoiler's collaboration and spoiler
- Fuck Moash
- Holy balls, the Sanderlanche in this one. The last 150 or so pages was a non-stop wild ride that I'm still reeling from
- Holy shit Nightblood how what
- I still don't think i fully understood the ending

Now to begin the painful wait for book 5.

[The Raven King - Feyzan · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars ★★★★

Guys, I finished “Rhythm of War” and my brain is officially fried. The last 50 pages took me forever because every single page had me gasping like a fish out of water and staring at the wall like it was going to reveal the meaning of life 📚😁

This book has the best ending Brandon Sanderson has ever written.
Friendly reminder: to fully grasp the depth of what’s happening, it’s absolutely necessary to read all the preceding Cosmere books, especially Mistborn, Elantris, and Warbreaker.

I enjoyed this book more than Oathbringer, but the issues I had with Oathbringer still persist in this installment of the series.

The major issue with this entire series is the pacing, in my opinion. While I absolutely love the world and characters, sometime they start to lose their charm in the repetitions and slow movement of character arcs. None of the books in the series needed to be 1,000 pages long. Better editing would have benefited the book. Don't get me wrong, It is still one of all time favorite series.

This is Venli's and Eshonai's book, and their character development is done well. However, I still didn't care much about the two. The characters that truly stood out to me were Leshwi and Raboniel. Their journeys and personalities were more complex and captivating to read than any other villains in the book. They were perfectly written morally gray characters. For the first time, we saw the struggles of the Fused, their motivations, and their determination regarding the war with humans. Raboniel's cunning and depth, along with Leshwi's honor and resilience, added layers to the story that were both refreshing and engaging.

Taravangian is a snake that both repulses and intrigues me. The turn his story arc has taken in this book makes me curious and excited for the next one. I am very interested to know what cunning plan is brewing in his head. I also want to see more of Renarin to learn the full extent of his power.

Navani was at the forefront of this book. I did enjoy her perspective, but it also had me rolling my eyes at times. Navani is a scholar and her arc focuses heavily on science and engineering. It was fascinating at first, but then it became too convoluted and confusing for me to understand. I lost interest and started skimming the pages.

Kaladin and Shallan didn't get much development. I am seriously exhausted reading about their mental health issues. I appreciate Brandon Sanderson for focusing on the mental health of his main characters and his honest depiction of the struggles, but these characters need to be more than their mental health. It's time for these two to get some development and a new story arc, with fresh motivations driving them. From how their story arcs ended, I am hopeful. I think we can expect better story arcs for them in the next book.

Throughout the story, I rarely felt genuinely worried about the characters' fates. There was a sense of predictability that they would come out unscathed, which lowered the stakes and my emotional investment in their journeys. I wish the narrative had taken more risks, putting the characters in situations where their survival wasn't guaranteed.

Despite some of the issues, I was enthralled by the book. I think it's a perfect book for nerds because of its heavy focus on science and engineering. But if you are like me who doesn't care much about the technicalities, you will still love it as it has plenty of intrigue, action, politics, and mystery involved. This book has the most Easter eggs and Cosmere connections. Brandon has expanded this world craftfully, and we finally get to witness his hard work coming together in this book. If I wasn't clear enough before, you must really get caught up with his other books before reading Rhythm of War.

With this book he story has become more complicated because there is no good or bad side. Both the Fused and humans are equally complex and carry their own baggage.


Spoilers

I found several aspects that felt too convenient, which diminished the tension and stakes. For instance, the Fused, despite their formidable presence, didn't end up killing any major characters or anyone really. Similarly, Venli's continuous deceit without significant repercussions from the Fused seemed unrealistic, reducing the sense of danger and urgency. Leshwi's decision to help the humans towards the end also felt abrupt and unearned. It would have been more compelling if there had been a gradual build-up to her change of heart.

Teft’s death hit me as hard as a feather pillow since we barely got to know him well enough for the impact to land.

One of my favorite scenes from the entire series involves Navani. It is the scene where she stabs Raboniel as an act of kindness. It's such a powerful scene and it made me feel things.


Speculations

I speculated that the orb in the box given to Shallan by Mraize was a Seon, and this was confirmed in the book. It turns out Mraize is someone from Elantris.

I believe the 10th world that Brandon is so secretive about is the one where Wit, also known as Cephandrius, could have become a god but chose a different path. I suspect he is hunting for the shards to reform them, aiming either to become the Almighty or to bring back Adonalsium.

I believe Kelsier is Thaidakar. Wit confirms this when he tells Mraize to remind Thaidakar of the beating he gave him. He must be hinting at the events of The Secret History.

Additionally, I think we got a hint about the existence of hemalurgy or something similar through El and her metal horns and carapace.

Oh my gosh! I am so excited for the next book. Everything is coming together so well..

plot: ★★★★★
Characters: ★★★★★
Writing: ★★★★★
Reread value: ★★★★★

[Lizzie Ormian · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think Navani and Raboniel should give each other a little kiss, just as a treat

[Serpil Çelebi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seri ortasıdır, tabii ki kimseyi sürpriz bozana maruz bırakmam şu halde. (Sanki normalde bırakırmışım gibi 😂) O yüzden konuya dair pek söz söylemeyeceğim. Ama şöyle diyeyim, kitap benden tam puan alamadı.

Serisinin 4.kitabı olan Savaş Ritmi, adının vadettiği aksiyonu vermiyor ne yazık ki. Ben hemen hemen her kitabında yazarın okuru duygudan duyguya koşturmasına maruz kalmış ve buna bayılmış biri olarak bu etabı fazla düz buldum. Evet arada yine patlamalar vardı. Ama çok azdı be kardeşim!

Sizde bendenseniz kurgunun size çok heyecan yaşatmayacağını bir kenara yazın. O beklentiyi bir kenara kaldırın ve 4. kitabın daha çok detaylarla, geçmişlerle ve iç çatışmalarla doldurulduğunu bilerek başlayın.

Hayal kırıklığı mı? Bence değil. Daha çok fırtına öncesi sessizlik gibi. Serinin bitmesine 1 kitap kaldı. Son kitap ciğerimizi sökecek diye düşünüyorum. 4'tede buna güzel bir temel attı Brandon. Ayrıca hep söylediğim gibi uzun soluklu serilerde düşüşler ve durağanlık zaten benim beklediğim şeyler. O sebeple benim için sorun olmadı. Sadece normalden biraz daha fazla sürdü okumam.

Basımla ilgili sıkıntıları var kitabın. Bazı sayfalarda diğer sayfaların izleri var, çift baskı gibi duruyor ve okurken çok rahatsız ediyor. Tabii yazım hataları da gözümü tırmaladı. Hani biraz daha özenli olunsa keşke...

Son kitabın tez zamanda elimize ulaşması dileğiyle!

[Rebecca Brumby · Rating 5 out of 5]

JOURNEY BEFORE DESTINATION YOU BASTARD 🤺

[Patrycja · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ajm sori, ale strasznie mnie ta książka wynudziła 🥱

[Karine Mon coin lecture · Rating 4 out of 5]

Encore un tome passionnant. Beaucoup de guerre et de batailles dans celui-ci, mais je suis tellement attachée aux personnages que je pense que je vais tout relire pour voir davantage de liens!

[Siğnem · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fırtınaışığı Arşivi'nin yazılmış son kitabı Savaş Ritmi, hiç bitmesin istediğim ama okurken de elimden bırakamadığım harika bir maceraydı. Brandon Sanderson 5 kitaplık iki set olarak tasarlamış bütün seriyi. Yani Kaladin, Shallan ve alıştığımız diğer bütün karakterlerle vedalaşmamıza sadece 1 kitap kaldı.

Karakterlerin gelişip geldiği noktalar, yaşadıkları sıkıntılar, korkuları, hedefleri... Sanderson her şeyleriyle o kadar güzel, gerçekçi karakterler yaratmış ki her birinin bölümünden ayrı bir tad aldım. Gerçi bütün depresifliğine rağmen Kaladin'i okumayı daha çok seviyorum. Navani karakteri benim için sürpriz oldu ama öyküsünü beğendim, sadece fabrian teknolojisinin ayrıntıları çok ilgimi çekmedi. Kaynaşıklar tarafında yaşananlar, Venli ve geçmişe dönüşleri ile kitaptaki kurgu bambaşka yerlere geldi.

Sanderson harika bir hikaye anlatıcı. 1400 sayfayı hiç sıkmadan okuyucuya aktarabiliyor. Hikayedeki gizemleri lastik gibi uzatmıyor. Bir şeyler çözüldükçe ustaca yeni soru işaretleri yaratıyor. Haftalık duyurusunda 5. kitabın yüzde beşini tamamladığını duyurdu. Neyseki çok hızlı ve üretken. O sürekli yazsın, biz de okuyalım.

[michal · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5⭐

[Nad · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars
Rhythm of Boredom

[Izabela Boreczek · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
Jest mi tak przykro, bo to moja ulubiona seria, a ta część bardzo mi się dłużyła i mam wrażenie że ostatecznie nic ważnego się w niej nie wydarzyło. Mimo to i tak czekam na kolejną część! I refuse to give up

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was kind of a slow start but really picked up by the end! Kaladins story arc was soo good! And im glad Navani got more to do

[Zoe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brandon Sanderson I want my fucking sleep back.
I read this from 8pm to 4am. I NEED ANSWERS

My bank account will weep as I start looking at Cosmere.

[AlexNms · Rating 5 out of 5]

*Ίσως 4,5*
Δεν έχω λόγια πραγματικά. Έγιναν τόσα πράγματα. Να σημειώσω πως εδώ δεν είχαμε το λεγόμενο sanderlance όπως λέγεται κατά το οποίο γίνεται Ο ΧΑΜΟΣ στις τελευταίες 50 σελίδες. Αντιθέτως ο χαμός μοιράστηκε κάπως κι ήταν ολίγον πιο ήπια τα πράγματα. Δεν με πείραξε γιατί δημιούργησε προσμονή για το επόμενο βιβλίο στο οποίο είμαι σίγουρη οτι θα γίνει χαμούλης. 🥹
Λάτρεψα την εξέλιξη του χαρακτήρα του Kaladin και το γεγονός ότι επιτέλους μάθαμε κι άλλα κομμάτια του παρελθόντος της Shallan. Αγαπώ Dalinar και νιώθω ότι έλειψε λιγάκι από το συγκεκριμένο βιβλίο. 🥹
Ανυπομονώ να διαβάσω το επόμενο βιβλίο. 🙂‍↕️

[Lianne Pheno · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5
http://delivreenlivres.home.blog/2021...

Avis sur le double tome (partie 1 + partie 2)

Dans cet univers toujours aussi riche, avec des liens directs avec le Cosmere (une première), l'auteur explore des thèmes intéressants comme la santé mentale et ses traitements.
Un tome plein de retournements de situation qui fait vraiment avancer l'intrigue sur plein de sujets différents.

Une excellente lecture qui me donne encore plus envie de continuer à lire des pavés, malgré le fait que j’ai de moins en moins de temps pour lire, parce que c’est définitivement un niveau de détails et d’implication que j’aime dans mes romans de fantasy !

Maintenant que les humains sont bien installés dans la tour, le but ultime est de rassembler plus ou moins tout les peuples pour présenter un front unique contre Abjection. Malheureusement quelque peuples humains lui ont cédés dés le départ, rendant cette idée difficile à mettre en place. Du coup Dalinar, ses chevaliers radieux et leurs alliés se rendent dans le plus important d’entre eux pour espérer faire changer d’avis les autres une fois les avoir battus. Mais la guerre s’enlise …

Adolin et Shallan de leur coté partent en Shadesmar, le monde inversé des sprènes dans le but d’essayer de rallier les sprènes d’honneur à leur cause.

Quand à Kaladin il est au fond du trou. Même Dalinar le remarque et décide de l’éloigner des forces armées de peur qu’il s’effondre totalement. Auprès de ses parents il ré-apprend donc le métier de chirurgien et espère ainsi retrouver une santé mentale normale.

Franchement chacune des trames est intéressante ce qui fait qu’on n’a pas l’impression de perdre notre temps. La trame principale évolue pas mal dans ce tome, avec un retournement de situation énorme en fin de tome qui m’a époustouflé et qui relance vraiment les choses de façon intéressante !

On a vraiment une belle évolution des personnages dans ce tome. Surtout Shallan qui fait vraiment d’énorme découvertes sur son passé et sur les souvenirs cachés qu’elle ne voulait pas se rappeler.
Et Kaladin bien sur ! Je sais que certaines personnes n’aiment pas trop le coté déprimé de Kaladin. Mais j’avoue que moi ça me touche, étant donné que je suis une ancienne déprimée. Je comprend tout à fait ses états d’esprit et sa façon de voir les choses.

Et je suis aussi vraiment très agréablement surprise quand ça permet une avancée comme celle de ce tome ci. J’ai été bluffée pas l’évolution que ça permet et par l’intelligence des principes des Radieux. Ça fait tellement de sens maintenant qu’on la connait, et on comprend parfaitement que ça soit Kaladin qui découvre ça en premier.

Dalimar est celui qui change le moins, mais c’était un peu attendu vu que tout le tome précédent lui était quasiment consacré.
De nombreux autres personnages interviennent, et notamment Venli qui a un rôle important et qui évolue aussi. Ainsi que Navali qui fait un retour impressionnant et devient l’un des personnages principaux de ce tome.

En fait ces deux la sont vraiment le focus de plus dans ce tome, comparé aux précédents.
Au final je dirais que la santé mentale en général est l’un des sujets principaux de ce tome. Et pas uniquement via les personnages principaux qui en sont victime. On parle aussi de la façon dont sont traités les soldats incapable de se remettre des horreurs de la guerre, on parle de la façon dont on les met à part, en isolement, parce qu’on ne sait pas quoi faire d’eux. J’ai vraiment aimé tout les passages ou Kaladin et les autres se rendent compte de l’horreur de cette situation et de toute la réflexion qui s’en suit sur quoi faire à la place.

J’ai aussi énormément apprécié les recherches de Navali dans ce tome. Le fait que ça soit vraiment présenté comme une science concrète alors qu’elle fait des recherches sur la magie est vraiment sympa. Les son, la lumière, les ondes, tout est lié et c’était vraiment des passages qui m’ont intrigués et donné envie d’en savoir plus.

Le seul petit point de déception pour moi a été le fait que je n’ai pas vraiment su voir les liens avec le Cosmere qu’on m’avait vendu, en dehors de certains détails. Je précise pour ceux qui auraient peur de cette phrase que oui, le Cosmere est présent, c’est même le premier livre de Sanderson (il me semble, dans les romans au moins) où le mot « Cosmere » apparaît, et où on parle activement de celui ci comme étant une partie de l’intrigue. C’est juste les liens directs avec Warbreaker et Elantris que j’ai relu assez récemment pourtant que je n’ai pas vu.
Après ça pourrait juste être lié à mon incapacité légendaire à retenir les noms. Bref, je pense que j’irai me renseigner plus en détail plus tard pour en savoir plus et avoir mes réponses.

Franchement, j’ai pris un plaisir monstre à lire ce tome, et même si il m’arrive de râler sur les pavés de fantasy, j’en veux plus ! Vivement le dernier tome de cet arc. Je pense que je vais me faire plaisir et relire toute la série en 2023 quand il arrivera.

[albert linnet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ólýsanlega mikið af tilfinningalegum. Orðlaus.

[O_Anka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rewelka 😃ile emocji, ta cześć zdecydowanie lepsza od trzeciego tomu aż szkoda ze został już tylko jeden tom przede mną 😅

[Xavier De Becker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wind & Truth in one week! Am I emotionally ready?

[Indra Szabo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I need to gather my thoughts and process the scope of what Brandon Sanderson is doing here.
Oh my God! What an adventure! How many times did book four make me me cry? Hmmm…

[Książkoty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ile tu się działo. Jestem w szoku. Nie spodziewałam się, że historia pójdzie w takim kierunku. Z resztą, nawet na coś takiego bym nie wpadła. Jedna z najlepszych części, chociaż niektóre wydarzenia zraniły moje serce, a końcowe rozdziały sprawiły, że zapomniałam oddychać.
Już nie mogę się doczekać piątego tomu.

[Alyssa Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

“if there is a god, then i think we could find him in the way we care about one another”

hmmmmm the pacing of this was slow for me, still good but felt like a whole lot of set up for the next book. the insane scope of the story kind of lost the essence of what made the first three books so amazing. i just wanna see Kal happy again (pls Sanderson don’t do it)