Sanderson himself stated that you can read every one of the cosmere books without even knowing about the cosmere and be able to enjoy them just as much. Sounds exhausting and too much effort just to read a book? Those are called “worldhoppers” by the fandom.

Some hints are so subtle there’s no chance to catch them all in your first read-through.Īlso some characters can be found on multiple worlds (especially one, so be on the lookout for them) but sometimes under different names. The observant reader can make out the smaller connections early on which is one of the reasons some readers like to reread Sandersons books a lot. All of these take place in the same “cosmere universe” but on different planets and systems as parts of a hidden, overarking story that will slowly start connecting as the individual stories progress. For example Elantris, Warbreaker, the Mistborn Series and The Stormlight Archive.

The cosmere includes several standlones as well as series written by the fantasy author Brandon Sanderson.

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