From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson-creator of The Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn Saga, and countless bestselling works of science fiction and fantasy-comes this gripping story set in the Cosmere universe told by Hoid, where two people from incredibly different cultures must work together to save their worlds from certain disaster.

Yumi has spent her entire life in strict obedience, granting her the power to summon the spirits that bestow vital aid upon her society-but she longs for even a single day as a normal person. Painter patrols the dark streets dreaming of being a hero-a goal that has led to nothing but heartache and isolation, leaving him always on the outside looking in. In their own ways, both of them face the world alone.

Suddenly flung together, Yumi and Painter must strive to right the wrongs in both their lives, reconciling their past and present while maintaining the precarious balance of each of their worlds. If they cannot unravel the mystery of what brought them together before it's too late, they risk forever losing not only the bond growing between them, but the very worlds they've always struggled to protect.

Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson

The Cosmere

The Stormlight ArchiveThe Way of Kings
Words of Radiance
Edgedancer (Novella)
Oathbringer
Dawnshard (Novella)
Rhythm of War

Mistborn: The Original TrilogyMistborn
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages

Mistborn: The Wax and Wayne seriesAlloy of Law
Shadows of Self
Bands of Mourning
The Lost Metal

CollectionArcanum Unbounded

Other Cosmere novelsElantris
Warbreaker
Tress of the Emerald Sea
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
The Sunlit Man

The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
The Scrivener's Bones
The Knights of Crystallia
The Shattered Lens
The Dark Talent
Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (co-authored with Janci Patterson)

The Rithmatist seriesThe Rithmatist

Other novelsLegion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds
The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

Other books by Brandon Sanderson

The ReckonersSteelheart
Firefight
Calamity

SkywardSkyward
Starsight
Cytonic