Dalinar Kholin has challenged Odium to a contest of champions, with the future of Roshar on the line. The Knights Radiant have ten days to prepare - and the ascension of the ruthless Taravangian to replace Odium has thrown every calculation into disarray. Across the world, the war continues on multiple fronts: Adolin in Azir, Jasnah in Thaylenah, Sigzil and Venli at the Shattered Plains. Szeth must return to his homeland of Shinovar to confront the dark influence that has taken root there, accompanied by Kaladin, who faces a different kind of battle - helping Szeth and the insane Herald Ishar while fighting demons of his own. Shallan, Renarin, and Rlain work to unravel the mystery of the Unmade Ba-Ado-Mishram and her role in the enslavement of the singers and the ancient betrayal that destroyed the original Knights Radiant. And Dalinar and Navani seek an edge against Odium's champion in the Spiritual Realm, where memory and possibility collide. The climactic fifth volume of the Stormlight Archive's first arc, bringing ten books' worth of story to a conclusion whose consequences reach far beyond Roshar.
