The 10-year thing seems to be a rule, but with exceptions.
One thing he did say was that they wanted to try and do about one new one a year.
Looking at the main Cosmere publications, that rolls along with about how often the books hit the shelves initially. Elantris (05), Final Empire (06), Well of Ascension (07), Hero of Ages (08), Warbreaker (09), Way of Kings (10), Alloy of Law (11).
Then there was a gap between that and Words of Radiance (14).
Now, the exception is that after Way of Kings Leatherbound released in 2020, there was... The Corona! The next drop was both Alloy of Law and Shadows of Self in 2022, which was both after Corona, a year "late" for Alloy, and three years "early" for Shadows.
And of course in 2023, there was the Secret Projects/Year of Sanderson.
Now here we are in 2024, looking for Words of Radiance at it's 10th anniversary (2014).
We also know the next Leather-bound to come out will be Bands of Mourning (2016), which Brandon has been seen on his YouTube channel signing title-blocks for recently and mentioned that those will look to be ready later this year as well (2 years early).
So looking ahead, the next books we may see after that could be Arcanum Unbounded (2016), Oathbringer (2017), Rhythm of War (2020), Lost Metal (2022), and of course the upcoming Wind and Truth (2024).
If they stick to one-a-year (or possibly more), perhaps we won't have to wait 10 years for the five ones mentioned above. But who knows? I just hope to be around to see it all though.
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The 10-year thing seems to be a rule, but with exceptions. One thing he did say was that they wanted to try and do about one new one a year. Looking at the main Cosmere publications, that rolls along with about how often the books hit the shelves initially. Elantris (05), Final Empire (06), Well of Ascension (07), Hero of Ages (08), Warbreaker (09), Way of Kings (10), Alloy of Law (11). Then there was a gap between that and Words of Radiance (14). Now, the exception is that after Way of Kings Leatherbound released in 2020, there was... The Corona! The next drop was both Alloy of Law and Shadows of Self in 2022, which was both after Corona, a year "late" for Alloy, and three years "early" for Shadows. And of course in 2023, there was the Secret Projects/Year of Sanderson. Now here we are in 2024, looking for Words of Radiance at it's 10th anniversary (2014). We also know the next Leather-bound to come out will be Bands of Mourning (2016), which Brandon has been seen on his YouTube channel signing title-blocks for recently and mentioned that those will look to be ready later this year as well (2 years early). So looking ahead, the next books we may see after that could be Arcanum Unbounded (2016), Oathbringer (2017), Rhythm of War (2020), Lost Metal (2022), and of course the upcoming Wind and Truth (2024). If they stick to one-a-year (or possibly more), perhaps we won't have to wait 10 years for the five ones mentioned above. But who knows? I just hope to be around to see it all though.