Stormlight Archive 6 Gets a Major Official Update From Brandon Sanderson
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β’Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:01:33 GMT
π° What Happened
Brandon Sanderson has started outlining the sixth book in The Stormlight Archive. He shared the news in his weekly update video on 3 November.
Writing will not begin until January 2028. Sanderson plans to spend 2027 outlining book six and the four that follow, so he can write them quickly once he starts.
That depends on finishing Ghostbloods 2 and 3 first, which he has set as his main goal for next year. Mistborn readers have waited a long time for those books.
π The Backstory
The Stormlight Archive began with The Way of Kings in 2010 and is planned as ten books. The first five ended with Wind and Truth in 2024, closing one story arc.
Sanderson is known for huge books and a strict writing schedule. He also finished Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series and runs a yearly charity livestream.
He believes the second half of the series will come faster, with the first books arriving every two or three years from around 2031. A Mistborn film is also in development at Apple.
π― Why It Matters
Readers face years of waiting, but a clear plan means the series should avoid the long stalls that have trapped other fantasy sagas.
Brandon Sanderson has started outlining the sixth book in The Stormlight Archive. He shared the news in his weekly update video on 3 November.
Writing will not begin until January 2028. Sanderson plans to spend 2027 outlining book six and the four that follow, so he can write them quickly once he starts.
That depends on finishing Ghostbloods 2 and 3 first, which he has set as his main goal for next year. Mistborn readers have waited a long time for those books.
The Stormlight Archive began with The Way of Kings in 2010 and is planned as ten books. The first five ended with Wind and Truth in 2024, closing one story arc.
Sanderson is known for huge books and a strict writing schedule. He also finished Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series and runs a yearly charity livestream.
He believes the second half of the series will come faster, with the first books arriving every two or three years from around 2031. A Mistborn film is also in development at Apple.
Readers face years of waiting, but a clear plan means the series should avoid the long stalls that have trapped other fantasy sagas.