There is so much more depth to them than the glimpses we have been given before, and the things we discover about them are an absolute joy to read. These are not characters most people would expect to be given major development, but their growth is explosive in Dawnshard and I LOVED every second of it. Rysn, Lopen, Huio, Cord – Sanderson gives them the spotlight and they absolutely revel in it. Brandon Sanderson has pulled a Larkin out of the hat here, setting up minor characters as ones I want to see much more of now, with Rysn in particular becoming a bit of a favourite of mine.

While humorous and entertaining, the lead role for Lopen seemed to be a bit of a reach and maybe also a little too much of him for my taste… I remembered enjoying Rysn’s interludes, but never thought of her as a main character, and the same case could be made for Lopen. I had no idea what to expect when Sanderson first announced Dawnshard apart from another fantastic read, but I honestly was a little disappointed when I heard that the main characters of this novella were going to be Rysn and Lopen. Slotting into the spot between Oathbringer and Rhythm of War, it bridges the gap between those two books with a story that focuses on an expedition to the mythical island of Akinah (Many fans will know that this mysterious place is exciting for a bunch of reasons). All my favourite authors have that talent to make time disappear, but none more so than Brandon Sanderson and it’s almost sad (not really), because while Brandon continuously over delivers, I can never seem to get enough. Let me tell you though, I read this in the blink of an eye. You keep them coming please, Brandon, and we will keep on reading them.ĭawnshard is a novella, and as such shorter than your average SA book, but it’s still longer than Brandon planned and comes in at about 200 pages. There is no reading I enjoy more, and I am so thankful that I am lucky enough to be able to regularly read new Cosmere stories. Published: 5 November 2020 by Dragonsteel Entertainmentĭawnshard is another illuminating and beautifully crafted piece in the Cosmere puzzle.Įvery time a new Stormlight Archive story gets released my excitement goes through the roof.

Series: The Stormlight Archive (Book 3.5 of 10)

Dawnshard novella