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|prequel=Oathbringer
|sequel=Rhythm of War
|released=November 5, 2020 (ebook), February 15, 2022 (print)
|'publisher=[[Dragonsteel Entertainment]], [[Tor|Tor Books]]
|ISBN=978-1-250850-55-3
|setting=[[Roshar]], [[Cosmere]]
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|word-count=[[/Statistical_analysis|55,096]]
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{{for|Dawnshard|the ancient magical items|pre=This article deals with the novella featuring [[Rysn]]}}
'''''Dawnshard''''' is a novella featuring [[Rysn]] and the crew of the ship ''[[Wandersail_(1174 ship)|Wandersail]]'' travelling to [[Aimia]].{{wob ref|13638}}{{url ref|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/the-way-of-kings-10th-anniversary-leatherbound-edition/posts/2893136 |text=TWoK Leatherbound Kickstarter Update #6|site=Kickstarter|date=2020-07-14}} Part of ''[[The Stormlight Archive]]'' series, it is set between ''[[Oathbringer]]'' and ''[[Rhythm of War]]'',{{wob ref|13986}} and takes place three months after the end of ''Oathbringer''.{{url ref|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOrPI9f7c2E&t=2557s|text=Live Signing Session #17 — Rhythm of War|site=Youtube|date=2020-08-27}}{{wob ref|14257}} The ebook was released on November 5th, 2020 for backers of the Kickstarter
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''When a ghost ship is discovered, its crew presumed dead after trying to reach the storm-shrouded island [[Akinah]], [[Navani Kholin]] must send an expedition to make sure the island hasn’t fallen into enemy hands. [[Knights Radiant]] who fly too near find their [[Stormlight]] suddenly drained, so the voyage must be by sea.''
[[Yalb]] serves aboard a Thaylen ship at sea as it discovers the ''[[First Dreams]]'' returning from [[Aimia]] without its crew.
[[Rysn]] decides to travel to to [[Urithiru]] with her porter [[Nikli]] to meet with [[Navani]] to discuss the terms of an expedition to [[Aimia]] - she seeks a cure for [[Chiri-Chiri]] who has taken ill, [[Queen Fen]] seeks an answer to the disappearance of the ''[[First Dreams]]'' crew, and [[Navani]] seeks information about the [[Oathgate]] on [[Akinah]]. Agreeable terms are met, including the addition of [[Lopen]], [[Huio]], and [[Rushu]] to the
During the voyage, several "omens" manifest which unnerve the crew and threaten [[Rysn|Rysn's]] position as [[rebsk]]. She manages to take charge and keep the mission afloat. During downtime, [[Huio]] stumbles upon a discovery regarding the behavior of [[fabrial|fabrials]] in the presence of [[aluminum]], which leads [[Rushu]] to create a fabrial assisted mobility device for [[Rysn]].
The [[Sleepless]]'s final trap is realized by [[Lopen]] and [[Rushu]], but they are too late to stop [[Nikli]] from reappearing aboard and a large [[Sleepless#hordeling|hordeling]] from appearing to attack the crew. [[Cord]] and [[Rysn]] jump overboard and find their way to caves beneath [[Akinah]]. In the cave is a number of soulcasters, a set of shardplate, and a mural depicting the shattering of [[Adonalsium]]. The mural contains a [[Dawnshard]], which leaves to bond with [[Rysn]] as [[Nikli]] appears with two other [[Sleepless]].
Negotiations in the cave commence while [[Huio]] and [[Lopen]] fight the [[Sleepless#hordeling|hordeling]] above. [[Huio]] swears the Third Ideal to protect [[Lopen]] when the latter's stormlight is drained by another hordeling. [[Rysn]] bargains for the crew's lives and safe passage home in exchange for a promise to keep the secret of Aimia's treasure of soulcasters and shardplate. [[Nikli]] reveals that Rysn has become a Dawnshard, and the trade talks take a turn. The Sleepless permit the ''Wandersail'' to leave and Rysn to remain bonded to the Dawnshard. In exchange, an elaborate cover story is created to mask the true contents of the Aimia cave and the Dawnshard's location, while the Sleepless get to stay at Rysn's side as protectors of the Dawnshard.
As the ''Wandersail'' returns to [[Thaylenah]], [[Rysn]] begins to notice the passive effects of the [[Dawnshard]]'s power and [[Lopen]] swears his own Third Ideal.
== Development ==
Brandon had planned to use [[Lopen]] as a secondary viewpoint character.{{wob ref|13974}} Lopen and [[Huio]] will both have character arcs in the novella.{{url ref|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRj8aPl2ESI|text=Live Signing Session #19|site=Youtube|date=2020-10-01}}
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{{for|/Covers|a cover gallery of Dawnshard}}▼
*The cover of the novella depicts the exoskeleton of a [[larkin]].{{wob ref|13828}}▼
*The prologue from the first draft was sent in Brandon's newsletter on August 6, 2020.▼
== Interior Art ==
{{for|/Interior art|a gallery of the book's interior art}}
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▲*The cover of the novella depicts the exoskeleton of a [[larkin]].{{wob ref|13828}}
▲{{for|/Covers|a cover gallery of Dawnshard}}
▲*The prologue from the first draft was sent in Brandon's newsletter on August 6, 2020.
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''Dawnshard'' consists of nineteen chapters, a prologue and epilogue. Across these, there are 17 sections from [[Rysn]]'s point of view, 10 from [[Lopen]]'s, 1 from [[Nikli]]'s, and 1 from [[Yalb]]'s with a total of
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