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Words of Radiance

Book Two of the Stormlight Archive

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Length 48 hours 14 minutes
Language English
Narrators Michael Kramer & Kate Reading

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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

Brandon Sanderson grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. His bestsellers have sold 34 million copies worldwide and include the Mistborn saga; the Stormlight Archive novels; and other novels, including Tress of the Emerald Sea, The Rithmatist, Steelheart, and Skyward. He won a Hugo Award for The Emperor's Soul, a novella set in the world of his acclaimed first novel, Elantris. Additionally, he completed Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Timeยฎ. Visit his website for behind-the-scenes information on all his books.

Michael Kramer has narrated over 100 audiobooks for many bestselling authors. He read all of Robert Jordanโ€™s epic Wheel of Time fantasy-adventure series as well as Brandon Sandersonโ€™s The Stormlight Archive series. He received AudioFile magazine's Earphones Award for the Kent Family series by John Jakes and for Alan Fulsom's The Day After Tomorrow. Known for his โ€œspot-on character portraits and accents, and his resonant, well-tempered voiceโ€ (AudioFile), his work includes recording books for the Library of Congressโ€™s Talking Books program for the blind and physically handicapped.

Kramer also works as an actor in the Washington, D.C. area, where he lives with his wife, Jennifer Mendenhall (a.k.a. Kate Reading), and their two children. He has appeared as Lord Rivers in Richard III at The Shakespeare Theatre, Howie/Merlin in The Kennedy Centerโ€™s production of The Light of Excalibur, Sam Riggs and Frederick Savage in Woody Allenโ€™s Central Park West/Riverside Drive, and Dr. Qari Shah in Tony Kushnerโ€™s Homebody/Kabul at Theatre J.

Kate Reading is the recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards and has been named by AudioFile magazine as a โ€œVoice of the Century,โ€ as well as the Best Voice in Science Fiction & Fantasy in 2008 and 2009 and Best Voice in Biography & Culture in 2010. She has narrated works by such authors as Jane Austen, Robert Jordan, Edith Wharton, and Sophie Kinsella. Reading has performed at numerous theaters in Washington D.C. and received a Helen Hayes Award for her performance in Aunt Dan and Lemon. AudioFile magazine reports that, "With subtle control of characters and sense of pacing, Kateโ€™s performances are a consistent pleasure."

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Audiobook details

ISBN:
9781427233080

Length:
48 hours 14 minutes

Language:
English

Publisher:
Macmillan Audio

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Edition:
Unabridged

Libro.fm rank:
#357 Overall

Genre rank:
#65 in Fantasy

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Reviews

โ€œI loved this book. What else is there to say?โ€ โ€”Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind on The Way of Kings

โ€œThis is a great choice for fans of Robert Jordan and Terry Brooks.โ€ โ€”Voice of Youth Advocates on The Way of Kings

โ€œThe best partโ€ฆis the compelling, complex story of Dalinar, Kaladin, and Shallan as they struggle though emotional, physical, and moral challenges. Fans and lovers of epic fantasyโ€ฆwill eagerly await the next volume.โ€ โ€”Library Journal on The Way of Kings

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