Isles of the Emberdark

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 HiΓÇÿilani Candari. All his life,Sixth of the Dusk has been a traditional trapper of AviarΓÇöthe supernatural birds his people bond withΓÇöon 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 Aboveinvaders from the stars who want to exploit the Aviar. But itΓÇÖs a race theyΓÇÖre losingand 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 portalDusk sets off to find his peopleΓÇÖs salvation with only a canoehis birdsand all the grit and canniness of a Patji trapper. Elsewhere in the emberdark is a young dragon chained in human form: 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 realmshe seizes the chance at a lucrative discovery. These unlikely allies might just be the solution to each otherΓÇÖs crises. In their search for independenceDusk and Starling face perilous bargainspoisonous politicsand the destructive echo of a dead god. Sanderson expands his thrilling novella ΓÇ£Sixth of the DuskΓÇ¥ into a mythic novel of legendsloreand warring galactic superpowers.