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The Cosmere #32
Isles of the Emberdark
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Expected 1 May 25The Ones Above are starting to grow impatient and want to build an installation to breed and collect Aviar on one of First of the Sun's islands. Vathi and Dusk are trying to figure out how to delay their progress and are also dealing with people from another world, likely Roshar. Dusk realizes that the people of First of the Sun are hopelessly outmatched and decides to go through Patji's Eye, the perpendicularity on the island Patji, to try to enlist help.
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Expected publication May 1, 2025
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Brandon Sanderson
388 books246k followersI’m Brandon Sanderson, and I write stories of the fantastic: fantasy, science fiction, and thrillers.
Defiant, the fourth and final volume of the series that started with Skyward in 2018, comes out in November 2023, capping an already book-filled year that will see the releases of all four Secret Projects: Tress of the Emerald Sea, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, and Secret Project Four (with its official title reveal coming October 2023). These four books were all initially offered to backers of the #1 Kickstarter campaign of all time.
November 2022 saw the release of The Lost Metal, the seventh volume in the Mistborn saga, and the final volume of the Mistborn Era Two featuring Wax & Wayne. The third era of Mistborn is slated to be written after the first arc of the Stormlight Archive wraps up.
In November 2020 we saw the release of Rhythm of War—the fourth massive book in the New York Times #1 bestselling Stormlight Archive series that began with The Way of Kings—and Dawnshard (book 3.5), a novella set in the same world that bridges the gaps between the main releases. This series is my love letter to the epic fantasy genre, and it’s the type of story I always dreamed epic fantasy could be. The fifth volume, Wind and Truth, is set for release in fall 2024.
Most readers have noticed that my adult fantasy novels are in a connected universe called the Cosmere. This includes The Stormlight Archive, both Mistborn series, Elantris, Warbreaker, and various novellas available on Amazon, including The Emperor’s Soul, which won a Hugo Award in 2013. In November 2016 all of the existing Cosmere short fiction was released in one volume called Arcanum Unbounded. If you’ve read all of my adult fantasy novels and want to see some behind-the-scenes information, that collection is a must-read.
I also have three YA series: The Rithmatist (currently at one book), The Reckoners (a trilogy beginning with Steelheart), and Skyward. For young readers I also have my humorous series Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians, which had its final book, Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians, come out in 2022. Many of my adult readers enjoy all of those books as well, and many of my YA readers enjoy my adult books, usually starting with Mistborn.
Additionally, I have a few other novellas that are more on the thriller/sci-fi side. These include the Legion series, as well as Perfect State and Snapshot. There’s a lot of material to go around!
Good starting places are Mistborn (a.k.a. The Final Empire), Skyward, Steelheart,The Emperor’s Soul, and Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians. If you’re already a fan of big fat fantasies, you can jump right into The Way of Kings.
I was also honored to be able to complete the final three volumes of The Wheel of Time, beginning with The Gathering Storm, using Robert Jordan’s notes.
Sample chapters from all of my books are available at brandonsanderson.com—and check out the rest of my site for chapter-by-chapter annotations, deleted scenes, and more.
Defiant, the fourth and final volume of the series that started with Skyward in 2018, comes out in November 2023, capping an already book-filled year that will see the releases of all four Secret Projects: Tress of the Emerald Sea, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, and Secret Project Four (with its official title reveal coming October 2023). These four books were all initially offered to backers of the #1 Kickstarter campaign of all time.
November 2022 saw the release of The Lost Metal, the seventh volume in the Mistborn saga, and the final volume of the Mistborn Era Two featuring Wax & Wayne. The third era of Mistborn is slated to be written after the first arc of the Stormlight Archive wraps up.
In November 2020 we saw the release of Rhythm of War—the fourth massive book in the New York Times #1 bestselling Stormlight Archive series that began with The Way of Kings—and Dawnshard (book 3.5), a novella set in the same world that bridges the gaps between the main releases. This series is my love letter to the epic fantasy genre, and it’s the type of story I always dreamed epic fantasy could be. The fifth volume, Wind and Truth, is set for release in fall 2024.
Most readers have noticed that my adult fantasy novels are in a connected universe called the Cosmere. This includes The Stormlight Archive, both Mistborn series, Elantris, Warbreaker, and various novellas available on Amazon, including The Emperor’s Soul, which won a Hugo Award in 2013. In November 2016 all of the existing Cosmere short fiction was released in one volume called Arcanum Unbounded. If you’ve read all of my adult fantasy novels and want to see some behind-the-scenes information, that collection is a must-read.
I also have three YA series: The Rithmatist (currently at one book), The Reckoners (a trilogy beginning with Steelheart), and Skyward. For young readers I also have my humorous series Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians, which had its final book, Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians, come out in 2022. Many of my adult readers enjoy all of those books as well, and many of my YA readers enjoy my adult books, usually starting with Mistborn.
Additionally, I have a few other novellas that are more on the thriller/sci-fi side. These include the Legion series, as well as Perfect State and Snapshot. There’s a lot of material to go around!
Good starting places are Mistborn (a.k.a. The Final Empire), Skyward, Steelheart,The Emperor’s Soul, and Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians. If you’re already a fan of big fat fantasies, you can jump right into The Way of Kings.
I was also honored to be able to complete the final three volumes of The Wheel of Time, beginning with The Gathering Storm, using Robert Jordan’s notes.
Sample chapters from all of my books are available at brandonsanderson.com—and check out the rest of my site for chapter-by-chapter annotations, deleted scenes, and more.
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March 24, 2024ANOTHER SECRET PROJECT?!? HIGH COSMERE CONNECTIVITY?!?
Brandon Sanderson the man that you are!
To all the other authors out there LEARN SOMETHING!!
Brandon Sanderson the man that you are!
To all the other authors out there LEARN SOMETHING!!
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March 24, 2024Another secret project, coming in 2025! You can listen to Brandon reading a few sample chapters here:
https://youtu.be/e0L06Y37W70?si=_8R6k...
Or read them in Brandon‘s newsletter. I‘m so excited for this!
https://youtu.be/e0L06Y37W70?si=_8R6k...
Or read them in Brandon‘s newsletter. I‘m so excited for this!
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March 24, 2024After watching the first chapter readings I think this one will actually kill me. This man cannot keep getting away with the most insane lore drops in a SECRET PROJECT HE JUST DECIDED TO RANDOMLY WRITE ON THE BEACH??? (I love him)
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September 9, 2024WOWOWOWO, HOLLUP, WHY DOES MY GOODREADS APP SAY THIS IS GOING TO BE PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 30TH OF THIS YEAR? WASN'T THIS SUPPOSED TO BE RELEASED AFTER WIND AND TRUTH?
Secret Project ratings:
1. Trenza del Mar Esmeralda ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. La Guía del Mago Frugal para Sobrevivir en la Inglaterra del Medievo ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
3. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
4. The Sunlit Man ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Secret Project ratings:
1. Trenza del Mar Esmeralda ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. La Guía del Mago Frugal para Sobrevivir en la Inglaterra del Medievo ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
3. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
4. The Sunlit Man ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
April 10, 2024
Me he leído el prólogo, capítulo 3,4 y 11.
Que GANAS de leerme este libro Jesús.
Si ya pensaba Sunlit Man tenía "alta conectividad con el cosmere", este...lmao
QUE APAREZCA FROST, DRAGONES, SCADRIANOS, ROSHARIANOS......
Desde luego que este libro no te lo vas a poder leer hasta que hayas leído literalmente todo lo que existe del cosmere jsjsjs
Que sale hasta Nazh jsjss
Que GANAS de leerme este libro Jesús.
Si ya pensaba Sunlit Man tenía "alta conectividad con el cosmere", este...lmao
QUE APAREZCA FROST, DRAGONES, SCADRIANOS, ROSHARIANOS......
Desde luego que este libro no te lo vas a poder leer hasta que hayas leído literalmente todo lo que existe del cosmere jsjsjs
Que sale hasta Nazh jsjss
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