Sixth of the Dusk

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Sixth of the Dusk
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Setting cosmere
Released June 30, 2014
Publisher Dragonsteel Entertainment
ISBN ISBN 978-1-938570-07-0

Sixth of the Dusk is a cosmere novella by Brandon Sanderson set on the minor shardworld First of the Sun.[1]

An excerpt is available on Brandon's website

Plot Summary

The story follows a trapper named Sixth of the Dusk as he strives to save his island home from a catastrophic danger he has been warned about, but does not understand.

Characters

Sixth of the Dusk
A trapper working on the island of Patji
Vathi
A capable noblewoman with a thirst for exploration
Kokerlii
An Aviar - a cognitively-gifted bird who can shield Sixth’s cognitive markers
Sak
An Aviar - a cognitively-gifted bird who can warn Sixth of danger by showing him visions of his own corpse.
Ones Above
A spacefaring race that have visited First of the Sun

Setting

This book takes place in the Cosmere, on a planet known as “First of the Sun.” Most of the story takes place on and around Patji, the largest island in an archipelago called “The Pantheon.”

Development

It was brainstormed on Season 8: Episode 16 of Writing Excuses, and is set on a new Shardworld[1], First of the Sun.

External Links

Notes

  1. a b State of the Sanderson
    Brandon's website - Jul 24, 2013# Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "state-of-the-sanderson" defined multiple times with different content
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