Happy Koloss Head-Munching day! The State of the Sanderson came out, as it does
every year, on December 19th, which just so happens to be Brandon Sanderson's
birthday. (Happy 44th!) There's a lot of stuff to cover here, so we're gonna do it
chronologically. Here's a preview. So the things that are currently out: the
Warbreaker leatherbound - it's absolutely gorgeous, and pre-orders are up on
Brandon's website; Starsight - it's amazing; a space spy thriller that beautifully
tackles the complexities of war for a young adult audience; Legion 3 - you
haven't read it yet? It's been a year, come on! White Sand 3 - did a little mini-
review video when it came out; the third installment makes it all worth it; and
the Mistborn Dice Kickstarter - if you didn't get in on it it's officially too
late, but they did hit all of their stretch goals which means instead of 20
dice, I'll be getting 80! There will definitely be an unboxing video. Starting
off in summer next year, 2020, there will be a Way of Kings leatherbound
Kickstarter. It'll be released in two volumes, because it's massive. The
Kickstarter will include swag: a possible Stormlight novella - either Wandersail
for Rysn, Horneater for Rock, or a potential Sixth of the Dusk sequel. There
will be Radiant order info and customization, and potentially a e-book release
of Way of Kings Prime. We also have a release date for Stormlight 4:
November 17th, 2020. Still tentatively called Rhythm of War, it now features
flashbacks from both Eshonai and Venli. From the readings he's given, it's
gonna be good. Speaking of readings, there's going to be
changes to some signings for Brandon Sanderson's events in the future.
They're getting absolutely massive as his popularity grows, so it may go one of
two ways: either longer presentations with a signing lottery, or no
presentation and he's just signs everything with no personalization and
no pictures. If you have a strong opinion on this, head to Brandon's website and
vote. He's currently got a poll up so you can
voice your opinion. Now back to Stormlight: Isaac Stewart, the art
director for Team Dragonsteel, is working on a children's book adaptation
of The Girl Who Looked Up, which should come out
before the holidays next year, potentially paired with the release of
Stormlight 4. Also, the planned Stormlight expansion to the Call to Adventure
board game by Brotherwise games has... expanded to a full standalone game. It's
a character development game. No, like literally you play the game and develop
a character, gaining experiences - not experience but experienceS - that shape
who you are. You can team up with those around you for the greater good, or you
can (sky)break them and bring them to dust. That should be out this summer, and
the art they've released for it is gorgeous.
Another 2020 release is "The Original," an audio-only novella collaboration with
Mary Robinette Kowal. It's already done, and it's probably going to be a 2020
release. It's the story of a government clone created to track down a law-
breaker, and if they succeed, replace them. Kind of like Looper but without time
travel, or Gemini Man, except better because it's by Brandon. And if it goes
well, we could get some Legion or Reckoners audio originals in the future.
The Dark One graphic novel is well underway. According to Jackson Lanzing,
who is co-writing the graphic novel, we're set for a release in 2020. There
are sample pages in the state and they are awesome. The television show also has
"real motion" with a popular showrunner attached: J. Michael Straczynski, who
created Babylon 5, Sense8, and even has experience in graphic novels, authoring
Superman: Earth One. ...5...8...? Alcatraz 6: Bastille vs the Evil Librarians, or Alcatraz
vs His Own Dumb Self, is basically done, with interior artwork and final
edits set for 2020, with probably a 2021 release. After Alcatraz is done, work will
finally start on the Aztlanian, the sequel to the Rithmatist. Brandon's son
Joel, for whom the main character is named, has finally read Rithmatist - ABOUT
TIME - so we've got someone on the inside pushing for it too. Death by Pizza/Death
Without Pizza/Songs of the Dead, collaboration with Peter Orullian, is
one revision/draft away from completion. This is about a pizza
delivery boy/not pizza delivery boy/ metal head and a peculiar flavor/genre
of necromancy, where you get stronger every time you die and come back.
We might get a 2021 release, or it may be 2022 if revisions continue to take a
while. Both Wax and Wayne 4 and Skyward 3
should be written next year, which means we should have them for 2021. Speaking of
both Wax and Wayne and 2021, that year will be the 10-year anniversary of Alloy
of Law, so talk of leatherbounds is in the
works. It may be bundled with Shadows of Self into one volume, because they're
both shorter, so if you love or hate that idea there's another poll in the State.
I'm not sure if that would mean it would be released in 2021 or
2025... Once Wax and Wayne gets taken care of, Stormlight 5
should be written in 2022, probably released in 2023 or 4. Mistborn
Era 3 will then be written in 2023 or 4 or 5, but before
Stormlight 6. By that point, we should have another graphic novel series following
Khriss around on Darkside. It's being outlined right now, but probably won't be
published for at least another three to five years. Though a White Sand graphic
novel omnibus should be coming out fairly soon-ish. The Apocalypse Guard, the
collaboration with Dan Wells, might be dead. Apparently it just got too weird.
Soulburner or Starburner - a space opera with a cool setting originally mentioned
in 2015 - has "secret progress." I don't know what that means...?
Adamant - an episodic sci-fi novella series - is still trapped with one episode
written. But there are some Cosmere potentials: a Threnody novel, a Sixth of
the Dusk sequel, a Shai story from Emperor's Soul, and Silence Divine is
still kicking around. Brandon mentions a Secret Standalone Cosmere Book, which
sounds intentionally vague, so that raises more questions than it does
answers. And there's a few WoBs about the magic kite story, which is apparently
upgraded to a potential YA novel, which at least originally involved on
apprentice of Hoid getting stuck on a minor shardworld. In entertainment news:
Brandon is now working with Dan Mintz, who is pushing for Cosmere development in
Hollywood. Yeah. Dan Mintz. You may know him as Tina Belcher. In terms of rights,
MGM has Snapshot, Fox used to have Steelheart but that died with Disney,
Cineflix Media has Legion, Skyward and Alcatraz deals are in the works, but
nothing is official yet. Brandon himself may break into
screenplay writing with Mistborn, while Tina - I mean Dan Mintz spearheads
Stormlight. Brandon also released a current main sequence of the Cosmere, and
according to that Elantris is actually planned to be a trilogy, Nightblood is
the only other Warbreaker novel, and Dragonsteel has shrunk down from seven
books to just three. And also there's a trilogy planned for Aether of Night, or at
least on that planet with that magic system. This makes 35 Cosmere novels
total, plus any other novellas or potential YA diversions. Hopefully he'll
have it done before he's 74, because I really want to Read and Find Out! Oh,
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