dantlee Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 Available here: https://www.brandonsanderson.com/state-of-the-sanderson-2019/ The thing that really jumped out at me, other than Sanderson's clarification on future Cosmere works and us getting an actual fall 2020 release date for SA4, is Brandon saying that "I consider Wax and Wayne’s final book to be imperative to finish before I start Stormlight Five." Now, the very anodyne and straightforward interpretation of this is that it's imperative to finish The Lost Metal because he plans on writing Mistborn Era 3 in between Stormlight 5 and Stormlight 6. BUT, what if the real reason is because there is some big reveal in TLM that would make it really helpful to read before Stormlight 5, much in the same way Warbreaker helped us understand one of the mysteries in OB? I doubt it would be a major plot point/character, since IIRC the Wax and Wayne novels take place (cosmere timeline wise) AFTER Stormlight 5 in the 10-15 year gap before Stormlight 6. But I could definitely see us getting a lot more information on how Connection/Identity/Fortune work in TLM, which could help us understand, for example, the mysterious relationship between the Sibling and Urithiru or something else that may not be revealed until SA5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karger Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 It could also be that we have had a considerable wait in between books three and four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorless Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 (edited) Wait, three Aether books? Wait, no Liar of Partinel or Lightweaver of Rens? Edited December 20, 2019 by Honorless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantus Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 46 minutes ago, Honorless said: Wait, no Liar of Partinel or Lightweaver of Rens? I thought those were the preliminary Dragonsteel titles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorless Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ookla the Ingeniator said: I thought those were the preliminary Dragonsteel titles? Hoid's story was supposed to release alongside the main Dragonsteel sequence (but took place earlier chronologically) Edited December 20, 2019 by Honorless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantus Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 8 minutes ago, Honorless said: Hoid's story was supposed to released alongside the main Dragonsteel sequence (but took place earlier chronologically) Ah, ok. Now it sounds like Hoids story (including the shattering) will be the primary focus of the trilogy rather than a tie-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsecaller_17.5 Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 (edited) Thought I'd make a little timeline for everyone. SL 4 Nov 17 2020 W&W 4 2021/2022 SL 5 2023 Also I'm surprised Aether is still in there. It'll have to go through some huge changes so it doesn't feel like reading a combo of Mistborn and Stormlight (which to be Aether of Night does). Edited December 20, 2019 by Truthwatcher_17.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+robardin Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 It is amazing that he has plotted out a story arc that will take him, in the end, from ages 30 to 74 to get published. (The writing, of course, began earlier.) Talk about having a plan for one's "life's work"! And... He's 5 years younger than me. Storm it, I'd better live long enough to finish reading the Cosmere! Time to hit the gym and tighten down on the diet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karger Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 What do you all feel about author team ups? I am open to the idea but I don't want to see the quality of the work go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaywalk Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Ookla the Prolific said: What do you all feel about author team ups? I am open to the idea but I don't want to see the quality of the work go down. That really depends on how involved Brandon himself is in the projects. I’m more comfortable with him co-writing Non-Cosmere stuff, but I wouldn’t be opposed to that crossing over into Cosmere as well. I think if Brandon gives enough direction, author team ups will work out fine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wander89 Posted December 21, 2019 Report Share Posted December 21, 2019 7 hours ago, Ookla the Prolific said: What do you all feel about author team ups? I am open to the idea but I don't want to see the quality of the work go down. I can see him giving his "side projects" to other authors. Seems he is doing that to make Cosmere his main focus going forward but willing to collaborate greatly with others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorzikel Posted December 21, 2019 Report Share Posted December 21, 2019 8 hours ago, Ookla the Prolific said: What do you all feel about author team ups? I am open to the idea but I don't want to see the quality of the work go down. Personally, if it isn't Brandon, I'm not interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftl Posted December 21, 2019 Report Share Posted December 21, 2019 Oh man. Seeing his plans for how many Cosmere books he wants to write and how long it would take him... People just can't keep up the same pace in their 60s and 70s. Aging is a real thing. Is he really going to be able to write at the same pace when he's 70 as when he's 45? I don't know how much confidence I can have that his plan will actually come to fruition. I hope it does, I'd love to read it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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