Rhythm Of War By - Brandon Sanderson

: The book's flashback character. She secretly bonds a Radiant spren, Timbre, and seeks a "third path" for the singers that avoids both human subjugation and Odium's service.

: Struggling with severe battle fatigue (PTSD), he is forced to step down from command. His arc focuses on re-evaluating his purpose as a protector and eventually swearing the Fourth Ideal . Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson

The story begins after a one-year time jump following the events of Oathbringer . The coalition of human resistance, led by , has been locked in a brutal war against the enemy Fused and the singer armies. : The book's flashback character

: After betraying the coalition, he seizes a unique opportunity to use the sword Nightblood to kill the vessel of Odium (Rayse) and ascend to take up the Shard's power himself. His arc focuses on re-evaluating his purpose as

: The central plot revolves around a daring invasion of the ancient tower city, Urithiru, by the Fused scholar Raboniel . Most Radiants are rendered unconscious by a suppression field, leaving Kaladin Stormblessed and Navani Kholin as the primary resistance within the occupied tower.