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The novels of ''The Stormlight Archive'' follow a consistent internal structure. Each is split into five parts, and Brandon plots each novel as if it were an entire trilogy. The names of each part, when put together, form a [[ketek]]. Between each part is a set of interludes, set in different points of view, which show events in other locations on Roshar. Each novel has one character who gets multiple interludes, whose interludes effectively form a novella. The books also feature several pieces of in-world art on the endpages and between some chapters, and epigraphs from in-world documents at the start of each non-flashback chapter.{{wob ref|3718}}{{wob ref|3916}} Each of the first five books begins with a prologue that shows a different character's perspective of the night of the [[assassination of Gavilar]] and ends with an epilogue from [[Hoid]]'s point of view.{{wob ref|13282}}{{wob ref|12260}} Each book also includes an [[Ars Arcanum]].
 
Each novel will focus on one specific order of the [[Knights Radiant]] and feature flashbacks from a character tied to that order.{{wob ref|1673}}{{wob ref|11374}} Brandon has made clear that a character can have flashback point of views, even if hethey or she isare already dead, so the characters scheduled to have flashbacks in an upcoming book might still die before their book.{{wob ref|3757}} The series will be split into two arcs of five books each, with a time gap of about five to ten years between the two arcs.{{Reddit ref|books|vtua7m|ifa1psd|text=Reddit AMA 2022|date=2022-07-07}} The second arc will be written after [[Mistborn Era 3|''Mistborn'' Era 3]].{{wob ref|11548}} Brandon has said he also hopes to write novellas in between at least all the remaining arc one novels, though is unsure if he has enough time.{{wob ref|13632}} These novellas would fill in some details and show parts of the story that wouldn't have otherwise been seen.
 
Subject to the assumption that characters stay associated with their current order and assigning the [[Order of Dustbringers]] to [[Shalash]]'s book by process of elimination, the following table summarizes these relationships and the order of books:
 
<div style="overflow-x: scroll">
{| class="infobox bib" width=100%
|-
!colspan=8 |Arc 1
!Year
!Book
!Order
!Length
![[Knights Radiant|Radiant]] Order
!Flashback character
!Refs
 
|-
!scope="col" style="width: 80px;min-width:80px;" |Year<br />Published
!colspan=7 |Arc 1
!scope="col" style="width: 130px;min-width:130px;" |Book Title
!scope="col" style="width: 80px;min-width:80px;" |In-world<br />Year(s){{ref|name=DateNote|group=fn}}
!scope="col" style="width: 100px;min-width:100px;" |[[Knights Radiant|Radiant]]<br />Order
!scope="col" style="width: 120px;min-width:120px;" |Flashback<br />Viewpoint{{ref|name=DateNote|group=fn}}
!scope="col" style="width: 100px;min-width:100px;" |Prologue<br />Viewpoint
!scope="col" style="width: 100px;min-width:100px;" |Main Interlude<br />Viewpoint
!scope="col" style="width: 100px;min-width:100px;" |Word Count
 
|- class="stormlight cosmere"
!2010
|''[[The Way of Kings]]''<br /><sup>[[The Way of Kings (in-world)|[in-world text]]]</sup>
|1173
|1
|[[Order of Windrunners|Windrunners]]
|Novel
|[[Kaladin]]<br />(1164-1172)
|[[Order of Windrunners]]
|[[KaladinSzeth]]
|[[Szeth]]
|
|[[The Way of Kings/Statistical analysis|384,365]]
 
|- class="stormlight cosmere"
!2014
|''[[Words of Radiance]]''<br /><sup>[[Words of Radiance (in-world)|[in-world text]]]</sup>
|1173-1174
|2
|[[Order of Lightweavers|Lightweavers]]
|Novel
|[[Shallan Davar]]<br />(1167-1172)
|[[Order of Lightweavers]]
|[[ShallanJasnah DavarKholin]]
|[[Eshonai]]
|
|[[Words of Radiance/Statistical analysis|398,238]]
 
|- class="stormlight cosmere"
!2017
!2016
|''[[Oathbringer]]''<br /><sup>[[Oathbringer (in-world)|[in-world text]]]</sup>
|''[[Edgedancer]]''
|1174
|2.5
|[[Order of Bondsmiths|Bondsmiths]]
|Novella
|[[Dalinar Kholin]]<br />(1140-1168)
|''NA''
|[[Eshonai]]
|''NA''
|[[Venli]]
|
|[[Oathbringer/Statistical analysis|454,440]]
 
|- class="stormlight cosmere"
!2020
!2017
|''[[Rhythm of War]]''<br /><sup>[[Rhythm of War (in-world)|[in-world text]]]</sup>
|''[[Oathbringer]]''
|1175
|3
|[[Order of Willshapers|Willshapers]]
|Novel
|[[Venli]] and [[Eshonai]]<br />(1166-1173)
|[[Order of Bondsmiths]]
|[[DalinarNavani Kholin]]
|[[Taravangian]]
|
|[[Rhythm of War/Statistical analysis|455,891]]
 
|- class="stormlight cosmere unreleased"
!2024{{wob ref|15744}}
!2020
|''[[Wind and Truth]]''{{wob ref|16038}}
|''Wandersail''*
|3.5
|[[Order of Skybreakers|Skybreakers]]
|Novella
|[[Szeth]]{{wob ref|8680}}
|''NA''
|[[Gavilar Kholin]]{{wob ref|12630}}
|''NA''
|
|
 
|}
|- class="stormlight cosmere unreleased"
</div>
!2020
|''[[Rhythm of War]]''
|4
|Novel
|[[Order of Willshapers]]
|[[Venli]] and [[Eshonai]]
|{{wob ref|12963}}
 
{|- class="stormlightinfobox cosmere unreleasedbib" width=100%
!Unknown
|''Unknown''
|5
|Novel
|[[Order of Skybreakers]]
|[[Szeth]]
|{{wob ref|8680}}
 
|-
!colspan=74 |Arc 2
 
|-
!style=width:20% |Year Published
!style=width:20% |Book Title
!style=width:30% |[[Knights Radiant|Radiant]] Order
!style=width:30% |Flashback Viewpoint{{ref|name=DateNote|group=fn}}
 
|- class="stormlight cosmere unreleased"
!Unknown
|''Unknown''
|[[Order of Edgedancers|Edgedancers]]
|6
|[[Lift]]{{wob ref|11620}}
|Novel
|[[Order of Edgedancers]]
|[[Lift]]
|{{wob ref|11620}}
 
|- class="stormlight cosmere unreleased"
!Unknown
|''Unknown''
|[[Order of Truthwatchers|Truthwatchers]]
|7
|[[Renarin Kholin]]{{wob ref|11620}}
|Novel
|[[Order of Truthwatchers]]
|[[Renarin Kholin]]
|{{wob ref|11620}}
 
|- class="stormlight cosmere unreleased"
!Unknown
|''Unknown''
|[[Order of Dustbringers|Dustbringers]]
|8
|[[Shalash]]{{wob ref|11620}}
|Novel
|[[Order of Dustbringers]]
|[[Shalash]]
|{{wob ref|11620}}
 
|- class="stormlight cosmere unreleased"
!Unknown
|''Unknown''
|[[Order of Stonewards|Stonewards]]
|9
|[[Talenel]]{{wob ref|11620}}
|Novel
|[[Order of Stonewards]]
|[[Talenel]]
|{{wob ref|11620}}
 
|- class="stormlight cosmere unreleased"
!Unknown
|''Unknown''
|[[Order of Elsecallers|Elsecallers]]
|10
|[[Jasnah Kholin]]{{wob ref|11620}}
|Novel
 
|[[Order of Elsecallers]]
|[[Jasnah Kholin]]
|{{wob ref|11620}}
|}
 
{| class="infobox bib" width=100%
<nowiki>*</nowiki> While Brandon has talked about putting the novella before ''[[Rhythm of War]]'', it has yet to be confirmed that this will happen.
 
|-
!colspan=6 |Novellas - From the Stormlight Archive
 
|-
!style=width:20% |Year Published
!style=width:20% |Title
!style=width:20% |Series<br />Chronology{{ref|name=DateNote|group=fn}}
!style=width:20% |Focus Character
!style=width:20% |Word Count
 
|- class="stormlight cosmere"
!2016
|''[[Edgedancer (novella)|Edgedancer]]''
|2.5<br />(1173)
|[[Lift]]
|[[Edgedancer (novella)/Statistical analysis|40,660]]
 
|- class="stormlight cosmere"
!2020
|''[[Dawnshard (novella)|Dawnshard]]''
|3.5<br />(1174)
|[[Rysn]]
|[[Dawnshard_(novella)/Statistical analysis|56,282]]
 
|- class="stormlight cosmere unreleased"
!2026 (Tentative)
|''[[Unpublished works#Cosmere_works|Horneater]]''{{wob ref|16435}}
|4.5{{wob ref|13754}}
|[[Lunamor]]
|
 
|}
<references group=fn>
{{ref|group=fn|text=All years are from the [[Roshar#Calendar|Rosharan calendar]]. Years for the Series Chronology column do not include the prelude, prologues, or flashbacks; years for the Flashback Viewpoint column only include that character's flashback chapters.|name=DateNote}}
</references>
 
Brandon has also talked about wanting to go back and do a novella set between ''The Way of Kings'' and ''Words of Radiance''; he initially thought this novella might focus on [[Lopen]],{{wob ref|13632}}{{wob ref|13754}} but, after including Lopen in ''Dawnshard'', said it would likely be someone else, possibly [[Teft]].{{wob ref|14701}}
 
===Back Cover Text===
{{for|/Back Cover Text|the back cover text of each book}}
 
Each book has a back cover text that is written in-universe from the perspective of one of the [[Sleepless]].
 
=== Keteks ===
{{for|/Keteks|the full list of endnote keteks}}
 
The titles of the five parts of each book form a [[ketek]] which is revealed with context in the endnote of every book. The abbreviations of the first five books also form a palindrome of five parts, being similar in structure to a ketek: (t)WoK - WoR - O - RoW - KoW(t).{{wob ref|13904}}
 
== Cover Galleries ==
{{columns|
* US/Canadian rights (#1-4) with Tor
* Bulgarian rights (#1-4) to Артлайн Студиос (Artline Studios)
* UK rights (#1-4) to Gollancz
* German rights (#1-3) to Heyne
* Danish rights (#1) to Ulven og Ulgen
* Hungarian rights (#1) to Delta Vision
* Brazillian rights (#1) to TRAMA
 
}}
 
== Statistics ==
{{for|/Statistical analysis|a full statistical analysis}}
''The Stormlight Archive'' currently consists of threefour full novels and onetwo novellanovellas.
 
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Word Count
| style="text-align:center" | 1,276792,934008
|
|-
! Page Count
| style="text-align:center" | 34,588820
| Tor hardbacks
|-
! Chapter Count
| style="text-align:center" | 350476
| Including prelude, 34 prologues, 3749 interludes, and 34 epilogues.
|-
! PoV Characters
| style="text-align:center" | 4454
|
|-
! PoV Count
| style="text-align:center" | 594851
|
|}
 
== Trivia ==
* When Brandon initially wrote [[The originalWay nameof forKings Prime|''The StormlightWay Archiveof inKings'' Prime]], he called the series Brandon's'Dawnshards''.{{book originalref|wok'|part=preface}} pitchBy the time he pitched it to [[Tor]] wastwo years later, he had changed the series name to ''Oathshards''.{{wob ref|13739}}
 
== Notes ==
{{tor ref|name=wor-nytimes|brandon-sandersons-words-of-radiance-debuts-at-number-one-on-the-new-york-times-bestseller-list|Words of Radiance debut 1st on NYT bestsellers|date=MAR 12 2014}}
 
{{url ref|name=aa|url=httphttps://awfulagent.com/jabclients/brandon-sanderson|text=Brandon's Awful Agent page|site=Awful Agent}}
 
</references>
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