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Si tratta del terzo volume delle "Cronache della Folgoluce", in Italia edito da Mondadori. Sono stato costretto all'acquisto del volume in lingua inglese perché *inspiegabilmente* Mondadori vende solamente il primo, il secondo ed il quarto volume in versione cartacea, costringendo l'acquisto della versione Kindle per il terzo. Da amante del cartaceo, quindi, non posso che ringraziare Amazon per questa opportunità, oltre che la mia vecchia professoressa di inglese del liceo!

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3rd book. the perfekt sequel

Chiara

Recensito in Italia il 4 agosto 2021

As usual Sanderson gives us a masterpiece!

L'ennesimo capolavoro di Sanderson

Francesco De Santis

Recensito in Italia il 28 marzo 2018

Se vi siete già lasciati incantare da The Way of Kings e Words of Radiance, Oathbringer vi lascerà semplicemente estasiati.
La cosmere inizia a svelarsi sempre di più con numerosissimi richiami alle opere ambientate nello stesso universo

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Better than the second, worst than the first

mattia

Recensito in Italia il 1 marzo 2021

Better than the second, worst than the first

Recensito in Italia il 8 febbraio 2018

very elaborate and complex, i enjoyed this book from the very first page! who knows how long we have to wait for the next one...

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clarylovesbooks

epico

Recensito in Italia il 9 novembre 2020

Ho letto questo mattone di 1300 pagine d'un fiato! Non vi fate intimorire dalla grandezza di questi volumi; sono davvero scorrevoli! Con questo terzo libro, Sanderson espande ancora di più il Cosmoverso; il world-building è impeccabile come sempre. Qui seguiamo principalmente i personaggi di Shallan, Kaladin, Adolin e Dalinar, e mi è piaciuto tantissimo vedere la loro evoluzione nel corso della storia. Una lettura imperdibile per tutti gli amanti del fantasy.

quando uscirà tradotto in italiano?

sandra degl'innocenti

Recensito in Italia il 2 febbraio 2019

siccome questo è il mio autore preferito e preferisco leggerlo in italiano vorrei sapere quando avete intenzione di tradurre un pò di romanzi

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mary81

Wonderful!

Recensito in Italia il 2 agosto 2019

Wonderful!

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EpycFayle

Sooooooo hype

Recensito in Canada il 7 aprile 2023

I totally mixed up the book order--but thankfully reading the first bit of book 4 had no chance at spoiling just how incredibly awesome every part of this book is. SO much needed character development, all of the personal victories that are won for a change, AND THE REVEALS. Everything is brilliantly laid out and I can't wait to properly finish book 4 now.

Federica Rubio Wenk

Llegó perfecto

Recensito in Spagna il 7 marzo 2024

El libro estaba empaquetado muy bien y llegó sin ningún problema y en poco tiempo

Ionut Udrea

Really good used copy

Recensito in Germania il 11 dicembre 2023

Really lightly used, no major problem really love it. Came also with the paper cover which is really easy to ruin but it looks great. Thank you!

andrew

Brandon Sanderson, you magnificent beast.

Recensito in Messico il 29 agosto 2019

Excellent book. The story doesn't let down, the revelations, the mythology and the philosophy in Roshar and its characters keeps getting richer. Loved it.

Bernardo

A magnificent sequel to the best series! Now to the long wait for book 4...

Recensito in Brasile il 17 gennaio 2018

Until now I've read some books by Sanderson, having began with Elantris a few years ago and kept going with Mistborn, Legion and Warbreaker. In all of these series I got caught by the different atmospheres and characters displayed and marveled at the ingenious magic systems, which were at the same time most familiar and utterly unique. But most of all, the narrative and complexity of the world got to me.

I'm not one of those people that stops while reading to ponder the descriptions and imagine what they represent exactly. What I like the most and makes me admire some authors is their capacity at making a movie play in my head, with all the scenes coming together without me having the trouble to understand. And Sanderson does that wonderfully in many aspects, such as in the presentation of his worlds and characters.

But why am I saying all of this without having even mentioned the book I'm actually reviewing yet? That's because I can't simply jump to the review without an introduction that can (possibly) make you understand how much I admire his works and what Stormlight is representing to me right now. Mistborn is among one of the best series I've read in my entire life, Legion was a nice surprise for the light tone and different approach and Warbreaker introduced me to another interesting view on magic, with funny and intriguing characters. All great books with great characters, but Stormlight takes that all and makes it look like child's play. Perhaps that is the obvious path to be followed, since it's basically the ultimate series in the Cosmere, compiling what has been seen in the aforementioned ones and extending it in gigantic proportions. But understand, all of those series were great and meaningful to me in different ways, so when I say that SA surprised me the most, it should mean it is a BIG deal by my standards.

After all this praising, let's get started on what makes this amazing to me. I will try to be concise and avoid spoilers, but be warned there will be some few hidden.

The Narrative: Sanderson has a way to write that I believe everyone who has ever read something by him should probably have noticed already. In SA it isn't different, on the contrary it gets way more explicit. In the beggining the books (mind you that I'm not referring to smaller pieces such as the ones presented in the Arcanum Unbounded) often are slow paced, introducing basic elements concerning the world itself, characters backgrounds and the magic systems. With time the momentum unfolds and starts to build the plot in a more steadied pace, in which are presented a lot of questions that will only be answered by the end of the book or in future ones.
In Oathbringer the rythm grows way faster than in the previous ones. I love the parallels made between past and present and the fact that as a whole there is more action. It's awesome to see the world/character buildings accomplished in the first two books coming together in the scenes of Oathbringer. Beyond that, it is great to read a book that makes you think. Each time I put it down, I spent a good amount of time trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together in order to better digest what was happening and what could happen before coming back to resume it. This many pieces of information come in the form of interludes, paragraphs preceding the actual chapters and hints throughout the events. It is A LOT to consider.
Following a whole lot of pages destined to contextualize the state of the world and direct the events toward the middle/end, Sanderson's code of writing states that the last 200 or so pages is where all hell breaks loose and you just can't put the book down until its ending.
I know a lot of people who wouldn't like something built like this, but if you like me have the patience and appreciates the effort put into all the possible details of the universe created, both the series as a whole and this book in particular won't disappoint.

The Universe and the Magic: For all that Oathbringer brought of good, for me this was the most beautiful part. Have you ever felt like you knew something but you didn't know you knew until it's splashed right into your face? That was exactly my feeling. It just makes so much sense. The connections to another realms, the souls of objects and people, the personification of emotions and nature elements, even the effects of human work on the world.
Even if ou don't have a specific creed, these aspects should appeal to you in a personal matter since they are open to interpretation and points of view. I always say that the fantasy genre is the best one for us to reflect upon our daily lives because of how it takes complex things and cast them into a brighter light, without which we could possibily not even think about, ever. Besides, the universe in itself (the Cosmere) links often in subtle ways but in direct ones as well, which makes everything more interesting. P.s.: The images within the book are gorgeous!

And don't even get me started on the magic system. It is really well done, with lots of specifics to each power and ways to use that we surely haven't seen half until now. For those who like stories containing superhumans, monstrosities and lots of fighting, this is absolutely one for you. There are 10 types of magic (called Surges) going from changing the gravitational field to weaving illusions, and each one has its own use and cost upon which to be drawn. They are really well designed and the possibilities are a big part of what keeps you absorbed into the story, always wanting to know what comes next and how things are going to be solved. Even if you don't have the patience to read the 1000+ pages of each book, it's worth to look at the Ars Arcanum at the end, where the Surges and elements are explained.

The Characters: I know I said the Universe and Magic are the most beautiful part.... but well, the characters are part of the universe and the magic executed by each one makes part of who they are, so I think it's proper to say they are also the most beautiful things.
As I pointed out at the beggining, I kinda loath being forced to stop and imagine everything. The books that are atop my list are those that made me watch the scenes happen instantly before my eyes as I read and made me feel what the characters felt just by the sheer strenght of the narrative. So all comes together to this. I'm unable to read something if I don't get attached to at least one character and damn, in Stormlight I love at least five. It is extremely gratifying to read something when you know the motivations, feel the pain, the despair and fear for the safety (physical or not) of some characters.
I know that I love the story not only when the world is well-built, but when its inhabitants cause me to have genuine reactions and feelings as much as real people would.

So give this series a try if you are a fantasy fan, or not even that. Just someone trying to understand yourself better through others' perspectives or live majestic and complex lives through memorable characters that will make you cry and laugh simultaneously. I swear by the Heralds that if you give it a try, even if it is not your genre of book and you come to abandon it after a while, you will get something good out of it. Something about living life, being strong and enjoying the journey not as a means toward an end, but as a destination in itself.

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