Difference between revisions of "Unpublished works"

 

===Cosmere works===

; ''[[The Stormlight Archive]]''

: '''Book 5'''

:; Mistborn Era 3 trilogy: Takes place in an urban setting with a 1980s technology level and is like a Cold War era spy thriller. To be written between ''Stormlight'' 5 and ''Stormlight'' 6.{{ref|name=ramble}}{{sots ref|2014}}

:; Mistborn Era 4 trilogy: A space opera, with interplanetary travel. Sanderson has confirmed Hoid to be a main character in this Era.{{wob ref|10012}} The 1980s trilogy and the space trilogy are "cornerstones" of the ''Mistborn'' story and will have wide-ranging consequences in the cosmere.{{wob ref|14382}}{{wob ref|5142}}

; ''[[Dragonsteel]]''

: A series of books that will only be written after the ''Stormlight Archive'' is completed.{{wob ref|12313}} The number of installments has changed over time but it was most recently stated to be three books.{{wob ref|10741}}

; Untitled ''[[The Emperor's Soul]]'' sequel: a story set in the [[Rose Empire]] on [[Sel]].{{sots ref|2020}} Initial plans were for a story not centered around [[Wan ShaiLu]]{{wob ref|7958}} except perhaps a cameo role.{{wob ref|12240}} However, Brandon later came up with a story idea for Shai that is more of a direct sequel.{{wob ref|13070}}

; ''[[White Sand]]'' omnibus

 

===Non-cosmere works===

; [[Cytoverse]] works

; ''[[The Apocalypse Guard]]'': A follow-up of ''[[The Reckoners]]'' for Random House. It was originally set in the Reckoners universe{{wob ref|7619}} and even had the potential to cross over into the [[Cytoverse]],{{wob ref|13608}} but the current setting is unknown. Features a team that goes to alternate universes to prevent world-ending events.{{ref|name=ag}} Planned as a trilogy, initial attempts at writing the first installment "did not work".{{sots ref|2017}} Brandon attempted a somewhat unusual collaboration with author [[Dan Wells]] to try and fix the project.{{wob ref|9622}}{{wob ref|10930}} The collaboration progressed with additional revisions and "[got] weirder".{{sots ref|2018}} After the revisions, neither Brandon nor Dan was totally satisfied and the project was shelved.{{wob ref|13257}} It has not been abandoned, and Brandon plans to work on it after ''Skyward 4''.{{sots ref|2020}}

; ''[[The Reckoners]]'' sequels

:; Standalone [[Mizzy]] book

:: In the world of ''The Reckoners''.{{sots ref|2016}} Has not been written, but is still in the long-term plans.{{wob ref|11523}}

===Cosmere Works===

; Cosmere world guide: A potential illustrated companion for the cosmere novels. It would not happen before ''Stormlight 5''. It has not progressed past the idea stage because Brandon has concerns about the amount of effort that would be needed in order to meet fan expectations for the artwork.{{wob ref|14125}}

; ''[[White Sand]]''

:; Second Set of ''White Sand'' graphic novels: These would be set on the Darkside of Taldain, and would also be a trilogy. They would not, however, be prose.{{wob ref|12934}}

; Parallel ''Mistborn'' novel from Hoid's perspective: Like ''Back to the Future Part II''.{{wob ref|1220}}

: Based on cosmere folk tales such as "The Dog and the Dragon" and "The Girl who Looked Up".{{sots ref|2020}}

===Non-Cosmere Works===

; ''Mulholland Homebrew's Sinister Shop of Secret Pets'': Middle grade/YA humor, about a girl who accidentally apprentices herself to a guy who runs a fantasy pet shop.{{wob ref|9948}}

; ''Zeek Harbinger, Destroyer of Worlds'': Middle grade sci-fi humor, potentially a follow-up to the Alcatraz series.{{wob ref|6096}} About a young man who whenever he visits a planet, the planet blows up shortly after for various reasons (such as a nuclear catastrophe). Each book would be set on a different world and tell the story of how it blows up.{{wob ref|9948}}