Thank you NetGalley, Macmillan Audio, and of course Brandon for the Audiobook extended excerpt read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading.

As this was only an extended excerpt (I think about halfway), I will update once I receive my pre-order copy and finish it. As of now, I have 3 separate pre-orders in!

This is my absolute favorite series and I can’t wait to find out what happens. Brandon Sanderson is an amazing writer and I love all of his work. So much so, I am one of his pledges on backerkit for the Words of Radiance project and I can’t wait for all of those products to start coming in.

There are no spoilers ahead.

I feel like halfway through there is a lot of build up to what the ending is going to be, but I have absolutely no guesses on how it’s going to end. He does an amazing job bringing each of the remaining characters to light and my how they have grown since the beginning. He has a great way of showing how human his characters are and their real life feelings and flaws and showing life is amazing and we all belong here! Ugh, I can’t wait until December to get my copy!!!

Thank you again for the opportunity to get a sneak peek, I appreciate it!

Um, this just made everything worse?

I need the full book! I cannot wait for Dec. I am so ready to see what's next for all these characters! And the first couple of chapters are so good!?!?!?

How do you start a review for this amazing excerpt, except for with a squeal of excitement for the rest to come. As always, the narrators do a phenomenal job and I cannot imagine anyone else reading these works!

Wind and Truth continues the journeys and growth of some of my most favorite literary characters. This is book 5 in a very substantial series, so please do not try to read these out of order. You really do need to understand where we have come from in the other books to know what is fully going on in this one.

Dalinar is preparing for a battle against Odium but quickly learns things may be stacked against him as the contract seems to have loopholes in favor of Odium.

Kaladin finds a new purpose in the empire after Dalinar relieves him of duty as the head of the Windrunners and asks him to help others who are finding it difficult to work through their own emotions and minds. Instead of being a doctor of surgery, his role as a therapist grows as he starts to work with Szeth on facing his internal demons and possibly an insane Herald along the way.

Shallan, Jasnah, Adolin, and so many others are also working on their own objectives and they are all incredibly important in their own ways. I don't want to reveal too much about what happens in the first 400 pages, but I will say the action seems to be rolling along at a great pace and I cannot wait to get my hands on the rest of the book to finish what I expect will be another magnificent installment.

Finally seeing the prologue from Gavilar's POV, everything makes sense. It actually made me grab the first one and reread the scene. 10/10 there. After that, it was a pretty slow start. There are a lot of strings and plots that need to come together so it's understandable that we have to take our time with them. I'm still counting down the days until the book is fully out!

As always, the narrators are amazing!

"Reality warps around you, Kaladin. It always has. Promise me. If there's a promise, then we can make it happen."
He met her eyes, then nodded. "Drinks. Jokes. Laughter. At the end. I promise."

^this better be some good solid happy foreshadowing of my favorite trio making it to the end.

WHAT ELSE AM I GOING TO SAY BUT IT’S AMAZING?? Of course this is only the first two parts but damn I’m into it. I definitely have already cried at least three times. My theory brain is going crazy. I’m chomping at the bit even more for December now.

Even just the beginning—we start with a happy little Kaladin, a sight rarely seen. Despite the absolute rock bottom he hit in Rhythm of War, he’s already progressed so much. He’s actively pushing dark thoughts away, bonding with his men, trying to become Roshar’s first therapist. I’m so happy for Kaladin Stormblessed—boy deserves a breather. (Brandon please be kind to him.)

I’ve loved all of the POVs we’ve gotten. This is another aspect that’s common to the last 100 pages of each Stormlight book in the climax. It’s a noticeable change that, even though nothing too intense has happened, makes it feel like we are already in the finale because we are hopping between so many POVs. Which we are. This is it.

I’m so invested in this story. I’m loving the dynamic change up with the 10 days in parts instead of parts 1-5. It makes the final fight loom even more. After all the theories I’ve read, I’m starting to get more inklings of where it might be headed. There’s still so much more book left to go, and yet a part of me is STILL like “how will he get everything told.” I have utter faith in Brandon, and I’m hoping this will be the new favorite of the 5. Kate and Michael have done an incredible job as per usual on the audiobook. I always look forward to hearing their voices, to the point where upon rereads, the characters voices automatically become their interpretations.

Thank you so much to TOR and NetGalley for this full preview of Wind and Truth. I’m so hype for the full version!!

The Stormlight Archive is an investment. There are a lot of characters, a lot of words and a lot of complexity. You as a reader invest your time and in return get the kind of jaw dropping moments you can only get in a fantasy series of this scale. Wind and Truth is the fifth book in the series and the first climax of the projected ten book run. You can tell this immediately in the prologue when Brandon Sanderson starts dropping reveals that shake the foundations of the entire cosmere. There’s no time wasted moving into the plot and keeping things moving forward. In spite of this Sanderson manages to squeeze in moments that show how much his characters have grown on their journey since The Way of Kings. Though this excerpt was only (only??) sixteen hours it had enough content to fill in a book on its own. The narration is excellent and splitting the duties between two excellent voice actors helps keep this world from becoming too confusing for the listener. Brandon Sanderson knows how to write a finale, and this is shaping up to be one of his best.

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced audio sample of this title in exchange for my honest review.

Fans of Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive series are going to love this final installment! The audio here is also a masterclass in narration and is some of the best I’ve heard to date. I’m excited to read the full book!

This is such a great continuation of the Stormlight Archive, and I seriously can’t wait to get the rest of the story! For the narration, Michael Kramer and Kate Reading's voices feel like familiar friends after listening to them narrate so many of Sanderson’s books. As always, they have done a fantastic job with Wind and Truth, bringing these characters to life and engaging their listeners with dynamic, emotive character voices.

I will only be reviewing a portion of the book as I received only an excerpt of the audiobook.
Stormlight Archive is my favorite ongoing fantasy stories with rich world building, compelling characters, and a well developed magic system.
The audiobook version is rich and immersive and the narrators do a good job in keeping the readers engaged.
I appreciate the focus on Szeth and Kaladin and have begun developing my theories for the conclusion of this first arc.

Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the audiobook ARC!

It almost seems redundant and unnecessary to try to explain how much I've looked forward to this book. As the midpoint of The Stormlight Archive, a lot of revelatory story line is expected. And this extended except didn't disappoint.

However, more than the story, I found myself really enjoying the character developments that are happening in book five. If there was any doubt before that The Cosmere is meant to be a mirror on our own worlds, lives, and societies, Wind and Truth quickly clears that up.

Now I just have to wait until December to hear the rest!

Wind and Truth kicks off right after Rhythm of War, launching us into an epic countdown to some huge events in the Stormlight series. Sanderson’s world-building is as sharp as ever, with character arcs that really hit home. The narration is top-notch too, capturing the scale of Kaladin and Dalinar’s journeys perfectly. This feels like the start of a brilliant end to the first arc—can't wait for the rest of the audiobook!

Brandon can do no wrong and I need the rest now ... almost a month left and I'm just on the edge of my seat for this conclusion I don't want it to end

This is an excellent continuation of a wonderful saga, although I haven't been able to read the whole book I am positive this will please avid Sanderson fans. The narration is as always, exceptional.

Beyond excited for the culmination of this arc of Stormlight. Beautiful narration that conveys the greatness of this story. I cannot wait to get my hands on the final copy and to see where Kaladin's adventure takes him and the culmination of Dalinar V Todium.

Wind and Truth continues after Rhythm of War. It is the end of the first arc that is the overall story of this ten book series and, as the story begins, we are set in a 9 day countdown to what will be some very big events.

Brandon Sanderson's ability to pull together such an intricate world with such a fascinating cast of characters continues to deliver in Wind And Truth. Through this excerpt, you know that big events are about to unfold as you try to piece together everything that we have gotten as information int eh last four books, as well as the entire Cosmere.

Really looking forward based on this excerpt alone and I know this will be an epic finale to this first arc of the series as we learn more about the entire universe that surrounds Roshar and learn more about the heralds and shards.

The story is excellent as always for Brandon Sanderson.
Michael Kramer is also an excellent narrator, as always.
Kate Reading - I'm sorry, but her voice sounds terrible. It's hoarse and really difficult to listen to. I have been listening to Kate Reading as a narrator for many years - and this is different. Very gravelly and hoarse. This is going to be the very first Brandon Sanderson book that I don't buy in audio. I dnfed it. It was either that, or skip all of Kate Reading's parts.

Dalinar….oh Dalinar….what are you doing man? This audiobook is cruel and wonderful at the same time. It’s cruel because I didn’t get the entire book and that’s so tragic! However, as per usual TOR killed it with this one, as did B. Sanderson. The narration is spot on! The story is to die for, and I can say I have a feeling the back half is going to be unforgettable. Don’t skip out on book 5.

This excerpt was good. I am looking forward to listening to the rest of the book. There was a small part that I didn't enjoy. So far this character whom has attractions to the same sex has not been the main part of the story line. I really hope he doesn't become part of the main characters, that would most likely cause me to stop listening to the rest of the series. It is hard to review just a part of this book, as there is so much more. So, I am looking forward to how this book continues.

Wow! Given that this was only part of the book… I knew this would be torture. How am I expected to wait until December to finish the story!! Per usual, the story telling is phenomenal and the characters are perfection. This has quickly become my favorite fantasy.

I could not recommend this series and this newest book more! The narration was brilliant.

Only got my paws on the first 15 hours of "Wind and Truth" by Brandon Sanderson. I wonder if the person who said I could break into Macmillan offices, on the condition it is unnecessarily elaborate, remembers that deal and it is still in effect. Because I am now more feral than I was before I read it.

Having a plan to stop Odium is great, 10 days and then the champions will fight. Thing is no one knows that (spoilers for Rhythm of War) Taravangian now holds that Shard and he isn't bound to the same rules. Kaladin is doing as well as can be, aside from Teft, and is being sent with Szeth to try and convince the crazy Herald/God-king in Azir to help them. That will be a fun trip and not awkward at all. Shallan, Renarin, and Relain start on a path to find out the truth behind the Knight Radiants of old breaking their paths and killing their spren and it's convection to the enslavement of the Singers. Our resident Bondsmiths are keeping it light, figuring out what killed god.

Narrated by Kate Reading and Michael Kramer, smashed it again you two. If you got the other 40 hours of audio laying around I will bribe you with animal pictures from my job.

Reasons to read:
-Look of you are this deep in the Cosmere you are going to read it
-Stonewards getting some page time (woo!)
-If you haven't read the Cosmere, or at least the Stormlight Archives, get the heck out of here, you'd be wildly confused. Definitely worth the time investment
-We are just tossing around answers to things from Mistborn and other works like candy
-Hope you read the Secret Projects
-Pain, some real good knife twists in there

Cons:
-I now know things. The people I bounce theories off of for these books haven't read this and I just have to sit here and not give spoilers to folks.