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'''''The Stormlight Archive''''' is an ongoing epic fantasy series by [[Brandon Sanderson]]. The series is estimated to require ten books to complete.{{qa ref|578|7}} The first book in the series, ''[[The Way of Kings]]'', was published in 2010. The second book, ''[[Words of Radiance]]'', was published in 2014.
'''''The Stormlight Archive''''' is an ongoing epic fantasy series by [[Brandon Sanderson]]. Set on the planet [[Roshar]], the series forms a core part of the [[cosmere]] sequence, and centers around [[Odium]]'s efforts to escape the ties that bind him to the [[Rosharan system]]. The series is estimated to require ten books to complete.{{wob ref|2875}}
 
For a summary of the events thus far, see [[/Summary|the individual summary pages for each book]].
Each book will have one major viewpoint character, with the other major characters complementing that character. In ''The Way of Kings'', the main character is [[Kaladin]], with [[Shallan]] and [[Dalinar]] as the other major viewpoints. The other main characters include [[Eshonai]], [[Adolin]], [[Jasnah]], [[Navani]], [[Szeth]], [[Taravangian]], the herald [[Taln]], and one of the other [[Herald]]s of the Almighty.{{qa ref|612|7}}
 
== Structure ==
The order of the first five books is as follows{{qa ref|612|7}}:
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]].
# ''[[The Way of Kings]]'' - [[Kaladin]]'s flashbacks
# ''[[Words of Radiance]]'' - [[Shallan]]'s flashbacks
# [[Oathbringer]] ([[Dalinar]]'s flashbacks{{ref|name=sa3-flashback}})
# [[Szeth]] or [[Eshonai]]{{ref|name=Eshonai}}
# Szeth or Eshonai{{qa ref|689|16}}
 
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 they are 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 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.
The second set of five books will be completed after the [[Mistborn (series)|second Mistborn trilogy]].{{qa ref|675|8}} They are currently going to have flashbacks from [[Jasnah]], [[Lift]], [[Shalash]], [[Renarin]], and [[Taln]].{{17s ref|post|245061|Who are the back 5?|date=20 Feb 2015}} Just because someone is going to be a main character in an upcoming book doesn't mean that they're safe. Brandon has stated, "I have no problem having a main character who is actually dead, and their story told through flashbacks and the stories of the other characters." {{url ref|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/41r099/oathbringer_spoilers_stormlight_three_update_2/cz4kzxp|site=reddit.com|date=2016-01-19|text=Will Renarin live?}}
 
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:
The Stomlight Archive novella [[Edgedancer (novella)|Edgedancer]] was released in 2016, and is after ''Words of Radiance'' chronologically, showing some events that couldn't have been shown by any of the normal viewpoint characters in the other books.
 
<div style="overflow-x: scroll">
The Stormlight Archive is set on the world of [[Roshar]].
{| class="infobox bib" width=100%
|-
!colspan=8 |Arc 1
 
|-
{{for|/Summary|a book-by-book summary}}
!scope="col" style="width: 80px;min-width:80px;" |Year<br />Published
{{for|/Statistical analysis|a book-by-book statistical analysis}}
!scope="col" style="width: 130px;min-width:130px;" |Book Title
{| class='infobox bib' width=100%
!scope="col" style="width: 80px;min-width:80px;" |In-world<br />Year(s){{ref|name=DateNote|group=fn}}
|- class=title
!scope="col" style="width: 100px;min-width:100px;" |[[Knights Radiant|Radiant]]<br />Order
! width=5% | Year
!scope="col" style="width: 120px;min-width:120px;" |Flashback<br />Viewpoint{{ref|name=DateNote|group=fn}}
! width=20% | Book
!scope="col" style="width: 100px;min-width:100px;" |Prologue<br />Viewpoint
! width=20% | Order
!scope="col" style="width: 100px;min-width:100px;" |Main Interlude<br />Viewpoint
! width=7.5% | Length
!scope="col" style="width: 100px;min-width:100px;" |Word Count
! width=40% | Notes
! width=7.5 | Refs
 
|- 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)
|
|[[Szeth]]
|
|[[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)
|
|[[Jasnah Kholin]]
|
|[[Eshonai]]
|[[Words of Radiance/Statistical analysis|398,238]]
 
|- class='"stormlight cosmere'"
!2017
! 2016
|''[[Oathbringer]]''<br /><sup>[[Oathbringer (in-world)|[in-world text]]]</sup>
| ''[[Edgedancer (novella)|Edgedancer]]''
|1174
| #2.5
|[[Order of Bondsmiths|Bondsmiths]]
| Novella
|[[Dalinar Kholin]]<br />(1140-1168)
| Released as a part of the ''[[Arcanum Unbounded]]'' collection
|[[Eshonai]]
|[[Venli]]
|[[Oathbringer/Statistical analysis|454,440]]
 
|- 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}}
|
|
 
|}
|- class='stormlight cosmere unreleased'
</div>
! 2017
 
| ''[[Oathbringer]]''
{| class="infobox bib" width=100%
| #3
 
| Novel
| -
!colspan=4 |Arc 2
| {{ref|name=sots14}} {{ref|name=calamity}}
 
|-
!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}}
 
|}
 
{| class="infobox bib" width=100%
 
|-
!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 ==
{{CoverToC|sa}}
 
== Publication ==
{{columns|
* US/Canadian rights (#1-4) with Tor
* Bulgarian rights (#1-4) to Артлайн Студиос (StudioArtline Art LineStudios)
* UK rights (#1-4) to Gollancz
* German rights (#1-3) to Heyne
* Czech rights (#1) to Talpress
* Italian rights (#1) to Fanucci{{ref|name=aa}}
* Israeli rights to אופוס (Opus)
* Russian rights (#1-3) to Азбука Аттикус (Azbooka)
* Romanian rights (#1-2) to Editura Paladin
* Danish rights (#1) to Ulven og Ulgen
* Hungarian rights (#1) to Delta Vision
* Brazillian rights (#1) to TRAMA
 
}}
 
== Awards ==
* Words of Radiance #1 NY Times best-seller{{ref|name=wor-nytimes}}
 
== NotesStatistics ==
{{for|/Statistical analysis|a full statistical analysis}}
<references>
The Stormlight Archive currently consists of four full novels and two novellas.
 
{|class="wikitable"
{{17s ref|name=sa3-flashback|news|213|Stormlight 3's Flashback Character May Be Dalinar|date=June 16 2015}}
|-
! Word Count
| style="text-align:center" | 1,792,008
|
|-
! Page Count
| style="text-align:center" | 4,820
| Tor hardbacks
|-
! Chapter Count
| style="text-align:center" | 476
| Including prelude, 4 prologues, 49 interludes, and 4 epilogues.
|-
! PoV Characters
| style="text-align:center" | 54
|
|-
! PoV Count
| style="text-align:center" | 851
|
|}
 
== Trivia ==
{{bws ref|name=sots14|state-of-the-sanderson-december-2014|State of the Sanderson: December 2014|date=Dec 18th, 2014}}
* When Brandon initially wrote [[The Way of Kings Prime|''The Way of Kings'' Prime]], he called the series ''Dawnshards''.{{book ref|wok'|part=preface}} By the time he pitched it to Tor two years later, he had changed the series name to ''Oathshards''.{{wob ref|13739}}
{{bws ref|name=calamity|calamity-is-done|"Calamity is Done" blog post|date=May 29th, 2015}}
 
== Notes ==
{{qa ref|578|7|text=Stormlight is ten books?|date=Nov 13th, 2010}}
<references>
{{qa ref|612|7|Have we met all of the point-of-view characters?|date=July 2nd, 2011}}
{{qa ref|675|8|How long is Stormlight?|date=Dec 15th, 2011}}
{{qa ref|689|16|Who's the focus of book two?|date=Nov 8th, 2011}}
 
{{tweet ref|name=Eshonai|307201897314545664|Eshonai is probably 4|date=28 Feb 2013}}
 
{{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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