Words of Radiance is an audiobook by Brandon Sanderson, narrated by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading. The unabridged Audible edition runs 48 hrs 15 mins.
Publisher’s 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
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer and Kate Reading
- Length: 48 hrs 15 mins
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Release year: 2014
- Audible category: Science Fiction & Fantasy / Fantasy / Action & Adventure
Listener Ratings
Words of Radiance holds an average listener rating of 4.9/5 from 90271 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.9/5
- Story: 4.9/5
- 5-star ratings: 91% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “Missed opportunity”
For the life of me, I cannot understand why, if you have a male and a female voice Actor, Why you would not have the male read the male parts and the female read the female parts. Instead they split the duties of reading the book. Just when you are used to hearing a character sound a certain way, the other voice Actor puts their spin on it. Why would you have a female doing male voices when you already have a male voice actor? Otherwise….they read well.— M. Lindsey, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “The Wind Walker has arrived his name is KALADIN!!!”
I wished the whole book was about Kaladin and read by Michael Kramer. In book two Kaladin takes over the Kings guard and he takes the slaves of bridge 4 to a different status. DALINAR is at the point in his life to leave his Black Thorn days behind and become a politician. Dalinars son Aladun Is winning all the schard blades in the kingdom and it won’t be enough to stop the white assassin. But the assassin is after The High Prince Dalinar not the King and only Kaladin can save him. After three schard barerrs can’t defeat the white assassin Kaladin finds out he is special he finds out he is the Knights Radiant but he’s not the only one!!! Later on in the book Shallan comes into her own and with her own schard peace she finds out she is special like Kaladin and she is the only one that can stand up to Kaladin!!! The two will grow together and become unstoppable. It’s up to Dalinar to lead his people into the future and bring the Radiance together. I’ve read almost every book by Brandon Sanderson and this is by far his best series so far and that’s a huge boast!!! Must read <br/>— Hunter, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “OMG AMAZING!”
IT’S FUCKING AMAZING Renarin Crashing while jumping off the battlements over and over and over again.. They do a great job bringing the story to life the whole book moves you I love this book— JASON, Audible listener
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