Chaos Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Whoa guys. The novella is called Dawnshard. It's still a Rysn novella, but wow. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/the-way-of-kings-10th-anniversary-leatherbound-edition/posts/2893136 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gears Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Dawnshard? Will we finally learn about those mystical artifacts? Very exciting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elegy Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 I guess that sort of confirms what we have been theorizing for quite some time. Thinking of it as some kind of extended sequel to the Kaza interlude makes me pretty excited! That said, the title does sound a bit flat to me, especially when compared to the other Stormlight titles. It's cool for what it implies, but I don't think it sounds particularly good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorless Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 I was expecting a little bit of Aimia... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gderu Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, Honorless said: I was expecting a little bit of Aimia... There have been theories for a while now that dawnshard/s are hidden in Aimia. The novella will probably still be about Aimia. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorless Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Just now, Gderu said: There have been theories for a while now that dawnshard/s are hidden in Aimia. The novella will probably still be about Aimia. No, no I meant I was just not expecting the storming Dawnshards to be the focus of the novella 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gderu Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Just now, Honorless said: No, no I meant I was just not expecting the storming Dawnshards to be the focus of the novella Oh, yeah that's kinda surprising me as well. I wonder how he will do this, since the title seems like a major spoiler to the novella. I'm guessing we'll see the dawnshard early on, but maybe learn more about it in the climax. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Silverlight Scholar Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Do we have any idea about a release date? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starspren Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 I wasn't expecting to learn much more about Dawnshards in the first 5 books. It's like Odium showing up in part two agin. Hype! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted July 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 1 minute ago, The Silverlight Scholar said: Do we have any idea about a release date? This is what Brandon said on the subject: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hoiditthroughthegrapevine Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Awesome! That's a pretty short wait after RoW, and I couldn't imagine a better subject for the Novella, Rysn, Wandersail, Aimia, and Dawnshards. Hopefully we'll get an appearance by the scourer of Aimia too, Dai-Gonarthis. I think it's interesting that the Ben McSweeney art on the cover appears to show a small Larkin in a sphere...What does that mean? Maybe she'll be riding a Laceryn dragon before the novella is done. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathrangking Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 I am overloaded with anticipation!!!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiriChiri Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, hoiditthroughthegrapevine said:I think it's interesting that the Ben McSweeney art on the cover appears to show a small Larkin in a sphere...What does that mean? I think it's interesting that the Ben McSweeney art on the cover appears to show a small Larkin in a sphere...What does that mean? Maybe she'll be riding a Laceryn dragon before the novella is done. USERNAME RELATED HYPE!!! :-D 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilphon Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Heh. I remember him hinting recently that title he was thinking of going with would get us excited. Now we see exactly what he meant by that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+robardin Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Interesting that the title is Dawnshard, and not Dawnshards (plural). Maybe it turns out to be the name or nickname of a person or an object - like, some really pretentious Alethi highprince named his Shardblade Dawnshard the way Dalinar's was Oathbringer. Or that it's the name that Mraize gave to his "chicken". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcaroRibeiro Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 I'm happy, really like Rysin, she's my favorite interlude character It's refreshing to see a story about a women who don't have her legs working anymore. It's a great opportunity to prove disabled people can also be incredible. Nice work Sanderson! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinMaze Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, robardin said: Interesting that the title is Dawnshard, and not Dawnshards (plural). Maybe it turns out to be the name or nickname of a person or an object - like, some really pretentious Alethi highprince named his Shardblade Dawnshard the way Dalinar's was Oathbringer. Or that it's the name that Mraize gave to his "chicken". ....or the book only involves a single Dawnshard and not multiple Edited July 14, 2020 by GriffinMaze 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+robardin Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 25 minutes ago, GriffinMaze said: ....or the book only involves a single Dawnshard and not multiple Nah. WAY too obvious for a guy like Sanderson 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menacekop Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 4 hours ago, Elegy said: I guess that sort of confirms what we have been theorizing for quite some time. Thinking of it as some kind of extended sequel to the Kaza interlude makes me pretty excited! That said, the title does sound a bit flat to me, especially when compared to the other Stormlight titles. It's cool for what it implies, but I don't think it sounds particularly good. you are truly airsick if the title does not excite you! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philomath Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 I’m guessing only the ebook will be out before RoW? The easiest way for me to read these days are audiobooks so I’ll probably be waiting... maybe I’ll have to find a preferred way to read ebooks before November. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blightsong Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 He couldn't have picked a better title to get me exited. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iarwainiel I Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 My initial impression was that "Dawnshard" will just be the name of Rysn's ship (instead of Wandersail) - - like, the Thaylens named a ship after some legendary thing that they didn't really understand but that seemed cool. However, even if that's true, it doesn't mean that the ship's name won't prove to be irony or foreshadowing! and that she really will encounter a Dawnshard on Aimia. So glad I backed the Kickstarter! CanNOT wait!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iarwainiel I Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 19 hours ago, Philomath said: I’m guessing only the ebook will be out before RoW? The easiest way for me to read these days are audiobooks so I’ll probably be waiting... maybe I’ll have to find a preferred way to read ebooks before November. Yes, he has said that the ebook (but not the bound/physical book) WILL be out before RoW - - or at least that's the plan. IIRC, they're going to release it in multiple formats to the Kickstarter backers, so you can choose-your-own device to read it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+robardin Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 3 hours ago, Iarwainiel said: Yes, he has said that the ebook (but not the bound/physical book) WILL be out before RoW - - or at least that's the plan. IIRC, they're going to release it in multiple formats to the Kickstarter backers, so you can choose-your-own device to read it. Will one have to have had to have ... Umm... That seems like way too many auxiliary verbs, let me start over. Will Dawnshard be available to people who didn't participate in a leatherbound Kickstarter? Those things are out of my price range for what they are, gorgeous though they be. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hoiditthroughthegrapevine Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, robardin said: Will Dawnshard be available to people who didn't participate in a leatherbound Kickstarter? Those things are out of my price range for what they are, gorgeous though they be. There's a way to get the physical copy novella and ebook, here's a qoute from Brandon's kickstarter page. Quote Anyone who pledges to any tier of the campaign—even if it's only $1 to the "make a pledge without a reward" tier—will have access to the add-on store through BackerKit once the campaign ends. From the add on store, you can get the physical copy of the novella and the ebook for $15 (plus shipping). So the cost would be $16 plus shipping, this is the route I'm going to go with it. The leatherbounds are beautiful but I just don't have that kind of money to spend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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