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'''''Wind and Truth''''' is the planned title of the fifth book of ''[[The Stormlight Archive]]'',{{sots ref|2023}} which is the planned ending to the front half of the series.{{wob ref|3714}} It is currently planned to be released on December 6th, 2024, coinciding with the 2024 [[Dragonsteel Entertainment|Dragonsteel]] convention.{{wob ref|16050}}{{ref|name=release-date}} The book was previously known as ''Knights of Wind and Truth''.{{wob ref|16038}} The titles of the first arc of the series thus parallels the [[Ketek]] structure ('''TWoK,WoR,O,RoW,KoW'''(a)'''T'''), but is not a true Ketek.
 
== Development ==
The [https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/x7h8vo/stormlight_five_update_one/ first progress update] was published on Reddit on September 6th, 2022, when the first draft was about 15% complete. The [https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/11qnpnm/stormlight_five_update_2/ second progress update] was published on Reddit on March 13th, 2023, when the first draft was roughly 33% complete. The first draft was finished sometime between December 21 and 26, 2023 and the second draftand third drafts hashave been completed. This was made easier because Brandon made revisions while working on the first draft.{{url ref|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU9UjiywCFA|text=Stormlight 5 Finished! + Weekly Update|site=Brandon's YouTube channel|date=2023-12-26}} According to [https://www.brandonsanderson.com Brandon's website], the fourth and last revision is 55% donecompleted as of MayJune 174 2024.
 
=== Pre-Publication Content ===
* More of Roshar's queer characters will be canonized in the book,{{wob ref|14472}} including Renarin{{wob ref|14549}}{{wob ref|14647}}{{wob ref|15274}} and Rlain.{{wob ref|14549}}{{wob ref|14647}}{{wob ref|14751}}
* The planned ending was based upon the ending he planned out for an RPG in 1999, and has been in the outline from the start. Brandon hopes that it will land right with people and recontextualize many important moments in the series.{{wob ref|15963}}
 
It is likely that [[Michael Whelan]] will create the cover art, similar to the previous books in the series.{{url ref|url=https://x.com/whelanmichael/status/1736821359089496502|text=Michael Whelan repost of Wind and Truth announcement|site=Michael Whelan's Twitter account|date=2023-12-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618202131/https://x.com/whelanmichael/status/1736821359089496502}}
 
=== Concept art ===
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