Difference between revisions of "Dark One (franchise)"

== Plot Summary ==

''Dark One'' is the traditional epic fantasy story, but instead of being from the point of view of the "Chosen One", destined to save the world, it is from the point of view of the individual destined to destroy it.{{bws ref|state-of-the-sanderson-december-2014|State of the Sanderson: December 2014|datename=2014-12-18sots14}}

== Setting ==

''Dark One'' takes place on a previously unknown Shardworld focused around electricity.{{cite|This is mentioned in one of the un-transcribed audio recordings from the Firefight tour}} On this Shardworld the ground itself carries an electrical charge and the flora and fauna has evolved around that charge. An example of this being certain animals being able to shoot spittle that acts like a taser.{{url ref|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=DMJFHUEgobY#t=2067|site=YouTube|text=Brandon discussing the "Tesla-topia" world during a lecture|date= Feb 13th, 2014|name=teslatopia}}

It is a "modern" cosmere story, which means it takes place several thousand years after the [[Shattering]] of Adonalsium. As a result this means it is ''not'' about [[Rayse]].{{url ref|urlname=http://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/2pq4jz/cosmere_state_of_the_sanderson_december_2014/cmzqj5l|text=Peter responds to the theory that ''Dark One'' is about Rayse|site=Reddit|date=Dec 2014DORayse}}

== Behind the Scenes ==

Brandon first started work on ''Dark One'' before being hired to finish ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'' when he then shelved it. This is the same situation as with ''[[The Rithmatist]]'' (then referred to as ''Scribbler'').{{bws ref|another-long-winded|Another Long-Winded Explanation of Various Things|date=May 5th, 2009}} In July 2013 Brandon said that he was having difficulty getting ''Dark One'' "off the ground",that he had had an opportunity but ''The Rithmatist'' had worked better, so he recommended readers to "not hold [their] breath on this one". At this point Brandon described it as non-cosmere.{{bws ref|state-of-the-sanderson|State of the Sanderson|datename=Jul 24th, 2013sots}}

In December 2014 Brandon mentioned that he had made a lot of progress on the setting for ''Dark One'', now referring it to as a cosmere work. He also said that it would likely be the teen series he worked on once ''[[The Reckoners]]'' and ''The Rithmatist'' were complete.{{bws ref|state-of-the-sanderson-december-2014|State of the Sanderson: December 2014|datename=Dec 18th, 2014sots14}} Brandon has mentioned the possibility of it being released by Penguin Random House, as ''The Reckoners'' is, instead of by Tor.{{cite|at one of the Firefight signings--or maybe the Figment chat}}

The electrified world setting is based on the work of [[wikipedia: Nikola Tesla|Nikola Tesla]] who wanted to develop wireless electricity.<{{ref |name=teslatopia />}}

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