In the high-altitude kingdom of Idris, the royal family has lived for generations under the shadow of a mandatory sacrifice. To prevent a catastrophic invasion from the lowlands of Hallandren, a treaty dictates that the King of Idris must send his eldest daughter to marry the God King—the silent, immortal ruler of a nation that views the Idrians as heretical rebels. This cold war is defined by a profound cultural and religious divide: the austere, color-shunning people of Idris worship a singular, invisible god, while the flamboyant Hallandren live in a city of vibrant hues, governed by a pantheon of "Returned" humans who have died and come back as living deities.
The narrative tension ignites when King Dedelin of Idris makes a desperate, impulsive decision: he sends his youngest, most re...
In the high-altitude kingdom of Idris, the royal family has lived for generations under the shadow of a mandatory sacrifice. To prevent a catastrophic invasion from the lowlands of Hallandren, a treaty dictates that the King of Idris must send his eldest daughter to marry the God King—the silent, immortal ruler of a nation that views the Idrians as heretical rebels. This cold war is defined by a profound cultural and religious divide: the austere, color-shunning people of Idris worship a singular, invisible god, while the flamboyant Hallandren live in a city of vibrant hues, governed by a pantheon of "Returned" humans who have died and come back as living deities.
The narrative tension ignites when King Dedelin of Idris makes a desperate, impulsive decision: he sends his youngest, most re...
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Brandon Sanderson was born in December 1975 in Lincoln, Nebraska. As a child Brandon enjoyed reading, but he lost interest in the types of titles often suggested for him, and by junior high he never cracked a book if he could help it. This all changed in eighth grade when an astu...
37 books in catalog
Brandon Sanderson was born in December 1975 in Lincoln, Nebraska. As a child Brandon enjoyed reading, but he lost interest in the types of titles often suggested for him, and by junior high he never cracked a book if he could help it. This all changed in eighth grade when an astu...
The Cosmere
The Cosmere