Dawnshard

Stormlight Archive

By: Brandon Sanderson

Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer

From Brandon Sanderson—author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive and its fourth massive installment, Rhythm of War—comes a new hefty novella, Dawnshard. Taking place between Oathbringer and Rhythm of War, this tale (like Edgedancer before it) gives often-overshadowed characters their own chance to shine.

When a ghost ship is discovered, its crew presumed dead after trying to reach the storm-shrouded island Akina, Navani Kholin must send an expedition to make sure the island hasn't fallen into enemy hands. Knights Radiant who fly too near find their Stormlight suddenly drained, so the voyage must be by sea.

Shipowner Rysn Ftori lost the use of her legs but gained the companionship of Chiri-Chiri, a Stormlight-ingesting winged larkin, a species once thought extinct. Now Rysn's pet is ill, and any hope for Chiri-Chiri’s recovery can be found only at the ancestral home of the larkin: Akinah. With the help of Lopen, the formerly one-armed Windrunner, Rysn must accept Navani's quest and sail into the perilous storm from which no one has returned alive. If the crew cannot uncover the secrets of the hidden island city before the wrath of its ancient guardians falls upon them, the fate of Roshar and the entire Cosmere hangs in the balance.

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So good. Too short.

Perfect Brandon. So much to unpack. As always narration combo, better than my minds voice (read on Kin). Kudos around. Guess I'll redo ROW now. :)

loved it

what can I say about these side novellas brandon sanderson write except that you get so much value when reading these and the connection to the main series is great but even without knowing the series a new reader can jump in and get the basic ideas, loved it

amazing story

the world building and story are truly amazing. Brandon Sanderson does it again. Definitely worth a listen.

Awesome shorter book

I typically don't like these shorter, x.5 books very much, as I prefer the long books with characters I know. Yet the preview of the main character of this book in the previous interludes and the story here made me like this book the most of all the books of this saga, apart from perhaps the first one. Well worth the read!

an amazing adventure

this is perfect book to stop rest for a little while from the bigger stormlight series, while still expanding the universe goncho