''White Sand'' is a

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series written by American author

Brandon Sanderson Brandon Winn Sanderson (born December 19, 1975) is an American author of high fantasy and science fiction. He is best known for the Cosmere fictional universe, in which most of his fantasy novels, most notably the ''Mistborn'' series and ''The ...

and Rik Hoskin, with artwork by Julius Gopez initially and later by Fritz Casas. The first part of the

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, ''White Sand Volume I'', was published on June 28, 2016. The second part was published on February 20, 2018. The third and final part was published on September 18, 2019.

Plot

The graphic novels are part of Sanderson's Cosmere arc of inter-connected novels. The series is set on a desert world, Taldain, where a young Daysider man named Kenton trains to become a Sand Master, harnessing arcane magic to manipulate the planet's sand. Following a surprise attack where many of his brethren are killed, Kenton must take responsibility to keep the order of Sand Masters alive and discover who betrayed them. In volume 2, Kenton finds himself trying to negotiate politics with the Day side's rulers while having assassins trying to kill him. He forms a pact with Khriss, who is from the night side of the planet and she is drawn to sand mastery. In volume 3, Kenton is overwhelmed trying to keep the Sand Masters together. Kenton discovers the truth behind the ambush that killed his father and most of the Sand Masters.

Publication

The first volume in the series was published in June 2016 and reached number two on the graphic novel

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. In the 2018

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, volume one won for best graphic novel.

References

{{Brandon Sanderson 2016 comics debuts 2016 graphic novels American graphic novels Fantasy graphic novels Cosmere novels Works by Brandon Sanderson