One thing Sanderson does extremely well is showcase his bizarre fantasy without turning it into a spectacle for his characters. Most cannot communicate with these spren, but with the coming portents of something truly terrible, some spren begin to interact with the humans, and their bond allows for truly fantastical abilities to take shape. Roshar is a world unlike any other, where thousands of different types of spren (coexisting fairy-like creatures) are commonplace, each appearing from different human emotions, creativity, or nature. And within its depths we get some of the best worldbuilding that literature has ever seen. That makes it officially the longest book I’ve ever read. And at roughly 400,000 words, it’s the largest possible book that Tor books is capable of printing. I don’t want to give any spoilers away, especially because this is the second book in the series, but it’s hard not to when the book is over a thousand pages. The Way of Kings was that “journey” while Words of Radiance was the “destination”. As one of the old oaths of the Knights Radiant claimed it’s the “journey before destination”.
This book is brimming with excitement, which is why it’s so hard to write a review for. No character is slighted, no open-end untouched, no intrigue left alone. The same goes for the rest of the book as well. Within the first few chapters a major event happens to one of the main characters of the series, Shallan, that helps propel her toward the person she was born to become.
I can say with conviction that, although I gave the first book in Brandon Sanderson’s ‘The Stormlight Archive’ a 10/10, and this sequel a 9.8, Words of Radiance improves on the first in almost every respect.Ī major complaint from many in the first novel was its padding – the amount of time it took to officially start getting good. So after that I changed my rating scale, from a ten-point system to a hundred point system. I gave the book a ten, when really it only rounded up to a ten, in my opinion. After my review of The Way of Kings, I realized how off my rating scale was.
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