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The '''cosmere''' is a fictional shared universe where several of [[Brandon Sanderson]]'s books take place. As a result, books set in the cosmere share a single cosmology and underlying rules of magic, and some characters from one world will make appearances on other worlds. Despite the connections, Brandon has remained clear that one does not need any knowledge of the broader cosmere to read, understand, or enjoy books that take place in the cosmere.{{url ref|name=WhatIsCosmere|url=https://brandonsanderson.com/what-is-the-cosmere|text=What Is The Cosmere?|site=[[Brandon]]'s website}}
 
Current series in the cosmere are the [[Elantris trilogy|''Elantris'' trilogy]], [[Mistborn (series)|''Mistborn'' series]], ''[[Warbreaker]]'' (and [[Nightblood (book)|its eventual sequel]]), and [[The Stormlight Archive]]. It does not include any books that reference [[Earth]], as Earth is not in the cosmere.{{ref|name=WhatIsCosmere}} For a complete list of books in the cosmere, see [[#Bibliography of the Cosmere|the bibliography section below]].
 
The shared "creation myth" of the cosmere revolves around [[Adonalsium]], the power of creation, which was broken into sixteen pieces called [[Shard]]s in an event known as the [[Shattering of Adonalsium]]. The Shards are effectively gods, and magic is derived from their power.{{msh ref|3|2}}
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The cosmere sequence has a clear story that Brandon wants to tell and is fairly firmly outlined as 35 novels, plus a variety of novellas and other works, with the [[Dragonsteel (series)|''Dragonsteel'' series]], [[Mistborn (series)|''Mistborn'' series]], and [[The Stormlight Archive]] forming the core of that story.{{wob ref|7744}}{{wob ref|13550}} ''Dragonsteel'' will tell [[Hoid]]'s backstory and the story of the [[Shattering of Adonalsium]];{{wob ref|13550}} ''Mistborn'' will have four series, following [[Scadrial]] from the [[Final Empire]] to the development of faster-than-light travel and the interaction between the various planets;{{wob ref|9005}}{{wob ref|5343}} The Stormlight Archive will be split into two arcs of five books each and is the story of the clash between the people of [[Roshar]] and [[Odium]].{{wob ref|3380}} Generally, knowledge of the cosmere as a whole will not be necessary until ''Dragonsteel'' and the final ''Mistborn'' trilogy, which are the beginning and the conclusion respectively of the cosmere sequence{{wob ref|6868}}
 
Brandon does not feel that the cosmere is restrictive to his writing.{{wob ref|6496}} Though cosmere novels are intensive, as they require more thorough planning and continuity maintenance, Brandon also has an internal wiki and people like [[Peter Ahlstrom|Peter]] and Karen Ahlstrom who help him keep the cosmere on track.{{wob ref|9015}}{{wob ref|9610}} When Brandon feels like he needs a break from the more stringent requirements of the cosmere, he'll turn to work on a less intensive novel or novella, which are almost always non-cosmere.{{wob ref|9015}} If there is a concept he really wants to write but doesn't fit in the limitations of the cosmere, he moves it into a non-cosmere book. For example, ''[[The Rithmatist]]'' started as a cosmere novel, and its magics take many elements from cosmere magics, but Brandon decided that he did not want a version of Earth in the cosmere, and so moved it to its own universe.{{wob ref|10860}}
* ''Horneater'',{{wob ref|14971}} the working title of a Stormlight novella following [[Lunamor]], possibly to be written for the ''Words of Radiance'' leatherbound Kickstarter in 2023.{{wob ref|15362}}{{wob ref|15744}}
* ''[[Knights of Wind and Truth]]'', the last book of the first arc of [[The Stormlight Archive]].{{wob ref|9442}} Writing began in late 2021 or early 2022,{{wob ref|15373}} but has been delayed by other projects, and the book is expected to be released in 2024.{{wob ref|15744}}
* [[Mistborn (series)#Era 3|Era 3 ''Mistborn'' trilogy]], the next ''Mistborn'' series, set to take place when Scadrial has achieved a technology level similar to that of the 1980s.{{wob ref|13585}} Planned to be written in the break between books 5 and 6 of The Stormlight Archive.{{wob ref|11548}} Brandon hopes to write all three books before the first one is released, like he did with Era 1.{{wob ref|14683}}
* [[Elantris sequel|''Elantris'' 2]] and [[Elantris finale|''Elantris'' 3]], the sequels to ''[[Elantris (book)|Elantris]]''. Expected to be written after The Stormlight Archive book 5 and ''Mistborn'' Era 2 are done.{{wob ref|13545}} "In a perfect world," Brandon would write them around the same time he writes ''Mistborn'' Era 3, but they may come later than that.{{wob ref|14683}}
* The second arc of [[The Stormlight Archive]], which will consist of books six through ten of the series overall. In-world, book six will pick up about a decade after book five ends.{{wob ref|9442}} Planned to be written after ''Mistborn'' Era 3 and possibly also the ''Elantris'' sequels are done.{{wob ref|14683}}
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