The Sunlit Man

A Cosmere Novel

By: Brandon Sanderson

Narrated by: William DeMeritt

Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

From the #1 Kickstarter campaign of all time—#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson adds to his Cosmere universe shared by Mistborn and The Stormlight Archive with a new standalone novel that combines fantasy and science fiction. Narrated by William DeMeritt.

Running. Putting distance between himself and the relentless Night Brigade has been Nomad’s strategy for years. Staying one or two steps ahead of his pursuers by skipping through the Cosmere from one world to the next.

But now, his powers too depleted to escape, Nomad finds himself trapped on Canticle, a planet that will kill anyone who doesn’t keep moving. Fleeing the fires of a sunrise that melts the very stones, he is instantly caught up in the struggle between a heartless tyrant and the brave rebels who defy him.

Failure means a quick death, incinerated by the sun…or a lifetime as a mindless slave. Tormented by the consequences of his past, Nomad must fight not only for his survival—but also for his very soul.

Note from Brandon:

I sincerely believe that stories don’t live until they’re heard. While I would write even if no one were listening—it’s who I am—I thrive because I know the stories are being brought to life by all of you. In this, stories are a special kind of art. Each of you will visualize this book, and its characters, a little differently—you will each put your own stamp on it, making it yours. I don’t believe a story is quite finished until that has happened—until the dream in my head has become a reality (even if briefly) in yours.

And so this book is yours, as they all are once you listen to them. Thank you so much for bringing life to my work, and to the Cosmere.

©2023 Dragonsteel, LLC (P)2023 Dragonsteel, LLC

Story line set in the cosmere with references to Roshar, the Alethi and Bridge Four.

A great story. I’m a big fan of the Stormlight Archive. I understood the references in this book, for once.

Top 5 Sanderson Book

You need to be patient with the first 5 chapters as they are super confusing but that’s what’s so great about Sanderson. No need for exposition dumps! He just throws you in and gives you the information you need as the story progresses in a natural way

Crazy worldbuilding

An amazing story full of desperate gambits and heartwarming connections amongst a desperate group of nomads.
The story truly connected me to several worlds of the cosmere in a way that no other Sanderson work ever has before. 10/10.
Looking forward to the fifth book of the storm light archive to learn more about how the main character got to this point.

Fantastic

Absolutely loved this book. I could not put it down. I highly recommend you give a listen. great narration.

The connection to the Cosmere

The best! Thank you Brandon, you are the best currently alive, just want to live long enough to read part 2 of Stormlight.

excellent

this was an excellent cosmere novel that lets you follow a character you should remember from storm light. I really enjoyed it.

loved an era 4 Sanderson story

this was my first dip into what era 4 could look like for Sanderson works. cosmere fans will love this, although having prior knowledge of at least the stormought archives is a must to get the full potential of this book.

The cosmere son

Too short wish it was about 50 hours longer, I hope Brando writes a few more off this line

Oh, STORMS, you say?

One “Storms” in and I was like EXCUSE ME, WHO ARE WE NOW?! And happy to have figured it out long before they confirmed it and I couldn’t be happier with the choice of character I didn’t know I needed to know more about.

Can’t wait for more!

Another wonderful Cosmere book that connects ts several other stories! I look forward to more like it, utilizing characters we all know and love!