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{{spoilers| for [[Stormlight 4]][[category: Spoilers for Stormlight 4]]}}
'''''Stormlight Archive 4''''' refers to the untitled fourth book in the [[The Stormlight Archive]]. It will be released on November 17, 2020.{{url ref|
== Synopsis ==
''After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, [[Dalinar Kholin]] and his [[Knights Radiant]] have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage.''
''Now, as new technological discoveries begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals, and potentially reveal the secrets of the [[Urithiru|ancient tower]] that was once the heart of their strength.''{{url ref|url=https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0826NKZHR|text=Amazon Blurb|site=Amazon|date=2019-12-10}}
== Development ==
Brandon began writing ''Stormlight Archive 4'' in January 2019, with publication planned for 2020.{{wob ref|10516}}{{wob ref|11210}} The first working title was ''The Song of Changes'', though this was eventually changed to ''The Rhythm of War'', also a tentative title.{{wob ref|11310}}{{wob ref|12847}} Eventually, it was announced that the book would be released on November 17th, 2020, although the final title was still unknown at that time.{{url ref|name=reveal}}
Initially, the book was to feature [[Eshonai]]'s flashbacks, with [[Venli]] taking center stage in the present-day timeline.{{wob ref|8979}} Eventually, Brandon began to waver on the former, wondering if Venli's flashbacks wouldn't work better for expanding on greater [[cosmere]] mysteries.{{wob ref|12844}} Ultimately, he appears to have decided on mixed flashbacks, with part set from Eshonai's perspective, while the other part set from Venli's.{{wob ref|12848}}
Brandon has shared several fragments of ''Stormlight Archive 4'' over the course of writing it, though it must be remembered that those come from the first draft, and as such are subject to change.
* Two versions of a [[Lirin]] point-of-view section: [https://wob.coppermind.net/events/386-planet-comicon/#e12628 the first], in which he's walking through town looking for the [[Herdazian general]], and the [https://wob.coppermind.net/events/388-bonn-signing/#e12676 second], in which he's examining refugees coming to [[Hearthstone]] from [[Herdaz]], while keeping an eye out for the same man. The fragment turned out to be the opening of chapter one, the first draft of which was included in Brandon's November 2019 newsletter.
* A recorded reading of a [[Venli]] point-of-view section, which can be listened to [https://www.tor.com/2019/07/20/sdcc-brandon-sanderson-stormlight-archive-4-excerpt/ here], as Venli is getting ready to receive lady [[Leshwi]] in the conquered [[Kholinar]].
* A fragment of the [[Navani]] prologue, which can be found [https://wob.coppermind.net/events/394-dragoncon-2019/#e12852 here], in which Navani tries to keep the party under control while searching for her suspiciously absent [[Gavilar Kholin|husband]], and another version [https://wob.coppermind.net/events/395/#e13027 here], which continues for a little longer after the first reading ends and features a conversation between the two.
* A very early version of an [[Eshonai]] flashback scene, found [https://wob.coppermind.net/events/402-starsight-release-party/#e13303 here], in which she explores the area around the [[Shattered Plains]] and finds humans.
== Trivia ==
== Notes ==
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{{url ref|name=reveal|url=https://www.tor.com/2019/12/10/brandon-sandersons-stormlight-archive-book-4-arrives-on-november-17-2020/|text=Stormlight 4 Release Date|site=Tor|date=2019-12-10}}
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