The Cosmere Series

20 primary works • 30 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.…
Elantris
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4.19 · 239334 Ratings · 15946 Reviews · published 2005 · 39 editions
Elantris was the capital of Arelon: gigantic, beau…

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    The Hope of Elantris
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    3.68     · 16499 Ratings · 1126 Reviews · published 2006 · 6 editions
    The following is a short story I wrote in the Elan…

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    The Emperor's Soul
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    4.37     · 86124 Ratings · 6501 Reviews · published 2012 · 38 editions

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    The Eleventh Metal
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    3.80     · 15032 Ratings · 933 Reviews · published 2012 · 6 editions

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    The Final Empire
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    4.47     · 591126 Ratings · 43738 Reviews · published 2006 · 168 editions
    What if the whole world were a dead, blasted wa…

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    The Well of Ascension
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    4.38     · 405145 Ratings · 24107 Reviews · published 2007 · 138 editions
    "Description contains spoilers for previous book i…

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    The Hero of Ages
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    4.52     · 371208 Ratings · 24996 Reviews · published 2008 · 133 editions
    "Description contains spoilers for previous book i…

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    Secret History
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    4.37     · 50052 Ratings · 3690 Reviews · published 2016 · 12 editions

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    The Alloy of Law
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    4.21     · 193499 Ratings · 12103 Reviews · published 2011 · 90 editions
    Three hundred years after the events of the Mistbo…

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    Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania
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    3.49     · 7366 Ratings · 528 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions

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    Shadows of Self
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    4.29     · 128717 Ratings · 7625 Reviews · published 2015 · 18 editions
    Shadows of Self shows Mistborn’s society evolving …

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    The Bands of Mourning
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    4.42     · 115964 Ratings · 6980 Reviews · published 2016 · 22 editions
    Three hundred years after the events of the Mistbo…

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    The Lost Metal
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    4.49     · 39863 Ratings · 3905 Reviews · published 2022 · 22 editions
    Return to #1 New York Times bestseller Brandon San…

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    Warbreaker
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    4.30     · 172925 Ratings · 13632 Reviews · published 2009 · 13 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon …

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    Nightblood
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    4.29     · 196 Ratings · 21 Reviews · 1 edition
    From December 2019 blog post:

    Elantris and Warbreak…

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    The Way of Kings
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    4.65     · 430486 Ratings · 30067 Reviews · published 2010 · 104 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon …

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    Words of Radiance
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    4.76     · 302401 Ratings · 18287 Reviews · published 2014 · 16 editions
    Words of Radiance, Book Two of the Stormlight Arch…

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    Edgedancer
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    4.24     · 79828 Ratings · 5209 Reviews · published 2016 · 5 editions

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brand…

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    Oathbringer
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    4.62     · 206960 Ratings · 12894 Reviews · published 2017 · 6 editions
    In Oathbringer, the third volume of the New York T…

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    Dawnshard
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    4.48     · 52463 Ratings · 3441 Reviews · published 2020 · 26 editions
    From Brandon Sanderson author of the #1 New York T…

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    Rhythm of War
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    4.62     · 114384 Ratings · 9013 Reviews · published 2020 · 34 editions
    The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Time…

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    Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell
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    4.19     · 19706 Ratings · 1301 Reviews · published 2013 · 9 editions
    Originally appearing in the Dangerous Women anthol…

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    Sixth of the Dusk
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    4.24     · 18609 Ratings · 1064 Reviews · published 2014 · 5 editions
    A fascinating new novella in Brandon Sanderson's C…

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    White Sand, Volume 1
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    3.62     · 16371 Ratings · 1665 Reviews · published 2016 · 16 editions
    A brand new saga of magic and adventure by #1 New …

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    White Sand, Volume 2
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    3.55     · 8622 Ratings · 690 Reviews · published 2018 · 9 editions
    Following the loss of most of his colleagues in a …

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    White Sand, Volume 3
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    3.67     · 6562 Ratings · 542 Reviews · published 2019 · 11 editions
    Underpowered and overwhelmed, Kenton tries to hold…

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    Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
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    4.49     · 38666 Ratings · 2659 Reviews · published 2016 · 38 editions
    Brandon Sanderson creates worlds, and those worlds…

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    Tress of the Emerald Sea
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    4.56     · 36834 Ratings · 6169 Reviews · published 2023 · 23 editions
    Author Brandon Sanderson expands his Cosmere unive…

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    Secret Project #3
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    4.50     · 16 Ratings · 10 Reviews · expected publication 2023 · 7 editions
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sande…

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    Secret Project #4
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    4.46     · 13 Ratings · 8 Reviews · expected publication 2023 · 8 editions
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sande…

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