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MistbornElantrisThe Stormlight ArchiveWhite SandStandalones
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Era 1Elantris (2006)The Way of Kings (2010)White Sand, Volume 1 (2016)Warbreaker (2009)
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The Final Empire (2006)
The Hope of Elantris (2006)
Words of Radiance (2014)White Sand, Volume 2 (2018)Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell (2013)
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The Well of Ascension (2007)The Emperor's Soul (2012)Oathbringer (2017)White Sand, Volume 3 (2019)Sixth of the Dusk (2014)
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The Hero of Ages (2008)Rhythm of War (2020)
Arcanum Unbounded Essays (2016) not really standalone*
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Era 2Wind and Truth (2024)White sand omnibus, vol 1-3 (2024)Tress of the Emerald Sea (2023)
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The Alloy of Law (2011)Yumi and the Nightmare Painter (2023)
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Shadows of Self (2015)Novella/ Short Stories
Isles of the Emberdark (2025) (Includes Sixth of the Dusk)
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The Bands of Mourning (2016)Edgedancer (2017)
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The Lost Metal (2022)Dawnshard (2020)
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The Sunlit Man (2023)
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The Eleventh Metal (2012)
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Secret History (2016)*Arcanum Undounded Essays breakdown: These are essays that explain the solar systems of each planet in the cosmere. Selish System: Don't read until after Elantris Scadrial System: Don't read until after Mistborn Era 1 Taldain System: I would say after White Sand but I don't think it would be a problem to read before Threnodite System: I would say after Shadows of Silence in the Forests of Hell but don't think it would be a problem to read before Drominad System: I would say after Sixth of the Dusk/ Isles of the Emberdark but don't think it would be a problem to read before Rosharan System: Do not read until after Way of Kings. I think you could read before Words of Radiance but to be safe I'd wait til after
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