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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
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:
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!colspan=
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!scope="col" style="width: 80px;min-width:80px;" |Year<br />Published
!scope="col" style="width: 130px;min-width:130px;" |Book Title
!scope="col" style="width: 80px;min-width:80px;" |
!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>
|
|[[Order of Windrunners|Windrunners]]
|[[Kaladin]]<br />(1164-1172)
|[[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>
|
|[[Order of Lightweavers|Lightweavers]]
|[[Shallan Davar]]<br />(1167-1172)
|[[Eshonai]]
|[[Words of Radiance/Statistical analysis|398,238]]
|- class="stormlight cosmere"
!2017
|''[[Oathbringer]]''<br /><sup>[[Oathbringer (in-world)|[in-world text]]]</sup>
|
|[[Order of Bondsmiths|Bondsmiths]]
|[[Dalinar Kholin]]<br />(1140-1168)
|[[Eshonai]]
|[[Venli]]
|[[Oathbringer/Statistical analysis|
|- class="stormlight cosmere
!2020
|''[[Rhythm of War]]''<br /><sup>[[Rhythm of War (in-world)|[in-world text]]]</sup>
|1175
|[[Order of Willshapers|Willshapers]]
|[[Venli]] and [[Eshonai]]<br />(1166-1173)
|[[Navani Kholin]]
|[[Taravangian]]
|[[Rhythm of War/Statistical analysis|455,891]]
|- class="stormlight cosmere unreleased"
!2024{{wob ref|15744}}
|''[[Wind and Truth]]''{{wob ref|16038}}
|
|[[Order of Skybreakers|Skybreakers]]
|[[Szeth]]{{wob ref|8680}}
|[[Gavilar Kholin]]{{wob ref|12630}}
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|}
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|-
!colspan=4 |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]]
|[[Lift]]{{wob ref|11620}}
|- class="stormlight cosmere unreleased"
!Unknown
|''Unknown''
|[[Order of Truthwatchers|Truthwatchers]]
|[[Renarin Kholin]]{{wob ref|11620}}
|- class="stormlight cosmere unreleased"
!Unknown
|''Unknown''
|[[Order of Dustbringers|Dustbringers]]
|[[Shalash]]{{wob ref|11620}}
|- class="stormlight cosmere unreleased"
!Unknown
|''Unknown''
|[[Order of Stonewards|Stonewards]]
|[[Talenel]]{{wob ref|11620}}
|- class="stormlight cosmere unreleased"
!Unknown
|''Unknown''
|[[Order of Elsecallers|Elsecallers]]
|[[Jasnah Kholin]]{{wob ref|11620}}
|}
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|-
!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 />(
|[[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|
|4.5{{wob ref|13754}}
|[[Lunamor]]
|
|}
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{{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}}
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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}}
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! Word Count
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! Page Count
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| Tor hardbacks
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! Chapter Count
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| Including prelude,
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! PoV Characters
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! PoV Count
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== Trivia ==
* When Brandon initially wrote [[The
== 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}}
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