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Words of Radiance

By: Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
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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.

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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.

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Cant wait to listen to the final chapter

I have totally enjoyed listening to this story and cannot wait to buy the final chapter. Sanderson"s mastery of creating a complete world to place his heroes in is amazing, I feel I have found my author, at least for the next 10 books.

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Fantastic, A Great Successor to the Way of Kings

Would you consider the audio edition of Words of Radiance to be better than the print version?

yes the performance of both Micheal Kramer and Kate Reading brought the characters to life

What did you like best about this story?

The interaction of the main protagonists as they closed on each other to a fantastic thrilling ending

Which scene did you most enjoy?

the final confrontation with.....nope spoilers

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Yes both in equal measure

Any additional comments?

yes, why do we have to wait another 6-8 months for the next book, get your act together Brandon...58% done Pffttt........you just enjoy being cruel to your fans

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excellent

not as good as first book but can't wait for the next installment of this story.

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great story

great book and good value for the money
liked the characters great depth and detail a believable world

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great book

absolutely love the book and the series. you have to get use to the narrator voice as it could be hard to understand at the start.
would be fantastic if I could buy the audiobook in polish.

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Excellent all round

the stormlight archive is one of the greatest pieces of modern fantasy in production, and this book does not drop the ball.

Kramer and Reading both add a huge amount to the story in their own way,. Having read the book before this was a fantastic narration with plenty more to offer than my initial read.

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Epic

It's like the branches of streams all coming together for an excellent climax. Worth the huge length of the book.

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Gripping

Another wonderous tail. Spellbinding, exciting and engaging. A 'can't put it down' experience. Leaves you almost breathless with anticipation for the next book.

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Storm father she blushed

Parts of this story I loved, truly felt I was on an epic journey of wonder and a fantasy story with huge consequences.
Other parts made me want to throw it out the car window.
I feel it needs more adult and grit in the story. They talk about curses and being crude but the only thing anyone says is storms or storm father and my god everyone seems to blush all the time.
Everyone is just too proper, even the slaves and murders.

I did enjoy this but it seems like a PG13 story that's just not allowed to be anymore rude, crude, graphic, gritty, evil or just say a real swear word.
I mean if the only swear word anyone says is storms wouldn't you think there would be loads of variance. I'll kill to here someone called a storm hole.

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and so it plays out

just amazeballs.
books 2.5 here we come and then book 3 for a first listen.

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