This book originally written in 2002 is wildly different from the novel you know today; in this version a prototype of Kaladin—then named Merin—saves Elhokar’s life and becomes a Shardbearer, and a madman claiming to be the Herald Taln arrives to announce the coming of the Return. Though this is not a canonical story within the Cosmere, if you haven’t read it before, get ready to explore an early vision of Roshar!