Songs of the Dead

by Brandon Sanderson & Peter Orullian

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Book 1 of The Strata Wars

Pub Date 16 Jun 2026 | Archive Date 15 Nov 2026

The Broken Binding Publishing

Entertainment & Pop Culture | Sci Fi & Fantasy

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Description

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 of the 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 powerful society 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.

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EDITION	Hardcover
ISBN	9781836980186
PRICE	£20.00 (GBP)
PAGES	464

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Reviewer 1346045

This was a really fun read. I like that it had the sanderson feel but also Peter's writing really shines as well.

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Reviewer 1951244

Definitely a Sanderson magic system but not a Sanderson story or description of the system. Orullian’s hand is much more obvious here, as I believe he did most of the actual writing. The story is an interesting take on historicity and necromancy. It’s fun and the side characters shine, but the plot is somewhat predictable and the music theme is very heavy-handed. Enjoyed it overall, but not likely to reread, though I will continue with the series.