{"product_id":"words-of-radiance-book-two-of-the-stormlight-archive-stormlight-archive-2-1st-ed","title":"Words of Radiance: Book Two of the Stormlight Archive (Stormlight Archive #2) (1ST ed.)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Tom Doherty Associates book.;The war with the Parshendi moves into a new, dangerous phase, as Dalinar leads the human armies deep into the heart of the Shattered Plains. Meanwhile Shallan searches for the legendary city of Urithuru, and Kaladin, leader of the restored Knights Radiant, masters the powers of a Windrunner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBrandon Sanderson\u003c\/b\u003e 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 50 million copies worldwide and include the Mistborn saga; the Stormlight Archive novels; and other novels, including \n\u003ci\u003eTress of the Emerald Sea, The Rithmatist\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSteelheart, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003e Skyward\u003c\/i\u003e. He won a Hugo Award for \n\u003ci\u003eThe Emperor's Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, a novella set in the world of his acclaimed first novel, \n\u003ci\u003eElantris\u003c\/i\u003e. Additionally, he completed Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time(R). Visit his website for behind-the-scenes information on all his books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Brandon Sanderson and the Stormlight Archive\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOver 15 million \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStormlight Archive books\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e sold!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"One of the genre's most beloved authors.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eTIME\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Sanderson raises the genre stakes... A fan favorite.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[Sanderson] is not a brilliant writer of epic fantasy, he's simply a brilliant writer. Period.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003ePatrick Rothfuss, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The genre's most popular writer... easily one of the most successful and prolific fantasy writers of the century so far.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Epic in every sense.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e on \n\u003ci\u003eThe Way of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Sanderson is a master of many aspects of the fantasy genre: epic world-building, coherent systems of magic and unforgettable character development. All those are in peak form in his masterwork, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Way of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaste Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \"The 50 Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century (So Far)\" \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Absolutely revels in its fantasy world, one of actual gods, bizarre magic, knights with superpowers, spirits and sorcery, monsters, demons, and magic sword[s] called Shardblades. It embraces the fantastic, and does so with an astonishing amount of creativity . . . \n\u003ci\u003eWords of Radiance\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eio9\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eon \n\u003ci\u003eWords of Radiance\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Excellent . . . cranks up the level of intrigue to dizzying extremes...Sanderson's experiment is working, and he gets better with every book. The journey will be worth it. Yes, you should buy this book. Yes, this is a series worth following to the end.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReactor\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eon \n\u003ci\u003eWords of Radiance\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, \u003ci\u003eWords of Radiance, \u003c\/i\u003e Book Two of the Stormlight Archive, continues the immersive fantasy epic that \u003ci\u003eThe Way of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e began.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExpected 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrilliant 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOther Tor books by Brandon Sanderson\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Cosmere\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Stormlight Archive\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eThe Way of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eWords of Radiance\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eEdgedancer (novella)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eOathbringer\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eDawnshard (novella)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eRhythm of War\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Mistborn Saga\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Original Trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eMistborn\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eThe Well of Ascension\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eThe Hero of Ages\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWax and Wayne\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eThe Alloy of Law\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eShadows of Self\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eThe Bands of Mourning\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eThe Lost Metal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOther Cosmere novels\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eElantris\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eWarbreaker\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eTress of the Emerald Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eYumi and the Nightmare Painter\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eThe Sunlit Man\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCollection\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eArcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eAlcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eThe Scrivener's Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eThe Knights of Crystallia\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eThe Shattered Lens\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eThe Dark Talent\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eBastille vs. the Evil Librarians (with Janci Patterson)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOther novels\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eThe Rithmatist\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eLegion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eThe Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOther books by Brandon Sanderson\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Reckoners\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eSteelheart\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eFirefight\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eCalamity\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSkyward\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eSkyward\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eStarsight\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eCytonic\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eSkyward Flight (with Janci Patterson)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e● \n\u003ci\u003eDefiant\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/24\/2014 (EAN 9780765326362, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/15\/2014 pg. 102 (EAN 9780765326362, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2014 pg. 34 (EAN 9780765326362, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/30\/0001 (EAN 9780765365286, Mass Market Paperbound)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2014 pg. 60 (EAN 9781427233073, Compact Disc)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eAudio File\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/01\/2014 pg. 43 (EAN 9781427233073, Compact Disc) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eAudio File Best Sci-Fi\/Fantasy\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/01\/2014 pg. 26 (EAN 9781427233073, Compact Disc)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eSanderson, Brandon\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBrandon Sanderson\u003c\/b\u003e 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 50 million copies worldwide and include the Mistborn saga; the Stormlight Archive novels; and other novels, including \n\u003ci\u003eTress of the Emerald Sea, The Rithmatist\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSteelheart, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003e Skyward\u003c\/i\u003e. He won a Hugo Award for \n\u003ci\u003eThe Emperor's Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, a novella set in the world of his acclaimed first novel, \n\u003ci\u003eElantris\u003c\/i\u003e. Additionally, he completed Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time(R). 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