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'''''White Sand'' (prose)''' is an unpublished [[Cosmere]] novel written by [[Brandon Sanderson]]. It is his eighth novel, being a complete re-write of [[White Sand Prime|''White Sand'' Prime]], the very first novel that he ever wrote. It serves as the basis for a canonical [[White Sand|trilogy of graphic novels]] of the same name.{{url ref|name=dynamite|url=https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/pressrelshow.html?display=PR05281436121|text=''White Sand'' Graphic Novel Press release|site=Dynamite|date=May 29th, 2014}}
  
   
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'''''White Sand'' (prose)''' is a complete re-write of [[White Sand Prime|''White Sand'' Prime]]. It is the eighth novel written by [[Brandon Sanderson]]. It is currently being re-worked into a [[White Sand|trilogy of graphic novels]].{{url ref|name=dynamite|url=https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/pressrelshow.html?display=PR05281436121|text=''White Sand'' Graphic Novel Press release|site=Dynamite|date=May 29th, 2014}}
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Although Brandon no longer sends copies of this version of ''White Sand'' to people who request it via email, it is provided via a link in the newsletter to subscribers.{{url ref|name=contact|url=https://brandonsanderson.com/contact/|text=Requesting ''White Sand'' or ''Aether of Night''|site=brandonsanderson.com|date=Accessed September 10th, 2018}} He requests that they do not share it or discuss it in a public forum.{{tweet ref|505565133242761216|I read that you said you'll send copies of White Sand to people who request it?|date=Aug 30th, 2014}}
  
   
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Brandon will send copies of this version of ''White Sand'' to people who request it via email, however he requests that they do not share it or discuss it in a public forum.{{tweet ref|505565133242761216|I read that you said you'll send copies of White Sand to people who request it?|date=Aug 30th, 2014}}
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The opening sequence of "White Sand" was officially published in the "[[Arcanum Unbounded]]" anthology.
  
   
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This version of ''White Sand'', along with Brandon's two preceding books, ''[[Elantris (book)|Elantris]]'' and [[Dragonsteel Prime|''Dragonsteel'' Prime]], marks the start of Brandon working on the [[cosmere]] in earnest.
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This version of ''White Sand'', along with Brandon's two preceding books, ''[[Elantris]]'' and [[Dragonsteel Prime|''Dragonsteel'' Prime]], marks the start of Brandon working on the [[cosmere]] in earnest.
   
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According to [[Isaac Stewart]], this version of ''White Sand'' helped Brandon get the attention of his agent, [[Joshua Bilmes]].{{wob ref|9259}} Brandon is considering revision the prose and releasing it as a canon novel{{wob ref|14220}}{{wob ref|16493}} with a planned length of 200k words.{{wob ref|16496}}
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Brandon has said also said that this version of ''White Sand'' helped him get his agent, [[Joshua Bilmes]].
   
 
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