Dragonsteel Prime
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Dragonsteel Prime was Brandon's seventh novel and was written as part of his Masters Thesis when working towards a Master's Degree in Creative Writing. Five copies are currently held in the Harold B Lee Library at Brigham Young University, four of which are available for circulation.
Brandon has stated that it was not his best work.[1] He plans to rewrite and publish the series after the completion of The Stormlight Archive.[2] Sections of the book, including locations such as the Shattered Plains were later re-purposed in The Way of Kings, but Brandon considers most of the other events to be canon.[3]
It is set on Yolen several hundred years after the events of The Liar of Partinel and The Lightweaver of Rens. Brandon has indicated that when a reworked Dragonsteel Prime is published, he will likely call it 'Dragonsteel: Book 1' and expect the readers to connect it to the previous two books to avoid the confusion of starting his story arc with 'Dragonsteel: Book 3'.[4] The story focuses on Jerick, a lumberman's son, but also includes other viewpoint characters such as Topaz, who is later known as Hoid.
Notes
- ↑ When will we see a Hoid book?
— Theoryland - 2011-11-08# - ↑ Another Long and Rambling Post™ on Future Books
— Brandon's website - 2010-10-12# - ↑ Is [Dragonsteel a series you are going to be publishing?]
— Theoryland - 2013-09-24# - ↑ Brandon's answer to Peter
— Timewasters Guide forum - 2008-10-20#