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== Alcatraz ==
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=== Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians ===
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|For my father, Winn Sanderson, who bought me books
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|Thanks to my agents, Joshua Bilmes (who single-handedly transformed this manuscript from being a whimsical idea into a full-blown super-project) and Steve Mancino, who exceeded my expectations wildly in finding the book a home.
And, speaking of that home, Anica Rissi – my editor at Scholastic – took fantastic care of this book, helping make it the best book possible. Her tireless work is well appreciated, and the same goes for all of the wonderful people over at Scholastic.
Finally, a thanks to all of the evil librarians out there. It’s partially their fault that I ended up being a writer instead of something useful, like a plumber or a foghorn repair technician. It’s poetic justice that I would now use my nefarious talent to expose you all for what you really are.
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|{{columns|
* Joshua Bilmes
* Steve Mancino
* Janci Patterson
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=== Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia ===
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|For Lauren, who somehow manages to be both the baby of the family and the most responsible one of us all
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=== Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones ===
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|For Jane, who does her best to keep me looking fashionable, and does it in such an endearing way that I can’t even convince myself to wear mismatched socks anymore (except on Thursdays)
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! Acknowledgements
| I want to thank my awesome agent, Joshua Bilmes, for being, well, awesome. Thanks also to my editor at Scholastic, Jennifer Rees, whose pleasant personality and editorial know-how make the process of publishing a book so much easier. Peter and Karen Ahlstrom were kind enough to read the manuscript and give me excellent suggestions. Janci Patterson also gave me feedback that was very valuable, even though her comments were written in glaring pink ink! I’d like to thank my lovely wife, Emily Sanderson, who helped with this book in ways too numerous to list here. Finally, a special thank-you goes to Mrs. Bushman’s sixth-grade students (you know who you are!) who have been so enthusiastic about my books.
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! People
|{{columns|
* Joshua Bilmes
* Jennifer Rees
* Emily Sanderson
* Mrs. Bushman’s sixth-grade students
}}
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=== Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens ===
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|<pre>
For Peter Ahlstrom
Indispensible.
</pre>
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|For help with these books, I proclaim the following people honorary Bazooka Bunnies:
The Indefinable Peter Ahlstrom, for whom the book is dedicated. He’s believed in me longer than anyone else on the list. Without his help, my books would be a lot worse.
Thank you all!
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|{{columns|
* Peter Ahlstrom (indefinable)
* Emily Sanderson
* Jen Rees
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== Elantris ==
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| Elantris
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!Dedication
|<pre>Dedicated to my mother,
Who wanted a doctor,
But loved him enough not to complain
(Very much).</pre>
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! Acknowledgements
| First and foremost, I would like to thank my agent, [[Joshua Bilmes]], and my editor, [[Moshe Feder]], for helping me squeeze the fullest potential out of this manuscript. Without their masterful editorial vision, you'd be holding a very different book right now.
Next, high praise and thanks must be offered to the members of my various writing groups. Alan Layton, Janette Layton, Kaylynn ZoBell, and Ethan Skarstedt. Daniel Wells, Benjamin R. Olsen, Nathan Goodrich, and [[Peter Ahlstrom]]. Ryan Dreher, Micah Demoux, Annie Gorringe, and Tom Conrad. (You guys were a writing group, even if you didn’t know it!) Thank you all so much for your work and suggestions.
In addition, there are dozens of people who read this book and others during my years struggling to get published, and I am inexpressibly grateful for their enthusiasm, criticism, and praise. Kristina Kugler, Megan Kauffman, Izzy Whiting, Eric Ehlers, Greg Creer, Ethan Sproat, Robert ZoBell, Deborah Anderson, Laura Bellamy, Mr. M, Kraig Hausmann, Nate Hatfield, Steve Frandson, Robison E. Wells, and Krista Olsen. If I forgot anyone, I'll get you in the next book!
I'd also like to give special thanks to those teachers who have helped me in my university career. Professors Sally Taylor, Dennis Perry, and John Bennion (who worked on my master's thesis committee). Professor Jacqueline Thursby for her faith in me. Dave Wolverton, who sent me out into the world, and Professor Douglas Thayer, whom I'll someday convince to read a fantasy book. (He's getting a copy of this one, whether he wants it or not!)
Finally, I'd like to thank my family. My father for buying me books when I was a kid, my mother for turning me into a scholar, my sisters for their smiles, and Jordan for putting up with a domineering older brother. You can check out his programming skills—along with [[Jeff Creer]]'s amazing artistic design—on my Web site, www.brandonsanderson.com.
Thank you so much, everyone, for believing in me.
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! People
|{{columns|
* Alan Layton
* Annie Gorringe
* Tom Conrad
}}
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== The Emperor's Soul ==
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| The Emperor's Soul
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! Dedication
|<pre>For Lucie Tuan and Sherry Wang,
who provided inspiration.</pre>
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! Acknowledgements
| A book like this goes out with one name on the cover, yet artwork is not created in a vacuum. What I create can only exist because of the numerous shoulders I rely upon.
I've mentioned elsewhere that this book came to be because of a trip I took to Taiwan. Many thanks go to Lucie Tuan and Sherry Wang, to whom the book is dedicated, for showing me around the city. Also, I'd like to thank Evanna Hsu and everyone else at Fantasy Foundation for making that trip such a powerful experience. Many thanks to Gray Tan (my Taiwan agent) who facilitated the trip, and to my U.S. agent [[Joshua Bilmes]] and everyone else at JABberwocky.
Jacob Weisman and Jill Roberts at [[Wikipedia: Tachyon Publications|Tachyon]] have been absolutely wonderful to work with, and I thank them for giving this work a home in print. Also, thank you to Marty Halpern for the copyedit and proofread. The great cover illustration comes from [http://tsabo6.deviantart.com/gallery/ Alexander Nanitchkov], and I couldn't have asked for better. [[Isaac Stewart]] used that illustration for the ebook's cover design, and he also provided a great seal illustration. Thanks!
[[Wikipedia: Mary Robinette Kowal| Mary Robinette Kowal]] is responsible for the current structure of the novella; she helped me realize my original prologue wasn't the best for the integrity of the work. [[Moshe Feder]] went above and beyond his job description (at a different publisher) to offer me fantastic line edits, without which this book would have been much the poorer. I also got important feedback from Brian Hill, Isaac Stewart, and Karen Ahlstrom.
As always, I give loving thanks to my family, particularly my wife Emily. In addition, special thanks go out to the interpolated [[Peter Ahlstrom]], who worked long hours on this project. (Even so far as to nudge me to get this acknowledgements page written after I'd forgotten to do so about a dozen times.)
You have my deepest gratitude, all of you.
:Brandon
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! People
| {{columns|
* Alexander Nanitchkov
* Brian Hill
* Peter Ahlstrom (interpolated)
}}
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== Infinity Blade ==
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=== Infinity Blade: Awakening ===
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=== Infinity Blade: Redemption ===
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== Legion series ==
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=== Legion ===
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! Acknowledgements
| As always, my wonderful wife Emily gets a big thumbs-up for dealing with the sometimes erratic life of a professional writer. The incumbent [[Peter Ahlstrom]] did quite a bit of special work on this project. Another person of note is [[Moshe Feder]], who gave me one of my very early reads on this book—and who discussed thoughts, possibilities, and conjectures regarding it from its earliest days.
My agent, [[Joshua Bilmes]], has been his usual awesome self. Other early readers include Brian T. Hill, Dominique Nolan, Kaylynn ZoBell, Ben Olsen, Danielle Olsen, Karen Ahlstrom, Dan Wells, Alan Layton, and Ethan Skarstedt.
A special thanks to Subterranean Press for giving this work a place in print. Bill Schafer and Yanni Kuznia have been fantastic. I'm also very pleased that the print edition has another beautiful cover by Jon Foster, whose work also graced the original Mistborn hardcovers. The ebook features a cover design by [[Isaac Stewart]]. Thanks!
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! People
|{{columns|
* Alan Layton
* Ben Olsen
* Yanni Kuznia
}}
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=== Legion: Skin Deep ===
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! Dedication
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! Acknowledgements
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!-
! People
|{{columns|
}}
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== Mistborn ==
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=== The Final Empire ===
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|<pre>
FOR BETH SANDERSON,
Who’s been reading fantasy
To have a grandson as loony as she is.
</pre>
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|Once again, I find myself in need of thanking my wonderful agent, Joshua Bilmes, and equally amazing editor, Moshe Feder. They did a wonderful job with this book, and I'm proud to have the opportunity to work with them.
As always, my tireless writing groups have consistently provided feedback and encouragement: Alan Layton, Janette Layton, Kaylynne ZoBell, Nate Hatfield, Bryce Cundick, Kimball Larsen, and Emily Scorup. Alpha readers, who saw a version of this book in a much rougher form and helped me shape it into what you see now, included Krista Olson, Benjamin R. Olson, Micah Demoux, Eric Ehlers, Izzy Whiting, Stacy Whitman, Kristina Kugler, Megan Kauffman, Sarah Bylund, C. Lee Player, Ethan Skarstedt, Jillena O'Brien, Ryan Jurado, and the incalculable Peter Ahlstrom.
In particular, I'd like to thank my brother, Jordan, for his enthusiasm, support, and loyalty. Check out his handiwork at my Web site: www.brandonsanderson.com.
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|{{columns|
* Joshua Bilmes
* Moshe Feder
* Jordan Sanderson
}}
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=== The Well of Ascension ===
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|<pre>
For Phyllis Call,
(Thanks, Grandma!)
</pre>
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| First off, as always, my excellent agent, Joshua Bilmes, and editor, Moshe Feder, deserve high praise for their efforts. This book in particular required some thoughtful drafting, and they were up to the task. They have my thanks, as do their assistants, Steve Mancino (an excellent agent in his own right) and Denis Wong.
There are some other fine folks at Tor who deserve my thanks. Larry Yoder (the best sales rep in the nation) did a wonderful job selling the book. Seth Lerner, Tor’s mass-market art director, is a genius at matching books to artists. And, speaking of artists, I think the amazing Christian McGrath did a brilliant job with this cover. More can be seen at jonfoster.com. Isaac Stewart, a good friend of mine and a fellow writer, did all of the map work and the symbols for the chapter headings. Find him at nethermore.com. Shawn Boyles is the official Mistborn Llama artist, and a great guy to boot. Check my Web site for more information. Finally, I’d like to thank the Tor publicity department—specifically Dot Lin—which has been wonderful in promoting my books and taking care of me. Thank you so much, all of you!
Ben Olson, Krista Olsen, Nathan Goodrich, Ethan Skarstedt, Eric J. Ehlers, Jillena O’Brien, C. Lee Player, Kimball Larsen, Bryce Cundick, Janci Patterson, Heather Kirby, Sally Taylor, The Almighty Pronoun, Bradley Reneer, Holly Venable, Jimmy, Alan Layton, Janette Layton, Kaylynn ZoBell, Rick Stranger, Nate Hatfield, Daniel A. Wells, Stacy Whitman, Sarah Bylund, and Benjamin R. Olsen.
A special thanks goes to the people at the Provo Waldenbooks for their support. Sterling, Robin, Ashley, and the terrible duo of Steve
My mother, father, and sisters are always a wonderful help as well. If I forgot any alpha readers, I’m sorry! I’ll put you in twice next time. Note, Peter Ahlstrom, I didn’t forget you—I just decided to stick you in late to make you sweat a bit.
Finally, my thanks go out to my wonderful wife, whom I married during the editing process of this book. Emily, I love you!
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|{{columns|
* Joshua Bilmes
* Moshe Feder
* Emily Sanderson
}}
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=== The Hero of Ages ===
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|<pre>
FOR JORDAN SANDERSON,
(Thanks for putting up with me.)
</pre>
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| As always, I owe a whole lot of people a whole lot of thanks for helping make this book what it is today. First and foremost, my editor and my agent—Moshe Feder and Joshua Bilmes—are to be noted for their exceptional ability to help a project reach its fullest potential. Also, my wonderful wife, Emily, has been a great support and aid to the writing process.
As before, Isaac Stewart (Nethermore.com) did the fine map work, chapter symbols, and circle of Allomantic metals. I truly appreciate Jon Foster’s artwork as well; this time it’s resulted in my personal favorite of the three Mistborn covers. Thanks to Larry Yoder for being awesome, and Dot Lin for her publicity work for me at Tor. Denis Wong and Stacy Hague-Hill for their assistance to my editor, and the—as always—marvelous Irene Gallo for her art direction.
In addition I’m thankful to Jordan Sanderson—to whom this book is dedicated—for his tireless work on the Web site. Jeff Creer, also, did a great job with the art for BrandonSanderson.com. Stop by and check it out!
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|{{columns|
* Moshe Feder
* Joshua Bilmes
* Jeff Creer
}}
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=== The Alloy of Law ===
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! Dedication
|<div align=center>FOR JOSHUA BILMES<br>Who is never afraid to tell me what is wrong with a book, then fight for that same book no matter who else gives up on it.</div>
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! Acknowledgements
| I first pitched the idea of later-era Mistborn novels to my editor back in 2006, I believe. It had long been my plan for Scadrial, the planet these books take place upon. I wanted to move away from the idea of fantasy worlds as static places, where millennia would pass and technology would never change. The plan then was for a second epic trilogy set in an urban era, and a third trilogy set in a futuristic era—with Allomancy, Feruchemy, and Hemalurgy being the common threads that tied them together.
This book isn't part of that second trilogy. It's a side deviation, something exciting that grew quite unexpectedly out of my planning for where the world would go. The point of telling you all of this, however, is to explain that it would be impossible to list all of the people who have helped me along the years. Instead, the best I can do is list some of the wonderful people who helped me with this specific book.
Alpha readers included, as always, my agent, [[Joshua Bilmes]], and my editor, [[Moshe Feder]]. This book is dedicated to Joshua, actually. Professionally, he's believed in my work longer than anyone outside my writing group. He has been a wonderful resource and a good friend.
Other alphas were my writing group: Ethan Skarstedt, Dan Wells, Alan & Jeanette Layton, Kaylynn ZoBell, Karen Ahlstrom, Ben & Danielle Olsen, Jordan Sanderson (kind of), and Kathleen Dorsey. Finally, of course, there's the Inseparable [[Peter Ahlstrom]], my assistant and friend, who does all kinds of important things for my writing and doesn't get nearly enough thanks for it.
At Tor Books, thanks go to [[Irene Gallo]], Justin Golenbock, Terry McGarry, and many others I couldn't possibly name—everyone from Tom Doherty to the sales force. Thank you all for your excellent work. Once again, I feel the need to give a special thanks to Paul Stevens, who goes above and beyond what I could reasonably expect to give aid and explanations.
Beta readers included [[Jeff Creer]] and Dominique Nolan. A special thanks to Dom for being a resource in regards to weaponry and guns. If you ever need anything shot properly, he’s the one to call.
Note the lovely cover by [[Chris McGrath]], whom I asked for specifically because of his work on the Mistborn paperback covers. Both [[Ben McSweeney]] and [[Isaac Stewart]] returned to provide interior art for this book, as their work on ''[[The Way of Kings]]'' was just plain awesome. They've continued in their awesomeness. Ben also provided equally awesome illustrations for the recently released Mistborn RPG from [[Crafty Games]]. Check it out at if you're interested in Kelsier’s origin story.
Last of all I’d like to once again thank Emily, my wonderful wife, for her support, commentary, and love.
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=== Shadows of Self ===
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=== Mistborn Adventure Game ===
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== The Reckoners ==
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=== Steelheart ===
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! Dedication
| For Dallin Sanderson, who fights evil each day with his smile
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! Acknowledgements
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! People
|{{columns|
* Adam Hussey
* Allan Layton
* Simon Spanton
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=== Mitosis ===
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! Dedication
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! Acknowledgements
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! People
|{{columns|
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=== Firefight ===
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=== Calamity ===
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== The Rithmatist ==
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! Dedication
|For Joel Sanderson, whose enthusiasm never stops
|-
! Acknowledgements
| This book has been a long time in the making.
I first started writing it in the spring of 2007, half a year before I was asked to complete the Wheel of Time. My epic fantasy project at the time, titled ''[[The Liar of Partinel]]'', just wasn’t working for me. It had too many problems, and rather than continue to try to force it, I found my way into a fun, alternate-world “gearpunk” novel that I titled Scribbler. It was one of those projects I’m prone to do when I’m supposed to be doing something else—an unexpected book that makes my agent shake his head in bemusement.
The book turned out really well, but like most of my off-the-cuff stories, it had some major flaws that I needed to fix in revision. Unfortunately, with the Wheel of Time on my plate, I couldn’t afford the time it would take to revise this story. Beyond that, I didn’t think I could release it, as there’s an implicit promise of something further in the world, and I knew I wouldn’t be able to make good on that promise for many years.
Finally, as always, I want to thank my family and my loving wife, Emily. They don’t just put up with me; they encourage me to thrive. Thank you.
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|{{columns|
* Isaac Stewart
* Dan Wells
* Emily Sanderson
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== The Stormlight Archives ==
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=== The Way of Kings ===
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|
For Emily,
Who is too patient
For words.
But I try anyway.
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| I finished the first draft of The Way of Kings in 2003, but I started working on pieces of the book back in the late '90s. Threads of this novel go back even further in my brain. No book of mine has spent longer simmering; I've spent more than a decade building this novel. And so it should be no surprise that a lot of people have helped me with it. It's going to be impossible to mention them all; my memory simply isn't that good. However, there are some major players that I would like to thank most deeply.
First comes my wife, Emily, to whom this book is dedicated. She gave greatly of herself to see the novel come to pass. That included not only reading and giving advice on the manuscript, but giving up her husband during long stretches of writing time. If you readers get a chance to meet her, some thanks might be in order. (She likes chocolate.)
To finally have it happen—and on the novel of my heart that I've been working on for so long—is an amazing honor.
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|{{columns|
* Adam Hussey
* Alan Layton
* Tom Doherty
}}
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=== Words of Radiance ===
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|<div align=center>As you might imagine, producing a book in the Stormlight Archive is a major undertaking. It involved almost eighteen months of writing, from outline to final revision, and includes the artwork of four different individuals and the editorial eyes of a whole host of people, not to mention the teams at Tor who do production, publicity, marketing, and everything else a major book needs in order to be successful.</div>
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| As you might imagine, producing a book in the Stormlight Archive is a major undertaking. It involved almost eighteen months of writing, from outline to final revision, and includes the artwork of four different individuals and the editorial eyes of a whole host of people, not to mention the teams at Tor who do production, publicity, marketing, and everything else a major book needs in order to be successful.
For some two decades now, the Stormlight Archive has been my dream—the story I always wished I could tell. The people you’ll read about below quite literally make my dreams a reality, and there aren't words to express my gratitude for their efforts. First in line on this novel needs to be my assistant and primary continuity editor, the incumbent Peter Ahlstrom. He worked very long hours on this book, putting up with my repeated insistence that things which did not fit continuity actually did—eventually persuading me I was wrong far more often than not.
And finally, thanks to my loving (and rambunctious) family. Joel, Dallin, and little Oliver help keep me humble each day by always making me be the "bad guy" who gets beat up. My forgiving wife, Emily, put up with a lot this past year, as tours grew long, and I'm still not sure what I did to deserve her. Thank you all for making my world one of magic.
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|{{columns|
* Adam Wilson
* Alan Layton
* Will Raboin
}}
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== Warbreaker ==
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| Dedication
|<div align=center>For Emily,<br>who said yes</div>
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! Acknowledgements
| Working on Warbreaker was an unusual process in some ways; you can read more about it on my website. Suffice it to say that I had a more varied pool of alpha readers than normally, many of whom I know primarily through their handles on my forums. I've tried to get everyone’s names in here, but I'm sure I'm going to miss some. If you are one of those individuals, feel free to email me, and we’ll try to get you in future printings.
The first acknowledgment goes to my lovely wife, Emily Sanderson, whom I married while writing this book. This is the first novel of mine that she had a large hand in by giving me feedback and suggestions, and her help is greatly appreciated. Also, as always, my agent, [[Joshua Bilmes]], and my editor, [[Moshe Feder]], did an extremely large amount of work on this manuscript, taking it from the Second or Third Heightening to at least the Eighth.
In the special thanks department, we have Joevans3, and Dreamking47, Louise Simard, [[Jeff Creer]], Megan Kauffman, thelsdj, Megan Hutchins, Izzy Whiting, Janci Olds, Drew Olds, Karla Bennion, Eric James Stone, Dan Wells, Isaac Stewart, Ben Olsen, Greyhound, Demented Yam, D.Demille, Loryn, Kuntry Bumpken, Vadia, U-boat, Tjaeden, Dragon Fly, pterath, BarbaraJ, Shir Hasirim, Digitalbias, Spink Longfellow, amyface, Richard "Captain [[Goradel]]" Gordon, Swiggly, Dawn Cawley, Drerio, David B, Mi'chelle Trammel, Matthew R Carlin, Ollie Tabooger, John Palmer, Henrik Nyh, and the insoluble [[Peter Ahlstrom]].
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|{{columns|
* Ben Olsen
* D.Demille
* Map by [[Shawn Boyles]]
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== The Wheel of Time ==
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=== The Gathering Storm ===
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=== Towers of Midnight ===
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=== A Memory of Light ===
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== Notes ==
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