Words of Radiance
Kaladin guards Dalinar, Shallan hunts Urithiru, and the Everstorm gathers.
2,754-word summary · 12 min read
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The Iliad
Achilles quits the fight over Briseis, Patroclus falls to Hector, and Troy burns toward its fate in Homer's war epic.
2,320-word summary · 10 min read
The Wise Man's Fear
Kvothe leaves the University to serve Maer Alveron in Vintas, then survives Felurian, the Adem and a trial back home.
2,788-word summary · 12 min read
The Way of Kings
A slave, a warlord, and a scholar thief collide on a storm battered world marching toward an old war.
2,359-word summary · 10 min read
The Eye of the World
Farm boys flee Trollocs with Moiraine and Lan, split at Shadar Logoth, and trek to the Eye in the Blight.
2,454-word summary · 11 min read
The Stand
A superflu wipes out most people as good and evil gather in two towns.
1,959-word summary · 9 min read
The Pillars of the Earth
A priory, a builder, and a town raise a cathedral through war and fire.
2,068-word summary · 9 min read
A Storm of Swords
Kings bleed, weddings turn red, and bastards rise as war splits Westeros.
2,099-word summary · 9 min read
The Two Towers
Frodo and Sam crawl toward Mordor with Gollum while Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli chase orcs across Rohan.
2,284-word summary · 10 min read
The Return of the King
Frodo and Sam reach Mount Doom while Aragorn claims Gondor and Pippin and Merry fight at Minas Tirith.
3,341-word summary · 15 min read
The Odyssey
Homer's Odyssey in Fagles translation: Odysseus fights home past Cyclops, Circe, and Sirens while Telemachus seeks news and Penelope stalls suitors in Ithaca.…
2,504-word summary · 11 min read
The Name of the Wind
Kvothe the Bloodless tells Chronicler how a clever Ruh boy survived loss, street life and the University to chase the Chandrian.
2,281-word summary · 10 min read