Isles of the Emberdark

by Brandon Sanderson · 2025

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. 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. When a chance arises to sail into the emberdark beyond a mystical portal, Dusk sets off with only a canoe, his birds, and his grit. Elsewhere, a young dragon chained to the human Starling of the starship Dynamic and her ragtag crew of exiles discover an ancient map to a hidden portal between the emberdark and the physical realm. Their unlikely alliance may be the key to each other's salvation as they confront perilous bargains, poisonous politics, and the echo of a dead god.