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Words of Radiance

By: Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
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Brandon Sanderson’s brilliant second instalment in the epic fantasy series The Stormlight Archive, Words of Radiance, rivals anything dished up by other masters of the genre. In this thrilling audiobook, various factions vie for control of the magical Shard artefacts whose mysterious power is in great demand. As war looms on the horizon, aristocratic dynasties struggle for power. Available from Audible, Words of Radiance: The Stormlight Archive, Book 2 is narrated by the team of Kate Reading and Michael Kramer and is perfect for fans of Game of Thrones.

Publisher's summary

Book two of the Stormlight Archive.

From the best-selling author who completed Robert Jordan's epic Wheel of Time series comes an original new 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.

©2014 Dragonsteel Entertainment, LLC (P)2014 Macmillan Audio

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weird reading

Kate should not be Reading. She invented a horrible accent for sailor Yalb for some reason.. Really annoying. Loved rest of the book and will keep listening rest of the series

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loved it!!

Amazing narration and story, was engrossed throughout. each character was easy to make apart and the accents were a nice touch. 10/10

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Incredible story

Truly great story, wonderfull narrator! Brandon Sanderson's best series - you get hooked from the start

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A great chunky slab of awesomeness!

I have just reread this book and in sure I missed great settings of it in my greed to eat it all whole. I'm so glad I did.

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Money well spent.

Brandon has a way of story telling that is always captivating. I'm used to every now and then having a chapter that you just have to push through to get back into the exciting text but Brandon can just keep the good stuff coming.

I'm a fan of Michael's narrations and he has again done a great job of giving the characters depth and expressing their feelings through his voice. I have to admit that I had to adjust to Kate a little but before long I didn't even notice what initially bothered me.

Overall it is a fantastic listen and well worth the price. I mean I've paid more for half the duration and quality.

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Great second part

I'm really in love with this series. And i'm looking forward to continuing with the next book Oathbringer.

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has a killer ending like the first

pretty damn good although the first hit me harder. this one has some late revelations that I found a bit sudden and a character doing something a bit too wild for them in my opinion

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Sweeping epic fantasy

The first book is a slow start to a complex world with many role players. The second book picks up the pace and I listened every chance I could find. The reading is beautiful, both narrators are true artists and make the characters come alive.

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"Whoo hoo! Only one of the best books ever written

Where does Words of Radiance rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Absolutely in the top 5.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Words of Radiance?

When Kaladin was trying to save the king and faced down Moash even as he was in such a terrible physical shape. He was not about to give up. I gave him real props for that.

And when Dalinar tricked out Amaram re Kaladin's story. And whenever Lopen had something to say - he is FUN-NY!

What does Michael Kramer and Kate Reading bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Their nuances for the funny bits make the funny bits funnier. 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.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Air-sick lowlanders! lol

Any additional comments?

I really like that the characters are humanly flawed. Kaladin is still finding his way, and filled with a lot of conflict about the whole light eyes/dark eyes dynamics. I groaned in disappointment when he agreed to help kill the king, and again when he gave Moash the shardplate and sword. That was a dumb move. But it was great to see that he has to struggle to get to where he has to be, and not just wake up one day all perfect and superheroish.

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Wow!

Almost the best fantasy story I have ever red. Maybe better than the Wheel of Time. Brandon Saderson is probably the greatest fantasy writer alive today! It was not the best because it troubled me that Kaladin and Moash were de-facto oathbreakers, every honor guard should have sworn aligns to the king. That part of the story should have been better worked out and no editor should have let that happen. But... I still loved the story and I can not highly recommend this serie enough to people.

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