Editing Sanderson Curiosities

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|[Curiosities] are those books I wrote before I got published, the ones that are still good, but we've never done anything with.
|Brandon Sanderson{{wob ref|13955}}
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'''Sanderson Curiosities''' are books written by [[Brandon Sanderson]] that initially went unpublished for various reasons but were later released by [[Dragonsteel Entertainment]] as bonus material. They may be earlier versions of novels that were reworked and published in a different form or books that were abandoned due to other priorities; they are therefore considered non-canonical.{{wob ref|14566}} They help illustrate Brandon's evolution as a writer,{{wob ref|4977}} and can provide insight into how a book changed over time or how elements of one book were repurposed for another.{{wob ref|14724}}{{wob ref|4977}} The books have a very minimal editing pass and are presented in something close to their "raw" form dating back to whenever Brandon ceased actively working on them.{{wob ref|13984}}

== Released ==
*''[[The Way of Kings Prime]]'' (2020)
This early version of the novel was included with the 2020 Kickstarter campaign for the leatherbound edition of ''[[The Way of Kings]]''.{{url ref|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/the-way-of-kings-10th-anniversary-leatherbound-edition|text=''The Way of Kings'' 10th Anniversary Leatherbound Edition|site=Kickstarter.com}} A physical version was offered as a bonus item for supporting higher tiers of the Kickstarter, while the e-book and later the audiobook versions were released for free on Brandon's websites.{{bws ref|the-way-of-kings-prime|The Way of Kings Prime|date=2020-07-07}}{{bws ref|ww-4-is-done-way-of-kings-prime-audiobook-and-t-shirt-poll|W&W 4 Is Done! + Way of Kings Prime Audiobook and T-Shirt Poll|date=2021-08-09}} The book was well-received, and inspired the team to do more Curiosities in the future.{{wob ref|14248}}
*''[[Long Chills & Case Dough]]'' (2023)
A novelette that was a surprise inclusion as a hardcover in the final box of the 2023 "Year of Sanderson" Kickstarter campaign.{{url ref|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-four-secret-novels-by-brandon-sanderson|text=Surprise! Four Secret Novels by Brandon Sanderson|site=Kickstarter.com}} The book was also made available for purchase on Dragonsteel's website, and the e-book can be downloaded for free.{{url ref|url=https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/collections/printed-books/products/long-chills-and-case-dough-hardcover-book|text=''Long Chills & Case Daough'' product page|site=Dragonsteel Books}}
*''[[Dragonsteel Prime]]'' (2024)
This version of the novel released during the ''[[Words of Radiance]]'' Leatherbound campaign on [https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/dragonsteel/words-of-radiance-leatherbound/ Backerkit]. The book can be downloaded [https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/dragonsteel/words-of-radiance-leatherbound/updates/4692?ref=dpbs329&mc_cid=b5b4ac004d/ here].

[[Isaac Stewart]] stated that physical editions of future Curiosities were intended to maintain a similar style to that of ''The Way of Kings Prime''.{{wob ref|13955}} However, ''Long Chills & Case Dough'', being a short story, is much smaller in all dimensions than ''The Way of Kings Prime'', and has a different cover material.

== Potential Releases ==
Brandon has a list of early works that he would consider releasing as Curiosities, but he considers several factors before deciding to publish them. One is the overall quality of the book; he understands that people are reading the Curiosities with fan or academic interest, but he would still hesitate to release something that he thinks is badly written.{{wob ref|13269}}{{wob ref|14248}} He also has to watch out for story or character elements that could still be spoilers for upcoming books.{{wob ref|12330}}

Brandon has mentioned the following works as potential Curiosities:{{wob ref|14248}}{{wob ref|16071}}
;Highest quality; could have been published with some polishing, and will likely be included in future Kickstarters
*[[White Sand (prose)|''White Sand'' (prose)]]
*''[[Aether of Night]]'' 
''White Sand'' may be reworked and published as a canon novel.{{wob ref|15642}}{{wob ref|16040}} A similar treatment has been mentioned for ''Aether of Night'' in the past.{{wob ref|14220}}{{wob ref|14572}} If those novels are reworked, the earlier versions would still be planned for future release as Curiosities.{{wob ref|15430}}
;Readable quality, but farther from Brandon's vision
*''[[Mistborn Prime]]''
*''[[Final Empire Prime]]''
;Mediocre to poor quality, but viable for release
*''[[Star's End]]''
*''[[Knight Life]]''
*''[[The Sixth Incarnation of Pandora]]''
;Bad quality, unlikely to be released but not ruled out
*''[[White Sand Prime]]''
*''[[Lord Mastrell]]'', also known as ''Lord Mastrell Prime''
;No plans for release
*''[[Mythwalker]]'' (was abandoned midway through the writing process and heavily cannibalized for other books){{wob ref|16115}}{{wob ref|16071}}
*''[[The Liar of Partinel]]'' (although similar in quality to ''Mistborn Prime'', it has potential future [[cosmere]] spoilers){{wob ref|14220}}

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