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The Cosmere Series

21 primary works • 31 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

The Eleventh Metal
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3.71 · 34889 Ratings · 2319 Reviews · published 2012 · 6 editions

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    Book 2

    Mistborn: The Final Empire
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    4.49     · 930500 Ratings · 76968 Reviews · published 2006 · 175 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     · 627217 Ratings · 44329 Reviews · published 2007 · 152 editions
    "Description contains spoilers for previous book i…

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    Book 4

    The Hero of Ages
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    4.56     · 566399 Ratings · 46239 Reviews · published 2008 · 130 editions
    "Description contains spoilers for previous book i…

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    Book 5

    Secret History
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    4.32     · 92880 Ratings · 7374 Reviews · published 2016 · 12 editions

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    Book 6

    The Way of Kings
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    4.66     · 645049 Ratings · 51349 Reviews · published 2010 · 109 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon …

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    Book 7

    Warbreaker
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    4.30     · 269042 Ratings · 23398 Reviews · published 2009 · 98 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon …

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    Book 8

    Words of Radiance
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    4.76     · 468637 Ratings · 32325 Reviews · published 2014 · 7 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon …

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    Book 9

    Edgedancer
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    4.14     · 156994 Ratings · 11433 Reviews · published 2016 · 4 editions

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brand…

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    Book 10

    Elantris
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    4.17     · 337916 Ratings · 25055 Reviews · published 2005 · 126 editions
    Elantris was the capital of Arelon: gigantic, beau…

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    Book 11

    The Hope of Elantris
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    3.60     · 32826 Ratings · 2278 Reviews · published 2006 · 5 editions
    The following is a short story I wrote in the Elan…

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    Book 12

    Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
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    4.44     · 62666 Ratings · 3929 Reviews · published 2016 · 39 editions
    Brandon Sanderson creates worlds, and those worlds…

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    Book 13

    Oathbringer
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    4.61     · 340478 Ratings · 23236 Reviews · published 2017 · 9 editions
    In Oathbringer, the third volume of the New York T…

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    Book 14

    Dawnshard
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    4.35     · 124793 Ratings · 8521 Reviews · published 2020 · 7 editions
    From Brandon Sanderson—author of the #1 New York T…

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    Book 15

    Rhythm of War
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    4.59     · 225903 Ratings · 17820 Reviews · published 2020 · 44 editions
    The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Time…

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    Book 16

    The Alloy of Law
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    4.20     · 278047 Ratings · 18383 Reviews · published 2011 · 32 editions
    Three hundred years after the events of the Mistbo…

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    Book 17

    Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania
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    3.40     · 15698 Ratings · 1116 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions

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    Book 18

    Shadows of Self
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    4.26     · 198342 Ratings · 12359 Reviews · published 2015 · 6 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon …

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    Book 19

    The Bands of Mourning
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    4.41     · 180789 Ratings · 11037 Reviews · published 2016 · 3 editions
    Three hundred years after the events of the Mistbo…

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    Book 20

    The Lost Metal
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    4.48     · 110316 Ratings · 9373 Reviews · published 2022 · 44 editions
    Return to #1 New York Times bestseller Brandon San…

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    Book 21

    White Sand, Volume 1
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    3.59     · 23835 Ratings · 2179 Reviews · published 2016 · 17 editions
    A brand new saga of magic and adventure by #1 New …

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    Book 22

    White Sand, Volume 2
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    3.53     · 13963 Ratings · 992 Reviews · published 2018 · 10 editions
    Following the loss of most of his colleagues in a …

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    Book 23

    White Sand, Volume 3
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    3.64     · 11469 Ratings · 854 Reviews · published 2019 · 11 editions
    Underpowered and overwhelmed, Kenton tries to hold…

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    Book 24

    Tress of the Emerald Sea
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    4.33     · 264452 Ratings · 39326 Reviews · published 2023 · 4 editions
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sande…

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    Book 25

    Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
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    4.44     · 104543 Ratings · 14846 Reviews · published 2023 · 5 editions
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    Book 26

    Wind and Truth
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    4.38     · 115781 Ratings · 15467 Reviews · published 2024 · 22 editions
    The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc…

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    Book 27

    The Sunlit Man
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    4.28     · 75681 Ratings · 7561 Reviews · published 2023 · 38 editions
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    Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell
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    4.15     · 33126 Ratings · 2317 Reviews · published 2013 · 8 editions
    Originally appearing in the Dangerous Women anthol…

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    Sixth of the Dusk
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    4.19     · 30312 Ratings · 1860 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions
    A fascinating new novella in Brandon Sanderson's C…

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    The Emperor's Soul
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    4.37     · 125877 Ratings · 10256 Reviews · published 2012 · 35 editions

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    Isles of the Emberdark
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    4.55     · 16524 Ratings · 2001 Reviews · published 2025 · 7 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon …

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