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The Stormlight Archive · Brandon Sanderson
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The next Stormlight Archive book, Horneater, is expected in 2027. No exact release date has been announced yet.
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Release information last checked 26 October 2026.
The Stormlight Archive books in order
2010Book 1The Way of Kings
2010Book 2Words of Radiance
2017Book 3Oathbringer
2020Book 4Rhythm of War
2024Book 5Wind and Truth- Expected 2031Book 6Untitled Stormlight Archive #6
- Expected 2032Book 7Untitled Stormlight Archive #7
- Expected 2033Book 8Untitled Stormlight Archive #8
- Expected 2034Book 9Untitled Stormlight Archive #9
- Expected 2035Book 10Untitled Stormlight Archive #10
Companion stories
2020CompanionThe Way of Kings Prime
2025CompanionElsecaller and King Lopen the First of Alethkar
2016CompanionEdgedancer
2020CompanionDawnshard- Expected 2027CompanionHorneater
2016CompanionThe Stormlight Archive - A Pocket Companion to The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance
What The Stormlight Archive is about
From the description of The Way of Kings, the first book.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings, book one of The Stormlight Archive begins an incredible new saga of epic proportion. Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike. Animals hide in shells, trees pull in branches, and grass retracts into the soilless ground. Cities are built only where the topography offers shelter. It has been centuries since the fall of the ten consecrated orders known as the Knights Radiant, but their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical swords and suits of armor that transform ordinary men into near-invincible warriors. Men trade kingdoms for Shardblades. Wars were fought for them, and won by them. One such war rages on a ruined landscape called the Shattered Plains. There, Kaladin, who traded his medical apprenticeship for a spear to protect his little brother, has been reduced to slavery. In a war that makes no sense, where ten armies fight separately against a single foe, he struggles to save his men and to fathom the leaders who consider them expendable. Brightlord Dalinar Kholin commands one of those other armies. Like his brother, the late king, he is fascinated by an ancient text called The Way of Kings. Troubled by over-powering visions of ancient times and the Knights Radiant, he has begun to doubt his own sanity. Across the ocean, an untried young woman named Shallan seeks to train under an eminent scholar and notorious heretic, Dalinar's niece, Jasnah. Though she genuinely loves learning, Shallan's motives are less than pure. As she plans a daring theft, her research for Jasnah hints at secrets of the Knights Radiant and the true cause of the war. The result of over ten years of planning, writing, and world-building, The Way of Kings is but the opening movement of the Stormlight Archive, a bold masterpiece in the making. Speak again the ancient oaths: Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before Destination. and return to men the Shards they once bore. The Knights Radiant must stand again.
The Stormlight Archive at a glance
- Author
- Brandon Sanderson
- Books published
- 5
- Companion stories
- 6
- Still to come
- 6
- First book published
- 2010
Questions readers ask
When is the next Stormlight Archive book coming out?
The next Stormlight Archive book, Horneater, is expected in 2027. No exact release date has been announced yet.
How many books are in The Stormlight Archive?
5 books have been published in The Stormlight Archive so far, plus 5 companion stories, and 6 more are on the way.
What order should I read The Stormlight Archive in?
Read the main books in order: 1. The Way of Kings, 2. Words of Radiance, 3. Oathbringer, 4. Rhythm of War, 5. Wind and Truth, 6. Untitled Stormlight Archive #6, 7. Untitled Stormlight Archive #7, 8. Untitled Stormlight Archive #8, 9. Untitled Stormlight Archive #9, 10. Untitled Stormlight Archive #10. The 6 companions can be read alongside them.
Is The Stormlight Archive finished?
No. The next Stormlight Archive book, Horneater, is expected in 2027. No exact release date has been announced yet.
How will I know when the next Stormlight Archive book is announced?
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