Shadow of Electrum he/him Posted December 10, 2023 Posted December 10, 2023 I think this might be the right place for this... Or maybe not, who knows. Anyways, I had a really awesome idea for Stormlight archive merchandise. I was thinking about how I wanted a leatherbound copy of Rhythm of War since it's my favorite, but it's not out yet. As I was mopping I started thinking that it'd be really cool to actually have a copy of the in-universe version of the Rhythm of War, so that's my proposal. I want to buy an official copy of the Rhythm of War notebook so I can read Navani's insanity unfold in real time and I think that's something that everyone wants to be honest hehe. More seriously, I think the in-universe Rhythm of War works better as merch than the other in-universe namesakes since those are whole books and this would be more like a fancy keepsake than an actual read. So those are my thoughts on it. I don't know if there's a spot to petition merch or if this is even the right spot to talk about it but if you have any thoughts I'm free to hear them! 2
Ookla she/her Posted December 10, 2023 Posted December 10, 2023 I second this request! That would be so cool! 1
alder24 Posted December 10, 2023 Posted December 10, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, AvonZapper said: I think this might be the right place for this... Or maybe not, who knows. Anyways, I had a really awesome idea for Stormlight archive merchandise. I was thinking about how I wanted a leatherbound copy of Rhythm of War since it's my favorite, but it's not out yet. As I was mopping I started thinking that it'd be really cool to actually have a copy of the in-universe version of the Rhythm of War, so that's my proposal. I want to buy an official copy of the Rhythm of War notebook so I can read Navani's insanity unfold in real time and I think that's something that everyone wants to be honest hehe. More seriously, I think the in-universe Rhythm of War works better as merch than the other in-universe namesakes since those are whole books and this would be more like a fancy keepsake than an actual read. So those are my thoughts on it. I don't know if there's a spot to petition merch or if this is even the right spot to talk about it but if you have any thoughts I'm free to hear them! Unfortunately, while this is a cool idea, it's unlikely to happen. Brandon already considered writing the whole in-world "The Way of Kings" but ultimately he decided that it's too much work with very little pay-off. It stands to reason that he decided the same for all in-world books of SA series. Even if Navani's notebook isn't the entire book like "The Way of Kings" is, it's still a loooot of work (just look at the amount of details for the pages we had in RoW - here) for something that was already fully described in the book. Thus such a book would offer no new information for the fanbase but it would require Brandon to write dozens of pages with added images - It's still a book. Still I would want to have all in-world books WoBs: Spoiler Questioner In The Stormlight Archive, you've got the actual book The Way of Kings, are you planning to write it? Brandon Sanderson No, I am not. I feel like it would be an exercise that would take a lot of effort for very little value to the community or to myself. I like it also being open-ended so I can be like, "Oh, this should be in there," and then be like "Hey, here is a new quote from The Way of Kings". Skyward release party (Nov. 6, 2018) Spoiler Questioner Are you going to write books like, Way of Kings? Not the Way of Kings you already wrote but the Way of Kings in Way of Kings? Brandon Sanderson I am not planning to. Feels like it'd just be a lot of work for very little-- Orem signing (Dec. 21, 2017) Edited December 10, 2023 by alder24 2
Ookla she/her Posted December 11, 2023 Posted December 11, 2023 4 hours ago, alder24 said: Unfortunately, while this is a cool idea, it's unlikely to happen. Brandon already considered writing the whole in-world "The Way of Kings" but ultimately he decided that it's too much work with very little pay-off. It stands to reason that he decided the same for all in-world books of SA series. Even if Navani's notebook isn't the entire book like "The Way of Kings" is, it's still a loooot of work (just look at the amount of details for the pages we had in RoW - here) for something that was already fully described in the book. Thus such a book would offer no new information for the fanbase but it would require Brandon to write dozens of pages with added images - It's still a book. Still I would want to have all in-world books WoBs: Hide contents Questioner In The Stormlight Archive, you've got the actual book The Way of Kings, are you planning to write it? Brandon Sanderson No, I am not. I feel like it would be an exercise that would take a lot of effort for very little value to the community or to myself. I like it also being open-ended so I can be like, "Oh, this should be in there," and then be like "Hey, here is a new quote from The Way of Kings". Skyward release party (Nov. 6, 2018) Hide contents Questioner Are you going to write books like, Way of Kings? Not the Way of Kings you already wrote but the Way of Kings in Way of Kings? Brandon Sanderson I am not planning to. Feels like it'd just be a lot of work for very little-- Orem signing (Dec. 21, 2017) *Sniffles* It's okay, though. I get it. Writing books is already enough work as it is, and Brandon's got a lot of other stuff to work on.
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