Questioner
Are you ever going to publish a book that is a summary of all the Ars Arcana?
Brandon Sanderson
There is a plan someday to do that.
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Questioner
The Ars Arcanum, is there an in-cosmere author of that?
Brandon Sanderson
Those are in-cosmere, yes.
Questioner
It sort of seems like they would be written by someone like Hoid or someone.
Brandon Sanderson
It is not. I don't know if I've released who it is. It's probably not who peole are thinking, but it is in-world.
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the_archduke (paraphrased)
Is the Ars Arcanum written by a person we have met yet?
Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)
He said some people have met this person. I pushed and he said this person is from an unpublished work.
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AshleySMoser
i messaged earlier regarding #alloyoflaw appendix narrator, unaware of today’s torchat. maybe you can respond in the chat?
Brandon Sanderson
I haven’t been telling people the name of the appendix author. It is either Hoid or one of the 17th sharders. #torchat
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William Anderson
Does Khriss write the Ars Arcanum?
Brandon Sanderson
RAFO.
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Ace_of_Face
Who wrote the "Ars Arcanum"? Since the writer obviously had knowledge of the cosmere I assumed that it was you making an editorial note, but then I thought that it could be Hoid (who was suspiciously absent) or Sazed or any Shardbearer... Does that make sense at all?
Brandon Sanderson
The Ars Arcanum is written in-cosmere by someone, but I don't want to [say] who yet.
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Phantine
Actually, another AA question - will the white sand graphic novel have an illustrated AA? IIRC the draft I read didn't have one. Would be neat to see how Khriss categorized things at the beginning of her career.
Brandon Sanderson
This is an excellent suggestion. There isn't plans for one now, but I could see including one in the third volume.
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Phantine
I can't remember if I asked you this before - is there going to be anything like a 'khriss's notes' proto-ars-arcanum for White Sand?
I think it would be neat to see how her style has changed over time.
Brandon Sanderson
I've been thinking about it. We'll see.
emailanimal
Since Khriss is actually from Taldain, does it mean, we are going to get a 100-page encyclopedia? (and please, let the answer be "yes")
Brandon Sanderson
Maybe some day.
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Questioner
The Sharders have asked if I can find out if the Ars Arcanum for Elantris written at any specific time. Like, was it during the events of Elantris?
Brandon Sanderson
The Ars Arcanum is around the context of then, yes. It should be around the events of the first book. I would have to look at it and double check that. But you can take that as canon unless I look at it and find--
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Questioner
Ars Arcanum at the back of this book [The Alloy of Law] - who is it written by?
Brandon Sanderson
The same person who has written all of them.
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faragorn
I dont recall hearing about this anthology until recently. Did Brandon need a break from writing S3 and so [Arcanum Unbounded] was put in the schedule?
Peter Ahlstrom
This was put on the schedule when it was determined that Stormlight 3 wouldn't come out until next year. Brandon has been wanting to do something like this for a while, so we went for it.
The book is not just reprinting stuff you've already read. Aside from the new Lift novella (at 40,000 words it's actually a mini-novel), each story has a new full-page illustration and a postscript by Brandon. Each world section of the book has a planetary system map and an essay about the system written by Khriss, who writes the Ars Arcanum section at the end of the books.
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Questioner
This is kind of a shot in the dark but is there anything you want to tell me about whoever writes the Ars Arcanum?
Brandon Sanderson
The person who writes the Ars Arcanum is a character in-world from a book that is been written but has not been published.
Questioner
Is it a book that has been announced?
Brandon Sanderson
It is a book that's been announced, the title is known.