The Way of Kings

A glance at Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings' cover reveals all you need to know. Even if you are a fantasy beginner, or just a passing shopper in the supermarket, you will immediately recognize that the story is about knights and colorful set pieces.

The Way of Kings is very popular. Before its debut, the author, Sanderon, was not very well known. His most popular book up to that point was the Mistborn series, a self-centered and heavily criticized story. Although Sanderson's determination to construct intriguing magical concepts was admirable, the series has extremely poor pace and flop in the next three volumes.

But The Way of Kings changed things for him. Sanderson's popularity has climbed to heights unmatched by few other active fantasy writers since then. While most authors are expected to compose epic fiction in under 200,000 words, The Way of Kings reached 400,000.

Author: Brandon Sanderson

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