
The other point, which isn’t a negative but a curiosity, is the significance of the story. If there is a spoiler it is INCREDIBLY mild. ***I don’t think the next paragraph counts as a spoiler but I don’t want nastygrams for it. It barely counts and if you’re reading Dawnshard you’re probably already accustomed to Sanderson’s pseudo-science lessons on the ecosystem or fabrials or whatever else. There is a bit of technical jargon (as an engineer I actually quite love this) that can slow the pacing in some moments which is tough in a book that is so short already. The story follows Rysn, the Thaylen trader with a brand new ship, and the Lopen, former one-armed Herdazian and former who is along to provide support as they venture to Aimia.Īs far as criticism goes, I really have to nitpick a bit. This most recent novella, Dawnshard, (which is really a short novel, but who’s counting) was included as part of the kickstarter of The Way of Kings leatherbounds and I was able to get my ebook copy just a couple days ago. Because writing 1200+ page books every three years alongside smaller YA books isn’t enough, Brandon Sanderson has also decided to write novellas for the Stormlight Archives.
