Words of Radiance
The Stormlight Archive Book Two
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4.7 • 501 Ratings
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Publisher Description
'Sanderson is an evil genius' RT Book Reviews
From the bestselling author who completed Robert Jordan's epic WHEEL OF TIME series comes a new, original creation that matches anything else in modern fantasy for epic scope, thrilling imagination, superb characters and sheer addictiveness.
Return to a planet swept by apocalyptic storms, a world tipping into war as aristocratic families move to control the shard blades and shard plates, ancient artifacts from a past civilisation that can win wars.
As the world tips into a war for control of the mythical artifacts of power made from Shard, characters are swept up into new dangers which will threaten their integrity and their lives.
Huge, ideas-filled, world-spanning fantasy from a master of the genre.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Trapped in an interminable war with the Parshendi, the kingdom of Alethkar is further handicapped by quarreling aristocrats and the racial divisions between the elite lighteyes and downtrodden darkeyes. Against this background, Sanderson's sequel to The Way of Kings has several intertwined storylines. The scholar Jasnah seeks proof for dark suspicions, while her apprentice Shallan struggles to find an identity in a world determined to define it for her. Dalinar, uncle to hapless King Elhokar, strives to reform Alethkar despite the opposition of the self-consciously corrupt aristocrat Sadeas and the much-betrayed darkeyed Kaladin who is forced to choose between personal vengeance and the greater good. Urgency is heightened by the approach of a long forgotten menace, one a divided world may not survive. Kaladin's situation echoes the Parable of the Faithful Servant and while most readers will miss the significance, both the myth behind the ascension of the lighteyes and certain aspects of the Parshendi recall the Curse of Lamanites, a now obscure bit of American folklore. Those elements aside, the novel is weighty without being ponderous, and delivers a satisfactory story despite being part of an episodic secondary world fantasy series.
Customer Reviews
Looking like the best series EVER
Nothing bad can be said about this book. It was the most enthralling and exciting book I've had the joy to read. Rich and well written would with characters that are wholly believable and keep you on the edge of your seat. Incredible. Hats off to Mr Sanderson.
Release date
@ Mario - it's a review...of the book...which, by the way, is fantastic. Leaving one star to whine about the UK release status is frankly pathetic.
Great book!!
Great twists!
Took a while to get into this but really enjoyed this book. Well written and great description of the characters which lead to twists and turns, loyalty and disloyalty. Looking forward to Oathbringer.