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Oathbringer sits at the intersection of civilizational collapse and moral reckoning. An unstoppable storm has reawakened an enslaved people to centuries of injustice, an ancient order of warriors is struggling to reconstitute itself, and one leader must reconcile a blood-soaked past with the desperate necessity of unity. The taste it signals: sprawling world-building, morally complicated heroes, and the weight of history bearing down on every choice — across epic fantasy novels, mythology-tinged drama, strategy games, and dark RPGs where power and sacrifice are never cleanly separated.
About Oathbringer
Oathbringer is an epic fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson and the third book in The Stormlight Archive series. It was published by Tor Books on November 14, 2017. Oathbringer consists of one prologue, 122 chapters, 14 interludes and an epilogue. It is preceded by Words of Radiance and followed by Rhythm of War.
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Ragnarok
A small town teetering on mythic catastrophe mirrors Roshar's struggle against a world-ending storm.
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Pariah Nexus
Surviving pockets of imperials resisting an overwhelming alien invasion echo Dalinar's desperate coalition-building.
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Arthdal Chronicles
Ancient city-states clashing over power and the shape of a new society mirrors Alethkar's fractious political landscape.
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The Shannara Chronicles
A healer wielding unpredictable magic guiding others against a demon scourge parallels the Knights Radiant's fractured restoration.
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Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World
A war between Empire and a witch sovereignty brings two young combatants into a fateful encounter.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
An empire's past invasion shaping an entire kingdom's present trajectory shares Oathbringer's preoccupation with historical wounds.
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The Crown of Leaves
A non-linear fantasy world of mysticism, riddles, and ghosts shares Shallan's excavation of ancient secrets in Urithiru.
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Total War: WARHAMMER III
A realm of malevolent magic whispering promises of power resonates with the Everstorm's seductive, destructive force.
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Eschalon: Book III
Uncovering mysteries of the past while confronting cryptic relics mirrors Shallan's dangerous discoveries in the Knights Radiant stronghold.
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The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales
Reclaiming lost identity through dangerous journeys into storied worlds echoes Dalinar's confrontation with his own buried past.
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Dark Devotion
Looting weapons and relics in a world of dark devotion parallels the Stormlight Archive's deep engagement with war-forged faith.
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Citadel: Forged with Fire
A vast world of spellcasting and inter-kingdom conflict maps onto Oathbringer's scope of warring nations under magical threat.
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The Way of Kings
The direct predecessor set on storm-battered Roshar, establishing the Knights Radiant and the world Oathbringer expands.
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The Stormlight Archive Series 6 Books Collection Set by Brandon Sanderson
The first three Stormlight Archive volumes for readers ready to commit to the full arc of Roshar's civilization.
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Edgedancer
A bridging novella following a Radiant whose wish to stop aging takes on unexpected moral weight between the major volumes.
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Mistborn
A heist-driven fantasy trilogy built on political intrigue and a rigorous magic system by the same author.
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The Hero of Ages
A trilogy's climax where heroes discover the problem they solved was only part of a far larger threat.
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The Well of Ascension
The aftermath of toppling an immortal ruler leaves a power vacuum as dangerous as the tyrant himself.
Frequently asked
What should I read after Oathbringer?
The next book in the series is Rhythm of War, but if you want something adjacent, Edgedancer is a short novel set in the same world. Mistborn and The Hero of Ages offer the same author's tightly constructed magic systems and civilizational stakes in a completely different setting.
What games are like Oathbringer?
Total War: WARHAMMER III captures that sense of warring factions under supernatural threat, while Citadel: Forged with Fire offers an expansive world of magic and inter-kingdom conflict. Both reward players who enjoy large-scale struggle and layered power dynamics.
What TV shows have the same epic fantasy feel as Oathbringer?
Arthdal Chronicles and The Shannara Chronicles both build mythic societies on the edge of collapse, with heroes navigating ancient powers and political fracture — a good match for Oathbringer's blend of world-building and moral urgency.