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The Fires of December

The Fires of December

FantasyEpic Fantasy
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Pages
384

Synopsis

In a forgotten land sustained by rivers of demon blood, a woman named December discovers an approaching plague no one believes is real. Accompanied by a priestess and a fashion designer, she races upriver against skeptical nobles and court intrigue to reach the royal court before it's too late.

The Fires of December is a standalone Cosmere novel from Brandon Sanderson.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

WhimsicalAdventurousRomantic
QuestCourt Intrigue

Genres

Fantasy Epic Fantasy Adventure Romance

About the author

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Brandon Sanderson

Born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1975, Brandon Sanderson spent his early twenties working graveyard shifts at a hotel — writing novels at the front desk between guest check-ins. By the time his debut, Elantris, was published by Tor Books in 2005, he had completed thirteen novels in the drawer. His subsequent Mistborn trilogy and the ongoing Stormlight Archive series established him as the primary architect of the Cosmere, an interconnected fictional universe in which most of his fantasy series share...

Characters

DecemberProtagonist

A young woman who learns a devastating plague is coming and sails up the River Violet to warn the king's court.

HoidSupporting

The worldhopping storyteller who narrates the novels of Hoid's Travails.

All characters in The Fires of December

Frequently asked questions

  • Is this book part of a larger series?

    This novel is the first entry in a series titled Hoid's Travails, which features the character Hoid as the narrator.

  • How does this book relate to the broader Cosmere universe?

    While it is a standalone story set within the Cosmere, it is distinct from the animated stories in Hoid's Storybook Collection, which are explicitly non-canon to the Cosmere.

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