The Way of Kings Read Along: The Schedule

[Susan]

Folks, this is big! Anya from On Starships & Dragonwings) and I hatched this plan to do a read along of Brandon Sanderson‘s The Way of Kings, Book 1 in The Stormlight Archive series. http://dabofdarkness.com/2013/12/20/t...

As long as the moderators allow it, I will plan to post discussion questions here weekly. So feel free to join us here or the blogosphere!

With that, the schedule:

Prelude to Chapter 6 (96 pages), Jan. 1
Chapter 7 – Chapter 13 (91 pages), Jan. 8
Chapter 14 – Chapter 19 (106 pages), Jan. 15
Chapter 20 – Chapter 27 (96 pages), Jan. 22
Chapter 28 – Chapter 32 (93 pages), Jan. 29
Chapter 33 – Chapter 42 (102 pages), Feb. 5
Chapter 43 – Chapter 50 (90 pages), Feb. 12
Chapter 51 – Chapter 57 (109 pages), Feb. 19
Chapter 58 – Chapter 65 (91 pages), Feb. 26
Chapter 66 – END (98 pages), March 5

[Rainer]

Sounds like a very good idea! I can't wait! :)

[Susan]

Rainer wrote: "Sounds like a very good idea! I can't wait! :)"

Excellent! Will be looking forward to you joining us!

[Mike]

Tempting. I've been planning on reading this book for a while but was waiting for the next in the series to be available, which I understand should be not long now.

Never done an online reading group thing before. Are those schedule dates start or finish times for the listed sections?

[Susan]

Mike wrote: "Tempting. I've been planning on reading this book for a while but was waiting for the next in the series to be available, which I understand should be not long now.

Never done an online reading g..."

Hi Mike, the read along finishes the same week Book 2 comes out. So it is a great lead in.

Those dates are finish dates for each section, but we're real easy. I will post the discussion questions each week here and folks are welcome to join in whenever they like. So if you're a week behind, no problem. Join when you can.

[Susan]

Natasha wrote: "I've been planning on a re-read before the release of book 2 so I'm definitely in!!"

Awesome!

[Chris]

I think this is a great idea. I've never done a read along before, and was planning on saving WoK for last as I just started getting into all of Sanderson's books, but this is a great opportunity to be able to discuss the book with others and that is too good to pass up!

[Susan]

Chris wrote: "I think this is a great idea. I've never done a read along before, and was planning on saving WoK for last as I just started getting into all of Sanderson's books, but this is a great opportunity t..."

I think you'll enjoy the read along. It's great to discuss a book in detail, and several of the bloggers doing this read along have not read the book before, so plenty of newbies.

[Vincent]

This is great! WOK was my first Sanderson book, and many have come after. This guy is just a genius, and a writing machine! Can't believe all the books he is planning for next year. But anyway, I already started a reread, but will join you guys whenever I can!

[Susan]

Vincent wrote: "This is great! WOK was my first Sanderson book, and many have come after. This guy is just a genius, and a writing machine! Can't believe all the books he is planning for next year. But anyway, I a..."

Excellent! Looking forward to it!

[Mike]

Started last night. It immediately strikes me that this will be a good book for this sort of online activity. From the outset it gives the impression of being a really big story, with lots of details to keep straight.

[Susan]

Mike wrote: "Started last night. It immediately strikes me that this will be a good book for this sort of online activity. From the outset it gives the impression of being a really big story, with lots of detai..."

Yeah, it is. I am going to be doing the audioversion, so I need to dig out my audiobook. My man has listened/read this book like 4 times and he is looking forward to the read along, even though he won't be posting.

[Chris]

So I started reading this Friday night and I was planning on reading along with the schedule, but the book is just too good that I barely put it down all weekend and am up to Chapter 28 today, oops, haha.

I also foresee that it'll be even more difficult to put the book down as I keep reading, but I still am looking forward to the discussions each week!

[Susan]

Chris wrote: "So I started reading this Friday night and I was planning on reading along with the schedule, but the book is just too good that I barely put it down all weekend and am up to Chapter 28 today, oops..."

Haha! Yes, I am hearing this from several people. I too dipped into Chapter 7, a little beyond Week 1's reading section. Still looking forward to the weekly discussions though to see what everyone makes of the Spren, the rock buds, the shardplate, etc.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

Hey there! I was looking for a group read on this topic as I plan finishing my second reread of The Way of Kings, before I read Words of Radiance.

Great minds think alike!
;)

[Susan]

Brenda ╰☆╮ wrote: "Hey there! I was looking for a group read on this topic as I plan finishing my second reread of The Way of Kings, before I read Words of Radiance.

Great minds think..."

Great! Feel free to jump into the read along discussions, if you like. Also, we are planning a read along of Book 2. I plan to post details once we have a schedule.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

:)