Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection is a collection of epic fantasy short stories and novellas written by American author Brandon Sanderson set in his Cosmere universe. It was published on November 22, 2016 by Tor Books. Contents. The nine stories in the collection are set in the worlds of "Roshar", "Scadrial", "Sel", "Threnody", "First of the Sun", and "Taldain", which are all a part of Sanderson's "Cosmere" universe. The collection also includes essays and illustrations for the various planetary systems in which the stories are set. All have been released individually or as part  of multi-author anthologies in the past. The collection includes the following works: Reception. "Publishers Weekly" called the collection required reading for fans of Sanderson's work and noted that it also offers a lot to readers who are undaunted by learning a lot. "Kirkus Reviews" wrote that many of the stories were "good...with all the quick wit, richly detailed settings, and memorable characters fans have come to expect from this prolific writer." However, they also stated that some of the stories lacked solid character building and felt "more like deleted scenes".