Wind and Truth

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Wind and Truth
Wind and Truth cover.jpg
First edition book cover
Author Brandon Sanderson
Cover artist Michael Whelan
LanguageEnglish
Series The Stormlight Archive
Genre Epic fantasy
Publisher Tor Books
Publication date
December 6, 2024
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book
Pages1344
Preceded by Rhythm of War  

Wind and Truth is an epic fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson and the fifth book in The Stormlight Archive series. It was published on December 6, 2024, [1] and is the ending to the first half of the series. Sanderson has said that the latter half of the series will be written after he finishes writing the upcoming Era Three Mistborn trilogy and the two Elantris sequels. [2]

Contents

As with Kaladin in The Way of Kings , Shallan in Words of Radiance , Dalinar in Oathbringer and the characters Eshonai and Venli in Rhythm of War , Wind and Truth will have a sequence of flashback chapters, this time from the perspective of Szeth, the Assassin in White.

The unabridged audiobook is read by narration team Michael Kramer and Kate Reading. [3]

Development

The writing process for the book started in January 2022. [4] The book was previously known as Knights of Wind and Truth before Sanderson decided on Wind and Truth. In December 2023 Sanderson announced the completion of the first draft of the novel, [5] which was later followed by the announcement of the publication date by his publisher Tor Books. [6]

The synopsis of Wind and Truth that came with the announcement was as follows:

Dalinar Kholin has challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions, and the Knights Radiant and the nations of Roshar have a mere 10 days to prepare for the worst. The fate of the entire world - and the Cosmere at large - hangs in the balance.

Sanderson has stated that Dalinar Kholin will have a larger role in the book than he had in Rhythm of War . The planned ending of the novel is based upon the ending he planned out for an RPG in 1999, and has been in the outline of the series from the start. Sanderson hopes that it will land right with people and recontextualize many important moments in the story. [6]

On June 4, 2024, Sanderson announced on his Twitter account that he finished the last part of the novel, turning the book in at 491,000 words; this made Wind and Truth the longest book in the series. [7]

Pre-publication content

Audiobook

The audiobook version of the book was released on the same day as the hardcover version and is read by narrator team Michael Kramer and Kate Reading, who also read The Way of Kings , Words of Radiance , Oathbringer , Rhythm of War and several other books written by Sanderson.

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