Background
Published in 2017, “Edgedancer,” by Brandon Sanderson, is a novella set in between the events of “Words of Radiance” and “Oathbringer” in “The Stormlight Archive” series. The story follows Lift, a young and quirky thief with unique powers, as she navigates the bustling city of Yeddaw. When Lift becomes entangled in a series of mysterious disappearances, she is drawn into a web of intrigue that leads her to confront her own purpose and destiny as a budding Radiant.
My Thoughts
At just under 300 pages, it’s fun that Sanderson refers to this as a “Novella” but when your regular book size is 1200 pages, I guess it fits. There was an excerpt at the end of the book which talks about how he wanted it to be smaller at first but the story just kind of grew.
This was a fun story. I don’t know that I really like Lift as a character. I do like she wants to do good and that notion was called into question throughout the book. Lift gets a starring role in the third book of “The Stormlight Archive” series but a few others weren’t quite as fleshed out. Perhaps Sanderson will elaborate more as time goes by.
Recommendation
I’m glad I read it before the third book of “The Stormlight Archive” series. It wasn’t the best in the series but it was still enjoyable.