Exciting possibilities for Mistborn Cyberpunk era 4
This is probably another decade or so away (damn) but Brandon speaking about an additional cyberpunk era inserted between Ghostbloods and the space opera part has me excited for possibilities of what can happen there. A big theme in a lot of the cyberpunk genre is about body mods/biotech; probably most obvious is cyberware from Mike Pondsmith's Cyberpunk RPG universe, AKA "chrome."
Imagine the possibilities in exploring the ins and outs of Scadrial's power systems with such technology commonplace, as a key component to allomantic battles, feruchemical combinations, and inevitable hemalurgic transformations. Imagine the conflict that would occur from imbibing too much invested metal into yourself, or if you simply allowed yourself to be overcome by the Cosmere's version of "chrome". And then this would factor into the final era, inevitably.
Thank you to the fan who pointed out that Brandon squeezing in another trilogy would bring the series' total book count up to 16. If Brandon does end up doing this like he seems determined to, then that means another great trilogy of books and a means of making the Cosmere even more interesting.
Posted Jan 10, 2026, 12:34 AM UTC