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Interview #1158: OdysseyCon 2016, Entry #8

Blightsong

Are sandlings from white sand an early concept for crustaceans on Roshar, with greatshells being a parallel to deep sandlings.

Brandon Sanderson

No, um, the idea for white sand came first, and it was more that I was exploring divergent ecology, but I’ve been doing that in Dragonsteel and in White Sand and in here with Roshar. I would say that the fact that white sand hadn’t been published meant that I could do something’s that were similar without worrying about repeating myself, but it’s not like I used them specifically as models.

Blightsong

*jokingly* So does this mean we are going to get to see little dragons running around in Dragonsteel?

Brandon Sanderson

Uh, well, in Dragonsteel the dragons are sapient, so when I write Dragonsteel I will put dragons in there, but the dragons are intelligent and uh, can take human form, but there are actual little dragons.

Blightsong

Wait, they can take human form?

Brandon Sanderson

Yes, yes, yup.

Tags

White Sand ,

Roshar ,

sandlings ,

crustaceans ,

Dragonsteel ,

Dragons

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