Cosmere Universe

## Genre Information

Epic Fantasy
Sword & Sorcery

Steampunk
Gaslight

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## About the Series

* **Genres:** Epic Fantasy, Steampunk, Sword and Socery, Gaslight
* **Theme:**
* **Narrative style**:

## Series Description

Cosmere Universe is made up of many epic series by Brandon Sanderson who estimates a total of 40 books eventually.

Cosmere is the name of the series and universe in which Elantris, Mistborn, Warbreaker, The Stormlight Archive, White Sand, and stories contained in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection are all set. This idea came from Sanderson's desire to create an epic-length series without requiring readers to buy a ridiculous number of books. Because of that, he hides connections to his other works within each book, creating this "hidden epic". He has estimated that the Cosmere sequence could conclude with at least 40 books.

The story of the Cosmere is about a mysterious being called Adonalsium, who existed on a world known as Yolen. Adonalsium was killed by a group of sixteen conspirators, causing its power to shatter into sixteen different Shards, each of which bears immense power.[36] The sixteen people then took these Shards and traveled to new worlds, populating them with different systems of magic. In one case, the Shards Ruin and Preservation worked together to actually create a planet and its people (Scadrial, as featured in Mistborn).

Each Shard has an Intent, such as Ambition or Honor, and a Vessel's personality is changed over time to bring them more in-line with their Intent. Odium has killed—or Splintered—several shards. On Sel, he splintered Devotion and Dominion, accidentally creating the Dor, from which Seons and Skaze have emerged. On Roshar, Odium splintered Honor, and brought about the Everstorm and the True Desolation. He has also Splintered Ambition, in the Threnody system. A man named Hoid is seen or mentioned in most Cosmere books. He travels the so-called Shardworlds, using the people of those worlds to further an unknown agenda.

In October 2016, the movie rights to the entire Cosmere universe were licensed by DMG Entertainment.

## Series Titles

* Elantris
	1. Elantris (Elantris Book 1) (2005)
		+ The Hope of Elantris - Free Short story 1.5 in the Elantris series
	2. The Emperor's Soul (Elantris Book 2) (2012)
* The Mistborn Saga
	1. The Final Empire (The Mistborn Saga Book 1) (2006) Original Trilogy
	2. The Well of Ascension (The Mistborn Saga Book 2) (2007) Original Trilogy
	3. The Hero of Ages (The Mistborn Saga Book 3) (2008) Original Trilogy
		+ Secret History (The Mistborn Saga 3.5) (2016) Companion story to Original Trilogy
	4. The Alloy of Law (The Mistborn Saga Book 4) (2011) *Wax and Wayne* series
		+ Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania (The Mistborn Saga)
	5. Shadows of Self (The Mistborn Saga Book 5) (2015) *Wax and Wayne* series
	6. The Bands of Mourning (The Mistborn Saga Book 6) (2016) Wax and Wayne *series*
		+ The Eleventh Metal (The Mistborn Saga)
	7. The Lost Metal (The Mistborn Saga Book 7) (Nov 15, 2022)
* Warbreaker series
	1. Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell (Warbreaker series). (2013, short story published in *Dangerous Women*)
	2. Warbreaker (Warbreaker Book 1) (2009)
* The Stormlight Archive
	1. The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive Book 1) (2010)
	2. Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive Book 2) (2014)
		+ 2.5 Edgedancer (Novella) in Arcanum Unbounded (The Cosmere Collection) a Cosmere Collection
	3. Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive Book 3) (2017)
		+ 3.5. Dawnshard (Novella) (2020)
	4. Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive Book 4) (Nov. 2020)
* The Emperor's Soul (2012, novella) in Arcanum Unbounded (The Cosmere Collection) a Cosmere Collection
* White Sands
	1. White Sand Vol. I
	2. White Sand Vol. II
	3. White Sand Vol. III

### Collections

* Sixth of the Dusk (Cosmere) (2014)
* Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell (Cosmere) (2015)
* Arcanum Unbounded (Cosmere) (2016)

## World Building

### Setting

Each world has a little different settings, some are more Feudal/Medieval, some more Steampunk/Gaslight.

### Fantasy or SciFi Elements

Various elements depending on the World, but they all seem to have some form of magic.

## World Building

### Worlds

Sel
The first released book in the Cosmere is *Elantris*, set on the world of Sel. The short story, *The Hope of Elantris*, is set during same time as *Elantris*. The novella, *The Emperor's Soul*, is set in a different location on Sel from *Elantris*.
+*The Emperor's Soul* novella won the 2013 Hugo Award for best novella.
Scadrial
The Mistborn series, which consists of seven novels and three short works as of 2022, is set in the Scadrial system. The first three novels, *The Final Empire*, *The Well of Ascension*, and *The Hero of Ages*, follow the adventures of Vin and company as they defeat the Lord Ruler and deal with the aftermath of that choice.
*The Alloy of Law* set on Scadrial 300 years after the original Mistborn trilogy was originally slated to be a standalone novel, but Sanderson eventually expanded the story into four books, creating the Wax and Wayne series. The second book, *Shadows of Self*, was released in 2015, and the third, *The Bands of Mourning*, in 2016. The Lost Metal, the final book in the Wax and Wayne series, is projected for 2020 or 2021.
Roshar
The works in *The Stormlight Archive* are set on the world of Roshar. As of December 2019, three volumes of a projected ten have been released. *The Way of Kings* establishes the world of Roshar, introducing several important characters: Kaladin, Shallan, Szeth, and Dalinar. *Words of Radiance* continues the story, expanding on the Voidbringers and the Knights Radiant. The third volume, *Oathbringer*, was released in 2017. The 4th entry,  *"The Rhythm of War*, is set to be released on November 17th, 2020.
As with the Mistborn series, several short works set on Roshar have been released.
Taldain
*White Sand*, a three-volume graphic novel series. Kenton, a young Sand Master from the Dayside of Taldain, must find out why most of the Sand Masters were killed while also avoiding assassins and trying to work with a mysterious woman from the Night side of the planet. The first volume won a 2018 Dragon Award for best graphic novel.
Nalthis
*Warbreaker* tells the story of Vivenna and Siri, two sisters caught up in political machinations that could destroy them and everything they hold dear. Another book set on Nalthis, tentatively titled Nightblood, has been announced, but no specific release date has been given.
Drominad
*Sixth of the Dusk* a novellette set on the world in the Drominad system—and
Threnody
*Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell: A Cosmere Novella* a novella set in the Threnody system contain more horror elements than the other Cosmere works.

## Book Descriptions

Some books have been added and more will be sometime this year