The Future of the Stormlight Archive (Speculation)

[Earendil]

I would have asked this as a question on the blog, but Brandon doesn't allow comments. :-\

At the Way of Kings book signing, Brandon talked about trying to do two Stormlight Archive novels every three years (once he was done with the Wheel of Time series).  Does anyone know whether this is expounding on that, or cutting it back to a more conservative estimate?  Not that I'm complaining either way, since two 1000 page novels every three years sounds more than a little bit insane.

Also, even if it is a little off topic, who else is excited for the Szeth/Kaladin Surgebinder Smackdown?  With the working title of Highprince of War, I think it's safe to say there's going to be some epic action... ;D

[Silus - Shard of Flame he/him]

Yeah, this is him explaining that plan in more detail.

He actually said future SA books will be shorter, around 300k, cutting it back to about 800 pages.

He also said that he's thinking that SA2 might require more of a Shallan slant, so it might not be Highprince of War at all.  Then again, the Way of Kings (in-story) didn't have much to do with Kaladin so it's anyone's guess really.

[Andrew the Great he/him]

True Enough. Kaladin had absolutely nothing to do with the Way of Kings plotline. However, where none of us really knew anything about what the Way of Kings was going in, it wasn't so much of a big deal. If Brandon titled book 2 Highprince of War and then had it be mostly about Shallan, that'd kind of be a bigger deal, as it's sort of breaking a promise to readers in a way.

[Ryan he/him]

True Enough. Kaladin had absolutely nothing to do with the Way of Kings plotline. However, where none of us really knew anything about what the Way of Kings was going in, it wasn't so much of a big deal. If Brandon titled book 2 Highprince of War and then had it be mostly about Shallan, that'd kind of be a bigger deal, as it's sort of breaking a promise to readers in a way.

I disagree. If it weren't for the Way of Kings, Dalinar would probably not have traded his Shardblade for the bridgemen. In fact, much of what Kaladin and the bridgemen perceive as different, better, and more honorable in Dalinar is a direct result of the influence of the Way of Kings. So, if it weren't for that storming book, they likely would not have gone back to save him either.

Much of Kaladin's plotline and character are devoted to the hows and whys of his hatred and mistrust of the lighteyed. The Way of Kings is the refutation of all of that. I find the title very appropriate for a Kaladin-focused book.

[CrazyRioter she/her]

I disagree. If it weren't for the Way of Kings, Dalinar would probably not have traded his Shardblade for the bridgemen. In fact, much of what Kaladin and the bridgemen perceive as different, better, and more honorable in Dalinar is a direct result of the influence of the Way of Kings. So, if it weren't for that storming book, they likely would not have gone back to save him either.

Much of Kaladin's plotline and character are devoted to the hows and whys of his hatred and mistrust of the lighteyed. The Way of Kings is the refutation of all of that. I find the title very appropriate for a Kaladin-focused book.

There's also the fact that the Way of Kings was the book that inspired the Knights Radiant, and Kaladin is on the path to being a Knight Radiant.

[b4dave he/him]

There's also the fact that the Way of Kings was the book that inspired the Knights Radiant, and Kaladin is on the path to being a Knight Radiant.

I think thats backwards. The Radiants were around long before the Way of Kings was written, as they appeared in the Prologue. Im pretty sure the Way of Kings was written shortly before or after the Fall of the Radiants.

[Silus - Shard of Flame he/him]

No, the Way of Kings inspired the Radiants. The Prologue happens at the end of the Desolations as they knew them, just before the Recreance. Also, the Radiants didn't exist in Nohadon's time, as exampled in Dalinar's vision and other descriptions of the book.

[KChan she/her]

I've split these posts from the Elantris Sequels thread into their own, and moved it here. A little off-topicness is understandable, but let's please keep discussions about individual books in their respective boards. Thanks!

[SOM1else he/him]

Me and my dad were talking about this when WoK first released, at 2 books every three years that puts the final book out nearly 15 years after the first one. and even then that's if every thing goes smoothly, HPoW/SA2 already looks like it's going to be pushed back because of AMoL. with AMoL at 66% completion it looks like it will still be a few months before it's finished, I think even if he started to write HPoW/SA2 today, it still wouldn't be out in time for the 2books/3year estimate. that being said I would be willing to bet that it isn't the only book in the series that gets pushed back. I'd wager that it will take nearly 20 years from when WoK came out to when we can expect to see SA10. I'd wouldn't complain if he meets the production schedule, in fact I hope he does, I just can't imagine that there won't be any problems with the process of writing and publishing the rest of the series. At least SA won't be the only things we see from him during the next few years, I can't wait to see the Elantris/Warbreaker sequels and whatever other things he has planned to blow our minds

[Silus - Shard of Flame he/him]

I think he's updated it from two SA books every three years to one SA and one non-SA book or side project every year. Though he has stated that he intends to work on SA for a very long time.