Dragonsteel Nexus 2025: New Products, Programming, and a Night You Won't Want to Miss

When I left Dragonsteel HQ the other night, it was snowing—not a lot, just enough to catch in the light of the street lamp. But watching the flakes fall while the team loaded their cars with signs and stray pins and extra books, hours past when we'd normally lock up, I was reminded of Brandon’s essay, Outside.

That's the beautiful part about Nexus. It does what Outside describes. It connects us, brings us inside. And as you arrive today in your Stormlight hoodies and pin-covered bags to meet up with fellow Sanderfans (and lovers of speculative fiction alike), we'll all be home.

Whether you're here in person or following along online, we have updates for you on what you can expect from the Dragonsteel Nexus experience. 

Let's get to it.

New Products to Explore at the Dragonsteel Booth

First, the new arrivals. We've added two more stops to our Cosmere travel shirt collection—Lumar and Komashi are joining the lineup, which means you can rep more of your favorite planets(our favorite kind of flex). There's also a fresh set of Cosmere postcard prints that are frankly too pretty not to frame, and if you missed grabbing stories from last year's Story Deck®, we've bundled two of the full-length, canon tales into The Story Deck Double Flip Book. Two complete stories, one book, two entry points. You choose where to start.

On the pin front, we're releasing Sandershelf sets for both Mistborn Era 1, Warbreaker, Skyward, and Elantris. We've also got new Dragonsteel character pins: including Worldhopper Hoid, Starling, and one of Peter, our VP of Editorial, because someone had to immortalize the man who makes sure Brandon's timelines actually work. Rounding out the pin additions is a Silverlight Cloak key pin for those of you who like your accessories to come with a side of existential mystery.

The Mistborn Era 1 adjustable hat is here if you're looking to bring some Allomantic energy to your everyday wardrobe. We have exclusive items for the Worldhopper Ball, including a Worldhopper Ball 2025 t-shirt, a 2024 pin featuring Adolin and Shallan, and a 2025 pin with Vin and Elend. Because if you're going to dance, you should commemorate it.

All of this and more is waiting for you at the Dragonsteel booth.

The Deals

Of course, new products are only half the story. We're running some solid deals at the booth this year, because we know you're here to stock up and we won’t stand in your way. 

Here's what we've got:

• Buy one, get one 50% off all apparel: Whether you're grabbing those new travel shirts or finally picking up that hoodie you've been eyeing, this is the time to do it.
• Buy 3 pins, get 1 free: For the collectors among you (and let's be honest, that's most of you), this one's going to add up fast. Mix and match from any of our pin collections.

Beyond that, we've discounted a ton of individual items throughout the booth, so make sure you stop and browse. You'll probably find three other things you didn't know you needed.

Programming and Featured Guests

This year's lineup is stacked. We're thrilled to have Tomi Adeyemi, Pierce Brown, Matt Dinniman, Dan Dos Santos, and Ayman from @aymansbooks joining us as featured guests, and before we go any further, we need to thank the sponsors who helped make this happen: Riot Games, Poppy Books, Readwise, BackerKit, Kickstarter, and Tor. This convention couldn’t have happened without them, and we're grateful.

Our special guests will be appearing across a ton of programming throughout the weekend—panels, signings, discussions, the works. But they're not the only reason to check the schedule. We've got panels on everything from cozy fantasy and how to curate your personal library to dragons in the Cosmere, plus workshops, readings, and more.

The best way to navigate it all is to download the DSNX25 app. It's got the full schedule, lets you plan your days, and includes an interactive map so you're not wandering the convention center trying to figure out where "Ballroom C" actually is. Trust us, you'll want it.

Tonight: The Tailored Realities Release Event

Here's the main event. Tonight at 7PM, Brandon and Emily Sanderson will take the stage for the Tailored Realities release event, and if you've been to Nexus before, you know what that means: announcements. Big ones. They'll be sharing updates on Dragonsteel's upcoming projects, of which there are several exciting ones. 

Brandon will also be giving his annual speech, and after that, there's a Q&A and a reading.

If you're here in person, get there early. If you're following online, we'll make sure you don't miss it. You can tune in on the YouTube channel for the livestream. After the event, we’ll have the full rundown right here on the Cognitive Realm.

See You Inside!

This weekend is a time when we all choose to show up, whether that's walking through the doors of the convention center or logging on from halfway across the world tosay: this matters to me. You matter to me.

So here we are. Nexus is open. The booth is stocked, the programming is live, and tonight, we're all finding out what comes next.

Welcome home. Let's make it a good one.