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'''''Death By Pizza''''' is the original name of a story idea by [[Brandon Sanderson]] that was an urban fantasy about a necromancer pizza delivery man. The pizza delivery angle was later removed, with the protagonist changed to a heavy metal singer. An official title has not been revealed, but Brandon has jokingly referred to the revamped story as '''''Death Without Pizza'''''.{{sots ref|name=sots182018}}

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.{{sots ref|name=sots132013}} Brandon noted that the title was a bit too silly for the subject matter and was likely to change.{{wob ref|12170}} 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|2640}} and in his annual State of the Sanderson blog posts.{{wob ref|9163}} 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|7091}} Although the story did see some minor development later that year,{{wob ref|9163}} it was put on hiatus and stayed there for several years.{{sots ref|name=sots162016}}{{sots ref|name=sots172017}} The book was never officially trunked, but it took a back seat to other commitments including ''[[The Rithmatist]]'' and ''[[Alcatraz]]''.{{wob ref|8166}}

In 2018, Brandon mentioned that he was once again actively working on the necromancer novel.{{wob ref|11948}} In the 2018 State of the Sanderson, he revealed that he had completed a new outline and world guide early in the year and had done additional work on the project throughout the year.{{sots ref|name=sots182018}} He also announced that a draft of the novel had been completed in a collaboration with novelist [[Peter Orullian]], and that the two authors will soon be seeking a publisher after completing their revisions.{{sots ref|name=sots182018}}

Brandon noted that the pizza delivery aspect of the story did not fit the setting and magic system, and he realized that a better choice would be the culture of heavy metal music. The updated novel features an American metal singer living in London who discovers his latent necromancy powers.{{sots ref|name=sots182018}} Brandon felt Peter Orullian was an ideal collaborator since he is a heavy metal musician who has toured internationally.{{sots ref|name=sots182018}} The main character's name is currently slated to be Jack Solomon.{{wob ref|12209}}

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