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'''''Yumi and the Nightmare Painter''''' is a stand alone Cosmere novel, told as an in-world story by [[Hoid]]. It is about
▲'''''Yumi and the Nightmare Painter''''' is a stand alone Cosmere novel, told as an in-world story by [[Hoid]] about the [[yoki-hijo]] [[Yumi]] and the [[nightmare]] [[painter]] [[Nikaro]] while Hoid was trapped on the planet [[Komashi]], where a [[Shard]] named [[Virtuosity]] [[Splinter|Splintered]] herself.{{wob ref|15473}}
''Yumi and the Nightmare Painter'' was the third of the secret projects released in 2023. It was released on July 1st, 2023 as part of a [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-four-secret-novels-by-brandon-sanderson Kickstarter Campaign].{{ref|name=AnnouncementVideo}} This
On March 17, 2022, Brandon released the first seven chapters, along with some brief commentary, which can be read [[bws:first-look-at-secret-project-3|on his website]] and listened to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFGDcvtRdz0 on his YouTube channel]. He also did a full spoiler Q&A about these preview chapters, which can be listened to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_DfnDkblNQ on his YouTube channel].
The story is set in two vastly disparate locations -- the city of [[Kilahito]], in a world covered by a perpetual [[shroud]] of darkness, and the land of [[Torio]], where the ground is extremely hot and humanity can only survive around geysers. In Kilahito, [[Nikaro]], or Painter, works a thankless job as a [[nightmare]] [[painter]], capturing nightmares that slink out of the shroud into the city to feed on the fear of its people. In Torio, Yumi is a traveling [[yoki-hijo]], a rare priestess able to summon and command [[hijo|spirits]] that serve various necessary functions for Torio's inhabitants. Painter is beginning to feel ennui, and slowly realizing he needs to improve himself; Yumi feels trapped between her yearning to be free and her sense of responsibility as a yoki-hijo.{{wob ref|15473}}
One day, Yumi is contacted by a spirit from deep below, who asks her to help free them. She agrees and collapses. Around the same time, Painter tracks down and scares away a particularly powerful nightmare before feeling extremely tired and falling asleep.{{wob ref|15473}} When the two wake up, they realize they are now bound together. In Torio, Painter appears to others as though he was Yumi, while she herself is a disembodied spirit visible only to him; in Kilahito,
== Main Characters ==
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''Yumi and the Nightmare Painter'' was written as one of the secret projects that Brandon worked on during the Covid-19 pandemic.{{ref|name=AnnouncementVideo}} Alongside ''[[Tress of the Emerald Sea]]'', it is an experiment in writing [[Hoid]] narration in anticipation of ''[[Dragonsteel (series)|Dragonsteel]]''. While
While the setting is a mix of Japanese and Korean influences, it was inspired mostly by Japanese media. The initial concept came from ''[[wikipedia:Hikaru no Go|Hikaru no Go]]'', which Brandon became familiar with through [[Peter Ahlstrom]]'s fan-translation. In it, a young boy finds a Go board haunted by an old master who offers to teach him the game -- hence a ghostly Painter teaching Yumi his craft, while ghostly Yumi teaches Painter hers. Additional inspiration came from ''[[wikipedia:Your Name|Your Name]]'', as well as ''[[wikipedia:Final Fantasy X|Final Fantasy X]]''. Yumi's name specifically is derived from Yuna, one of the protagonists of FFX.{{wob ref|15474}}
== Publication History ==
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*'''World English rights''' (premium): Dragonsteel
*'''World English rights''' (Audio): Spotify/Speechify
*'''US''': Tor
*'''UK''': Gollancz
*'''Arab Republic''': Kayan
*'''Brazil''': Trama
*'''France''': Livre de Poche
*'''Germany''': Droemer Knaur
*'''Iran''': Hoopa
*'''Poland''': MAG
*'''Serbia''': Mipl
*'''Spain''': Ediciones B
*'''Turkey''': Ithaki
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== Cover Gallery ==
== Interior Art ==
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== Trivia ==▼
* ''Yumi and the Nightmare Painter'' is Brandon's favorite of the Secret Projects.{{book ref|yumi|part=postscript}}▼
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▲== Trivia ==
▲* ''Yumi and the Nightmare Painter'' is Brandon's favorite of the Secret Projects.{{book ref|yumi|part=postscript}}
== Notes ==
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