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.

: Often considered the primary protagonist of this volume. She bonds the Sibling , the tower spren, to become a Bondsmith and save Urithiru. 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. The story begins after a one-year time jump

: Shallan Davar and Adolin Kholin travel to the honorspren capital, Lasting Integrity, in the Cognitive Realm (Shadesmar) to convince the spren to bond with humans again. This culminates in a historic trial where the deadeye spren Maya provides shocking testimony about the Recreance. Key Characters & Arcs She bonds the Sibling , the tower spren,