The reading order across the whole The Cosmere universe.
The Cosmere in the order Brandon Sanderson wrote it, with each series grouped together rather than interleaved by release date. Starting with Elantris in 2005 and spanning two decades, this order follows the natural evolution of the universe - each book building on the mythology and magic systems that came before. The standalone novellas and short stories - Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell, Sixth of the Dusk, Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania, and White Sand - are placed at their original publication points between the major series. Publication order is how most long-time Cosmere fans experienced these stories, and the order in which Sanderson planted his cross-series foreshadowing.
Elantris
2005
The Hope of Elantris
2007
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2007
The Eleventh Metal
2011
Mistborn: Secret History
2016
Warbreaker
2009
The Emperor's Soul
2012
Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell
2013
Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania
2014
Sixth of the Dusk
2014
The Alloy of Law
2011
Shadows of Self
2015
The Bands of Mourning
2016
The Lost Metal
2022
The Way of Kings
2010
Words of Radiance
2012
Edgedancer
2016
Oathbringer
2017
Dawnshard
2020
Rhythm of War
2020
Wind and Truth
2024
White Sand
2016
Graphic novel trilogy
Arcanum Unbounded
2016
Short story collection spanning multiple Cosmere worlds. Contains Edgedancer (skip if read in Stormlight) and Mistborn: Secret History
Tress of the Emerald Sea
2023
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
2023
The Sunlit Man
2023
Isles of the Emberdark
2025
