The Library will be closed on Sunday, March 31. Book drops will be locked from 5pm on Saturday until 9am on Monday.

Words of Radiance
(Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read, Open EPUB eBook)

Book Cover
Average Rating
5 star
 
(17)
4 star
 
(2)
3 star
 
(0)
2 star
 
(0)
1 star
 
(0)
Series:
Published:
Tor Publishing Group 2014
Format:
Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read, Open EPUB eBook
Status:
Checked Out
Description

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
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Also in This Series
Formats
Adobe EPUB eBook
Works on all eReaders (except Kindles), desktop computers and mobile devices with reading apps installed.
Kindle Book
Works on Kindles and devices with a Kindle app installed.
OverDrive Read
Open EPUB eBook
Works on all eReaders (except Kindles), desktop computers and mobile devices with reading apps installed.
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Like This
More Copies In Prospector
Loading Prospector Copies...
Other Editions and Formats
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Brandon Sanderson. (2014). Words of Radiance. Tor Publishing Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Brandon Sanderson. 2014. Words of Radiance. Tor Publishing Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance. Tor Publishing Group, 2014.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Brandon Sanderson. Words of Radiance. Tor Publishing Group, 2014.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Copy Details
LibraryOwnedAvailable
Shared Digital Collection20
Lafayette Public Library00

There are 18 holds on this title.

Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
0b58c505-aebe-324d-883d-9709ad18aabd
Go To Grouped Work
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Dec 06, 2017 18:22:15
Date Updated:
Jan 03, 2024 07:40:06
Last Metadata Check:
Mar 28, 2024 20:48:40
Last Metadata Change:
Mar 24, 2024 04:32:53
Last Availability Check:
Mar 28, 2024 20:48:42
Last Availability Change:
Mar 28, 2024 20:48:42
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Mar 29, 2024 01:36:40

OverDrive Product Record

readingOrder
2
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/2390-1/{C2202807-F550-4F78-A6B2-A921A8A99D5E}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/2390-1/{C2202807-F550-4F78-A6B2-A921A8A99D5E}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/2390-1/C22/028/07/{C2202807-F550-4F78-A6B2-A921A8A99D5E}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/2390-1/C22/028/07/{C2202807-F550-4F78-A6B2-A921A8A99D5E}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
formats
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781429949620
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B00DA6YEKS
      • name: Kindle Book
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781429949620
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • id: ebook-overdrive
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781429949620
      • name: Open EPUB eBook
      • id: ebook-epub-open
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780765365286
mediaType
eBook
primaryCreator
    • role: Author
    • name: Brandon Sanderson
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
Words of Radiance
seriesId
504367
dateAdded
2017-12-07T06:07:52.21Z
contentDetails
      • href: https://link.overdrive.com?websiteID=114&titleID=1331006
      • type: text/html
      • account:
          • name: Front Range Downloadable Library (CO)
          • id: 1100
sortTitle
Words of Radiance
crossRefId
1331006
series
The Stormlight Archive
id
C2202807-F550-4F78-A6B2-A921A8A99D5E
starRating
4.7

OverDrive MetaData

interestLevel
UG
isPublicDomain
False
formats
      • fileName: WordsofRadiance_9781429949620_1331006
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 28627517
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781429949620
      • rights:
            • type: Copying
            • value: 0
            • type: Printing
            • value: 0
            • type: Lending
            • value: 0
            • type: ReadAloud
            • value: 0
            • type: ExpirationRights
            • value: 0
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • onSaleDate: 3/4/2014
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/words-of-radiance-c22028?.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: WordsofRadiance_1331006
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B00DA6YEKS
      • name: Kindle Book
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • onSaleDate: 3/4/2014
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/words-of-radiance-c22028?.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: WordsofRadiance_9781429949620_1331006
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781429949620
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-overdrive
      • onSaleDate: 3/4/2014
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/words-of-radiance-c22028?.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: WordsofRadiance_9781429949620_1331006
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 28624684
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781429949620
      • name: Open EPUB eBook
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-epub-open
      • onSaleDate: 3/4/2014
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/words-of-radiance-c22028?.epub-sample.overdrive.com
keywords
      • value: Military
      • value: sword and sorcery
      • value: Adventure
      • value: Magic
      • value: end of the world
      • value: best selling author
      • value: new york times bestselling author
      • value: christmas gift
      • value: birthday present
      • value: for adults
      • value: epic high fantasy
      • value: teen ya
      • value: speculative genre fiction
      • value: cosmere universe
      • value: storm light archive series
creators
      • role: Author
      • fileAs: Sanderson, Brandon
      • bioText: Brandon Sanderson grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. His bestsellers have sold 30 million copies worldwide and include the Mistborn saga; the Stormlight Archive novels; and other novels, including The Rithmatist, Steelheart, and Skyward. He won a Hugo Award for The Emperor's Soul, a novella set in the world of his acclaimed first novel, Elantris. Additionally, he completed Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time®. Visit his website for behind-the-scenes information on all his books.
      • name: Brandon Sanderson
imprint
Tor Books
publishDate
2014-03-04T00:00:00-05:00
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
Words of Radiance
fullDescription

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
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

seriesId
504367
gradeLevels
      • value: Grade 3
      • value: Grade 4
popularity
9154
links
    • self:
        • href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BvwAAAA25/products/c2202807-f550-4f78-a6b2-a921a8a99d5e/metadata
        • type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
id
c2202807-f550-4f78-a6b2-a921a8a99d5e
starRating
4.7
readingOrder
2
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/2390-1/{C2202807-F550-4F78-A6B2-A921A8A99D5E}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/2390-1/{C2202807-F550-4F78-A6B2-A921A8A99D5E}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/2390-1/C22/028/07/{C2202807-F550-4F78-A6B2-A921A8A99D5E}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/2390-1/C22/028/07/{C2202807-F550-4F78-A6B2-A921A8A99D5E}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
isPublicPerformanceAllowed
False
languages
      • code: en
      • name: English
subjects
      • value: Fantasy
      • value: Fiction
publishDateText
03/04/2014
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780765365286
mediaType
eBook
shortDescription

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...

sortTitle
Words of Radiance
lexileScore
680
crossRefId
1331006
series
The Stormlight Archive
awards
      • source: The New York Times
      • value: The New York Times Best Seller List
publisher
Tor Publishing Group
atos
5
bisacCodes
      • code: FIC009020
      • description: Fiction / Fantasy / Epic
      • code: FIC009100
      • description: Fiction / Fantasy / Action & Adventure
      • code: FIC009140
      • description: Fiction / Fantasy / Military
More Details
Street Date:
03/04/2014
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781429949620
ASIN:
B00DA6YEKS
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5, 60 Points
Lexile code:
HL: High-Low
Lexile measure:
680