Difference between revisions of "Songs of the Dead"

'''''DeathSongs Byof Pizzathe Dead''''' is the original name of a storyplanned ideanovel by [[Brandon Sanderson]] thatand was[[Peter Orullian]] about a heavy metal singer with necromantic powers. Brandon originated the story as an urban fantasy about a necromancer pizza delivery man and referred to it as '''''Death by Pizza'''''.{{sots ref|2013}} The pizza delivery angle was later removed, with the protagonist changed to a heavy metal singer.; AnPeter officialOrullian titlewas hasbrought noton beenas revealed, butco-author. Brandon hasthen jokingly referred to the revamped story as '''''Death Without Pizza'''''.{{bwssots ref|state-of-the-sanderson-2018|State}} ofbefore Orullian suggested the Sandersoncurrent 2018name.{{sots ref|date=2019}} Dec 18thIf the book works well, 2018it could become a series.{{wob ref|12196}} The main character's name is slated to be Jack Solomon.{{wob ref|12209}}

=== Original draftDraft and hiatusHiatus ===

Brandon first mentioned the story in 2010{{wob ref|10132}} and wrote the majority of a novel-length story before 2013, but it had many flaws that prevented it from being published.{{bwssots ref|state-of-the-Sanderson|State of the Sanderson (2013)|date=2013-08-24}} Brandon noted that the title was a bit too silly for the subject matter and was likely to change.{{bwswob ref|recent-tweets|Tweets from October 2010|post= - search for 'secret'|date=2010-1012170}} Few details of the story are known; Brandon mentioned that necromancers would increase their power after death and resurrection.{{wob ref|10557}}

Brandon continued to occasionally mention the book at signings{{wob ref|date=2014-03-14|2640|''Words of Radiance'' signing Portland}} and in his annual [[State of the Sanderson]] blog posts.{{wob ref|date=2015-12-18|9163|State of the Sanderson 2015}} After looking at it again as a potential reading for the ''[[Firefight]]'' tour in 2015, Brandon decided that it didn't work, and simply considered it as practice in the urban fantasy genre.{{wob ref|date=2015-01-05|7091|''Firefight'' release party}} Although the story did see some minor development later that year,{{wob ref|date=2015-12-18|9163|State of the Sanderson 2015}} it was put on hiatus and stayed there for several years.{{bwssots ref|state-of-the-sanderson-2016|State of the Sanderson 2016|date= Dec 18th, 2016}}{{bwssots ref|state-of-the-sanderson-2017|State of the Sanderson 2017|date= Dec 18th, 2017}} The book was never officially trunked, but it took a back seat to other commitments including ''[[The Rithmatist]]'' and ''[[Alcatraz]]''.{{wob ref|date=2017-11-13|8166|''Oathbringer'' release party}}

=== Revival of projectProject and collaborationCollaboration ===

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