The glyphs on the cover of the books represent the order of Knights Radiant that is being investigated in that book, as is the color of the book. Given that Brandon tweeted that Eshonai might be the focal character in book four, this list of major characters has changed since first comprised. Brandon listed the 10 major viewpoint characters for the series to be: #īrandon has revealed that each of the 10 books in the series will have a focal character who gets flashbacks.

The title for this book is now Knights of Wind and Truth and is scheduled to be released in November 2024.

The fifth book, therefore, will focus on Szeth, with the previously referenced working title for Szeth intact. The book is titled Rhythm of War and it was released in hardcover and ebook on November 17, 2020. Originally, it was tweeted that the fourth book might focus on Eshonai, though that focus at the time remained unconfirmed until the following update here. It was released on Novemas an ebook by Dragonsteel Entertainment. While also not a full novel, but a novella similar to Edgedancer, Dawnshard is focused primarily on Rysn, but also on Lopen. However, the third book in the series is now focused on Dalinar, and is titled Oathbringer. The third book was originally to focus on Szeth and was tentatively titled, Stones Unhallowed, previously thought - though incorrectly - to have been changed to Skybreaker. The novella is titled Edgedancer, and Brandon has recommended on many occasions to read Edgedancer before reading the third book in The Stormlight Archive (i.e., Oathbringer), as it contains an important plot point and adds a new dimension to the next story. The separate book also includes the interlude from Words of Radiance. Brandon first included the story within Arcanum Unbounded, an anthology of cosmere short stories, but later published the novella as its own book. While not a full novel, Brandon also wrote a novella focusing on Lift, who previously appeared in a Words of Radiance interlude. Sanderson then changed it to Words of Radiance, which became the novel's actual title. The working title was then The Book of Endless Pages, but that title was later changed after Sanderson was asked if he really wanted a large fantasy novel titled as such. The second book was initially titled Highprince of War (referring to Highprince Dalinar), but the title was changed after Brandon decided to change the book's focus to Shallan. An autumn 2013 release was planned for its sequel, but was then postponed to Madue to Brandon's completion of The Wheel of Time epic fantasy series. The first book in the series, The Way of Kings, was published in 2010. The series is estimated to require 10 books to complete, in two 5-book arcs.

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