The Cosmere Series

22 primary works • 32 total works
The Cosmere is the greater universe in which The Stormlight Archive and all other Brandon Sanderson's adult fiction books take place. That is, each book he writes is set on a unique world, and each of these worlds is set in the same Cosmere. All of the books share a single creation myth, a single cosmology and are connected by an overarching story.…

Book 1

Elantris
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4.17 · 348935 Ratings · 26026 Reviews · published 2005 · 3 editions
Elantris was the capital of Arelon: gigantic, beau…

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    Book 1.5

    The Hope of Elantris
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    3.59     · 34725 Ratings · 2407 Reviews · published 2006 · 2 editions
    The following is a short story I wrote in the Elan…

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    Book 2

    Mistborn: The Final Empire
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    4.49     · 977726 Ratings · 81274 Reviews · published 2006 · 5 editions
    What if the whole world were a dead, blasted wa…

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    Book 3

    The Well of Ascension
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    4.38     · 657942 Ratings · 46885 Reviews · published 2007 · 4 editions
    "Description contains spoilers for previous book i…

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    Book 4

    The Hero of Ages
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    4.56     · 593951 Ratings · 48972 Reviews · published 2008 · 3 editions
    "Description contains spoilers for previous book i…

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    Book 5

    Warbreaker
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    4.29     · 280921 Ratings · 24527 Reviews · published 2009 · 101 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon …

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    Book 6

    The Way of Kings
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    4.66     · 671932 Ratings · 53608 Reviews · published 2010 · 4 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon …

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    Book 7

    The Alloy of Law
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    4.19     · 289399 Ratings · 19155 Reviews · published 2011 · 98 editions
    Three hundred years after the events of the Mistbo…

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    Book 7.3

    The Eleventh Metal
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    3.70     · 37469 Ratings · 2486 Reviews · published 2012 · 5 editions

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    Book 7.5

    The Emperor's Soul
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    4.37     · 130889 Ratings · 10713 Reviews · published 2012 · 38 editions

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    Book 7.7

    Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell
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    4.15     · 34788 Ratings · 2430 Reviews · published 2013 · 8 editions
    Originally appearing in the Dangerous Women anthol…

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    Book 8

    Words of Radiance
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    4.76     · 489433 Ratings · 33815 Reviews · published 2014 · 3 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon …

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    Book 8.4

    Sixth of the Dusk
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    4.19     · 31758 Ratings · 1951 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions
    A fascinating new novella in Brandon Sanderson's C…

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    Book 8.5

    Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania
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    3.39     · 16836 Ratings · 1197 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions

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    Book 9

    Shadows of Self
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    4.26     · 207759 Ratings · 12934 Reviews · published 2015 · 68 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon …

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    Book 9.5

    Secret History
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    4.32     · 99141 Ratings · 7911 Reviews · published 2016 · 1 edition

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    Book 10

    The Bands of Mourning
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    4.40     · 189691 Ratings · 11571 Reviews · published 2016 · 2 editions
    Three hundred years after the events of the Mistbo…

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    Book 11

    White Sand, Volume 1
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    3.59     · 24491 Ratings · 2188 Reviews · published 2016 · 5 editions
    A brand new saga of magic and adventure by #1 New …

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    Book 11.5

    Edgedancer
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    4.13     · 166173 Ratings · 12050 Reviews · published 2016 · 1 edition

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brand…

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    Book 12

    Oathbringer
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    4.60     · 358123 Ratings · 24390 Reviews · published 2017 · 2 editions
    In Oathbringer, the third volume of the New York T…

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    Book 13

    White Sand, Volume 2
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    3.53     · 14511 Ratings · 1008 Reviews · published 2018 · 11 editions
    Following the loss of most of his colleagues in a …

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    Book 14

    White Sand, Volume 3
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    3.64     · 11993 Ratings · 881 Reviews · published 2019 · 3 editions
    Underpowered and overwhelmed, Kenton tries to hold…

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    Book 14.5

    Dawnshard
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    4.34     · 133498 Ratings · 9045 Reviews · published 2020 · 39 editions
    From Brandon Sanderson—author of the #1 New York T…

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    Book 15

    Rhythm of War
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    4.58     · 240157 Ratings · 18805 Reviews · published 2020 · 1 edition
    The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Time…

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    Book 16

    The Lost Metal
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    4.48     · 119023 Ratings · 10038 Reviews · published 2022 · 46 editions
    Return to #1 New York Times bestseller Brandon San…

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    Book 17

    Tress of the Emerald Sea
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    4.32     · 287126 Ratings · 42339 Reviews · published 2023 · 1 edition
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sande…

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    Book 18

    Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
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    4.44     · 114477 Ratings · 16164 Reviews · published 2023 · 1 edition
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    Book 19

    The Sunlit Man
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    4.27     · 82363 Ratings · 8086 Reviews · published 2023 · 1 edition
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    Book 20

    Wind and Truth
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    4.37     · 133030 Ratings · 16998 Reviews · published 2024 · 26 editions
    The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc…

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    Book 21

    Isles of the Emberdark
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    4.52     · 26425 Ratings · 3059 Reviews · published 2025 · 12 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon …

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    Book 22

    The Fires of December
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    4.62     · 8 Ratings · 9 Reviews · expected publication 2026 · 1 edition
    In the next Cosmere standalone novel, Hoid has an …

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    Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
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    4.43     · 65662 Ratings · 4066 Reviews · published 2016 · 1 edition
    Brandon Sanderson creates worlds, and those worlds…

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