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|'publisher=[[Dragonsteel Entertainment]]
|released=October 1st, 2023{{url ref|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-four-secret-novels-by-brandon-sanderson|text=Kickstarter Announcement|site=Kickstarter|name=KS}}
|page-count = 447
|word-count= 101,582
}}
 
'''''The Sunlit Man''''' is the fourth and final of the four secret projects that are being released in 2023 as part of a [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-four-secret-novels-by-brandon-sanderson Kickstarter campaign]. It was released on October 1st.{{bws ref|first-look-at-secret-project-four-hint-its-stormlight-adjacent|First Look at Secret Project 4|date=2022-03-24|name=Preview}}{{ref|name=KS}} This will bewas followed by a standard publishing release on JanuaryMarch 25, 2024.{{url ref|url=https://www.amazon.com/Winter-2024-Tor-Title-Announced/dp/1250899710/|site=Amazon.com|text=''The Sunlit Man'' on Amazon|name=Amazon}} It is a [[cosmere]] story set on the planet [[Canticle]]. On March 24th 2022, Brandon released the first ten chapters along with some brief commentary, which can be found on [[bws:first-look-at-secret-project-four-hint-its-stormlight-adjacent/|his website]], as well as listened to on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ6FHoT4oyg YouTube].
 
== Synopsis ==
== Summary ==
{{for|/Summary|a chapter by chapter summary}}
The story takes place in the space age of the [[cosmere]] approximately ten thousand years after the [[Shattering]] of [[Adonalsium]].{{book ref|tsm|11}} It follows [[Nomad]], made immortal through unknown means and accompanied by Auxiliary, a dead [[spren]]-like being bonded to him. He Skips from planet to planet to escape a group called the Night Brigade. Complicating his escape is the fact that Nomad is beset upon by a Torment, a mysterious condition caused by him having held a Dawnshard{{wob ref|15596}} that makes him incapable of causing harm, even in self-defence or defence of others.{{ref|name=Preview}}
 
Nomad's latest Skip takes him to a world of deadly sunlight, where he is immediately captured and placed in a fighting arena. There, those who lose are sent out to die in the sun, while the survivors are transformed into [[Investiture|Invested]] warriors. When the arena is attacked by refugees hoping to rescue their captured people, Nomad throws his lot with them, and soon discovers they seek an entrance to mythical lands beneath the ground, where they believe they will find safety.{{ref|name=Preview}}
 
== Trivia ==
* The book is the only "secret project" to be illustrated by more than one artist, with the cover art by [https://www.instagram.com/kudriaken/ kudriaken], the full color illustrations by [https://www.ernandasouza.com Ernanda Souza], and the two-color illustrations by [[Nabetse Zitro]]., and the Sunheart illustrations done by [[Ben McSweeney]].
 
== Statistical Analysis ==
{{for|/Statistical analysis|a full statistical analysis}}
''The Sunlit Man'' consists of fifty-two chapters and one epilogue. It has a total word count of 101,582.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Chapter by Chapter Breakdown
|-
! Chapter !! Word Count !! Percentage
| style="text-align:center" | 101,582
|-
! Page Count
| Chapter 1 || 2,484 || 2.45%
| style="text-align:center" | 447
| Dragonsteel edition
|-
|! Chapter 2 || 2,522 || 2.48%Count
| style="text-align:center" | 53
|-
| Including epilogue.
| Chapter 3 || 2,306 || 2.27%
|-
| Chapter 4 || 1,870 || 1.84%
|-
| Chapter 5 || 2,990 || 2.94%
|-
| Chapter 6 || 3,179 || 3.13%
|-
| Chapter 7 || 2,465 || 2.43%
|-
| Chapter 8 || 2,096 || 2.06%
|-
| Chapter 9 || 1,263 || 1.24%
|-
| Chapter 10 || 1,488 || 1.46%
|-
| Chapter 11 || 2,858 || 2.81%
|-
| Chapter 12 || 2,312 || 2.28%
|-
| Chapter 13 || 2,004 || 1.97%
|-
| Chapter 14 || 1,722 || 1.70%
|-
| Chapter 15 || 1,965 || 1.93%
|-
| Chapter 16 || 2,463 || 2.42%
|-
| Chapter 17 || 1,957 || 1.93%
|-
| Chapter 18 || 1,932 || 1.90%
|-
| Chapter 19 || 3,044 || 3.00%
|-
| Chapter 20 || 2,068 || 2.04%
|-
| Chapter 21 || 2,080 || 2.05%
|-
| Chapter 22 || 1,815 || 1.79%
|-
| Chapter 23 || 1,961 || 1.93%
|-
| Chapter 24 || 2,030 || 2.00%
|-
| Chapter 25 || 1,681 || 1.65%
|-
| Chapter 26 || 2,263 || 2.23%
|-
| Chapter 27 || 1,042 || 1.03%
|-
| Chapter 28 || 1,932 || 1.90%
|-
| Chapter 29 || 2,282 || 2.25%
|-
| Chapter 30 || 2,459 || 2.42%
|-
| Chapter 31 || 532 || 0.52%
|-
| Chapter 32 || 1,908 || 1.88%
|-
| Chapter 33 || 2,271 || 2.24%
|-
| Chapter 34 || 2,384 || 2.35%
|-
| Chapter 35 || 1,247 || 1.23%
|-
| Chapter 36 || 1,516 || 1.49%
|-
| Chapter 37 || 1,492 || 1.47%
|-
| Chapter 38 || 1,455 || 1.43%
|-
| Chapter 39 || 2,304 || 2.27%
|-
| Chapter 40 || 1,935 || 1.90%
|-
| Chapter 41 || 1,386 || 1.36%
|-
| Chapter 42 || 1,857 || 1.83%
|-
| Chapter 43 || 1,354 || 1.33%
|-
| Chapter 44 || 1,524 || 1.50%
|-
| Chapter 45 || 2,923 || 2.88%
|-
| Chapter 46 || 1,451 || 1.43%
|-
| Chapter 47 || 1,310 || 1.29%
|-
| Chapter 48 || 2,168 || 2.13%
|-
| Chapter 49 || 910 || 0.90%
|-
| Chapter 50 || 1,285 || 1.26%
|-
| Chapter 51 || 1,708 || 1.68%
|-
| Chapter 52 || 654 || 0.64%
|-
| Epilogue || 1,475 || 1.45%
|-
| Total || 101,582 || 100.00%
|}
 
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