Series
The Stormlight Archive
Brandon Sanderson · 6 novels · 2 novellas · 1 novelette · 6 short stories · 2010–2024
The Stormlight Archive is a high fantasy novel series written by American author Brandon Sanderson, planned to consist of ten novels. As of 2024, the series comprises five published novels and two novellas, set within Sanderson's broader Cosmere universe. The first novel, The Way of Kings, was published on August 31, 2010. The second novel, Words of Radiance, was published on March 4, 2014 and debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller List. This was repeated by Oathbringer and Rhythm of War. The fifth novel, Wind and Truth, was released December 6, 2024. Sanderson has indicated that he will start drafting the latter half of the series after he finishes writing the upcoming Era Three Mistborn trilogy and the two Elantris sequels. The series has been adapted as a VR Experience and a tabletop roleplaying game.
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Reading order
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
- Omnibus editions(2 editions)
Map
The Stormlight Archive at the centre, its books fanned around what holds them. Pick anything for its details, and zoom out for similar series in orbit — the reading order above lists the same books as text.
Stats
By decade
- 2010s12
- 2020s3
Shape
6 novels · 2 novellas · 1 novelette · 6 short stories
1 author
reads like:epic fantasywarsecondary worldtimeless or unspecifiedadventurousadult
Mood
Bright and intense: 80% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 44%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book10 of 15 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- Words of Radiancedarkest · most intense
- The Way of Kingsbrightest
- The Rosharan Systemcalmest