Everything to Know About Brandon Sanderson’s Next Book ‘Isles of the Emberdark’

Fantasy writer Brandon Sanderson has announced the release of his next novel Isles of the Emberdark!

The standalone novel that takes place in the Cosmere is set to release on February 3rd, 2026. I am excited about this news and will be buying it as soon as it is available for purchase.

If you haven’t read any novel by Brandon Sanderson, I would recommend you change that, especially if you love fantasy novels and world building. Sanderson is exceptional at building magic systems as well as characters with a lot of depth.

He has multiple series that have been major successes and it feels like he can’t miss. All his novels are fun to read and you can tell that there was a lot of care put into the novels. It took Sanderson years before he became a household name but he has finally arrived and I expect him to move units when this novel is finally released.

You can read the full blurb below!

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes a legendary standalone novel that navigates the seas and the stars of a far-future Cosmere. Illustrated by Esther Hi’ilani Candari.

All his life, Sixth of the Dusk has been a traditional trapper of Aviar—the supernatural birds his people bond with—on the deadly island of Patji. Then one fateful night he propels his people into a race to modernize before they can be conquered by the Ones Above, invaders from the stars who want to exploit the Aviar.

But it’s a race they’re losing, and Dusk fears his people will lose themselves in the effort. When a chance comes to sail into the expanse of the emberdark beyond a mystical portal, Dusk sets off to find his people’s salvation with only a canoe, his birds, and all the grit and canniness of a Patji trapper.

Elsewhere in the emberdark is a young dragon chained in human Starling of the starship Dynamic. She and her ragtag crew of exiles are deep in debt and on the brink of losing their freedom. So when she finds an ancient map to a hidden portal between the emberdark and the physical realm, she seizes the chance at a lucrative discovery.

These unlikely allies might just be the solution to each other’s crisis. In their search for independence, Dusk and Starling face perilous bargains, poisonous politics, and the destructive echo of a dead god.

Sanderson expands his thrilling novella “Sixth of the Dusk” into a mythic novel of legends, lore, and warring galactic superpowers. – Isles of the Emberdark.

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