songs of the dead
The inimitable Brandon Sanderson joins forces with Peter Orullian to spin a page-turning tale featuring light-and-music-based magic wielders able to cross the realms between life and death in this exciting first instalment in the The Strata Wars series.
When Jack Solomon, a struggling musician who works in London’s West End, is killed, he awakens to a new reality in which light and music are used to create magic and where living eras ofthe past sprawl beneath modern London, layer upon layer, all the way back to recorded history.
Jack also soon discovers that many of those who reside in the stratums of London’s past have grown angry with the present world, and that their anger is being channeled by a powerfulsociety of light-and-music-based magic wielders who can cross the realms between life and death, between the present and the past. A past where the dead are sowing revolution against the living, and all of history is at stake.
Welcome to the Strata Wars.
Brandon Sanderson & Peter Orullian
About Brandon Sanderson:
BRANDON SANDERSON grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. His bestsellers have sold 50 million copies worldwide and include the Mistborn saga; the Stormlight Archive novels; and other novels, including Tress of the Emerald Sea, The Rithmatist, Steelheart, and Skyward. He won a Hugo Award for The Emperor’s Soul, a novella set in the world of his acclaimed first novel, Elantris. Additionally, he completed Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time®. For behind-the-scenes information on all his books, visit brandonsanderson.com.
About Peter Orullian:
PETER ORULLIAN has two abiding passions—writing and music. As an author, Orullian’s published works include The Vault of Heaven series and novelizations of chart-topping concept albums by Grammy Award-winning metal giant Dream Theater. In 2012, he was shortlisted for the David Gemmell Morningstar Award. As a musician, Orullian has toured internationally, written and released multiple albums, and founded Symphony North, a symphonic rock group that combines music and narrative in unique theatrical productions. The first of these, The Bell Ringer, recently debuted as a full concept album and will embark on a 2026 tour, with the novelization releasing this holiday. Visit Peter at: www.orullian.com
