 First edition | |
| Author | Brandon Sanderson |
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| Cover artist | Vincent Chong |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Vault Books (US) |
Publication date | 2017 |
| Publication place | United States |
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Snapshot is a novella by American author Brandon Sanderson published in 2017.
Sanderson wrote this novella during a trip in the United Arab Emirates. He said "Snapshot is one of those stories that, once I had the idea, wouldn’t leave me alone. I wrote it furiously, having only about a week’s time to finish it, and I’m very pleased with the product: a kind of cyberpunk–detective thriller mashup." [1]
The Snapshot Project has been inherited by an independent city-state called New Clipperton, which enables it to recreate a day up to 10 days in the past and used to investigate the crimes on that date. Detectives Anthony Davis and his partner Chaz are the only real people in the city of 20 million. They are sent into snapshots whose badges enable them to uncover crimes based on the real city. On 1 May they uncover hidden evidence of a grisly mass murder but the authorities have ordered them to ignore it...
An audiobook version of the book was released on February 17, 2017, by Audible.com, read by narrator William DeMerritt. [2]
MGM have announced the film rights of the novella. [5] In addition, Broken Road Productions and Film 360 are producing the movie. [6] In December of 2024, Sanderson revealed that the screenplay for the adaptation had been written by screenwriter Dean Georgaris, with Sanderson commending the screenplay for having created a story better than his short story. [7]