Difference between revisions of "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 he or shethey isare 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 five to 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 novellasnovels, 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.

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

|[[KaladinSzeth]]

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

|[[ShallanJasnah DavarKholin]]

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

|[[Dalinar KholinEshonai]]

|- class="stormlight cosmere unreleased"

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

|[[Venli]]Navani and [[EshonaiKholin]]

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

''The Stormlight Archive'' currently consists of threefour full novels and onetwo novellanovellas.

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| Including prelude, 34 prologues, 3749 interludes, and 34 epilogues.

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