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''Words of Radiance'' (abbreviated as WOR by fans) is the second book of ''The Stormlight Archive'' epic fantasy series written by American author Brandon Sanderson. It was published by Tor Books and released on March 4, 2014. In 2015, it won the David Gemmell Legend Award for best novel. Upon first publication, ''Words of Radiance'' consisted of one prologue, 89 chapters, an epilogue and 14 interludes. The unabridged audiobook is read by narrator team Michael Kramer and Kate Reading.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Words of Radiance (Stormlight Archive): Amazon.co.uk: Brandon Sanderson, Kate Reading, Michael Kramer: Books )〕 The release of the book was delayed due to Sanderson's commitment to writing the final book of ''The Wheel of Time''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Words of Radiance Release Date has Moved )〕 ==Pre-publication== 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''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=I just sent in the completed 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Words of Radiance: Interlude: Taravangian (Excerpt) )〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=This is How Big the Words of Radiance Manuscript Is! )〕 On the same day a second excerpt of the novel was released, containing an interlude starring the new character Lift.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Words of Radiance: "Lift" (Excerpt) )〕 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." On January 8, 2014 Tor Books released the prologue and first two chapters of the book as previews with point-of-views of Jasnah, Shallan and Kaladin. A week later, on January 14, Tor Books released the 3rd, 4th and 5th chapters of the book, followed by the 6th, 8th and 9th chapters on January 21. The last chapters to be released before the publication of the book, Chapters Ten, Twelve, Fourteen and the first Interlude, were released on January 28, 2014. Tor Books revealed the dates and locations for the ''Words of Radiance'' book tour on January 29, 2014. On February 4 Tor announced 'The Glimpses of Radiance', a series of daily previews of the book running from February 11 to March 4, 2014. Non-spoiler reviews were released by Alice Arneson and Carl Engle-Laird on the Tor website and by 17thshard.com, the official fansite of Brandon Sanderson, 17th Shard calling the book, "truly an achievement. It expands on its predecessor, fulfilling the promises it sets up, and manages to surpass it".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Our spoiler-free Words of Radiance review - Brandon and Book News - 17th Shard News )〕 Samples of interior art painted by Ben McSweeney and Isaac Stewart were released on February 26. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Words of Radiance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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