Editing The Stormlight Archive

The novels of ''The Stormlight Archive'' follow a consistent internal structure. Each is split into five parts, and Brandon plots each novel as if it were an entire trilogy. The names of each part, when put together, form a [[ketek]]. Between each part is a set of interludes, set in different points of view, which show events in other locations on Roshar. Each novel has one character who gets multiple interludes, whose interludes effectively form a novella. The books also feature several pieces of in-world art on the endpages and between some chapters, and epigraphs from in-world documents at the start of each non-flashback chapter.{{wob ref|3718}}{{wob ref|3916}} Each of the first five books begins with a prologue that shows a different character's perspective of the night of the [[assassination of Gavilar]] and ends with an epilogue from [[Hoid]]'s point of view.{{wob ref|13282}}{{wob ref|12260}} Each book also includes an [[Ars Arcanum]].

Each novel will focus on one specific order of the [[Knights Radiant]] and feature flashbacks from a character tied to that order.{{wob ref|1673}}{{wob ref|11374}} Brandon has made clear that a character can have flashback point of views, even if they are already dead, so the characters scheduled to have flashbacks in an upcoming book might still die before their book.{{wob ref|3757}} The series will be split into two arcs of five books each, with a time gap of about ten years between the two arcs.{{Reddit ref|books|vtua7m|ifa1psd|text=Reddit AMA 2022|date=2022-07-07}} The second arc will be written after [[Mistborn Era 3|''Mistborn'' Era 3]].{{wob ref|11548}} Brandon has said he also hopes to write novellas in between at least all the remaining arc one novels, though is unsure if he has enough time.{{wob ref|13632}} These novellas would fill in some details and show parts of the story that wouldn't have otherwise been seen.

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!colspan=8 |Arc 1

!scope="col" style="width: 80px;min-width:80px;" |Year<br />Published

!scope="col" style="width: 130px;min-width:130px;" |Book Title

!scope="col" style="width: 80px;min-width:80px;" |In-world<br />Year(s){{ref|name=DateNote|group=fn}}

!scope="col" style="width: 100px;min-width:100px;" |[[Knights Radiant|Radiant]]<br />Order

!scope="col" style="width: 120px;min-width:120px;" |Flashback<br />Viewpoint{{ref|name=DateNote|group=fn}}

!scope="col" style="width: 100px;min-width:100px;" |Prologue<br />Viewpoint

!scope="col" style="width: 100px;min-width:100px;" |Main Interlude<br />Viewpoint

!scope="col" style="width: 100px;min-width:100px;" |Word Count

!2010

|''[[The Way of Kings]]''<br />^{[[The Way of Kings (in-world)|[in-world text]]]}

|1173

|[[Order of Windrunners|Windrunners]]

|[[Kaladin]]<br />(1164-1172)

|[[Szeth]]

|[[Szeth]]

|[[The Way of Kings/Statistical analysis|384,365]]

|''[[Words of Radiance]]''<br />^{[[Words of Radiance (in-world)|[in-world text]]]}

|1173-1174

|[[Order of Lightweavers|Lightweavers]]

|[[Shallan Davar]]<br />(1167-1172)

|[[Jasnah Kholin]]

|[[Eshonai]]

|[[Words of Radiance/Statistical analysis|398,238]]

|''[[Oathbringer]]''<br />^{[[Oathbringer (in-world)|[in-world text]]]}

|1174

|[[Order of Bondsmiths|Bondsmiths]]

|[[Dalinar Kholin]]<br />(1140-1168)

|[[Eshonai]]

|[[Venli]]

|[[Oathbringer/Statistical analysis|454,440]]

|- class="stormlight cosmere"

|''[[Rhythm of War]]''<br />^{[[Rhythm of War (in-world)|[in-world text]]]}

|1175

|[[Order of Willshapers|Willshapers]]

|[[Venli]] and [[Eshonai]]<br />(1166-1173)

|[[Navani Kholin]]

|[[Taravangian]]

|[[Rhythm of War/Statistical analysis|455,891]]

!2024{{wob ref|15744}}

|''[[Wind and Truth]]''{{wob ref|16038}}

|

|[[Order of Skybreakers|Skybreakers]]

|[[Szeth]]{{wob ref|8680}}

|[[Gavilar Kholin]]{{wob ref|12630}}

|

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|}

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!colspan=4 |Arc 2

!style=width:20% |Year Published

!style=width:20% |Book Title

!style=width:30% |[[Knights Radiant|Radiant]] Order

!style=width:30% |Flashback Viewpoint{{ref|name=DateNote|group=fn}}

|[[Order of Edgedancers|Edgedancers]]

|[[Lift]]{{wob ref|11620}}

|[[Order of Truthwatchers|Truthwatchers]]

|[[Renarin Kholin]]{{wob ref|11620}}

|[[Order of Dustbringers|Dustbringers]]

|[[Shalash]]{{wob ref|11620}}

|[[Order of Stonewards|Stonewards]]

|[[Talenel]]{{wob ref|11620}}

|[[Order of Elsecallers|Elsecallers]]

|[[Jasnah Kholin]]{{wob ref|11620}}

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|-

!colspan=6 |Novellas - From the Stormlight Archive

|-

!style=width:20% |Year Published

!style=width:20% |Title

!style=width:20% |Series<br />Chronology{{ref|name=DateNote|group=fn}}

!style=width:20% |Focus Character

!style=width:20% |Word Count

|- class="stormlight cosmere"

!2016

|''[[Edgedancer (novella)|Edgedancer]]''

|2.5<br />(1173)

|[[Lift]]

|[[Edgedancer (novella)/Statistical analysis|40,660]]

|- class="stormlight cosmere"

!2020

|''[[Dawnshard (novella)|Dawnshard]]''

|3.5<br />(1174)

|[[Rysn]]

|[[Dawnshard_(novella)/Statistical analysis|56,282]]

|- class="stormlight cosmere unreleased"

!2026 (Tentative)

|''[[Unpublished works#Cosmere_works|Horneater]]''{{wob ref|16435}}

|4.5{{wob ref|13754}}

|[[Lunamor]]

|

|}

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Brandon has also talked about wanting to go back and do a novella set between ''The Way of Kings'' and ''Words of Radiance''; he initially thought this novella might focus on [[Lopen]],{{wob ref|13632}}{{wob ref|13754}} but, after including Lopen in ''Dawnshard'', said it would likely be someone else, possibly [[Teft]].{{wob ref|14701}}

===Back Cover Text===

{{for|/Back Cover Text|the back cover text of each book}}

Each book has a back cover text that is written in-universe from the perspective of one of the [[Sleepless]].

=== Keteks ===

{{for|/Keteks|the full list of endnote keteks}}

The titles of the five parts of each book form a [[ketek]] which is revealed with context in the endnote of every book. The abbreviations of the first five books also form a palindrome of five parts, being similar in structure to a ketek: (t)WoK - WoR - O - RoW - KoW(t).{{wob ref|13904}}

== Cover Galleries ==

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* Bulgarian rights (#1-4) to Артлайн Студиос (Artline Studios)

* Brazillian rights (#1) to TRAMA

* Ukrainian rights to КСД (bookclub.ua)

The Stormlight Archive currently consists of four full novels and two novellas.

| style="text-align:center" | 1,792,008

| style="text-align:center" | 4,820

| style="text-align:center" | 476

| Including prelude, 4 prologues, 49 interludes, and 4 epilogues.

| style="text-align:center" | 54

| style="text-align:center" | 851

== Trivia ==

* When Brandon initially wrote [[The Way of Kings Prime|''The Way of Kings'' Prime]], he called the series ''Dawnshards''.{{book ref|wok'|part=preface}} By the time he pitched it to Tor two years later, he had changed the series name to ''Oathshards''.{{wob ref|13739}}

{{url ref|name=aa|url=https://awfulagent.com/jabclients/brandon-sanderson|text=Brandon's Awful Agent page|site=Awful Agent}}