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Title: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: urbmd on January 25, 2011, 06:11:20 AM
Do we have an approximate release date?  Is it 2012? 

This guy has so many projects.  I was waiting for the next WOT and Way of Kings book.  I had no idea he would put out another Mistborn so soon.
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: andygal on January 25, 2011, 06:16:58 AM
Septemberish this year apparently. I asked him on Twitter a few weeks ago.
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: CabbyHat on January 25, 2011, 06:17:42 AM
This makes me a happy Sanderson fan; I was thinking I was going to have to wait until 2012 to get anything from him unless I wanted to try and struggle through the Wheel of Time.
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: Ari54 on January 26, 2011, 12:08:10 AM
Yeah, worked out quite nicely that Brandon's refresher story ended up being of release quality and novel length. :)
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: Argent on January 26, 2011, 12:35:52 AM
The Master likes to publish one book every year. Sometimes it's one of his side projects - like the Allow of Law; sometimes it's one of the grander epics, like The Way of Kings. The end of this blog post (http://brandonsanderson.com/blog/925/Another-Long-and-Rambling-Post-on-Future-Books) has an outline of what Brandon plans to write in the (distant) future, as well as when we should expect to see each particular work.

Rather ambitious plan, I daresay. But I had to trust one author to do it, it would be Brandon.
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: Peter Ahlstrom on January 26, 2011, 05:54:08 PM
It's coming in November. That's from Tor as of this week.
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: Phaz on January 26, 2011, 10:16:25 PM
It's coming in November. That's from Tor as of this week.

He needs more summer releases so we don't have to worry about weather driving out to Utah.
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: dhalagirl on January 27, 2011, 03:41:06 AM
I drove from Oregon to Utah this last November and the weather was great!  I had to race a snowstorm on the way home, but other than that it was perfect.  As long as you stay on major roads, you'll be fine.
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: Peter Ahlstrom on January 27, 2011, 08:06:11 AM
October/November is big book release time for some reason. I don't know the numbers behind that.
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: socom-delta on January 28, 2011, 06:42:04 PM
October/November is big book release time for some reason. I don't know the numbers behind that.

Christmas/Holiday shopping season, sir. That's the reason. You release it in October/November, take a few weeks to ship, give yourself some leeway to print & shop more books in case demand outpaces supply.
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: apbadd on January 28, 2011, 08:55:00 PM
Is this just the short story that Brandon has metioned from time to time or a full on novel which is part 1 of the next trilogy?  If it is the later I am super excited.  I loved Mistborn.  I think it could become a Star Wars like universe if BS can pull off this multi-generational leap between the trilogies.  I want movies, I want comics, I want action figures, I want a Vin Chia Pet.
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: Inkthinker on January 28, 2011, 09:13:34 PM
It's a full novel. It could lead into more books, but it stands on its own.
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: Ari54 on January 29, 2011, 11:18:01 PM
October/November is big book release time for some reason. I don't know the numbers behind that.

Christmas/Holiday shopping season, sir. That's the reason. You release it in October/November, take a few weeks to ship, give yourself some leeway to print & shop more books in case demand outpaces supply.

That, and given that so much book marketing is word of mouth, you get your hardcore readers showing up in november to buy your new books, and then they read them, enjoy them, and start convincing their friends to buy them in plenty of time for the Christmas season.
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: Peter Ahlstrom on January 29, 2011, 11:59:21 PM
It is not the first book of the second trilogy. It comes between. But it could still have sequels of its  own.
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: Creative_Vortx on January 31, 2011, 11:43:16 PM
First I've heard of this. All I remember is that BS might not produce a book this year because of all the chaos that WoK & WoT were creating. Guess it's time to geek out and start rereading Mistborn.  I also have 2 new books from Orson Scott Card to read. Favorite authors producing is making me very happy.
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: Ari54 on February 01, 2011, 09:53:48 AM
Well it wasn't exactly planned, it just happened that Brandon's side-project during his break expanded to novel length and worked out well enough to release. :)
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: Ipood on February 01, 2011, 06:42:11 PM
On a related side-note, has he said anything about that Gemmel story he was working on (Kelsiers teacher).
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: Peter Ahlstrom on February 01, 2011, 09:40:34 PM
I hadn't heard that he'd ever started writing that.
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: Ipood on February 01, 2011, 10:17:26 PM
But, it was something legit right, not a product of my mind?
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: CabbyHat on February 01, 2011, 11:30:31 PM
I think he said that IF he was ever going to write a Mistborn prequel, he'd rather focus on Gemmel than TLR, but it was unlikely he'd ever do either.
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: Peter Ahlstrom on February 02, 2011, 08:12:20 AM
Brandon did mention it, as a possible short story. But I don't know if he ever started writing it.

Brandon doesn't like prequels as a general rule, because you already know the end before it begins.
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: Ipood on February 05, 2011, 12:21:33 PM
But, wasn't there some some short story that was going to be released with the Mistborn RPG? (Sorry for asking here, but I didn't want to start a thread about it.)
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: Juan Dolor on February 26, 2011, 05:40:49 PM
Wait, there's a Mistborn RPG being released?
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: Ipood on February 26, 2011, 11:12:34 PM
I think so, but either it has been delayed or scrapped (Hopefully the former.)
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: dhalagirl on February 27, 2011, 05:30:31 AM
Peter said on FB the other day that it was delayed, but now it's moving forward again. 
Title: Re: When does Alloy of Law get released?
Post by: Ipood on February 27, 2011, 07:01:45 PM
Oh, good.