So today im going to talk about another fantasy series that has been compared to “Lord of the Rings”, called “Stormlight Archive”. Now im only going to cover the first book in this review, because firstly, as a hole they are way too long and I've not got enough time to read 10 books for the sake of a review, and secondly, I've heard that after the first one there is a decline in quality, so the sequels have been recommended much less than the first book from my understanding. But lets dive in. 
 

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So the setting is an interesting one, a world that for the most part is very inhospitable, with very frequent storms that ravage the land, so much so that the ground is mostly stone, as dirt would just be taken and fly off during the storms. Plants grow in a way that they can recoil, to get out of the way of animals or storms as protection and houses, villages and towns are only built in places where the storms cannot damage them, such as beside mountains. It primarily focuses on the world of Roshar, a group of ten kingdoms formed into one in the last few decades prior. And although that is where the story primarily takes place here there are also hints of other places. We see there are also village communities in other parts of the world, as well as odd people people such as the Thaylen, a race that is mostly human except for their very long eyebrows and white beards. There are also creatures such as axehounds, or chulls, large crustaceans that similar to some crabs and the plants of the world, are fully capable of hiding in their shells to survive through storms. There are also spirit-like creatures called spren, most commonly drawn by emotions. There is also magic, which is invaluable to the armies of the world, as sorcerers, called casters, were able to turn matter such as wood into food or stone, the latter being very useful in the creation of bases that can withstand the storms. There is also so much more, such as the magic Shardplate, magic armor, and Shardblade, magic swords linked to their owners, or the abilities of an assassin known as Szeth, or the Aimian race, who had blue nails, the ability to alter themselves and disable their senses, and also had shadows pointing the wrong way. Needless to say that there is an extensive amount of worlbuilding and lore in the first book alone. 
 

That is a “summary” of the plot, which is quite a feat, considering the size of this book, considering it is about 1200 pages long. But, if you wanted the SparkNotes version, you’d go to, well, SparkNotes. Time to review!   
 

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     In conclusion, the first book alone is very, very good, and for any fan of the fantasy franchise will thoroughly enjoy it. However, for anyone interested in reading all 10 or so books of the Stormlight Archives, I cannot offer an opinion of my own for them as a hole, but the people I know that have read them have told me that reading the rest is not worth the effort as the quality drops dramatically.

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