Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a
protracted, brutal war.
Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by
Dalinar's crafty ally
Taravangian looms over every strategic move.
Navani Kholin's scholars begin to change the face of the war, the enemy
prepares a bold
and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core
of the
Radiant ideals, and potentially reveal the secrets of the ancient tower that was
once the
heart of their strength.
Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with his changing role within the
Knights
Radiant, his Windrunners face their own problem: As more and more deadly enemy
Fused
awaken to wage war, no more honorspren are willing to bond with humans to
increase the
number of Radiants. Adolin and Shallan must lead the coalition's envoy to the
honorspren
stronghold of Lasting Integrity and either convince the spren to join the cause
against the
evil god Odium, or personally face the storm of failure.