The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)

by Brandon Sanderson

Szeth-son-son-Vallano, Truthless of Shinovar, wore white on the day he was to kill a king.

When one killed with a Blade, there was no blood. That seemed like a sign. The Shardblade was just a tool; it could not be blamed for the murders.

The land had been broken. And now it broke the people who came to it.