During the melee after landing, Szeth sees Kaladin use stormlight and flees from the duel, realizing that the Radiants are back and he is not Truthless.Įshonai, along with most of the surviving Parshendi transform to stormform, and summon the Everstorm, which comes from the opposite direction as the normal highstorms. Kaladin ends the attempt by knocking himself and Szeth into open air. Szeth attempts to murder Dalinar but is stopped when Dalinar catches Szeth's shardblade with his hands. Eshonai wants to parlay with Dalinar to bring an end to the war before stormform is used. Some Parshendi believe using stormform will summon the Voidbringers, but the ruling council allows the form. One of the Parshendi, Venli, discovers a stormform that allows Parshendi to summon a storm similar to the Highstorms and turn the tide of the war.

Shallan, with the assistance of sailors and outlaws she finds on the road, makes her arrival at the Shattered Plains. Their ship is attacked en route to the Shattered Plains and while Shallan survives, Jasnah is believed to be killed. Jasnah arranges a marriage between Shallan and Adolin Kholin, Jasnah's cousin. Shallan Davar, together with her mentor Jasnah Kholin, are heading to the Shattered Plains to prevent the return of the Voidbringers and their civilization-ending Desolation. He trains and practices to master the powers of a Windrunner that are linked to the bond with his honorspren, Syl. Meanwhile, he struggles with both his feelings regarding lighteyes (the nobility of the Alethi) and his past with Brightlord Amaram. Kaladin, once a slave and bridgeman on the Shattered Plains, is given command of the royal bodyguards to protect Dalinar and his family (including King Elhokar) from perils and the threat of the Assassin. Now Szeth is active again, and is sent by King Taravangian of Kharbranth, to kill Highprince Dalinar Kholin (brother of the late King Gavilar). This murder resulted in the Vengeance Pact among the highprinces of Alethkar and the War of Reckoning against the Parshendi. Years ago, Szeth-son-son-Vallano, the Assassin in White, was sent by the Parshendi to assassinate the Alethi king Gavilar Kholin (for reasons not yet revealed to the reader). The book, at 1088 pages, is the maximum printable size of a book for its publisher, Tor Books, making it the biggest book ever printed by the company. However, the name was changed after the editor questioned Sanderson if he was sure that was what he wanted to name the second book in a series already known for its excessive size.

Initially, Sanderson planned that this volume would be named after the tome Shallan is given at the end of the first volume: The Book of Endless Pages. The release of the book was delayed due to Sanderson's commitment to writing the final book of The Wheel of Time.

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