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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)|
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}}
* 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}}
* ''[[Nightblood (book)|Nightblood]]'', the sequel to ''[[Warbreaker]]''. Likely won't be written until The Stormlight Archive book 5, the ''Elantris'' sequels, and ''Mistborn'' Era 3 are written.{{wob ref|12276}}
* The [[Dragonsteel (series)|
* [[Mistborn (series)#Era 4|Era 4 ''Mistborn'' trilogy]], the science fiction trilogy, with [[Hoid]] as a main character.{{wob ref|10012}} Chronologically, this will be the last series in the cosmere sequence, and has much to do with the worlds coming together.{{wob ref|6868}}
=== Chronological Order ===
Brandon has been somewhat evasive about the order of cosmere stories, so that the timelines remains flexible for future books that he writes.{{wob ref|10273}} He has estimated that there are roughly 6000 years between the Shattering and the breaking of the [[Oathpact]], with the latter event still predating ''White Sand''.{{wob ref|3842}}{{wob ref|1355}} Although this figure is non-canonical and subject to change, Brandon has also stated that the books have mostly been released chronologically, which allows a rough timeline to be constructed:{{wob ref|10502}}
* [[Dragonsteel (series)|
* ''[[White Sand]]''{{wob ref|10502}}
* [[Elantris trilogy|''Elantris'' trilogy]] and ''[[The Hope of Elantris]]''{{wob ref|10273}}
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