DeadFencer Posted June 25, 2016 Posted June 25, 2016 Besides it being the next book, do we know anything about it? Is it coming out next year? When would we get more info?
Rasarr she/her Posted June 25, 2016 Posted June 25, 2016 Going by the afterword to Bands of Mourning, Brandon plans for it to come out after Oathbringer, so I suppose this is going to be what he'll write after finishing SA3. So... mid-2017? Late 2017?
WeiryWriter he/him Posted June 25, 2016 Posted June 25, 2016 All we really know is that it is one of the three books he plans to write between Stormlight 3 and 4. The others being The Aztlanian and Apocalypse Guard 1, though we don't know which order that will be. I expect The Aztlanian will be first just because of how long it has been since The Rithmatist.
Windrunner he/him Posted June 25, 2016 Posted June 25, 2016 I wouldn't expect to see it til mid 2018 at the earliest. Last I heard, Brandon's shooting for a November 2017 release of Oathbringer, so even if he starts The Lost Metal next, it'll take a while. But as Weiry says, I expect to see Rithmatist 2 in there somewhere as well, and/or the first Apocalypse Guard novel.
WayneSpren he/him Posted June 25, 2016 Posted June 25, 2016 We know there's going to be "harmonium" in either era 2 or 3, so perhaps that will be in Lost Metal.
vividox Posted July 5, 2016 Posted July 5, 2016 On 6/25/2016 at 0:20 PM, Windrunner said: I wouldn't expect to see it til mid 2018 at the earliest. Last I heard, Brandon's shooting for a November 2017 release of Oathbringer, so even if he starts The Lost Metal next, it'll take a while. But as Weiry says, I expect to see Rithmatist 2 in there somewhere as well, and/or the first Apocalypse Guard novel. Where did you hear a November 2017 release for Oathbringer? According to State of Sanderson 2015, Oathbringer would be first half 2017, Rithmatist 2 would be second half 2017, Apocalypse Guard would be first half 2018, and The Lost Metal would be second half 2018. According to a recent Reddit post, he's on pace to finish Oathbringer by mid-October this year, so he's certainly not falling behind.
Oversleep Posted July 5, 2016 Posted July 5, 2016 (edited) 42 minutes ago, vividox said: Where did you hear a November 2017 release for Oathbringer? You're welcome. Edited July 5, 2016 by Oversleep
Argent he/him Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 15 hours ago, vividox said: According to a recent Reddit post, he's on pace to finish Oathbringer by mid-October this year, so he's certainly not falling behind. Finishing a book, especially one as large and involved as a Stormlight book, still leaves a lot of time until the book is released. Edits, revisions, art, etc.
vividox Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 2 hours ago, Argent said: Finishing a book, especially one as large and involved as a Stormlight book, still leaves a lot of time until the book is released. Edits, revisions, art, etc. Sure; but I didn't think it'd be 13 months after the first draft is done. Especially since he's having it reviewed/edited as he's writing it this time around. I guess if that's what Peter is saying, it's gold, but I'm still a bit surprised.
Radiant Returned he/him Posted July 12, 2016 Posted July 12, 2016 Sanderson's last comments on The Lost Metal said 2018, whether it's early, mid, or late 2018 I'm sure depends on how quickly he's writing these other books so there's not really a way to guess. But almost certainly not in 2017.
orion88 Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 I heard somewhere that he is going to make at least ten books for the Stormlight Archive series. It this true?
shadowwisp Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) 35 minutes ago, orion88 said: I heard somewhere that he is going to make at least ten books for the Stormlight Archive series. It this true? Yup. Ten books in total but broken up into two 5 book arcs. There is a 10 year time skip in the story after book 5. Brandon Sanderson plans on taking an extended break after book 5 though. The POV for the back 5 in no particular order are Jasnah, Renarin, Lift, Taln, and Shalash. Note that this does not mean these character are confirmed to be alive in the second half, the POV chapters could be all flashbacks before their death. Edited January 8, 2017 by shadowwisp
Oversleep Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 11 hours ago, shadowwisp said: There is a 10 year time skip in the story after book 5. Can you source the 10 years thing? So far I have only heard about 15-20 years.
Yata he/him Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Oversleep said: Can you source the 10 years thing? So far I have only heard about 15-20 years. As far as I know there isn't yet a specific number of years....I think He needs to decide how the books have to be in the whole Cosmere's timeline. For example Brandon said AoL is after the fifth of SA but maybe also after the 6th. Edited January 8, 2017 by Yata
Oversleep Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 Just now, Yata said: For example Brandon said AoL is after the fifth of SA but maybe also after the 6th. That's new - I thought Second Era is firmly between two arcs of SA for quite a time now?
shadowwisp Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) 8 hours ago, Oversleep said: Can you source the 10 years thing? So far I have only heard about 15-20 years. I remember reading it here on the forums, so my apologies, it seems that it is not necessarily accurate. Edited January 8, 2017 by shadowwisp
orion88 Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 I've heard different answers to this question, so I'm going to ask it on here: How many books are going to be in the Lost Metal series?
WeiryWriter he/him Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 9 hours ago, Oversleep said: That's new - I thought Second Era is firmly between two arcs of SA for quite a time now? No, it is definitively after Stormlight 5, we do not know more specifically than that. (It may be between 5 and 6, or it could be between 6/7, 7/8/, 8/9, 9/10, or after 10) 25 minutes ago, orion88 said: I've heard different answers to this question, so I'm going to ask it on here: How many books are going to be in the Lost Metal series? Era 2 will be four books, of which The Lost Metal is the last.
Oversleep Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 2 hours ago, WeiryWriter said: No, it is definitively after Stormlight 5, we do not know more specifically than that. (It may be between 5 and 6, or it could be between 6/7, 7/8/, 8/9, 9/10, or after 10) Now, either I have to find some lost WoB that will prove me right (it has happened before: the Nahel bond being passed like a Seon) or stop telling people authoritatively it's between 5 and 6... I wonder which one is easier to do
The One Who Connects he/him Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 (edited) Theoryland on Chronology. Jan 21, 2015 Quote How long of an in book time break between the two 5 book arcs in Stormlight Archive? Brandon Sanderson 10-15 years (thankfully not nearly that long in our world). Oct 9, 2015 (1) (2) Quote How far away from the original Mistborn trilogy is The Stormlight Archive? Brandon Sanderson From the original Mistborn trilogy? 300 years-ish. It’s happening kind of… Just before The Alloy of Law era. Quote Does Alloy of Law take place after the whole Stormlight sequence? Brandon Sanderson I have not nailed down the exact timing, but it’s at least after book 5 of Stormlight. Because I haven’t nailed down exactly how long There may be others on reddit or somewhere else, but this is what I can find with the Cosmere Chronology tag. Edit: the point of this is that they are from a year and a half to 2 years ago. If you find something more recent, point it out as it overwrites older predictions Edited January 9, 2017 by The One Who Connects
Kingsdaughter613 she/her Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 I don't know how much this helps, but Oathbringer's third draft is now at 25%. If that continues we should see the in betweeners show up sometime in March on the progress bar, which should give us a better idea of when the books will be released. 1
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