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==Plot==
The book begins with a character named Raeth who is the eldest son of the emperor of the Imperium but because his aether is weak his younger twin brother Hern was chosen as heir and he was chosen to be a Dari or a priest. After the first wave of Forgotten kills both his father and his younger twin brother Hern who is the heir he assumes Hern's persona to keep order in the Imperium. He is forced to confront the mistakes that Hern made and try to win a war against an unknown and incredibly powerful foe. He must contend with the senate as well as those on the war council who Hern offended to try and win the war against the forgotten. He also must keep his identity secret because he will be executed if anyone finds out that he was impersonating an emperor. Raeth must also choose a bride to marry and deal with the brides who are actively competing for his hand. During the struggle of the first battle with the forgotten, he gets touched with a drop from the pool of the forgotten which both strengthens his aether and makes a mysterious voice in his head appear. "Aether" was a term used as part of the magic system.
==Publication History==
The original version of the book was abandoned, as Brandon felt that it didn't strike a consistent tone between the almost Shakespearean comedy aspects and the utter destruction of the world.{{wob ref|6228}} As a result, elements were incorporated into later works, such as "Decay" becoming the [[Shard]] [[Ruin]] in the [[Mistborn series]].{{wob ref|12512}} An attempt was also made to adapt the aethers into ''[[The Liar of Partinel]]'', but that was abandoned.{{wob ref|1035}} Brandon has also mentioned incorporating a character named Darro into a potential ''[[Warbreaker]]'' sequel named ''[[Nightblood (book)|Nightblood]]''.{{wob ref|9315}}
Since the draft version of ''Aether of Night'' is unlikely
===Potential Rewrite===
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