Cosmere Universe
The Cosmere is Brandon Sanderson's shared fantasy universe, linking worlds such as Mistborn and The Stormlight Archive through background connections and occasional crossover characters. For a first Mistborn read, begin with The Final Empire and follow Mistborn's own seven core novels. No other Cosmere series is a prerequisite.
Series in Cosmere
The Stormlight Archive
The Stormlight Archive is an epic fantasy series set on the storm-lashed world of Roshar. Start with The Way of Kings and follow the main novels in publication order, reading Edgedancer after Words of Radiance and Dawnshard after Oathbringer. Wind and Truth concludes the first five-book arc.
View Series →Mistborn
Mistborn is an epic fantasy saga set on Scadrial. Its seven core novels are split into the Original Trilogy and the Wax and Wayne sequence, which begins three hundred years later. Start with The Final Empire, read the core novels in publication order, and treat Mistborn: Secret History as an optional companion rather than a numbered main novel.
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