Words of Radiance
First edition book cover
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| Author | Brandon Sanderson |
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| Illustrator | Isaac Stewart Ben McSweeney Dan dos Santos |
| Cover artist | Michael Whelan |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Stormlight Archive |
| Genre | Epic fantasy |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
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Publication date
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March 4, 2014 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book |
| Pages | 1087 (hardcover) |
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| OCLC | 889161015 |
| 813/.6 | |
| LC Class | PS3619.A533 W67 2014 |
| Preceded by | The Way of Kings |
| Followed by | Oathbringer |
Words of Radiance is a 2014 epic fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson and the second book in The Stormlight Archive series. The novel was published on March 4, 2014 by Tor Books. Upon first publication, Words of Radiance consisted of one prologue, 89 chapters, an epilogue and 14 interludes. It is preceded by The Way of Kings and followed by Oathbringer.
In 2015, it won the David Gemmell Legend Award for best novel. The unabridged audiobook is read by narrator team Michael Kramer and Kate Reading.
The release of the book was delayed due to Sanderson's commitment to writing the final book of The Wheel of Time.
Initially, Sanderson planned that this volume would be named after the tome Shallan is given at the end of the first volume: The Book of Endless Pages. However, the name was changed after the editor commented "Uh, are you sure you want to name a very long, very thick fantasy book The Book of Endless Pages?” The book, at 1088 pages, is the maximum printable size of a book for its publisher, Tor Books, making it the biggest book ever printed by the company.
On July 1, 2013, Sanderson announced on his official Twitter-account that he had finished the first draft of Words of Radiance. On July 3 Tor Books officially released an early excerpt of the novel, containing the beginning of an interlude starring Taravangian, the King of Kharbranth. On December 10, 2013, Tor Books announced on its official website that Sanderson had turned in the manuscript of the book, commenting that production could now begin. On the same day a second excerpt of the novel was released, containing an interlude starring the new character Lift.
On December 30, 2013, Tor Books revealed the endpapers for Words of Radiance, painted by American artist Michael Whelan. It pictures Shallan while painting at the Shattered Plains. In the same article Whelan states, "When Irene Gallo proposed a second painting for Words of Radiance, I immediately knew it was Shallan we were talking about. Indeed, like many fans, I had felt that the story was becoming as much Shallan’s as Kaladin’s; she merited equal representation in the book’s design, as far as it was possible to do so."
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