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Words of Radiance

Words of Radiance

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  • Author：Brandon Sanderson
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Summary

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

The Mistborn trilogy
Mistborn: The Final Empire
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages

Mistborn: The Wax and Wayne series
Alloy of Law
Shadows of Self
Bands of Mourning

Collection
Arcanum Unbounded

Other Cosmere novels
Elantris
Warbreaker

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

The Rithmatist series
The Rithmatist

Other books by Brandon Sanderson

The Reckoners
Steelheart
Firefight
Calamity

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Reviews

Dagnija Kroģere ，

nu ko。。。divas grāmatas vēlāk viss beidzot saliekas vietās！ un visi dabū savas superspējas

Keith Warren ，

Incredible。Bit of a back story。 A year and a half ago The Way of Kings was my first ever Audiobook （and my first book in a few years） I binged through it and loved it。 My mistake was immediately starting this。 I got about half way and felt burnt out。The other day， on a whim I decided to listen to this again from where I left off。 Amazingly I didn't feel lost， I could pretty much remember the world， characters and what had happened up until this point。 It's definitely not my great memory， it's th Incredible。Bit of a back story。 A year and a half ago The Way of Kings was my first ever Audiobook （and my first book in a few years） I binged through it and loved it。 My mistake was immediately starting this。 I got about half way and felt burnt out。The other day， on a whim I decided to listen to this again from where I left off。 Amazingly I didn't feel lost， I could pretty much remember the world， characters and what had happened up until this point。 It's definitely not my great memory， it's the brilliant writing that allowed this。Anyway。 This is a fantastic sequel， the story really progresses here。 Like The Way of Kings it's a slow burn， but its really worth the effort。Almost made me repeat my mistake and jump straight into the next book。。。 。。。more

Zach Laengert ，

The Stormlight Archive so far lives up to every last bit of praise given to it。 Sanderson takes all he has learned about writing fantasy and produces an epic tale of real people with real problems facing all manner of unnerving conflicts。 Every time I try to predict where an arc is going， I'm wildly off - a great trend！Words of Radiance tells us Shallan's story， in addition to advancing the overall plot; and I honestly found it even more engaging than Kaladin's despite having a better idea where The Stormlight Archive so far lives up to every last bit of praise given to it。 Sanderson takes all he has learned about writing fantasy and produces an epic tale of real people with real problems facing all manner of unnerving conflicts。 Every time I try to predict where an arc is going， I'm wildly off - a great trend！Words of Radiance tells us Shallan's story， in addition to advancing the overall plot; and I honestly found it even more engaging than Kaladin's despite having a better idea where it would end up。 。。。more

Katie ，

I cannot wait to see what the repercussions will be after that impromptu assassination！ I am really happy with this series。 The books are long but they are worth it！

Nirubha Raghavi ，

Truly got no words。I need everyone I know to read this so I can talk to them in length about how much I love this series。My jaw might be perennially hanging until I can wrap my head around this one。

Taonga Hara ，

Brilliantl！！！

Ash ，

Absolutely phenomenal。

Nikol Škrobalová ，

Tento díl mě přesvědčil o tom， že mám sice více oblíbených sérií， ale už vím， že Archiv je opravdu nejlepší。Už dlouho jsem nic takhle neprožívala a určitě jsem si to užila ještě víc než napoprvé。 S postavami jsem prožívala úplně všechno。 Nejsou to pro mě pouze slova na papíru， je to něco čím žiju a cítím se jako bych byla v Rošáru。 Prostě to naprosto miluju a žiju tímto příběhem。 Teď půjdu spát s vědomím， že na mě zítra čeká Oathbringer a neskutečně se těším。 ♾️🌟/5🌟

Erliana Rachmawanti ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I'm ecstatic to say that this continuation of TWoK is much much MUCH better！ 🎉The first part （tbh） was agonizingly slow but rapidly changed when Shallan stepped into the warcamp。 Those banter between Kaladin， Shallan， and Adolin， yes！ The epic duel of the Shardbearers， superb！ The final battle with the Parshendi， spectacular！ Wit's appearance， awesomesauce！ While I do excited at the possibility of the Radiants' further abilities， I have a great expectation for new characters to appear and add mo I'm ecstatic to say that this continuation of TWoK is much much MUCH better！ 🎉The first part （tbh） was agonizingly slow but rapidly changed when Shallan stepped into the warcamp。 Those banter between Kaladin， Shallan， and Adolin， yes！ The epic duel of the Shardbearers， superb！ The final battle with the Parshendi， spectacular！ Wit's appearance， awesomesauce！ While I do excited at the possibility of the Radiants' further abilities， I have a great expectation for new characters to appear and add more dynamic to this story。 Five thumbs up for this book 👍🏻 。。。more

Stefán Haukur ，

Sanderson keeps building on what was already amazing in the Way of Kings。

Lachlan Murdoch ，

Long and slow， building a good story。 Last half is far better than the first half

Stephen ，

Absolute AMAZING read through and through！Throughout the entire book I had goosebumps。 This book kept me on the edge of my seat and couldn’t have ended better than it did。

Jamie ，

Again， pretty flawless。 There’s really nothing to criticize， and this suffers from nothing that sequels tend to suffer from。 If anything， it’s just more brilliant because all the characters we love from book 1 that are living their separate lives are now all together and interacting。 There’s twists， turns， and dialogue even better than the first。 Above all， the character work can’t be beat。

Taylor Burke ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Once more， my now-favorite author has evoked every emotion with just words。 The refounding of the Knights Radiant （in earnest of course） has me absolutely dumbfounded。 How Sanderson always seems to make the inexplicable so simple and easily described， I can sometimes not wrap my head around。 Side characters are as real as the main characters they walk beside， and the story unfolds in such a believable and grounding manner。 It's hard to pick a favorite amongst the Cosmere series， but quickly is t Once more， my now-favorite author has evoked every emotion with just words。 The refounding of the Knights Radiant （in earnest of course） has me absolutely dumbfounded。 How Sanderson always seems to make the inexplicable so simple and easily described， I can sometimes not wrap my head around。 Side characters are as real as the main characters they walk beside， and the story unfolds in such a believable and grounding manner。 It's hard to pick a favorite amongst the Cosmere series， but quickly is the Stormlight Archive making its impressions on me。 。。。more

Helena ，

yesyesyes i loved this so muuuuch！！！！！！！！！

Houdini117 ，

How can this be so good？ I have never ever read anything else like this。 O_o On to the next one ->

Missy ，

Book 2Where book 1 was slow to build book 2 was such that I couldn’t stop reading。 I really enjoy the story so far

Kayla Gallup ，

Words of Radiance takes place right after The Way of Kings。 I’m not going to go into detail about what this book is about because it will spoil what happened in The Way of Kings。 This book was just a chef’s kiss。 Even though I’ve only read two out of the four books， I’m just in love with this series， obsessed， and it’s now my favorite book series。 I cannot stop thinking about these characters。 I love that these characters have mental health issues and have to find ways to overcome them。 Sometime Words of Radiance takes place right after The Way of Kings。 I’m not going to go into detail about what this book is about because it will spoil what happened in The Way of Kings。 This book was just a chef’s kiss。 Even though I’ve only read two out of the four books， I’m just in love with this series， obsessed， and it’s now my favorite book series。 I cannot stop thinking about these characters。 I love that these characters have mental health issues and have to find ways to overcome them。 Sometimes it gets them in trouble because they aren’t really coping with it。 I love Kaladin with his broody， selfish self。 Shallan is becoming badass and starting to learn how to be and to be more assertive。 These characters are flawed and it makes them seem very human and real。 These books are just layered and it’s amazing。 There is conflict within themselves and with the Parshendi。 The characters learning about their magic is great too。 The world building is just getting better and better。 There was a lot of oh crap moments that made me want to continue reading on。 You guys really have to read this series！ I can’t wait to read the novella and Oathbringer！ 。。。more

Katie ，

I。 AM。 SCREAMING ！！！ Brandy Sandy is the fantasy genius of our time。 My mind melts when I try to comprehend how a human can come up with a story like this one and then pull it off brilliantly。

Aurelin ，

I stand by my opinion of the series after reading Words of Radiance - it is a good starter for people who are just starting out on epic fantasy。 The world-building is wonderful and different from all I've read before in the stony landscape and weird creatures， the magic is interesting。。。but the characters are a bit too light for me。 It's really readable and reads quickly， so you can immerse yourself in an epic fantasy without having to concentrate 200% on the plot。 However， as with the first boo I stand by my opinion of the series after reading Words of Radiance - it is a good starter for people who are just starting out on epic fantasy。 The world-building is wonderful and different from all I've read before in the stony landscape and weird creatures， the magic is interesting。。。but the characters are a bit too light for me。 It's really readable and reads quickly， so you can immerse yourself in an epic fantasy without having to concentrate 200% on the plot。 However， as with the first book and the "revelation" of Tien's fate， this book had the "revelation" of Shallan's mother's end that I felt was just too drawn out since you pretty much guess what happened at about halfway through。 So the BIG revelation is not so big at all。 Sanderson builds the anticipation up too much for all the hints he gives， so either， less anticipation or less hints。 I'd prefer less hints。Wit is still my favourite of the characters， since he is （somewhat） mysterious， while the others are not。 I'm kind of getting now why Sanderson finished WOT， SA has a really similar feel to it， but I wonder what I'd feel about the characters， should I re-read WOT now。 I might think the characters are a bit too light as well， so it could be just my age and records of reading a lot of （good and bad） fantasy。 。。。more

Pixiemore ，

Absolutely amazing。 This book exceeded my expectations in so many ways。 I loved every minute of it and only wish I read it slower cause I never wanted it to end。

Irene ，

Pues sinceramente， me ha pasado lo mismo que con el primero。 El principio me gustó， de nuevo poco a poco nos vamos metiendo en la historia， así que no me importó que se tomara su tiempo。 Digamos que hasta la página 400 me tenía intrigada por ver cómo se iba desarrollando todo y estaba avanzando a buen ritmo， sin pausa pero sin prisa。 Y， exactamente igual que cuando leí El camino de los reyes， a partir de la página 400 empezó a decaer todo。 Hasta la página 600 más o menos me desesperé。 Me pasaba Pues sinceramente， me ha pasado lo mismo que con el primero。 El principio me gustó， de nuevo poco a poco nos vamos metiendo en la historia， así que no me importó que se tomara su tiempo。 Digamos que hasta la página 400 me tenía intrigada por ver cómo se iba desarrollando todo y estaba avanzando a buen ritmo， sin pausa pero sin prisa。 Y， exactamente igual que cuando leí El camino de los reyes， a partir de la página 400 empezó a decaer todo。 Hasta la página 600 más o menos me desesperé。 Me pasaba lo mismo: LA TRAMA NO AVANZABA ABSOLUTAMENTE NADA。 Capítulos y capítulos y había muy poca acción， muy poca tensión en general， nada que me intrigara a seguir leyendo。 Era eso， que la cosa no avanzaba， parecía que el libro se había estancado。 Hubo un par de momentos cumbre que me hicieron avanzar， como el duelo de Adolin， o el momento de Kaladin y Shallan en las llanuras。 En general， estos momentos me daban un empujón y me animaban a continuar， pero poco después mi interés volvía a decaer y he avanzado a trompicones desde la página 600-700 hasta aproximadamente la 1000。 Es verdad que las últimas 200 páginas están llenas de acción y el final remonta， igual que con El camino de los reyes。 Pero en fin， Sanderson。。。 no se que pasa， si yo quiero amar estos libros， pero si en 2400 páginas todavía no me he enganchado tanto a la historia， creo que es tiempo más que suficiente， y me planteo si esta saga no será para mí。 Por otro lado， no me gusta nada que Sanderson desaprovecha muchas oportunidades。 Cada vez que hay un acontecimiento importante en la trama， algo sorprendente e impactante para los personajes， me emociono porque me pienso que van a venir muchos capítulos de los personajes comentando lo que ha pasado， los personajes flipando， los personajes reflexionando sobre eso tan flipante。。。 Y NO。 ESTO NO PASA NUNCA。 A lo mejor tienes un par de comentarios pero poco más， si te descuidas ni se hace mención a lo que acaba de pasar， que en principio ha sido lo más de lo más y los ha dejado a todos locos。 Pues en dos páginas se les ha pasado y se les ha olvidado todo。 Y esto me cabreaba de sobremanera。 Sé que las comparaciones son odiosas， pero no podía evitar acordarme de George Martin， que es un GENIO en el uso de la anticipación y del "después"。 No sólo es importante contar la batalla， sino que el antes y el después es casi o más importante， y esto Martin lo entendía a la perfección， pero Sanderson desde luego que no。 。。。more

Frank-Intergalactic Bookdragon ，

This is EPIC epic fantasy。Good Ol' Brand Sand™ takes advantage of the fact that book one is out of the way so we already know the characters and world building basics and dives into a story of massively epic proportions。 Despite the massive size， I was never bored by this， every page dedicated to deepening characaters， furthering the plot， or enriching the world building。I especially really loved the plotlines of Kaladin and Shallan here。 Shallan's plotline dived deep into her motivations and pa This is EPIC epic fantasy。Good Ol' Brand Sand™ takes advantage of the fact that book one is out of the way so we already know the characters and world building basics and dives into a story of massively epic proportions。 Despite the massive size， I was never bored by this， every page dedicated to deepening characaters， furthering the plot， or enriching the world building。I especially really loved the plotlines of Kaladin and Shallan here。 Shallan's plotline dived deep into her motivations and past proving her to be one of the most important players in this saga and an interesting character with a unique set of skills。 Kaladin's story actually surprised me with how relevant and complex it got。 It seems like a societal critique on how minorities are gaslit by those with power into thinking they aren't oppressed while also dealing with Kal's trauma and how that trauma is interwoven with his experience of being oppressed。 For me this entire storyline hit pretty deep。Then the way that his， Shallan's， and everyone else's storyline intersected was so fascinating especially with the expansions of the world building。 Any lesser author doing what this book does would be jumping the shark， but not Brand Sand™。 Brand Sand™ understands how to make the crazy make sense and logically fit with not only the plot of this series but the Cosmere as a whole。I look forward to reading not only the rest of this series， but more of the Cosmere itself。 There are a lot of connecting threads in this to other series and I want as full a picture as possible。 A shared universe， rich lore， characters to get deeply attached to， this is everything I wanted and more。 。。。more

Arvid Boivie ，

Ok so the first book was hard to get into， but here we get off to a running start， and boy what a ride it is。 Might be the most amazing thing I've ever read。 Ok so the first book was hard to get into， but here we get off to a running start， and boy what a ride it is。 Might be the most amazing thing I've ever read。 。。。more

griffith ，

too much bullshit romance， wasn't even well written romance。 too much bullshit romance， wasn't even well written romance。 。。。more

Martin ，

El camino de los reyes， pero mejor en todo。

Harold Zuluaga ，

It is just perfection。

Ross ，

Kinda cringe except for shallan’s backstory

Lizz ，

Wow。 Sanderlanche is a word I learned recently and it’s very fitting。 IT ALL FITS TOGETHER。 HOES DOES HE DO IT？！

Jana Rpt ，

This was even better than the first one holy shit

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