Kaladin is still finding his way, and filled with a lot of conflict about the whole light eyes/dark eyes dynamics. I really like that the characters are humanly flawed. If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be? Their performance of the character's voices made it easier to understand their personalities Sadeas is a prime example - he sounds slimey and underhand, a perfect fit. Their nuances for the funny bits make the funny bits funnier. What does Michael Kramer and Kate Reading bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book? And whenever Lopen had something to say - he is FUN-NY! And when Dalinar tricked out Amaram re Kaladin's story. When Kaladin was trying to save the king and faced down Moash even as he was in such a terrible physical shape. What was one of the most memorable moments of Words of Radiance?

Where does Words of Radiance rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far? The Alcatraz vs.'Whoo hoo! Only one of the best books ever written The possible consequences for Parshendi and humans alike, indeed, for Roshar itself, are as dangerous as they are incalculable. 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. Meanwhile, at the heart of the Shattered Plains, the Parshendi are making an epochal decision. The secrets she needs can be found at the Shattered Plains, but just arriving there proves more difficult than she could have imagined. 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. His leading role in the war would seem reason enough, but the Assassin's master has much deeper motives.īrilliant but troubled Shallan strives along a parallel path. Among his prime targets is Highprince Dalinar, widely considered the power behind the Alethi throne. 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. 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.Įxpected 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.

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