Brandon Sanderson is taking a long break from his epic fantasy series The Stormlight Archive to work on other projects including a new standalone Cosmere novel and an AppleTV adaptation of his Mistborn trilogy. But if you’re looking for a story that offers the same level of complex worldbuilding and dramatic action, we’ve got a taste of the first book in a new series that eight publishers were bidding for — with Feiwel eventually paying seven figures for what the imprint thinks is going to be a huge hit.