Print (hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book
Pages
1007 (first edition, hardcover)
ISBN
978-0-7653-2635-5
OCLC
799352269
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
LC Class
PS3619.A533 W375 2010[1]
Followed by
Words of Radiance
The Way of Kings is an epic high fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson and the first book in The Stormlight Archive series.[2] The novel was published on August 31, 2010, by Tor Books.[3]The Way of Kings consists of one prelude, one prologue, 75 chapters, an epilogue and nine interludes.[4] It was followed by Words of Radiance in 2014,[5][6][7]Oathbringer in 2017, Rhythm of War in 2020 and Wind and Truth in 2024. A leatherbound edition was released in 2021.[8]
In 2011, it won the David Gemmell Legend Award for best novel.[9] The unabridged audiobook is read by narrator team Michael Kramer and Kate Reading.
^"The way of kings" Archived 2022-12-05 at the Wayback Machine (first edition). LC Online Catalog. Library of Congress (lccn.loc.gov). Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^"Brandon Sanderson: My History as a Writer". Brandon Sanderson. October 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^Fulton, Ben (August 27, 2010). "Author Brandon Sanderson's real-life fantasy". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
^"Re: Post Questions For Brandon Sanderson Here!". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2010.. The book has 75 chapters, along with a prelude, a prologue, an epilogue, and nine interlude chapters.
^Sanderson, Brandon (28 February 2013). "The Title for Brandon Sanderson's Second Stormlight Archive Book Has Been Revealed". Tor.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
^"Updates for this week". Brandon Sanderson. July 1, 2013.
^"Words of Radiance Release Date has Moved". Tor.com. July 30, 2013. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
^"The Way of Kings Leatherbound Kickstarter Sneak Peek". 30 June 2020.
^"The Way of Kings Wins the David Gemmell Legend Award". 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
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