It shouldn't be considered canonical at all. For me, what's interesting about it are the obvious differences. For the things that this tells us that are not yet contradicted by the current version of the series, it's best to assume that they do not exist in the current version.
Have I really never mentioned chapter 75's title before? I guess I got tired of waiting for someone else to notice it. Sorry, it's one of those things that when I realized its significance, I was jumping up and down.
I don't know if Brandon read any of the Worthing books. They are among Card's lesser known works. I haven't read them myself, and I've read a lot of Card.
It's not getting pushed up. Even as it is, there will be a little less time for copyediting and proofreading than THE GATHERING STORM had. The book will come out on January 8th.
I didn't list it as middle grade fantasy. That was me quoting Brandon—the Theoryland database is missing some info from Brandon's posts in that thread. (But I don't think it is Cosmere.)
Typical fantasy races are passé, but dragons are just cool. You can't deny it!
And you should read the Temeraire novels by Naomi Novik...
I'm reading Leviathan Wakes, still early in the book. Solar system space opera, typical "belters vs. inner planets" plot so far, save for some hints in the prologue, but I'm enjoying it.
It's the name of the book. A trilogy name has not been decided, but it could end up the same, or something like Epics or Reckoners (both of those could also be possible sequel names). Not that Brandon has said any of that; that's just my own thoughts.