I was too impatient to count exactly 😅. If that's true, that's absolutely amazing. Sanderson and his showmanship...breaking the internet one campaign at a time 😜.
Instead of a 5 and 5 book timeline for the Stormlight Archive, he's changing it to a 6 by 3 by 1. The last book will just be one gargantuan Sanderlanche; burying the world in tied-off plot threads and climactic speeches and long awaited reunions and a hint for another work in the series tossed in because the man knows no respite.
Not intending to be dismissive, but 6+3+1=10=5+5 Same amount of books! Would be a fun way to re organise the series. Probably not what he’s doing though.
@@hunterkilleraiLucky... I have just enough to start my signed leatherbound collection without ruining my financial situation... But dang it, I was going to save up for a trip later this year! Love the books, it's definitely worth it, but my poor wallet needs a break from the Kickstarters and new books
BRANDON, YOU MAGNIFICENT HUMAN. As soon as it cut to you staring intently at the camera I paused the video and yelled at my husband, "You better get in here, he did the thing again!" And I was right 🤣🤣
Having just finished all Cosmere material available to me and having just started watching these videos, I feel a bit like a golden retriever. I don't exactly know what everyone is excited about, I'm just happy to be here Edit: I commented before the video went live. NOW I understand and I'm right there with you 😭
We don't know what we're excited about either (other than the Kickstarter for the 10th anniversary Way of Kings) but BrandoSando has trained us Pavlov style to be excited at any announcement
This is likely the bare minimum runtime acceptable to fit in all the things. At least 11 hours. Anything less and we would end up with something like WoT...
@@nathanalldredgeI mean, the WoT show has problems that go FAR beyond the runtime. I think Brandon will keep much tighter creative privilege over Mistborn to prevent that kind of fiasco.
@@nathanalldredge totally agree, a movie per book wouldn't be near enough.I'm pretty sure we need at least 8 to 10 episodes episodes of 50-60minutes so it can be adapted as faithful as possible, probably more
"Honor is dead. But I'll see what I can do" is the reason this is my favourite in the series. "You cannot have my pain" is the reason Oathbringer is also my favourite.
I've gone through all of the mistborn books, Elantris, and warbreaker. Today, I started my stormlight archive journey. These books are beautiful, and I can't wait to experience the work they bring to life
I am SO glad Sandy became a novelist instead of a biochemist, he's hands down one of the best authors ive ever had the pleasure of reading. I hope he goes down in history as one of the greats like Terry Pratchett, because he absolutely deserves it
Also I love the fact that Sanderson says that he was going to be a scientist makes so much sense! I’ve always loved how scientifically believable as possible he’s made his stories; it was one of my favorite things besides his characters.
Thank you for turning and walking down that path. In sure if be reading something else if it wasn't you, but I really love your books, and I'm very glad we have them.
One thing Sando will always do! Finish The Story. This is why outlining before writing is the superior approach for epic series. Thanks @BrandonSanderson!
You have to love this man! The gift of these secret projects is such a treat. Just when I was a little sad the secret projects were over, we get another wonderful treat! Thank you Brandon!
I like how over the last 2 years Brandon has been telling fans that his only focus is Stormlight 5 and that he wasn't working on anything else. We can never trust him again.
During the original Secret Projects reveal he said "I've been lying to you" can't see why it would be any different now 😭 Also, I've never been happier to be lied to :)
2 and a half minutes in, and I feel like I should thank you for taking the time to question bio-chemistry. Your work has helped me shape/develop/understand my own volition and Path, in an extremely profound way. Thank you, and I appreciate you. #IWillSeekTruth
Hahahah damn but I love the theatrics of slapping the secret project on the desk and walking away! ❤ Love you Brandon, even when you are not writing, your creativity and that of your team, is putting a smile on my face! ❤
Brandon, I completely agree with you. Agency is central to the stories and characters we love. When a character embodies a unique and fascinating worldview, like my ultimate favorite character, Lift, and drives the narrative forward with that outlook, it creates compelling storytelling.
I am very excited, and honestly not completely surprised, to have said the words making me a Windrunner. I stumbled upon your books by accident in a TH-cam short and thought “huh this Way of Kings book seems pretty awesome” I have been sucked in since the preface. I want to compliment you because you got a severe dyslexic to rip through your books at a pace of about a storm light book every 2 weeks until I was caught up. Can’t wait for book 5 and what’s to come.
You know. I have read, a lot of different cosmere novels over the years, but the novels of the Stormlight Archive probably touch me the most on an emotional level. I’ve probably shed more tears while reading those books than any others and I think it’s because I care so much for the characters. They really feel alive and distinct in ways that seem rare in fiction. So, thank you. I eagerly await the next book.
Going to take a quiet moment and mourn the desolation we have wrought upon Backerit. If only they had heralds to push back the tide of us all. Also, took the quiz again, got Lightweaver.
I got lightweaver as well, with willshaper a close second. I do like the lightweaver order because of Shai in the emperor's soul. She's still the most relatable character to me, even after all these books. But i didn't find Shallan relatable, even though i like her quite a bit. I do so love that complexity and introspection. I myself am quite a bit more solid though. Even as i keep discovering new things about myself, it doesn't change my sense of self.
@@Desimere well I took my friend's assertion about my being a dustrbinger. Along with my continuous inability to place my order despite having read stormlight three times as a good indicator of my being a light weaver. Not to mention the various comparisons to Hoid my cosmere aware friends have made. Coupled with my general love of writing and deceptive cunning characters.
There are many things I like about Brando Sando : his imagination, writing, passion, magic systems, characters, the facts that he writes quickly and likes to surprise us with secret projects. I also love that he tries to do things differently, and better for everyone (for instance, him pushing against Audible for the benefice of all writers). But, I'm also certain of one thing : he'll never have an Oscar for best actor. Acting is one thing he's not good at, but kuddos for trying :D
This actually made me cry... I'm currently switching tracks from a VERY comfortable scientific career to a VERY tenuous teaching career because it is what feels right... I've been plagued by some doubts about the insanity of my choice, but Brandon's story about switching careers really spoke to me!
I only became aware of this 631 business a couple of weeks ago…being away from social media keeps me out of the loop on so much 😅 Super excited to find out what this is about!!
I haven't laughed as much as I just did in a long time when I innocently opened the kickstarter page and saw its over 7million already when I'm just 2 hours too late.
Brando Sando: We loved working with Kickstarter but Backerkit has been so good to us we will do our next campaign with them Backerkit: Who needs servers? How popular is this guy anyways? Fans: 631 attempts each to access Backerkit...crashes
To be fair, it would be a lot of time and expense to upgrade or increase the servers, for one guy. And, while he's likely to do more there in the future, it's just not feasible. Setting up a proper log-on queue, though, would have done a lot to help
@@KuraiLunae I don't know what Backerkit's cut is of each deal but I'm assuming it will amount to a lot for this crowdfunding as it will break their own records. They should be using this as a selling point for their service, but it looks bad to potential future customers. Having the guy who did the largest Kickstarter ever move to your platform is a big deal. Ultimately I don't think it will change much for Brandon's team unless there are troubles in the backend.
I can't believe he finally wrote the Winds of Winter thank you Mr Rothfuss
This is the best comment I've ever read
The comment that I needed
😂
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
best comment of the year
"Yes I know I can't help it." Sandersons 2nd Truth for as a Lightweaver.
😂😭
"Ahhhh....a deep truth...."
- Brandon's Cryptic named Excessive
@@Dynnen I lost it at his Cryptic's name being Excessive
What's the first truth?
@@hunterkillerai The first ideal of every order. Lige before desth etc etc
When you finish all 10 books of The Stormlight Archives you should release an omnibus version called The Book of Endless Pages.
Oh god
That binding would *definitely* collapse.
Man, a 500 hour audiobook sounds interesting😂
It really is a great title. It needs to make an appearance somewhere.
there's already a name for that, it's called The Malazan Book of the Fallen hahaha
I loved the part where Brandon said “It’s Sandersoning time” and Sandersoned all over the publishing industry.
I loled, well done
Literally what he did tho
Branderson watched Hamilton, heard the lyric “how do you write every second you’re alive?” and took it as a fucking challenge 😂
He will never be satisfied.
He is so helpless 😂
I figured he took it as a writing challenge, but maybe you know his love life better than I do.
Why do you write like youre running out of time?
Someone needs to make a short about his prolific writing set to the music.
That stare may be the longest Brandon’s gone without writing all year.
I laughed so hard I snorted my coffee up my nose😂😂 thank you
I'm pretty sure he wrote a whole new book in his head during that, at least a novella
Toes on a typewriter…
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
th-cam.com/video/gcZVAPGE-YE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=AkHAEvQUZWS8zzT0
*Premiers in 12 Hours*
Sando: "Great, time for a novella."
Best comment I’ve seen on here😂
This gets comment of the day from me
futuresight is in most rosharan religions considered heresy, doubly so when its proven correct.
This comment is way funnier now that we know he wrote another novel lol 😂
This aged like fine orange wine
The nearly full minute of silent staring followed by the "Mic drop" (Manuscript drop?) moment made me laugh so hard. 😂 Because of course he would.
I screamed 😂
Thanks! At least I wasn't the only one laughing - - for joy!😂
@@lothlorien5821 me too... while in a Teams meeting at work. Then I checked 631 times to make sure I was muted.
It was 63.1 seconds of silence
I was too impatient to count exactly 😅. If that's true, that's absolutely amazing. Sanderson and his showmanship...breaking the internet one campaign at a time 😜.
Maybe the real 631 was the friends we made along the way
The 6th awakened of the 3rd generation ended up being the 1st and foremost of the new era of the faceless immortals.
A TenSoon story is coming!!!
Killer comment
Whats the lore behind all the 631 comments
@@voidgivenfocus Look in the background of the video.
11 more likes
Making adults squee with the words “new secret project” is a really weird superpower.
Sounds like Smedry Talent
I did. While at work.
I totally did
Definitely did!
Instead of a 5 and 5 book timeline for the Stormlight Archive, he's changing it to a 6 by 3 by 1. The last book will just be one gargantuan Sanderlanche; burying the world in tied-off plot threads and climactic speeches and long awaited reunions and a hint for another work in the series tossed in because the man knows no respite.
I love this idea
Interesting theory, but leaves us with one less Stormlight book😢 Other than that, super cool.
Not intending to be dismissive, but 6+3+1=10=5+5
Same amount of books! Would be a fun way to re organise the series. Probably not what he’s doing though.
@@samlee5549 You’re right… How embarrassing 🤦♂️Thanks for being kind about it.
I am so ready.
Guys the staring began at 6:31 into the video
Excellent spot!
“New” pops up at 7:09. Let’s start speculating on what he reveals 78 videos from now.
great observation!! thanks!
There’s no way that WASN’T planned in advance.
It would have been better if 6:31 was "Your Words Are Accepted"
Obviously this isn't about 631 secret books. Sando had some downtime between writing those, so it's actually 633 secret books.
Plus another 24 secret novellas that he wrote during his nighttime routine
Close, only 630 (or 632) off the real number, not bad.
@@vincentpelletier57 How do you know what the real number is?
I can't for June 31st to be announced as a brand new day.
Main man B$'s going to extend the orbit of Earth by a literal day
@@jobobminer8843das b MONEY
A national Brando Sando holiday
forever to be known as SanderDay
It's a leap year. Why did we waste it on February 29th rather than making June 31?
Me: "this is the year I become financially responsible and save money"
BrandoSando: *releases many pretty books and new books every year*
Couldn’t be more relatable! 😂
$10 only for me this time
@@hunterkilleraiLucky... I have just enough to start my signed leatherbound collection without ruining my financial situation... But dang it, I was going to save up for a trip later this year! Love the books, it's definitely worth it, but my poor wallet needs a break from the Kickstarters and new books
BRANDON, YOU MAGNIFICENT HUMAN. As soon as it cut to you staring intently at the camera I paused the video and yelled at my husband, "You better get in here, he did the thing again!" And I was right 🤣🤣
I gasp so loud!!! My husband was in the bathroom asking me what's wrong?😂😂
He did the thing again! 😂 I also gasped out loud and my 2 year old stopped playing with his cars to look at me like I was crazy 😜
Having just finished all Cosmere material available to me and having just started watching these videos, I feel a bit like a golden retriever. I don't exactly know what everyone is excited about, I'm just happy to be here
Edit: I commented before the video went live. NOW I understand and I'm right there with you 😭
Glad I'm not the only one 😂
We don't know what we're excited about either (other than the Kickstarter for the 10th anniversary Way of Kings) but BrandoSando has trained us Pavlov style to be excited at any announcement
@@pholdrenhe meant Words of Radiance haha
We're glad to have you! Enjoy the journey!
same here!
Mistborn movie will be announced with a 631 minute runtime!!!
Can they fit it in that short of a movie? Maybe book 1...
This is likely the bare minimum runtime acceptable to fit in all the things. At least 11 hours. Anything less and we would end up with something like WoT...
@@nathanalldredgeI mean, the WoT show has problems that go FAR beyond the runtime. I think Brandon will keep much tighter creative privilege over Mistborn to prevent that kind of fiasco.
Hopefully they have a Dune style popcorn bucket. A big one. 👍🏻
@@nathanalldredge totally agree, a movie per book wouldn't be near enough.I'm pretty sure we need at least 8 to 10 episodes episodes of 50-60minutes so it can be adapted as faithful as possible, probably more
"Honor is dead. But I'll see what I can do" is the reason this is my favourite in the series.
"You cannot have my pain" is the reason Oathbringer is also my favourite.
It's a bet. In 6 years he'll have finished all remaining 31 books in the Cosmere or we get them all free.
The one thing 631 does NOT refer to is the number of pages in any future book he writes. Way too short for him.
All the secret projects were just over 400 eh?
Number of chapters :)
Ha ha! That sounds completely realistic!
Works for a chapter length...
At that point, why bother with chapter breaks at all, lol!
He's gonna announce 631 new secret books
To be released over the next year
th-cam.com/video/cSJ1M68Jqps/w-d-xo.htmlsi=mJX6y4QBriD-D7_B
@@cwispygiraffeactually, to be released at 6:31 pm today
Rip all our wallets
.... you weren't too far off 😅
The "Yes, I know. I can't help it. --Brandon" at the end makes it 🤣
HE DID IT AGAIN, THE MAD MAN DID IT AGAIN.
Oops he did say it again. He can’t help it. He knows what he’s done.
As we wait with bated breath, he will reveal a secret soon.
In case anyone was curious, the front page of the new secret project just says "A New Secret Project by Brandon Sanderson" - they were careful
“The Book of Endless Pages” why does that fit Brandon so well!
Why am I not surprised. 8:04 🤯📚
What can he say?
There's always another secret... project.
hahaha so true
I've gone through all of the mistborn books, Elantris, and warbreaker. Today, I started my stormlight archive journey.
These books are beautiful, and I can't wait to experience the work they bring to life
Ooh, such a good time to get into the series too. Perfect timing really.
me and brandon having a stare off just for him to pull out a new book and win 😭🤣
We all had a stare off 😭🤣
@@stonefree7973 and we all lost 😂
@@amiegBrandon’s Investiture is over 9000 😂
He has finished The Doors Of Stone😮
I would be so happy.
I am SO glad Sandy became a novelist instead of a biochemist, he's hands down one of the best authors ive ever had the pleasure of reading. I hope he goes down in history as one of the greats like Terry Pratchett, because he absolutely deserves it
Unsure whether to carry on with my life or keep refreshing every 30 seconds - this is a genuine first world problem
same here
Sammmme i was already on the site waiting and i refreshed just to check and the server was crashed
The attention to detail. At 6:31 is when the staredown begins....damn the numbers a crazy
Immediately after I finished the quiz I heard “your words are accepted.”
^-^ love when things happen like that ^-^
Also I love the fact that Sanderson says that he was going to be a scientist makes so much sense! I’ve always loved how scientifically believable as possible he’s made his stories; it was one of my favorite things besides his characters.
The gasp I made when he dropped that stack of pages is unreal!
Brandon... why are you just staring at-
OH YOU ARE KIDDING ME. Someone get Daniel Greene's "joke" video queued up again.
I cant with this man. How am I supposed to keep up?
I have a life outside of these books!
Thank you for turning and walking down that path. In sure if be reading something else if it wasn't you, but I really love your books, and I'm very glad we have them.
One thing Sando will always do! Finish The Story. This is why outlining before writing is the superior approach for epic series. Thanks @BrandonSanderson!
Looks like BackerKit is buried under a Sander-lanche! Love it! Brandon's fans are the best!
(I'll check the campaign later after work.😇)
- Bondsmith
$631: The price of the signed and numbered edition.
631 people can pay for the highest tier that lets them pet Brandon's beard.
OK, I was wrong. It's actually $650! 😲
Pretty close
You have to love this man! The gift of these secret projects is such a treat. Just when I was a little sad the secret projects were over, we get another wonderful treat! Thank you Brandon!
These books saved my life, and have inspired my own writing passion. Thank you Brandon and everyone at Dragonsteel!!!
RIP BackerKit
I like how over the last 2 years Brandon has been telling fans that his only focus is Stormlight 5 and that he wasn't working on anything else.
We can never trust him again.
Remember, writers are the Best liars
During the original Secret Projects reveal he said "I've been lying to you" can't see why it would be any different now 😭
Also, I've never been happier to be lied to :)
he wrote that last night
Honestly, at this point just assume there's at least one project we don't know about. He needs something to do when he needs a break, after all!
Thank you (entire team) for making these amazing stories. I am tickled pink by each of them.
631 is obviously the number of novels he wrote in secret last year.
Here before the next next secret book is announced.
Look forward to your video :)
Been waiting for your comment Daniel
Danielle!
Looking forward to your video :D
Some people drop the mike, Brandon drops the manuscript.
2 and a half minutes in, and I feel like I should thank you for taking the time to question bio-chemistry. Your work has helped me shape/develop/understand my own volition and Path, in an extremely profound way.
Thank you, and I appreciate you.
#IWillSeekTruth
Hahahah damn but I love the theatrics of slapping the secret project on the desk and walking away! ❤
Love you Brandon, even when you are not writing, your creativity and that of your team, is putting a smile on my face! ❤
Maybe Brandon will be releasing his 631st draft of book 2 in the Rithmatist series :) Whatever it is, I approve!! - BRIDGE 4!
Ahhhhh Sanderson you dog, that death stare into reveal was gold
Project funded in like an hour. Amazing. As I hoped, I was able to get a signed Way of Kings as an add-on. Can’t wait to receive them. Thanks Brandon.
I'm at that moment right now and I'm taking this as a sign that it's okay to go onto the new path. Even when it's hard and scary. Thank you
He’s writing/publishing the
6th asoiaf book
3rd Kingkiller book
1st dragonsteel book
kekw
6:31 is when the lightning strike sound happens in the video. So maybe it's when he shifts from talking about the Words of Radiance to the other thing
Brandon, I completely agree with you. Agency is central to the stories and characters we love. When a character embodies a unique and fascinating worldview, like my ultimate favorite character, Lift, and drives the narrative forward with that outlook, it creates compelling storytelling.
I am very excited, and honestly not completely surprised, to have said the words making me a Windrunner. I stumbled upon your books by accident in a TH-cam short and thought “huh this Way of Kings book seems pretty awesome” I have been sucked in since the preface. I want to compliment you because you got a severe dyslexic to rip through your books at a pace of about a storm light book every 2 weeks until I was caught up. Can’t wait for book 5 and what’s to come.
He can't keep getting away with this. He must be stopped.
At the rate I'm getting through these books, I'll never have time to read another author again.
This is the way
He changed his profile pic for this video.
You know. I have read, a lot of different cosmere novels over the years, but the novels of the Stormlight Archive probably touch me the most on an emotional level. I’ve probably shed more tears while reading those books than any others and I think it’s because I care so much for the characters. They really feel alive and distinct in ways that seem rare in fiction. So, thank you. I eagerly await the next book.
all i wanna hear is "ive lied to you..."
Those were good times
that aged beautifully
But it was a Good Lie!
Going to take a quiet moment and mourn the desolation we have wrought upon Backerit. If only they had heralds to push back the tide of us all.
Also, took the quiz again, got Lightweaver.
Came here to ask if we broke it as well! 😅 the Knights BackerKit WILL rise again!
Definitely keep coming up as Skybreaker, with Elsecaller a moderately close second.
@@pyromancer3d elsecaller is my second closest. Amusingly a friend said I'd be a dustrbinger which is my second lowest on the quiz.
I got lightweaver as well, with willshaper a close second. I do like the lightweaver order because of Shai in the emperor's soul. She's still the most relatable character to me, even after all these books. But i didn't find Shallan relatable, even though i like her quite a bit. I do so love that complexity and introspection. I myself am quite a bit more solid though. Even as i keep discovering new things about myself, it doesn't change my sense of self.
@@Desimere well I took my friend's assertion about my being a dustrbinger. Along with my continuous inability to place my order despite having read stormlight three times as a good indicator of my being a light weaver.
Not to mention the various comparisons to Hoid my cosmere aware friends have made. Coupled with my general love of writing and deceptive cunning characters.
Bearderson is the final and most powerful form of this beloved author! Love it!
Truly he’s a madman, and I am here for it
6 seasons (3 Christmas specials) and movie -Abed Nadir
There are many things I like about Brando Sando : his imagination, writing, passion, magic systems, characters, the facts that he writes quickly and likes to surprise us with secret projects. I also love that he tries to do things differently, and better for everyone (for instance, him pushing against Audible for the benefice of all writers). But, I'm also certain of one thing : he'll never have an Oscar for best actor. Acting is one thing he's not good at, but kuddos for trying :D
You all are such dorks and I love it
This actually made me cry... I'm currently switching tracks from a VERY comfortable scientific career to a VERY tenuous teaching career because it is what feels right... I've been plagued by some doubts about the insanity of my choice, but Brandon's story about switching careers really spoke to me!
"This website is under heavy load (queue full)" Can't wait to get in there lol
6 short stories, 3 novellas, and 1 novel incoming.
Your words are accepted, and i literally got cold chills
I only became aware of this 631 business a couple of weeks ago…being away from social media keeps me out of the loop on so much 😅 Super excited to find out what this is about!!
Secret Project!
Secret Project!
Through the cosmere!
Secret Project!
For the Avatar:TLA fans out there…
Secret Secret
Secret Secret
Project!!!
yeah
WHERE DO ALL THESE SECRET BOOKS KEEP COMING FROM
That was so wonderful! Thank you!
Brandon is simply the best. I got a good chuckle out of the reveal.
Daniel Greene, come get ya boy! He's flexing on all the authors!
Brandon started staring at us at 6:31.
I just love the theatrics of the whole reveal, so delightful.
You sir are incredible!
I haven't laughed as much as I just did in a long time when I innocently opened the kickstarter page and saw its over 7million already when I'm just 2 hours too late.
Words of Radiance my favorite book forever
Blasphemy, you can't say anything other than Adonlism!
@@GetASenceOfHumor 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I love this community so much
I'm so hype for this mysterious purple book.
We have crashed BackerKit. I'm so proud.
LOL he broke Backerkit!
This man is insane. And I couldn't be happier about it.
Thank you Brandon Sanderson!
Brando Sando: We loved working with Kickstarter but Backerkit has been so good to us we will do our next campaign with them
Backerkit: Who needs servers? How popular is this guy anyways?
Fans: 631 attempts each to access Backerkit...crashes
To be fair, it would be a lot of time and expense to upgrade or increase the servers, for one guy. And, while he's likely to do more there in the future, it's just not feasible. Setting up a proper log-on queue, though, would have done a lot to help
@@KuraiLunae I don't know what Backerkit's cut is of each deal but I'm assuming it will amount to a lot for this crowdfunding as it will break their own records. They should be using this as a selling point for their service, but it looks bad to potential future customers. Having the guy who did the largest Kickstarter ever move to your platform is a big deal. Ultimately I don't think it will change much for Brandon's team unless there are troubles in the backend.
Dude has too much clout...
but at the same time its like... he kinda deserves every scrap
I freaking love this guy.
I want to hug this man
We broke backerkit...
For every like this comment gets, Brandon will write 2 books
This man is an absolute legend
That book looks simply amazing