Mostly each series is almost completely separate from the others. I would suggest that the reading order does not matter as yet as Sanderson is planning to release many more novels in the Cosmere setting. In the meantime, we can theorise and assess. However, it sounds like we might have a very long (more than a decade?) wait before we get to The Liar of Partinel and the Dragonsteel books which will fully explain what is going on. The shape of Sanderson's cosmology and setting is much clearer now and we will certainly learn more about the Cosmere through future books. The reasons for the OP's assertion is subjective, but it seems to be a well-informed decision.įor a complete overview of Sanderson's plans with Cosmere, as well as some discussions about it, read here (warning, spoilers present on this blog): While this reading order isn't necessary per se, I assert that it is better. There also some characters called world hoppers who go from planet to planet, the most prevalent of these is one named Hoid who shows up in every book. Each series is on a different planet in the universe (Except for Emperor's Soul/Elantris). I posted this because, as many people don't know, Brandon Sanderson's works take place in a universe called the cosmere.

So am confused, since I have already started the Way Of Kings (Only a few chapters in), should I stop it and go back to Elantris, and follow an order, or should I just continue finish this and pick other books in an order. I have also read posts where they say it doesn't matter which order you read it in. Or I have seen people suggest the following order too,

The Stormlight Archive: Words of Radiance (2014).

Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell (2013, short story published in Dangerous Women).

The Stormlight Archive: The Way of Kings (2010).

So what is the right order to read them? is it the publication order.? Next I started with the Way of Kings, but am now kind of worried if I might read the series in the wrong order. Then I got to know that many of his series are connected and happen in the same universe - Cosmere.

My entry into Brandon Sanderson's works is Mistborn Trilogy, I finished and loved it.

The hope of elantris read online