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'''''The Way of Kings'' Prime''' is the original draft of ''[[The Way of Kings]]'' written in 2002. It is the thirteenth novel [[Brandon Sanderson]] wrote and the last he wrote before being published.{{wob ref|7818}} It was released as a free ebook and limited edition hardcover as part of ''The Way of Kings'' leatherbound [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/the-way-of-kings-10th-anniversary-leatherbound-edition/description Kickstarter], and later as a add on for 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.brandonsanderson.com/the-way-of-kings-prime/ here]. A free audiobook, narrated by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading is available [https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/collections/featured-products/products/the-way-of-kings-prime-audiobook here]
== Differences from the published version ==
* Much like the published ''Way of Kings'', WoK Prime was the first book to an epic fantasy series; however, at the time, the cycle was called the "
* [[Kaladin]] was known as "Merin".{{wob ref|10099}}
* [[Kaladin]] accepts the Shards at the beginning of the novel, instead of refusing them, and the story is about him becoming a Shardbearer.{{wob ref|4650}}
* The [[Oathgate]]s were intact.
* [[Elhokar]] was killed by Dalinar.
* [[Elhokar]]'s father was called Nolhonarin.
== Trivia ==
* A sequence of six chapters from ''The Way of Kings'' Prime is included in the [[bws: altered-perceptions|Altered Perceptions Anthology]].
* [[Dalinar Kholin]] was the first character Brandon Sanderson ever wrote when he was 15 years old. What he originally had in mind was a king (Elhokar) who is terrible at leading and the King's uncle not knowing whether to take charge or not.{{bws ref|its-here-2|It's Here|date=2010-08-31}}
== Notes ==
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