A whole novella of one of my favorite side characters in the series! YES PLEASE.

Lift is such a fun (awesome) character but her role in the main plot is just in passing. Here we get to explore some of her backstory, meet one of the cultures of Roshar which has been left in the background until now, and spend some time with a herald. It's a really fun story with plenty of humor, action, and insight.

As I mentioned with Dawnshard, the novellas to the Stormlight Archive are all worth reading. Do yourself the favor of checking this one out. ( )

I love to read about Lift ( )

This was an enjoyable read from Brandon Sanderson. Edgedancer is not mind-blowing, but contains some satisfying character arcs together with what is some impressive world building for a novella of this length, and certainly is a change of pace from the weighty tomes of The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance.

I can definitely see why some of the plot and character development here will be important for the rest of the Stormlight Archive. After her first introduction in Words of Radiance and now her further adventures here, I'm quite interested to see the 'significant' role that Sanderson has planned for Lift later in the series, even though at this stage, I find myself more intrigued by what her experiences and abilities mean for the Knights Radiant and the overall plot of the Stormlight Archive as a whole, rather than being really drawn to or invested in her as a protagonist. I didn't have the same issues with her character generally like some people seem to do so, but can understand that if someone came to Edgedancer from the main series expecting a Kaladin or Dalinar tone, this book would have been a surprise.

After this meaningful little jaunt to to Azir and Tashikk, it's time to get back to the big storyline with Oathbringer. ( )

i love lift. i read the SA before i read this one, and while i liked her a lot then, i can now say i love her. i laughed out loud so much while reading this (outside on my front porch, the neighbors must think i’m crazy). ( )

Awesome novella that covered an interesting character. ( )

I came to the (simultaneously depressing and happy) conclusion that I can't even remember 10% of what happened in "Words of Radiance". Still, Edgedancer got me so excited for the Stormlight Archive again that I'm seriously contemplating reading the 1100 page behemoth that is Words of Radiance again before book 3 comes out in november.
Sanderson did a very nice job of adding depth to Lift's character. Besides that, it was a very fun ride! ( )

The narrative voice of 13-year-old Lift is incredibly strong in this piece... so much so that taking it seriously was a bit of a stretch for me. While I love her as a character and appreciate the strength of her voice, I think I felt short of genuinely caring about her trajectory as a character, beyond a strong curiosity to see how she will play into the main characters' story arcs! ( )

Brandon Sanderson is a very good writer--and I love this little novella to see a little more of Lift Wyndle's story. ( )

I really hope this characters grows and becomes better like he’s promising in the post script.

Oathbringer said I needed to read this, but man this get pointless.

The humor, was fine; and surprisingly the pacing and size of the book was okay. The main character is just unbearable at times. She’s rude, and quick acting, but never seems to be punished. She’s always saved just at the right time, with no consequences for her throwing herself into bad situations.

Maybe that’s why it get more YA than the rest of the series. YA isn’t wrong, this just felt geared towards a different audience than the stormlight fans.

I also hated the “talk-no-jutsu” Lift pulled off at the end like she’s Naruto Uzamaki ( )

Fun and funny. :) ( )

Winter 2020 (December);

Given I have love, love, loved everything else in the [a:Brandon Sanderson|38550|Brandon Sanderson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1394044556p2/38550.jpg]'s Stormlight Archive series, I expected to love this one more than I did. Though, admittedly, I did pick it up, start it, realize it seemed to be only about Lift, stop reading, open [b:Oathbringer|34002132|Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)|Brandon Sanderson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1507307833l/34002132._SY75_.jpg|23840254], to just continue on with the main story, only for Sanderon's Forward to say "you need to stop and read Edgedancer first."

So, I followed the dictates of the SA god. It wasn't terrible, though the direction was a bit predictable and I have very little interest in and patience for Lift the character (though I do kind of love Wyndle, and I grouse with him about her, and the hopes for her to finally learn). I'm absolutely excited to be headed into book 3, so more to come! ( )

9/10 ( )

I was disappointed with this book at first, as it seemed so childish, starring a selfish and unthinking child, but it grew on me. I was able to watch her grow and mature in her thinking and start to care for others. I really ended up enjoying it including the banter and humor. ( )

On all ya’alls recommendations, read this before Oathbringer. A great novella. Lift’s innocence is interesting...and maybe a little annoying, but a great read. ( )

Feels like forever ago since I dipped my toe into the Stormlight Archives, but it's "only" been about 18 months. I didn't even know about this story; I discovered it while trying to refresh my memory on all that happened in [b:The Way of Kings|7235533|The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)|Brandon Sanderson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388184640s/7235533.jpg|8134945] and [b:Words of Radiance|17332218|Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)|Brandon Sanderson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1507307927s/17332218.jpg|16482835].
I see a lot of hate directed toward Lift, and I don't quite understand that. I think that she's a pretty interesting character, and I'm looking forward to learning more about her in the future. ( )

Edgedancer is a short story set in Sanderson's Cosmere, specifically on Roshar of the Stormlight Archive. It features Lift, a young girl who was first featured in one of the interludes of Words of Radiance interludes and now has a story all to her own.

In short, Lift is a lot of fun. She's a surgebinder who can make herself 'awesome'--her term for it--and basically ignore friction. She seems an overall good person with a somewhat odd sense of morals and has a way of talking and acting that will just leave you smiling.

Storywise, we learn a bit more about the world of the Stormlight Archive and actually get some backstory on Darkness--who we saw in Words of Radiance changing character fairly dramatically. And now we know why.

Overall, well worth the read. Especially if you've already read the Stormlight Archives. ( )

A short novella focused on one of the side characters from the Stormlight Archives. Lift is a brash young girl with powers beyond her comprehension. It was fun and light, but it didn’t keep my interest as much as the rest of the series. ( )

An excellent novella (albeit one that will make little sense without the context of Sanderson's already daunting Stormlight Archive series). This is a bit of character development he thought was necessary but too tangential to put into his main books, but the story is gripping and the thematic resonances interesting. It apparently will also greatly enhance one's experience reading Book 3 in the series, which I've already begun. ( )

A funny short read. Sometimes Lift was over the top, but at other times I laughed out loud. ( )

Wow... Just ... Wow

Lift has so far been a minor side character in Stormlight Archives, but Edgedancer kind of fixes that. We also get to see more of the Heralds, mpre Szeth and more importantly, more Nightblood ☺

The introduction of the Sleepless was a pleasant surprise.

On to Oathbringer! ( )

There's a lovely simplicity to this book. The entire story is told from the perspective of one character.

Last winter I read the three main books that are out thus far in the Stormlight Archive. This book is a considered "2.5," a side story. Supposedly a year from now the four book in the series will be released. ( )

LIft is an interesting character but I don't know that I could read a full novel that concentrated on her. She's an agent of chaos. Stealing when she can, particularly food but also being a a Knight Radiant, without really realising what this means, mostly because of her background. She's trying to find out why a man, an executioner called Darkness is killing knights radiant.

It gives some interesting breath to the world but I really don't like Lift. ( )

An entertaining enough story. Lift is an interesting Orphan Annie type character. She was irritating but that seemed intentional. I wouldn't read another novel of just her, but a chapter at a time in a bigger would work for her character. I've only just started on Oathbringer but I'm pretty sure this can be ignored if you're only interested in reading the main Stormlight books. ( )

Lift's interlude before Oathbringer...

Traveling from the palace of the Azish emperor to the carved out city of Yeddaw, a young Knight Radiant stalks her would be executioner even as a danger to her world stalks the land. Brandon Sanderson’s Edgedancer is a tale from the Stormlight Archive set in-between the second and third volumes of the main series as it shows the how Lift, the titular Edgedancer, and a long surviving Herald react to the Everstorm.

Feeling confined and unsure, the adventurous theft Lift travels to the city of Yeddaw to find more Radiants before they are murdered by Darkness. The teenager displays her Edgedancer talents to draw the attention of her would be executioner while also exploring the city and trying to figure out its people. Her tactics pay off as Darkness learns she’s in the city and she follows him to discover what he knows only to find out that Darkness has Radiant apprentices of his own including a man in white. Eventually Lift is forced to use her connections with the Azish emperor to find out who Darkness is searching for only to discover that his apprentices had made a mistake and that the unlikeable woman Lift has had several encounters will is his _target. But it is during their confrontation that Lift convinces Darkness, the Herald Nale, that the Everstorm hitting the city means a new Desolation has arrived.

Although this book comes in at roughly 270 pages, the first 58 being a reprinting of Lift’s Interlude in Words of Radiance, the small hardback volume that it appears in makes it seem longer than it is. In a postscript, Sanderson wrote that this novella was needed before both characters appear again in Oathbringer thus meaning for that anyone reading the series this short little story is something they might want to quickly read. Given it’s short length, Sanderson packs a lot into it as he wants to describe the city of Yeddaw as well as continue to develop Lift—who he is not shy in saying he enjoys writing—in both her understanding of who she is and in giving readers hints about what the “Nightwatcher” gave her instead of her request to remain 10 years old.

Edgedancer is a quick, fun read about young adventurous character looking to figure herself out and in the process helping an age-old hero begin to regain his focus on what the world of Roshar needs. Even though you’ll need to have read earlier volumes of the Stormlight Archive to understand the magical system and world it take place in. ( )