English language
Published by Dragonsteel Entertainment.
A story that was once only accessible in the vaults of the BYU Library is lined up to join your digital Sandershelf. This novel takes place on Yolen and follows a young man named Jerick, as well as prominently featuring a fool who calls himself Topaz, who you may recognize by one of his many other names. The second half includes Brandon’s first attempt at the Bridge Four story, with characters including Rock and Gaz but a different bridgeleader in Kaladin’s role. Written immediately after Elantris in 2001, it’s a non-canon peek at what might have been, and a favorite among Brandon’s earliest readers. Published exclusively by Dragonsteel as a "Sanderson Curiosity."
this novel is predating sanderson's cosmere (also probably his oathbringer prime) we can read there the germs of some characters and places some plot holes in this story have been plugged in the rewrite, that's good. then again sanderson likes his big mysteries and that book is as frustrating as his more recent stories
i don't regret reading it, but it's definitively on the “optional” cosmere books
