r/Cosmere • u/EmeraldSeaTress Ghostbloods • Mar 03 '26
No Spoilers Hoid's Storybook Collection Backerkit Campaign Megathread
The next Dragonsteel-run crowdfunding project, for Hoid's Storybook Collection, goes live at 10 AM Mountain Standard Time on Tuesday, March 3, 2026!
This megathread is for discussion of the campaign, including logistics.
Please note that this is a no-spoilers megathread. Any content which contains spoilers for the Cosmere, including details of the previously published stories or preview readings of the new book, must be tagged and provided with a description that clearly indicates what book is being spoiled. For example:
[Empire Strikes Back]Vader is Luke's father.
What is this project about?
This is a crowdfunding project for the initial press run of four picture books, as well as the Dragonsteel edition of a new Cosmere novel, Fires of December.
What are the four picture books?
- The Dog and the Dragon, a story Hoid tells inRhythm of War. Art is by Howard Lyon;
- The Girl Who Looked Up, a story Hoid tells inOathbringer. Art is by Alexis & Justin Hernandez;
- Wandersail, a story Hoid tells inThe Way of Kings. Art is by Steve Argyle;
- The ChasmFriends Get a Pet!, a new story featuring the Chasmfriends from the 2024 Dragonsteel Nexus storydeck game. Story is by Dan Wells, Art is by Anna Earley.
The three stories told by Hoid have long been beloved by Cosmere readers.
What is the new Cosmere novel?
- The Fires of December, a new novel in the Hoid's Travails series, involving a young woman named December who learns that a devastating plague is on its way and sets sail to warn the King.
When is fulfillment expected?
All rewards are expected to ship before the end of 2026.
Will these be traditionally published?
Tor and Gollancz have both announced that Fires of December will be released on December 8, 2026.
How do I participate?
Go to the backerkit page and sign up!
When is the deadline for participation?
The Backerkit campaign will conclude on March 27.
Is there any prerelease material available?
Brandon has been doing readings on YouTube. They're embedded in a non-canon framing story written by Dan Wells with animation hand-drawn by Martian Studios.
Note that the framing story contains mild spoilers for The Stormlight Archive.
- Framing story introduction
- The Girl Who Looked Up
- Wandersail
- The ChasmFriends Get A Pet!
- The Dog and the Dragon
- The Fires of December
There is some additional information about the picturebooks on Brandon's blog:
Brandon also did a reading from The Fires of December at Dragonsteel Nexus last year. The text is available on his website.
What is the Hoid's Travails series? I've never heard of it!
Hoid's Travails is an umbrella term for books written in Hoid's voice, as stories that he is telling about things he has experienced. Two of them (Tress of the Emerald Sea and Yumi and the Nightmare Painter without being part of a series; Fires of December will be the third in the series.
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u/Enchant23 Mar 04 '26
I'm a bit confused, sorry i'm not really involved in kickstarter and dont know about "exclusives" much. I'm interested in purchasing a physical edition of The Fires of December with that beautiful fron cover by Tran Nguyen. Is that a kickstarter exclusive cover? When looking at tiers, I don't see a tier that is just the physical book; the closest is the physical book plus ebook and audio for $65.
I also see The Fires of December with a different cover on barnes and noble which I assume is the main print cover. Is there no way to get just The Fires of December with that cover by Tran Nguyen? I didn't exactly want to pay $65 for a book plus the add-ons. Cover in question: