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PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Welco this book I thank you for your patience Storht be able to infer froe list of people below

If you haven’t had the chance to read Edgedancer—a separate Stor place between books two and three—I’d recommend it to you now Find it sold on its own, or in the story collection Arcanum Unbounded, which has novellas and novelettes from all across the Cosmere (The universe in which this series, Mistborn, Elantris, Warbreaker, and others take place)

That said, as always, every series is written so it can be read and enjoyed on its oithout knowledge of these other series or books If you’re intrigued, you can find a longer explanation I’ve written at brandonsandersoncom/cosmere

Now, on to the parade of naoes on the cover, there are tons of people involved in bringing you these books They deserve my most hearty of thanks, and yours as well, for their tireless work across the three years it took to write this novel

Myelse) is the wonderful Joshua Bilency orked on them include Brady McReynolds, Krystyna Lopez, and Rebecca Eskildsen Special thanks also go to John Berlyne, ents ith us around the world

My editor at Tor on this project was the ever-brilliant Moshe Feder Special thanks to Toht project for years, and Devi Pillai, who provided essential publishing and editorial aid during the course of the novel’s creation

Others at Tor who provided help include Robert Davis, Melissa Singer, Rachel Bass, and Patty Garcia Karl Gold was our Production Manager and Nathan Weaver the Managing Editor, with Meryl Gross and Rafal Gibek in trade production Irene Gallo was our Art Director, Peter Lutjen the cover designer, Greg Collins the interior designer, and Carly Sommerstein our proofreader

At Gollancz/Orion (an, and Charlotte Clay

Our copyeditor on this book was Terry McGarry, who has done excellent work on many ofServices, along with Victoria Wallis and Christopher Gonzalez at Macmillan

Many people athours to produce this book A Storonsteel, and so ive the team a thumbs-up (or, in Peter’s case, a block of cheese) next tier and Chief Operations Officer is my lovely wife, Emily Sanderson Vice President and Editorial Director is the Insistent Peter Ahlstrom Art Director is Isaac StÊ?wart

Our shipping ned books and T-shirts via the brandonsandersoncom store) is Kara Stewart Continuity editor—and holy keeper of our internal continuity wiki—is Karen Ahlstrom Ada director Emily’s assistant is Kathleen Dorsey Sanderson and our executive e

The audiobook was read by my personal favorite audiobook narrators, Michael Kra time in your schedule for this!