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== Progress == |
== Progress == |
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| − | Brandon has indicated that he has finished Dalinar's flashback chapters. There are 15 flashback chapters in total, with a sum word count of around 55,000 words.{{tweet ref|621618209788047360|text=The Flashbacks are done!|date=July 16th, 2015}} On his site, the progress bars are set to |
+ | Brandon has indicated that he has finished Dalinar's flashback chapters. There are 15 flashback chapters in total, with a sum word count of around 55,000 words.{{tweet ref|621618209788047360|text=The Flashbacks are done!|date=July 16th, 2015}} On his site, the progress bars are set to 21%. It was 12% When he announced flashback completion, we can presume, then, that Brandon is planning for the final wordcount to be around 460,000 words, longer than both the Way of Kings and Words of Radiance. |
== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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Stones Unhallowed is the original working title for the third book in The Stormlight Archive, Brandon has also mentioned "Skybreakers" as a working title, as he feels that Stones Unhallowed is too similar to the title of Patrick Rothfuss' "Doors of Stone", which is expected to be released about the same time.[1] It is currently planned to be released mid to late 2016.[2]
Behind the Scenes
Brandon wrote a few "exploratory scenes" for "Stones Unhallowed" during the summer of 2014, however he didn't start in earnest on the book until June 2015. He plans to spend the rest of the year on it. He also plans to on screen-capture part of the writing process, as he did with Words of Radiance's Rysn interlude.[2]
The original outline called for the flashback sequence to focus on Szeth-son-son-Vallano, however Brandon has mentioned he is no longer sure if that will be the case. He plans on writing parts of the flashbacks for Szeth as well as Eshonai and Dalinar Kholin, to help him decide who can best get across the information he needs to.[2] It will also likely focus on the Order of Skybreakers.
The working title "Stones Unhallowed", like all planned titles for The Stormlight Archive is the title of an in-world book. It is likely in relation to Urithiru which Ali-daughter-Hasweth mentions was at times the Shins' only connection to the outside world due to its "stones unhallowed". [3]
The Highprince of War was the original working title for the fifth book in The Stormlight Archive, but as of June 2015 Brandon has indicated this will be changed - Dalinar's flashback sequence is now planned for book 3, and the working title is Oathbringer [4]. It is to tell the backstory of Dalinar Kholin in the Flashbacks, although Brandon has repeatedly asserted that the fact that the book shows his back story doesn't guarantee that Dalinar will be alive for the events of Highprince of War.[5] The book's Knights Radiant Order will likely be the Bondsmiths.
Progress
Brandon has indicated that he has finished Dalinar's flashback chapters. There are 15 flashback chapters in total, with a sum word count of around 55,000 words.[6] On his site, the progress bars are set to 21%. It was 12% When he announced flashback completion, we can presume, then, that Brandon is planning for the final wordcount to be around 460,000 words, longer than both the Way of Kings and Words of Radiance.
Notes
- ↑ Words of Radiance press release
— Tor.com - 2013-02-28# - ↑ a b c State of the Sanderson: December 2014
— Brandon's website - 2014-12-18# - ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 47#
- ↑ [1]
— Twitter - {{{date}}}# - ↑ Title for Dalinar-centric book
— Theoryland - Nov 8th, 2011# - ↑ The Flashbacks are done!
— Twitter - July 16th, 2015#