Mailliw73 he/him Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) Ok, so I've seen a lot about this Dragonsteel book, but I'm confused exactly as to what it is. Would someone mind explaining or providing me with a link where Brandon does? Thanks! Edited January 19, 2013 by Mailliw73
Windrunner he/him Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 Dragonsteel is an unpublished series set on the Shardworld Yolen. The first two books form a duology, with Hoid as a major character. They are preliminarily titled "The Liar of Partinel" and "The Lightweaver of Rens". The first one, and perhaps the second one as well are set before the Shattering of Adonalsium. Brandon will not show anyone these books, and I don't think he's even written them both. There are five more books that occur hundreds of years later, so not "directly" a series, but still the same world. These five are the core Dragonsteel sequence, the first of which Brandon wrote for his master's thesis at BYU. It is still in the library there. Many things have changed since then, so this book is no longer canon. 1
Djando Je he/him Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 I want to know, how does one check out the copy of Dragonsteel at BYU. Please tell me that you don't have to be a student to do it
Riddlesinthedark he/him Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 I want to know, how does one check out the copy of Dragonsteel at BYU. Please tell me that you don't have to be a student to do it You do, or have library privileges there. I know they don't do interlibrary loan up to UVU, but that might be just because across town.
SOM1else he/him Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 If I'm not a student at BYU could I drive over to their library and read it on location or do I need to be a student to use anything in their library at all?
Curse Posted February 28, 2013 Posted February 28, 2013 (edited) If I'm not a student at BYU could I drive over to their library and read it on location or do I need to be a student to use anything in their library at all? From the BYU Library FAQ: I am planning a visit to the Library. How do I gain access to the collections?The general collection is available to the public for use in the library. For information about checkout privileges for visitors, click here. Use of Music & Dance Archives and Special Collections materials needs to be arranged with curator David Day So now the questions is: Is Dragonsteel considered part of the general collection? :P/> Edited February 28, 2013 by Curse
BlairJ he/him Posted March 1, 2013 Posted March 1, 2013 (edited) Man, the one time it would have been awesome to be in Utah :(/> Edited March 1, 2013 by BlairJ
Leuthie Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Of course, I hear its never not checked out for long.
BlairJ he/him Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Yeah, I put in an interlibrary loan out on it. We will see if anything turns up. I saw that they won't do it for UVU, but I assume that this is due to proximity as I have heard that others have been able to get it.
kateydidnt Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 (edited) Dragonsteel is considered part of the general collection. Its proper place on the shelf is with all the rest of the honor's theses (housed in the reading room on the third floor--the main floor: 1 and 2 are underground). However, it is rarely on the shelf. It is available for Interlibrary Loan, though I am not sure which libraries exactly BYU loans to. If you are lucky enough to catch it when it is on the shelf, more power to you, but currently it is checked out... too ME!!!!! (insert evil laughter). After 7 WEEKS with a hold on it, I finally checked it out yesterday. And now that I finished my last final, I can read it starting tonight! Edited April 23, 2013 by kateydidnt 2
firstRainbowRose she/her Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 Congrats. I hope you enjoy it! Just a friendly reminder that anything you read in it is not considered canon, and thus can not be used when citing for theories. Also, please do not reference any spoilers from it in the main boards. 2
Observer Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 Huh. A lot of Dragonsteel appears to happen in the Shattered Plains in Bridge Four. Rock is there too. Wonder how many other ideas got/get pulled from here?
Cheese Ninja he/him Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 (edited) I think there is actually a Brandon quote out talking about how he pulled the Shattered Plains from it and combined it with stuff from WoK Prime to make Way of Kings, along with some style changes/improvements that he's made over the years, both from writing on his own and finishing up Wheel of Time. It seems like it would be fun to read, but it would probably make things even more confusing with its familiar characters (Or maybe just Hoid?), but non-canon status. OOoooooH! MAGIC! Edited April 25, 2013 by Cheese Ninja "Admin Magic" is your answer.
PhilV he/him Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 I wonder if there are any non-superficial carryovers relating to the Shattered Plains that might shed light on their background in the Stormlight Archive. They look similar and are both the setting for a war involving bridgemen, but does Dragonsteel contain anything about their history, or other details that might have come with them? I suppose we may never know (or very few of us anyway).
PeterAhlstrom he/him Posted April 26, 2013 Posted April 26, 2013 The origin of the Shattered Plains in Dragonsteel is completely different. 5
KChan she/her Posted April 26, 2013 Posted April 26, 2013 After 7 WEEKS with a hold on it, I finally checked it out yesterday. And now that I finished my last final, I can read it starting tonight!Grats! I hope you enjoy it. I was going to add that the wait list for Dragonsteel is incredibly long, but I think your post illustrates that point quite nicely. If anyone is interested in checking it out, your best bet is to just go to your local library and ask.
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