The Liar of Partinel
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The Liar of Partinel is an unpublished cosmere work by Brandon Sanderson.[1]
It is set on the world of Yolen and features a character called Midius who takes on the name of Hoid. The original plan was for it to be part of Dragonsteel, but published as if a standalone book to avoid confusion with the main Dragonsteel sequence (beginning with Dragonsteel Prime).[2]
While Sanderson has stated multiple times that he will rewrite and publish Hoid's origin story at some point, his first attempt did not feel right, and "every chapter was a chore to write."[3] He does not distribute this book because the personality of the main character "never clicked," and he does not want it to color fans' predispositions towards that character.[4]
The main character uses a magic called 'Lightweaving', which Brandon has since used in his Stormlight Archive series. It is unclear whether he will completely rework the magic in Liar of Partinel, or if both worlds will have the same magic.
Brandon has released a released the first 6 chapters of the Liar of Partinel on his website here. However, he plans on rewriting it.
Notes
- ↑ State of the Sanderson
— Brandon's website - Jul 24, 2013# - ↑ Brandon's answer to Peter
— Timewasters Guide forum - 2008-10-20# - ↑ Liar may be rewritten as a first-person narrative
— Theoryland - May 14th, 2013# - ↑ Challenges writing characters
— Theoryland - Dec 15th, 2011#