

The Diagram was written by Renarin Kholin, whose mind was destroyed by the knowledge.Her plotline and character were completely different from that of Shallan, and though Shinri did eventually evolve into Shallan, Brandon considers the two to be separate characters. Instead, Jasnah had another red-headed apprentice, called Shinri Davar. Vasher made an appearance as an ardent teaching Shardblades under his real name rather than as Zahel.Jasnah Kholin was also a main viewpoint character.Kaladin accepts the Shards at the beginning of the novel, instead of refusing them, and the story is about him becoming a Shardbearer.Much like the published Way of Kings, WoK Prime was the first book to an epic fantasy series however, at the time, the cycle was called the "Oathshards Series".

A free audiobook, narrated by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading is available here Differences from the published version It was released as a free ebook and limited edition hardcover as part of The Way of Kings leatherbound Kickstarter. It is the thirteenth novel Brandon Sanderson wrote and the last he wrote before being published.

The Way of Kings Prime is the original draft of The Way of Kings written in 2002.
