Those elements aside, the novel is weighty without being ponderous, and delivers a satisfactory story despite being part of an episodic secondary world fantasy series. The second book was initially titled Highprince of War (referring to Highprince Dalinar), but the title was changed after Brandon decided to change the books. Kaladin's situation echoes the Parable of the Faithful Servant and while most readers will miss the significance, both the myth behind the ascension of the lighteyes and certain aspects of the Parshendi recall the Curse of Lamanites, a now obscure bit of American folklore. Urgency is heightened by the approach of a long forgotten menace, one a divided world may not survive. 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. Dalinar, uncle to hapless King Elhokar, strives to reform Alethkar despite the opposition of the self-consciously corrupt aristocrat Sadeas and the much-betrayed darkeyed Kaladin who is forced to choose between personal vengeance and the greater good. 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. The Way of Kings is the first novel in the Stormlight Archive series by Brandon Sanderson. His writing of Dark One is being adapted for television. The scholar Jasnah seeks proof for dark suspicions, while her apprentice Shallan struggles to find an identity in a world determined to define it for her. The Stormlight Archive series kicked off in 2010 with the release of the debut novel in the series, titled The Way of Kings. Against this background, Sanderson's sequel to The Way of Kings has several intertwined storylines. Trapped in an interminable war with the Parshendi, the kingdom of Alethkar is further handicapped by quarreling aristocrats and the racial divisions between the elite lighteyes and downtrodden darkeyes. From 1 New York Timesbestselling author Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance,Book Two of the Stormlight Archive, continues the immersive fantasy epic that The Way of Kingsbegan.

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