Brandon SandersonFantasy · Fiction·b. 1975
Words of Radiance
Words of Radiance
- Pages
- 1088
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- English
Synopsis
Six months after the Battle of the Shattered Plains, Kaladin Stormblessed has been elevated from slave to captain of the royal guard — but his oaths to the ancient Knights Radiant deepen and the powers they grant grow harder to hide.
Shallan Davar arrives on the Shattered Plains carrying dangerous secrets about her own abilities and evidence that the ancient city of Urithiru can be found. Meanwhile, the Assassin in White has been given a new Oathstone and a new target, and the Everstorm — a storm that will transform the world — is gathering on the horizon.
Words of Radiance expands the Stormlight Archive's cast and raises the stakes on a global scale, delivering some of the series' most acclaimed action sequences and character moments. It won the David Gemmell Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 2015.
Published in parts
2 books
Collected in
How it reads
Prose complexity 10/10
Content warnings (2)
ViolenceTrauma
- I finished this five minutes ago and my only coherent review is: WHAT THE F•••. I’ll come back later when I’m capable of forming complete sentences.
- This is, hands down, one of the best fantasy books I have/will ever read. "Honor is dead. But I'll see what I can do."
- This reread has absolutely blown me away. Sanderson’s talent for writing “level up” moments is just unmatched—it’s that kind of writing that has you rooting so hard, you feel like you’re right there in the action, standing beside the characters as they grow. It’s pure magic. And Syl? Still undefeated as one of the best characters I’ve read; she’s got a kind of loyalty, humor, and insight that I think we’d all love in a companion. Lift, too, quickly became a close second for me. She’s quirky, funny, and deeply relatable in the best ways.<br><br>Sanderson’s world-building and character arcs in Words of Radiance go deeper and richer, and you can feel how carefully he’s layered in every detail. This is the kind of epic fantasy that doesn’t just entertain—it makes you care about every choice, every friendship, every challenge. As someone who’s read a lot in this genre, Sanderson is on another level with how he builds the stakes, the friendships, and the struggles. Every page pulls you in, and by the time I closed the book, I knew this series had firmly taken a place among my all-time favorites. If you haven’t started the Stormlight Archive, this is your sign to dive in.
- The beginning of this was really slow for me but God I love these characters so much. There were so many moments when I actually yelled irl and couldn't sleep after the night's reading session. I have thoughts but don't want to do a spoiler review. I read along with the audiobook for this one. The audiobooks for this series so far have been great.<br><br>PS shallan I love you
- WHAT WAS THAT. AHHHHH. Life before death. BrandoSando has done it again. I truly cannot understand how I remain so captivated despite the length of the book.
- Even better than the first one; now we wait for the third!
- Every reread hits like the first one