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{{book\|title=''Dawnshard''\|display-title=''Dawnshard'' (novella) ~~{{book~~ \|cover=Dawnshard cover.jpg \|series=[[The Stormlight Archive]] \|prequel=Oathbringer \|sequel=Rhythm of War \|released=November 5, 2020 (ebook), February 15, 2022 (print) \|'publisher=[[Dragonsteel Entertainment]], [[Tor\|Tor Books]] \|ISBN=978-1-250850-55-3 \|setting=[[Roshar]], [[Cosmere]] \|page-count=269 \|word-count=56[[/Statistical_analysis\|55,~~282~~096]] }} {{for\|Dawnshard\|the ancient magical items\|pre=This article deals with the novella featuring [[Rysn]]}} '''''Dawnshard''''' is a novella featuring [[Rysn]] and the crew of the ship ''[[Wandersail_(1174 ship)\|Wandersail]]'' travelling to [[Aimia]].{{wob ref\|13638}}{{url ref\|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/the-way-of-kings-10th-anniversary-leatherbound-edition/posts/2893136 \|text=TWoK Leatherbound Kickstarter Update #6\|site=Kickstarter\|date=2020-07-14}} Part of ''[[The Stormlight Archive]]'' series, it is set between ''[[Oathbringer]]'' and ''[[Rhythm of War]]'',{{wob ref\|13986}} and takes place three months after the end of ''Oathbringer''.{{url ref\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOrPI9f7c2E&t=2557s\|text=Live Signing Session #17 — Rhythm of War\|site=Youtube\|date=2020-08-27}}{{wob ref\|14257}} The ebook was released on November 5th, 2020 for backers of the Kickstarter ~~backers,~~for ~~and~~''[[The ~~was~~Way ~~released~~of ~~publicly~~Kings]]'' leatherbound and on November 10th, ~~2020~~to the general public. ~~Print~~A print edition was released on February 15th, 2022 and an audio ~~versions~~version ~~are~~was released on August 16th, ~~forthcoming~~2022. == ~~Cover~~ Synopsis== ''When a ghost ship is discovered, its crew presumed dead after trying to reach the storm-shrouded island [[Akinah]], [[Navani Kholin]] must send an expedition to make sure the island hasn’t fallen into enemy hands. [[Knights Radiant]] who fly too near find their [[Stormlight]] suddenly drained, so the voyage must be by sea.'' [[Yalb]] serves aboard a Thaylen ship at sea as it discovers the ''[[First Dreams]]'' returning from [[Aimia]] without its crew. [[Rysn]] decides to travel to to [[Urithiru]] with her porter [[Nikli]] to meet with [[Navani]] to discuss the terms of an expedition to [[Aimia]] - she seeks a cure for [[Chiri-Chiri]] who has taken ill, [[Queen Fen]] seeks an answer to the disappearance of the ''[[First Dreams]]'' crew, and [[Navani]] seeks information about the [[Oathgate]] on [[Akinah]]. Agreeable terms are met, including the addition of [[Lopen]], [[Huio]], and [[Rushu]] to the expedition and the [[Wandersail_(1174 ship)\|Wandersail]] departs. During the voyage, several "omens" manifest which unnerve the crew and threaten [[Rysn\|Rysn's]] position as [[rebsk]]. She manages to take charge and keep the mission afloat. During downtime, [[Huio]] stumbles upon a discovery regarding the behavior of [[fabrial\|fabrials]] in the presence of [[aluminum]], which leads [[Rushu]] to create a fabrial assisted mobility device for [[Rysn]]. Brandon had planned to use [[Lopen]] as a secondary viewpoint character.{{wob ref\|13974}} Lopen and [[Huio]] will both have character arcs in the novella.{{url ref\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRj8aPl2ESI\|text=Live Signing Session #19\|site=Youtube\|date=2020-10-01}} ~~==Trivia==~~ The cover of the novella depicts the exoskeleton of a [[larkin]].{{wob ref\|13828}}▼ The prologue from the first draft was sent in Brandon's newsletter on August 6, 2020.▼ == Cover Gallery == {{for\|/Interior art\|a gallery of the book's interior art}} == ~~Statistics~~ Trivia== ▲The cover of the novella depicts the exoskeleton of a [[larkin]].{{wob ref\|13828}} ▲The prologue from the first draft was sent in Brandon's newsletter on August 6, 2020. == Statistical Analysis == {{for\|/Statistical analysis\|a full statistical analysis}} ''Dawnshard'' consists of nineteen chapters, a prologue and epilogue. Across these, there are 17 sections from [[Rysn]]'s point of view, 10 from [[Lopen]]'s, 1 from [[Nikli]]'s, and 1 from [[Yalb]]'s with a total of 5655,~~282~~096 words. Unlike Edgedancer, each chapter may have more than one character's point of view. {\|class="wikitable" \|- ! Word Count \| style="text-align:center" \| 5655,~~282~~096 \| e-book PDF release \|-