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{{image|Apocalypse Guard.jpg|width=350px|side=right|Concept art commissioned by Brandon}}▼
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|collaborators=[[Dan Wells]]
'''''The Apocalypse Guard''''' is a planned YA trilogy set in the same multiverse as ''[[The Reckoners]]''. It was put on indefinite hold{{sots ref|2019}} but subsequently saw additional development by Brandon and coauthor [[Dan Wells]].{{wob ref|13641}}{{wob ref|13977}}▼
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▲'''''The Apocalypse Guard''''' is a planned YA trilogy.
== Plot ==
Emma is an intern for the Apocalypse Guard, an organization that travels through the multiverse to avert world-ending events. While dealing with one of these threats, the Apocalypse Guard itself is attacked and Emma lands on a planet shortly before it will end. She must either find a way off-world or put the Guard's plan into action with no training, no powers, and only one guy for tech support.{{sots ref|2016}}{{wob ref|1485}}
At the release party for ''[[Oathbringer]]'', Brandon announced that [[Dan Wells]]—a close friend and fellow member of [[Writing Excuses]]—would be collaborating with him on ''The Apocalypse Guard'' going forward.{{wob ref|8581}} Brandon planned to give Dan time to alter the books as he saw fit before returning to collaborate with him on the final version.{{wob ref|9622}} One of the structural changes made by Brandon and Dan was the removal of one of the magic systems they had considered "foundational to the story".{{ref|name=WE-14.35}} As the revisions continued, the book "got weirder".{{sots ref|2018}} By late 2019, Dan had finished a revision that Brandon described as "pretty good", but neither of them was totally satisfied with the result and the project was shelved indefinitely.{{wob ref|13257}} In December 2019, Brandon said he had no immediate plans to try to make the book work, and that it might be dead.{{sots ref|2019}}
In March 2020, Brandon indicated that he might have figured out how to fix the remaining problems, and was planning to try to work on the book, along with [[Dawnshard (novella)|''Dawnshard'']], after he finished revisions for ''[[Rhythm of War]]''.{{wob ref|13641}}{{wob ref|13977}} ''Dawnshard'' ended up being much longer than expected{{url ref|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/the-way-of-kings-10th-anniversary-leatherbound-edition/posts/2986075|text=''The Way of Kings'' leatherbound Kickstarter update #21|site=Kickstarter}};
If the first book works out, there would likely still be sequels, as Brandon has enjoyed working with Dan.{{wob ref|13646}}
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