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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 · 373181 Ratings · 28462 Reviews · published 2005 · 129 editions
Elantris was the capital of Arelon: gigantic, beau…

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    Book 1.5

    The Hope of Elantris
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    3.58     · 38726 Ratings · 2719 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     · 1080812 Ratings · 91856 Reviews · published 2006 · 190 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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    4.37     · 726352 Ratings · 53500 Reviews · published 2007 · 163 editions
    Note: Description contains spoilers for previous b…

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    Book 4

    The Hero of Ages
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    4.56     · 654826 Ratings · 55958 Reviews · published 2008 · 42 editions
    "Description contains spoilers for previous book i…

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    Book 5

    Warbreaker
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    4.29     · 305048 Ratings · 27086 Reviews · published 2009 · 36 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     · 726042 Ratings · 59068 Reviews · published 2010 · 5 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     · 313355 Ratings · 21221 Reviews · published 2011 · 27 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     · 42652 Ratings · 2873 Reviews · published 2012 · 5 editions

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    Book 7.5

    The Emperor's Soul
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    4.37     · 141479 Ratings · 11811 Reviews · published 2012 · 38 editions

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    Book 7.7

    Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell
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    4.14     · 37969 Ratings · 2691 Reviews · published 2013 · 1 edition
    Originally appearing in the Dangerous Women anthol…

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    Book 8

    Words of Radiance
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    4.76     · 531812 Ratings · 37566 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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    4.18     · 34305 Ratings · 2132 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     · 19110 Ratings · 1374 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions

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    Book 9

    Shadows of Self
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    4.25     · 227427 Ratings · 14483 Reviews · published 2015 · 71 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon …

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    Book 9.5

    Secret History
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    4.30     · 111617 Ratings · 9136 Reviews · published 2016 · 18 editions

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    Book 10

    The Bands of Mourning
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    4.40     · 207979 Ratings · 12973 Reviews · published 2016 · 23 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     · 25817 Ratings · 2277 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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    4.11     · 184799 Ratings · 13646 Reviews · published 2016 · 33 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon …

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    Book 12

    Oathbringer
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    4.60     · 392590 Ratings · 27283 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     · 15493 Ratings · 1055 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     · 12882 Ratings · 934 Reviews · published 2019 · 13 editions
    Underpowered and overwhelmed, Kenton tries to hold…

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    Book 14.5

    Dawnshard
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    4.32     · 150044 Ratings · 10286 Reviews · published 2020 · 40 editions
    From Brandon Sanderson—author of the #1 New York T…

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    Book 15

    Rhythm of War
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    4.56     · 267188 Ratings · 20875 Reviews · published 2020 · 3 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     · 136241 Ratings · 11558 Reviews · published 2022 · 1 edition
    Return to #1 New York Times bestseller Brandon San…

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    Book 17

    Tress of the Emerald Sea
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    4.30     · 333181 Ratings · 48616 Reviews · published 2023 · 6 editions
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sande…

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    Book 18

    Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
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    4.42     · 134721 Ratings · 19080 Reviews · published 2023 · 45 editions
    #1 New York Times Bestselling author Brandon Sande…

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    Book 19

    The Sunlit Man
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    4.25     · 94511 Ratings · 9174 Reviews · published 2023 · 41 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon …

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    Book 20

    Wind and Truth
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    4.36     · 162153 Ratings · 19898 Reviews · published 2024 · 2 editions
    The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc…

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    Book 21

    Isles of the Emberdark
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    4.47     · 44259 Ratings · 5134 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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    4.05     · 21 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 2026 · 5 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     · 70861 Ratings · 4363 Reviews · published 2016 · 39 editions
    Brandon Sanderson creates worlds, and those worlds…

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