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'''''The Liar of Partinel''''' is an unpublished [[cosmere]] work that [[Brandon Sanderson]] wrote in 2007.{{bws ref|state-of-the-sanderson|State of the Sanderson|date=Jul 24, 2013}}
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'''''The Liar of Partinel''''' is an unpublished [[cosmere]] work that [[Brandon Sanderson]] wrote in 2007.{{wob ref|7597}}
  
   
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The story takes place on the world of [[Yolen]] and features a character called Midius, a [[Yolish Lightweaving|Lightweaver]] who adopts the name of his master, [[Hoid]]. When it was written, this book was intended to serve as a prequel to the story arc of a rewritten [[Dragonsteel Prime|''Dragonsteel'' Prime]], but would have been published as a standalone book to avoid confusion with the main Dragonsteel sequence.{{wob ref|6096}}
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It is set on the world of [[Yolen]] and features a character called Midius who takes on the name of his master, [[Hoid]]. The original plan was for it to be part of [[Dragonsteel]], but published as if a standalone book to avoid confusion with the main Dragonsteel sequence.{{twg ref|6655|129402|Brandon's answer to Peter|date=2008-10-20}}
   
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It was Sanderson's first attempt at writing [[Hoid]]'s origin story, which he wanted to be "epic and awesome," but it just wasn't working and "every chapter was a chore to write."{{wob ref|7609}} He does not distribute this book because the personality of one character "never clicked," and he does not want it to color fans' predispositions towards that character.{{wob ref|6701}} He still intends to write this story some day, probably after the ''[[The Stormlight Archive]]'' is finished, though he will rewrite it from scratch.{{wob ref|9165}}{{wob ref|12510}} The Ars Arcanum of ''[[Words of Radiance]]'' claims that Roshar's Lightweaving is the most similar to the "original Yolish variant," suggesting that this portion of the magic will stay canon.
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While Sanderson has stated multiple times that he will rewrite and publish Hoid's origin story at some point, his first attempt did not feel right, and "every chapter was a chore to write."{{qa ref|995|2|Liar may be rewritten as a first-person narrative|date=May 14th, 2013}} He does not distribute this book because the personality of the main character "never clicked," and he does not want it to color fans' predispositions towards that character.{{qa ref|675|17|Challenges writing characters|date=Dec 15th, 2011}} A draft of the first six chapters was posted on Brandon's website for public comment [http://brandonsanderson.com/drafts/warbreaker/LiarPt12.doc here]; however, he discourages fans from seeking it out.
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The main character performs [[Lightweaving]], a common form of investiture in the Cosmere. The Ars Arcanum of [[Words of Radiance]] claims that Roshar's Lightweaving is the most similar to this "original Yolish variant."
   
 
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