Words of Radiance

Key Takeaways

Kyle, in 2023 in Books: One of the characters gets a lot more backstory into an abusive up-bringing and a difficult family. There’s such a wealth of context wrapped up in someone’s childhood. As I’ve started my own family, and started to think about my upbringing, and what I bring from that family to this one, you realize how impactful that lived experience is, whether you like it or not.

Connections

Author: Brandon Sanderson — second book of the Stormlight Archive. Preceded by The Way of Kings and Edgedancer; followed by Oathbringer, Rhythm of War, and Wind and Truth. Part of the broader Cosmere alongside Warbreaker, Mistborn: The Final Empire, and The Well of Ascension.