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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'''''.{{bws ref|state-of-the-sanderson-2018|State of the Sanderson 2018|datename= Dec 18th, 2018sots18}}

== Original draft and hiatus ==

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.{{bws ref|state-of-the-Sanderson|State of the Sanderson (2013)|datename=2013-08-24sots13}} Brandon noted that the title was a bit too silly for the subject matter and was likely to change.{{bwswob ref|recent-tweets|Tweets from October 2010|post= - search for 'secret'|date=2010-1012170}} 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|date=2014-03-14|2640|''Words of Radiance'' signing Portland}} and in his annual State of the Sanderson blog posts.{{wob ref|date=2015-12-18|9163|State of the Sanderson 2015}} 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|date=2015-01-05|7091|''Firefight'' release party}} Although the story did see some minor development later that year,{{wob ref|date=2015-12-18|9163|State of the Sanderson 2015}} it was put on hiatus and stayed there for several years.{{bws ref|state-of-the-sanderson-2016|State of the Sanderson 2016|datename= Dec 18th, 2016sots16}}{{bws ref|state-of-the-sanderson-2017|State of the Sanderson 2017|datename= Dec 18th, 2017sots17}} The book was never officially trunked, but it took a back seat to other commitments including ''[[The Rithmatist]]'' and ''[[Alcatraz]]''.{{wob ref|date=2017-11-13|8166|''Oathbringer'' release party}}

== Revival of project and collaboration ==

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.{{bws ref|state-of-the-sanderson-2018|State of the Sanderson 2018|datename= Dec 18th, 2018sots18}} 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.{{bws ref|state-of-the-sanderson-2018|State of the Sanderson 2018|datename= Dec 18th, 2018sots18}}

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.{{bws ref|state-of-the-sanderson-2018|State of the Sanderson 2018|datename= Dec 18th, 2018sots18}} Brandon felt Peter Orullian was an ideal collaborator since he is a heavy metal musician who has toured internationally.{{bws ref|state-of-the-sanderson-2018|State of the Sanderson 2018|datename= Dec 18th, 2018sots18}}

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