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The Cosmere Universe 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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4.16 · 362585 Ratings · 27413 Reviews · published 2005 · 130 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     · 36998 Ratings · 2580 Reviews · published 2006 · 5 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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    4.48     · 1035868 Ratings · 87255 Reviews · published 2006 · 191 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     · 696582 Ratings · 50652 Reviews · published 2007 · 163 editions
    "Description contains spoilers for previous book i…

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    Book 4

    The Hero of Ages
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    4.56     · 628065 Ratings · 52892 Reviews · published 2008 · 139 editions
    "Description contains spoilers for previous book i…

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    Book 5

    Warbreaker
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    4.29     · 294503 Ratings · 26011 Reviews · published 2009 · 102 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     · 702433 Ratings · 56705 Reviews · published 2010 · 100 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     · 302805 Ratings · 20343 Reviews · published 2011 · 4 editions
    Three hundred years after the events of the Mistbo…

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    Book 7.3

    The Eleventh Metal
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    3.69     · 40470 Ratings · 2723 Reviews · published 2012 · 5 editions

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    Book 7.5

    The Emperor's Soul
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    4.37     · 136982 Ratings · 11334 Reviews · published 2012 · 2 editions

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    Book 7.7

    Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell
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    4.15     · 36550 Ratings · 2583 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     · 513384 Ratings · 35975 Reviews · published 2014 · 77 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     · 33224 Ratings · 2056 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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    3.38     · 18097 Ratings · 1293 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions

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    Book 9

    Shadows of Self
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    4.26     · 218780 Ratings · 13848 Reviews · published 2015 · 2 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon …

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    Book 9.5

    Secret History
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    4.31     · 105923 Ratings · 8579 Reviews · published 2016 · 8 editions

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    Book 10

    The Bands of Mourning
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    4.40     · 199914 Ratings · 12347 Reviews · published 2016 · 8 editions
    Three hundred years after the events of the Mistbo…

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    Book 11

    White Sand, Volume 1
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    3.58     · 25269 Ratings · 2240 Reviews · published 2016 · 18 editions
    A brand new saga of magic and adventure by #1 New …

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    Book 11.5

    Edgedancer
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    4.12     · 176709 Ratings · 12961 Reviews · published 2016 · 31 editions

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brand…

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    Book 12

    Oathbringer
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    4.60     · 377324 Ratings · 26031 Reviews · published 2017 · 3 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     · 15084 Ratings · 1040 Reviews · published 2018 · 12 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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    3.63     · 12514 Ratings · 917 Reviews · published 2019 · 13 editions
    Underpowered and overwhelmed, Kenton tries to hold…

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    Book 14.5

    Dawnshard
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    4.33     · 142773 Ratings · 9742 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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    4.57     · 255164 Ratings · 19912 Reviews · published 2020 · 42 editions
    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     · 128643 Ratings · 10844 Reviews · published 2022 · 48 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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    4.31     · 314023 Ratings · 46063 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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    4.43     · 125947 Ratings · 17817 Reviews · published 2023 · 44 editions
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sande…

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    Book 19

    The Sunlit Man
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    4.26     · 89233 Ratings · 8695 Reviews · published 2023 · 40 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon …

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    Book 20

    Wind and Truth
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    4.36     · 149545 Ratings · 18610 Reviews · published 2024 · 27 editions
    The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc…

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    Book 21

    Isles of the Emberdark
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    4.49     · 37602 Ratings · 4397 Reviews · published 2025 · 17 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon …

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    Book 22

    The Fires of December
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    4.29     · 17 Ratings · 15 Reviews · expected publication 2026 · 4 editions
    In the next Cosmere standalone novel, Hoid has an …

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    Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
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    4.42     · 68545 Ratings · 4249 Reviews · published 2016 · 39 editions
    Brandon Sanderson creates worlds, and those worlds…

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