Through grit and his leadership, however, he transforms his regiment and ultimately becomes a powerful Knight Radiant. Kaladin Stormblessed: Kaladin has been through immense hardship and loss early on in the series, he is a former slave sent to a likely death as part of an army regiment with a near-100% fatality rate. How she handles this in Rhythm of War is something many readers are eager to find out. At the end of Oathbringer, the book preceding Rhythm of War, Shallan’s personas have taken on lives of their own, and Shallan has had to reign them in and try to accept them as part of herself. Veil, for example, is a capable thief and spy and is much more daring than Shallan, while Radiant is a more confident version of herself.

Using her illusions, she creates separate personas to help her deal with the different challenges she faces. Part of what makes her such a compelling character, however, is how she uses her magic to protect herself psychologically. Shallan has many magical talents including Lightweaving, where she creates increasingly lifelike illusions.

Shallan Davar: Shallan is a young woman who, at the beginning of Rhythm of War, has come into her own as a powerful Knight Radiant: a lost order of people who can harness magic. Spoiler-averse take note: some mild Stormlight spoilers lie ahead. Since Rhythm of War, the fourth volume of The Stormlight Archive, has just been published, it’s worth taking a closer look at three protagonists who are as complex and nuanced as they are powerful. So while many were first drawn to the series because of the worldbuilding, they stay and eagerly await the next book because they care about the characters. For many, it’s the characters and their struggles that make the series so compelling.

Intricate and expansive worldbuilding, however, isn’t the only thing that’s so great about The Stormlight Archive. The Stormlight Archive is Sanderson’s flagship saga, encapsulating the epic scale of the world of Roshar. #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson is best known for his expansive worldbuilding - particularly the universe called The Cosmere, which has its own detailed magical system and spans across several planets, as well as several different series.

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