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Thanks Goran, that's been very helpful.

It's a new world, not a new universe. Most of Brandon Sanderson's epic fantasy books take place in the same universe, which is called The Cosmere. There are several connections between said books, but they are mostly hidden and pretty hard to spot.
That said, you don't need know of them or read other Sanderson's books to enjoy this one.

Glad you're enjoy it, by the way. It's one of my favorite novels.

Thanks for the correction.

No problem. I really like the Cosmere concept and I can't wait to se how it plays out.

There's a certain reoccurring character in almost all of his books that you'll be spotting a lot if you read more of his books. In WoK specifically I think there's actually three or four characters from previous books hidden under the guise of aliases that you won't recognize in addition to the one that shows up in all his books. They can all be identified with enough studying or research though.

The various magic systems are all linked as well.