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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.{{qa ref|689|5|When will we see a Hoid book?|date=2011-11-08}} He plans to rewrite and publish the series after the completion of [[The Stormlight Archive]].{{bws ref|another-long-and-rambling-post-on-future-books|Another Long and Rambling Post™ on Future Books|date=2010-10-12}} 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.{{qa ref|1067|21|Is [Dragonsteel] a series you are going to be publishing?|date=2013-09-24}} He had some trepidation over removing the Shattered Plains because, though it was not as essential to the story, he felt it was the part of the book that worked best.{{qa ref|590|50|The story Brandon wanted to tell was the first half|date=Jan 10th, 2011
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'.{{twg ref|6655|129402|Brandon's answer to Peter|date=2008-10-20}} The story focuses on Jerick, a lumberman's son, but also includes other viewpoint characters such as Topaz, who is later known as [[Hoid]].
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