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The Cosmere books in order

1. 
   Book 1

   Elantris
   2005
2. 
   Book 2

   The Hope of Elantris
   2006
3. 
   Book 3

   Mistborn: The Final Empire
   2006
4. 
   Book 4

   The Well of Ascension
   2007
5. 
   Book 5

   The Hero of Ages
   2008
6. 
   Book 6

   Warbreaker
   2009
7. 
   Book 7

   The Way of Kings
   2010
8. 
   Book 8

   The Alloy of Law
   2011
9. 
   Book 9

   The Eleventh Metal
   2012
10. 
    Book 10

    The Emperor's Soul
    2012
11. 
    Book 11

    Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell
    2013
12. 
    Book 12

    Words of Radiance
    2010
13. 
    Book 13

    Sixth of the Dusk
    2014
14. 
    Book 14

    Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania
    2014
15. 
    Book 15

    Shadows of Self
    2015
16. 
    Book 16

    Mistborn: Secret History
    2016
17. 
    Book 17

    The Bands of Mourning
    2016
18. 
    Book 18

    White Sand, Vol. 1
    2016
19. 
    Book 19

    Edgedancer
    2016
20. 
    Book 20

    Oathbringer
    2017
21. 
    Book 21

    White Sand, Vol. 2
    2018
22. 
    Book 22

    White Sand, Vol. 3
    2019
23. 
    Book 25

    Rhythm of War
    2020
24. 
    Book 26

    Dawnshard
    2020
25. 
    Book 27

    The Lost Metal
    2022
26. 
    Book 29

    Tress of the Emerald Sea
    2023
27. 
    Book 31

    Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
    2023
28. 
    Book 32

    The Sunlit Man
    2023
29. 
    Book 33

    Wind and Truth
    2024
30. 
    Book 34

    Isles of the Emberdark
    2025
31. 
    Book 36

    The Fires of December
    8 December 2026

What The Cosmere is about

From the description of Elantris, the first book.

Elantris was the capital of Arelon: gigantic, beautiful, literally radiant, filled with benevolent beings who used their powerful magical abilities for the benefit of all. Yet each of these demigods was once an ordinary person until touched by the mysterious transforming power of the Shaod. Ten years ago, without warning, the magic failed. Elantrians became wizened, leper-like, powerless creatures, and Elantris itself dark, filthy, and crumbling. Arelon's new capital, Kae, crouches in the shadow of Elantris. Princess Sarene of Teod arrives for a marriage of state with Crown Prince Raoden, hoping—based on their correspondence—to also find love. She finds instead that Raoden has died and she is considered his widow. Both Teod and Arelon are under threat as the last remaining holdouts against the imperial ambitions of the ruthless religious fanatics of Fjordell. So Sarene decides to use her new status to counter the machinations of Hrathen, a Fjordell high priest who has come to Kae to convert Arelon and claim it for his emperor and his god. But neither Sarene nor Hrathen suspect the truth about Prince Raoden. Stricken by the same curse that ruined Elantris, Raoden was secretly exiled by his father to the dark city. His struggle to help the wretches trapped there begins a series of events that will bring hope to Arelon, and perhaps reveal the secret of Elantris itself. A rare epic fantasy that doesn't recycle the classics and that is a complete and satisfying story in one volume, Elantris is fleet and fun, full of surprises and characters to care about. It's also the wonderful debut of a welcome new star in the constellation of fantasy.

The Cosmere at a glance

Author

Brandon Sanderson

Books published

30

Still to come

1

First book published

2005

Next release

8 December 2026

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