Words of Radiance - Brandon Sanderson

Words of Radiance

By Brandon Sanderson

  • Release Date: 2014-03-04
  • Genre: Epic Fantasy
Score: 5
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From 7,259 Ratings

Description

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance, Book Two of the Stormlight Archive, continues the immersive fantasy epic that The Way of Kings began.

Expected by his enemies to die the miserable death of a military slave, Kaladin survived to be given command of the royal bodyguards, a controversial first for a low-status "darkeyes." Now he must protect the king and Dalinar from every common peril as well as the distinctly uncommon threat of the Assassin, all while secretly struggling to master remarkable new powers that are somehow linked to his honorspren, Syl.

The Assassin, Szeth, is active again, murdering rulers all over the world of Roshar, using his baffling powers to thwart every bodyguard and elude all pursuers. Among his prime targets is Highprince Dalinar, widely considered the power behind the Alethi throne. His leading role in the war would seem reason enough, but the Assassin's master has much deeper motives.

Brilliant but troubled Shallan strives along a parallel path. Despite being broken in ways she refuses to acknowledge, she bears a terrible burden: to somehow prevent the return of the legendary Voidbringers and the civilization-ending Desolation that will follow. The secrets she needs can be found at the Shattered Plains, but just arriving there proves more difficult than she could have imagined.

Meanwhile, at the heart of the Shattered Plains, the Parshendi are making an epochal decision. Hard pressed by years of Alethi attacks, their numbers ever shrinking, they are convinced by their war leader, Eshonai, to risk everything on a desperate gamble with the very supernatural forces they once fled. The possible consequences for Parshendi and humans alike, indeed, for Roshar itself, are as dangerous as they are incalculable.

Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson

The Cosmere
The Stormlight Archive
The Way of Kings
Words of Radiance
Edgedancer (novella)
Oathbringer
Dawnshard (novella)
Rhythm of War

The Mistborn Saga
The Original Trilogy
Mistborn
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages

Wax and Wayne
The Alloy of Law
Shadows of Self
The Bands of Mourning
The Lost Metal

Other Cosmere novels
Elantris
Warbreaker
Tress of the Emerald Sea
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
The Sunlit Man

Collection
Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection

The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
The Scrivener's Bones
The Knights of Crystallia
The Shattered Lens
The Dark Talent
Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (with Janci Patterson)

Other novels
The Rithmatist
Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds
The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

Other books by Brandon Sanderson

The Reckoners
Steelheart
Firefight
Calamity

Skyward
Skyward
Starsight
Cytonic
Skyward Flight (with Janci Patterson)
Defiant

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Reviews

  • Boring

    1
    By Kakushan
    Like the first book, this one is also filled wall to wall with endless introspection. It is boring, slow, and nothing happens for most of the book. The big moments are few and far between, but they are great when they do happen but it is a long time getting there. If you like reading about what someone’s favorite color is for hundreds of pages, this book is for you. If not, look elsewhere.
  • Good story. A little off topic sometimes

    4
    By jacob.312
    Good book, but unnecessarily long. Too much interluding.
  • 10000 stars

    5
    By Lauren Benson
    If I could rate this higher I would. No words. You’ve done it again, Sanderson.
  • Great book, Was stolen within five minutes of me leaving the room.

    5
    By SupremeToaster
    Amazing book, as expected when reading Brandon Sanderson, grandparents bought me the hardcover collection and I read it over the Christmas break, was rereading it a few weeks later and left it in the high school band room for five minutes and it was stolen, in the same place my wallet sat for a solid week- guess the 50 bucks I kept in my wallet weren’t as valuable as a slightly worn copy of the book- waited for the rest of the school year looking in the lost and found and searching the room before searching for the book- three stores later I’d bought the entire Mistborn Series and Words of Radiance- 10/5 stars, and also screw Moash
  • Let him cook

    5
    By cremeyourpie
    It’s like slowing cooking roast beef it takes forever to cook but the fatty tender juicy meat is worth it to the very end
  • Truly excellent

    5
    By Coleslawwed
    Fantastic world building by Sanderson!
  • Amazing

    5
    By Suvadogg
    Fabulous! Never use to read fantasy adventure but he got me hooked!
  • The Thrilling Sequel

    5
    By Old Man Jojo
    A real page turner. Don’t know how many times I’ve been late back to work from lunch because I’d “read a paragraph or two” that turned into 10+ pages. Life Before Death. Strength Before Weakness. Journey Before Destination.
  • Honestly iconic

    5
    By lordlestibournes
    In this large, epic series that is the Stormlight archive, the journey of each character is so real and heartbreaking and beautiful. This book has so many incredible scenes and the world is so immersive and unique. I honestly can’t say much else without spoilers, but if you decide to pick up this book you will not be disappointed.
  • Irresistible characters

    5
    By K59j
    Once again I found myself late at night wondering when Shallan and Kaladin would discover themselves, would Dalinar succeed, … I may have to take a break before the next one in the series so i can get some sleep.

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