While the evacuation begins, the Radiants get into a battle with the Fused, which ends with no conclusive winner. Navani, Dalinar, and many Radiants arrive on a flying machine to assist Kaladin in evacuating the city.

The book begins with Kaladin traveling to his hometown of Hearthstone, to rescue the citizens and pick up a famous Herdazian general, The Mink. The prologue is from Navani's perspective, in which she recalls Gavilar's death and his involvement with strange spheres of light. Adolin and Shallan must lead the coalition’s envoy to the honorspren stronghold of Lasting Integrity and either convince the spren to join the cause against the evil god Odium, or personally face the storm of failure. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals, and potentially reveal the secrets of the ancient tower that was once the heart of their strength.Īt the same time that Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with his changing role within the Knights Radiant, his Windrunners face their own problem: As more and more deadly enemy Fused awaken to wage war, no more honorspren are willing to bond with humans to increase the number of Radiants. Now, as new technological discoveries by Navani Kholin’s scholars begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar’s crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move. It's the fourth book in his hugely popular Stormlight Archive series, which is set to be released on November 17, 2020.Īfter forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Rhythm of War is an epic fantasy novel written by American fantasy and science fiction author Brandon San-ĭerson.

Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson