#84 in Fantasy
Wind and Truth
- 1,344
- Pages
- about 25 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 4 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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Our view
“Wind and Truth” closes the first half of The Stormlight Archive, and at more than thirteen hundred pages it asks a great deal. Those invested in the four earlier volumes get the end of that first arc here. Some readers feel the length is not always justified, with long stretches spent waiting for the finale, and find the climax itself more muted than Sanderson’s endings usually are. Strictly for readers who have come this far.
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About the book
Wind and Truth is an epic fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson and is the fifth book in The Stormlight Archive series. It was published on December 6, 2024, and is the ending to the first half of the series. Sanderson has said that the latter half of the series will be written after he finishes writing the upcoming Era Three Mistborn trilogy and the two Elantris sequels, and he projects a completion date near the end of 2031.
Reading order · The Stormlight Archive
Full order & progress →- The Way of KingsStart here
9.29.2 / 10 - Words of Radiance
9.49.4 / 10 - Oathbringer
9.19.1 / 10 - Rhythm of War
9.09.0 / 10 - Wind and TruthThis book
8.68.6 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.6 across 1,245 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 89% of the weight and the score stays at 8.6 — the Fantasy average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 7 | 1% |
| Hardcover | 8.6 | 1.2K | 99% |
Frequently asked
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It has 1,344 pages — longer than 99% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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