Dawnshard (novella)
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 by Ben McSweeney and Isaac Stewart
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| Setting | Roshar, Cosmere | ||||||
| Released | November 5, 2020 | ||||||
Dawnshard is a novella featuring Rysn travelling to Aimia.[1][2] Part of The Stormlight Archive series, it is set between Oathbringer and Rhythm of War,[3] and takes place three months after the end of Oathbringer.[4] It is expected to be released in the first week of November, shortly before the release of Rhythm of War.[5]
Development
Brandon originally intended to call the novella Wandersail after the ship that Vstim had given Rysn and upon which she would be sailing. However, he decided to change it to prevent confusion with the Wandersail that Wit told a story about,[5] and to reserve Wandersail as a title for a potential picture book.[6]
Brandon decided to write and publish Dawnshard prior to the release of Rhythm of War because Aimia has relevance to the story and Rysn was the character best able to go there, presumably because of her newly acquired ship.[1] The book should reveal some of the history and current situation of Aimia and the Sleepless.[7]
Brandon is planning to use Lopen as a secondary viewpoint character.[6] Lopen and Huio will both have character arcs in the novella.[8]
Trivia
- The cover of the novella depicts the skeleton of a larkin.[9]
- The prologue from the first draft was sent in Brandon's newsletter on August 6.
Notes
- ↑ a b General Reddit 2020
— Arcanum - 2020-03-22# - ↑ TWoK Leatherbound Kickstarter Update #6
— Kickstarter - 2020-07-14# - ↑ General Reddit 2020
— Arcanum - 2020-01-01# - ↑ Live Signing Session #17 — Rhythm of War
— Youtube - 2020-08-27# - ↑ a b General Reddit 2020
— Arcanum - 2020-07-01# - ↑ a b YouTube Livestream 12
— Arcanum - 2020-07-16# - ↑ Stormlight Book Four Updates
— Arcanum - 2020-01-10# - ↑ Live Signing Session #19
— Youtube - 2020-10-01# - ↑ General Reddit 2020
— Arcanum - 2020-06-20#