Current Events > Stormlight Archive #4 (Brandon Sanderson) is set to release on November 17, 2020

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https://www.tor.com/2019/12/10/brandon-sandersons-stormlight-archive-book-4-arrives-on-november-17-2020/

Hot fucking damn I'm excited beyond belief!

It has been almost twenty years since I first outlined The Stormlight Archive, says Sanderson. Back then, I didnt think anyone would be interested in this crazy epic Id devisedand its been so thrilling to see enthusiasm for it grow to such heights over the years. Book four finally gets to one of the foundational scenes I conceived from the beginning. In fact, it might be the very first big scene I imagined, and my favorite in the entire series. A part of me cant believe people are finally going to be able to read it. Less than one year now! Life before death, Radiants.

This guy will have written and released three massive epic fantasy novels plus many "smaller" ones in less than the time it takes old man Martin to do one.

Hell yeah, putting that shit on my calendar

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Man he sure writes 1000+ page books fast.

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He always pushes himself so hard when he gets close to finishing a book. It's fun to watch his website (which probably needs to be updated).

I assume he'll spend about half of next year editing and revising the book. Then hopefully he'll do The Lost Metal next.

Looking forward to Stormlight 4!

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EndOfDiscOne posted...

I assume he'll spend about half of next year editing and revising the book. Then hopefully he'll do The Lost Metal next.

Yep! He said by the time he's done he'll need to know if he'll need to do any big overhaul editing or not--if so, it would have been early 2021. So the path is clear!

We'll also be getting a State of the Sanderson 2019 really soon in the next week or two, get updates on what his writing plans are. Especially with Lost Metal. ._.

A true fantasy writer. This man's work ethic and commitment to his writing and fans is incredible. GRRM is a bum.

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Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination

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SkyrimQuotes posted...

Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination

That is not a Skyrim quote

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EndOfDiscOne posted...

That is not a Skyrim quote

Fuck Moash?

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i am super pumped. the stormlight archive is a really great series tbh

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Fucking YES

I gotta say his commitment to the craft is incredible. I'm really looking forward to this.

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Making a Kaladin build in Skyrim rn. Downloaded a spear mod just for this.

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sanderson is possibly my favorite current author as well. huge fan of wheel of time and was so pumped when he carried on the torch and finished it. he did a phenomenal job too

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SkyrimQuotes posted...

Fuck Moash?

Fuck Moash!

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Happy to see so many people here that are excited like I am!

SkyrimQuotes posted...

Making a Kaladin build in Skyrim rn. Downloaded a spear mod just for this.

Pic of your character please!

I'm not a fan of his writing but I gotta admit this dude is a tank.

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berlyman101 posted...

I'm not a fan of his writing but I gotta admit this dude is a tank.

Have you given any of his more recent works a shot? I think he's definitely improving as time goes on. Second era Mistborn and Stormlight are really good.

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Yeah, his writing really does improve with time. Elantris turned even me off and I had to power through it, Mistborn is just kind of average. It just gets much better from there.

Hype! I love all of his books.

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May as well get into it while I'm waiting for Peace Talks to hit shelves.

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i really loved the first 3 mistborn books but havent read any past that

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andel posted...

i really loved the first 3 mistborn books but havent read any past that

Give the second trilogy a shot. You'll not be disappointed.

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andel posted...

i really loved the first 3 mistborn books but havent read any past that

Agreed with Xatrion. I think you'll think Wax and Wayne is a treat.

Moar Stormlight is always welcome.

I love Sanderson's world-building, and it's been wonderful to watch him grow as a writer. Some of his early works grate on me kind of heavily now (especially Elantris, but Warbreaker to some extent as well), but his more recent stuff is awesome.

I feel conflicted about his Wheel of Time work, though. I personally enjoyed it, and in fact I think he genuinely left the series better than he found it. But I'm not sure Jordan would have approved of everything he did, yet I know his estate selected Sanderson specifically because of the things he was going to do with the series, and this kind of leaves a bad taste in my mouth going in all directions.

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Compsognathus posted...

Fuck Moash!

Fuck Moash.

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EvenSpoonier posted...

Moar Stormlight is always welcome.

I love Sanderson's world-building, and it's been wonderful to watch him grow as a writer. Some of his early works grate on me kind of heavily now (especially Elantris, but Warbreaker to some extent as well), but his more recent stuff is awesome.

I feel conflicted about his Wheel of Time work, though. I personally enjoyed it, and in fact I think he genuinely left the series better than he found it. But I'm not sure Jordan would have approved of everything he did, yet I know his estate selected Sanderson specifically because of the things he was going to do with the series, and this kind of leaves a bad taste in my mouth going in all directions.

What things do you think he wouldn't have approved of?

EvenSpoonier posted...

I feel conflicted about his Wheel of Time work, though. I personally enjoyed it, and in fact I think he genuinely left the series better than he found it. But I'm not sure Jordan would have approved of everything he did, yet I know his estate selected Sanderson specifically because of the things he was going to do with the series, and this kind of leaves a bad taste in my mouth going in all directions.

I don't think anyone was going to tie-up all the threads that Jordan had when he died, including Jordan. The scope creep was just too much. To that end, I think Sanderson did as good of a job as anyone could have done. I think there were a few characters he never quite got the voice on (Mat) and some plots he straight up forgot until the end (Padan Fain), but it worked out as good as it could.

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What are we, some kind of Knights Radiant?

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Also, sounds like book 5 has a lot of progress done already and won't be long after. Then more Mistborn!

Leanaunfurled posted...

andel posted...

i really loved the first 3 mistborn books but havent read any past that

Agreed with Xatrion. I think you'll think Wax and Wayne is a treat.

Just finished bands of mourning. I love steris
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emblem boy posted...

Just finished bands of mourning. I love steris

Right? I never would have guessed I'd be saying that but Steris is so good!

Fuck yes. I have the first stormlight but haven't read it yet cos backlog, plus i probably want to have the rest first (2 and 3)

I have read the first mistborn trilogy, elantris and the mistborn novella.

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Steris really came into her own in BoM. Definitely one of my favorite female Sanderson characters, along with Jasnah and Spensa.

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apolloooo posted...

Fuck yes. I have the first stormlight but haven't read it yet cos backlog, plus i probably want to have the rest first (2 and 3)

I have read the first mistborn trilogy, elantris and the mistborn novella.

Note with Stormlight, it's going to be a 10 book series,and when book 5 comes out(probably within 2 years) it's going on hiatus for a few years, though apparently 1-5 and 6-10 will each tell separate story arcs.

OctilIery posted...

Note with Stormlight, it's going to be a 10 book series,and when book 5 comes out(probably within 2 years) it's going on hiatus for a few years, though apparently 1-5 and 6-10 will each tell separate story arcs.

Yeah. I can just read the second mistborn trilogy and the novellas. I am invested in the whole cosmere thing at this point.

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apolloooo posted...

Yeah. I can just read the second mistborn trilogy and the novellas. I am invested in the whole cosmere thing at this point.

Good to know! I've read everything so far except White Sands, which I need to pick up but it unfortunately is more expensive to nab so I've been slacking :/

I enjoyed his mistborn trilogy, but the other day I was at barnes and noble and saw his section. I dont know what book it was, but it was the length of like 3 or 4 books all put together. It was a small paperback too, so it was just this enormous block of paper. I've never seen a publication that long and i was honestly shocked it was physically possible to construct a paperback with that many pages. I don't think I could read a book that big honestly, especially if it's part of a series.
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spanky1 posted...

I enjoyed his mistborn trilogy, but the other day I was at barnes and noble and saw his section. I dont know what book it was, but it was the length of like 3 or 4 books all put together. It was a small paperback too, so it was just this enormous block of paper. I've never seen a publication that long and i was honestly shocked it was physically possible to construct a paperback with that many pages. I don't think I could read a book that big honestly, especially if it's part of a series.

Probably Oathbringer.

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Gheb posted...

Probably Oathbringer.

454k words.

29 different POV characters! :O

I'm sorry I just cant go that epic
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Gheb posted...

Probably Oathbringer.

Lol yeah, IIRC there was concern when he was writing it that it would be physically impossible to print due to its length.

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spanky1 posted...

454k words.

29 different POV characters! :O

I'm sorry I just cant go that epic

It's waaaaay less intimidating than you look. It's super quick and easy to read, more so than game of thrones even.

Gheb posted...

Probably Oathbringer.

Could have been any of them.
Definitely a stormlight book though.

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It may have been words of radiance actually, since even though it has less words, it actually has more pages in paperback. Smaller height and width dimensions, greater depth.
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1328 pages in paperback.

That is just insanity! It's like 4 or 5 books in one.
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It honestly doesn't feel that long. Once you get in to the book, you don't want to set it down.

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OctilIery posted...

Good to know! I've read everything so far except White Sands, which I need to pick up but it unfortunately is more expensive to nab so I've been slacking :/

Yeah. I saw the price and kinda :/ due to it is being graphic novel instead of paperback

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Only read book one, but i do have book two. I will get around to reading it. Remember there was talk of a stormlight archives movie. But they were afraid it would be too expensive to make. Bringing stormlight to light might be a problem. >_>
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spanky1 posted...

29 different POV characters! :O

I wish he would have cut back on the Shallan, and even Kaladin pages in favor of some of these other characters. The final act was awesome.

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spanky1 posted...

I've never seen a publication that long and i was honestly shocked it was physically possible to construct a paperback with that many pages.

Next time you're at the store, see if they have Tad Williams - To Green Angel Tower. That book is a monstrosity.

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