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
