Words of Radiance, the second book in Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive fantasy series, has debuted at #1 on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestseller list! We are bursting with Stormlight (in a good way) at the news.

The placement speaks highly of the excitement that Sanderson’s new series has generated amongst fans of epic fantasy. Words of Radiance provides a satisfying and deep journey into the complex world that Sanderson has only just begun to unveil, and it’s exciting to be here watching the series’ readership grow alongside that world.

If you’ve finished the book you can join the discussion of its particulars on the comment thread for Alice Arneson’s review of Words of Radiance.

Not familiar with Words of Radiance or the Stormlight Archive series? You can read free chapters from the first book The Way of Kings here. Or free chapters from Words of Radiance itself here.

Congratulations to Brandon Sanderson and his team!

Number one!!!

For those curious about the ebook, Words of Radiance has also reached #1 on the combined print/ebook bestseller list!

Words of Radiance has also reached #1 on the Kobo Bestseller list, #3 on this week’s National Indie Bestseller list, and #6 on the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association bestselling hardcover fiction list.

And a huge congratulations goes out to Stormlight Archive’s U.K. publisher Gollancz for debuting Words of Radiance at #2 on the Sunday Times of London Bestseller list!