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The '''cosmere''' is a fictional shared universe where severalmany 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}}

CurrentThe seriescore insequence of the cosmere arewill theconsist [[Elantrisof trilogy|''Elantris'' trilogy]],the [[MistbornDragonsteel (series)|''Mistborn''Dragonsteel series]], ''the [[WarbreakerElantris trilogy]]'', (andat least four eras of the [[NightbloodMistborn (bookseries)|itsMistborn eventual sequelseries]]), ''and [[The Stormlight Archive]]'',.{{wob andref|13784}} ''[[WhiteThe Sand]]''.story Itof the cosmere 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]].

In the [[Physical Realm]], the cosmere is a star cluster of about 50 to 100 stars.{{wob ref|9284}} The Physical Realm is composed of fundamental particles known as [[axi]] and follows ordinary laws of physics, except when the other Realms are involved.{{wob ref|11359}}{{book ref|sa4|97}}{{wob ref|6360}} Currently, there are tensixteen known planetary systems in the cosmere, which contain a total of twelvenineteen notable planets. The cosmere is also home to other celestial objects, including several dwarf planets, gas giants, and constellations.{{article ref|Physical Realm}} At least one person has tried to leave the physical bounds of the cosmere, with unknown results.{{wob ref|13336}}{{wob ref|13558}}

When one form of Investiture attempts to co-opt or corrupt another form of Investiture, it will often produce a red effect.{{wob ref|8340}} Examples of this include the red smoke given off by [[Shai]]'s [[soulstamp]]s when she uses them to temporarily tweak [[Gaotona]]'s soul,{{tes ref|30}}{{wob ref|13830}} the red haze of [[Trell (Trellism)|Trell]] invading [[Scadrial]],{{book ref|mb6|28}}{{wob ref|13074}}{{wob ref|8345}} and the red coloring of some of the spren Enlightened by [[Sja-anat]].{{book ref|sa3|78}}{{book ref|sa3|89}}{{book ref|sa3|115}} Similarly, when some entity possesses or has a strong influence over a person, the person's eyes will often grow red, as seen with the bodies on Scadrial controlled by Trell's Faceless Immortals[[Autonomy]],{{book ref|mb6|epilogue}}{{book ref|mb7|55}} the soldiers possessed via [[Nergaoul|the Thrill]] at the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]],{{book ref|sa3|115}}{{book ref|sa3|117}} and many of Odium's servants, whose souls are corrupted by his power.{{book ref|sa4|38}}{{book ref|sa4|42}}

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Since the Shattering, the Shards have been the primary source of magic in the cosmere.{{wob ref|4097}} The interactions between their Investiture and a planet give rise to Invested Arts that are far more powerful than those formed by people accessing background Investiture.{{wob ref|5269}}{{wob ref|15703}}{{wob ref|4097}}

While the cosmere has a wide array of planets, twelvemany are currently knownof thatthem are relevantuninhabited, tonot thesignificantly broaderInvested, cosmere.or Threeotherwise ofnot thesegenerally planets—Ashyn,relevant Braize, and Roshar—are into the samebroader planetary systemcosmere.{{auwob ref|Roshar4846}}{{wob Cosmereref|15593}} planetsPlanets in the cosmere have something akin to souls,{{wob ref|4056}} likely referring to their presence in the Cognitive and/or Spiritual Realms.

The [[Rosharan system]] consists of three planets of note. '''[[Ashyn]]''' was nearly destroyed in an apocalypse long ago, though a few cities remain floating in the atmosphere.{{wob ref|8243}}{{au Anyoneref|Roshar}} withCertain abacteria diseaseon therethe alsoplanet gainsare aable to grant magical powerpowers, including the ability to keep the floating cities aloft.{{wob ref|12271}}{{wob ref|1862}} '''[[Roshar]]''' is a planet with a [[highstorm|powerful storm]] that frequently blows across the continent and where [[spren]] can cross into the Physical Realm.{{au ref|Roshar}} '''[[Braize]]''' is the prison of the [[Fused]] where the [[Herald]]s are tortured between [[Desolation]]s.{{book ref|sa3|38}}

'''[[Sel]]''', also known as '''Seol''', is a large planet with three great domains.{{au ref|Sel}} It has many magic systems, which are tied to the user's location and are accessed by creating shapes in the proper form, rather like programming.{{wob ref|1768}}

The planet '''[[Taldain]]''' is tidally locked between two stars, a blue-white supergiant and a white dwarf. The side of the planet facing the former, [[Dayside]], is a vast desert where Investiture arrives from the light of the star. [[Darkside]] faces the white dwarf, andleaving isit in perpetual twilight, and; many things there fluoresce in ultraviolet light. Its [[Shard]], [[Autonomy]], keeps the planet isolated from the rest of the cosmere.{{au ref|Taldain}}

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The first humans lived on [[Yolen]] and were created by Adonalsium.{{wob ref|5702}}{{msh ref|3|2}} At some point, a poorly-understood and parasitic ecosystem hostile to humans, known as [[fainlife]], began to develop on Yolen. It began to spread and overtake the landscape, though the other inhabitants eventually learned how to keep it in check.{{wob ref|7825}} Plants and land overtaken by fainlife retain their shape, but turn bone-white and spill red liquid when crushed or snapped.{{wob ref|9518}} Yolen was also home to the [[Sho Del]], the fainlife equivalent of humans, and [[dragon (cosmere)|dragons]].{{wob ref|9676}} Information about fainlife remains accessible enough in the modern cosmere that [[Khriss]] was able to mention it to cosmere-aware people without need for explanation.{{au ref|Scadrial}} Prior to the Shattering, Yolen's technology was likelyBronze pre-industrialAge.{{wob ref|9882}}{{wob ref|16320}}

Most of the other planets in the cosmere existed and were named prior to the Shattering,{{wob ref|7262}} though [[#Worldhoppers|worldhopping]] was much less common at the time.{{wob ref|13219}} During this time, Adonalsium created the entire [[Rosharan system]] and grew thea supercontinent on the planet [[Roshar]]; as awell result,as the continent is shaped likeall the two-dimensionallifeforms projectionon of a [[wikipedia:Julia set|Julia set]]it.{{wob ref|9283}}{{wob ref|3953}}

Eventually, around ten-thousand years before the [[True Desolation]],{{book ref|sa4|i|1}}{{book ref|tsm|11}}{{wob ref|1355}}{{wob ref|9683}}{{wob ref|2728}} a group of people that opposed Adonalsium came together and plotted its destruction.{{wob ref|4078}}{{wob ref|2539}} This group included people of all three sapient species on [[Yolen]]: humans, [[dragon (cosmere)|dragons]], and [[Sho Del]].{{wob ref|9676}} To achieve their goal, they created a weapon{{wob ref|5602}} that utilized the [[Dawnshard]]s.{{book ref|sa3.5|19}} In an event known as the [[Shattering of Adonalsium]], the weapon was used to "undo" Adonalsium,{{book ref|sa3.5|19}} splitting it into the sixteen [[Shard]]s;{{msh ref|3|2}} the weapon was expended in the process,{{wob ref|2246}} though remnants of it exist in the Physical Realm and are responsible for Hoid's immortality.{{wob ref|10439}} As part of the Shattering, sixteen of the people who had opposed Adonalsium took up the new Shards and became the first Vessels.{{msh ref|3|2}} There was some sort of force that caused Adonalsium to shatter into the Shards that it did,{{wob ref|9956}} and the distribution of the Shards to the Vessels was not random.{{wob ref|5490}} The Shattering occurred on Yolen, though there is some "weirdness" with regard to Yolen and location,{{wob ref|11602}} and occurred all at once.{{wob ref|1292}} As a result of the Shattering, all Investiture in the cosmere became aligned with one of the sixteen Shards.{{wob ref|8605}}

Hoid was loosely involved in the plot to Shatter Adonalsium and was present at the Shattering.{{wob ref|10868}}{{wob ref|6470}} He also had the opportunity to take a Shard, but turned it down.{{epigraph ref|sa3|38}}{{wob ref|3337}} He and [[Frost]] both knew the original Vessels personally.{{epigraph ref|sa1|23}}{{book ref|sa2|epilogue}}

After the Shattering, the new Vessels made some sort of agreement to not interfere with each other,{{epigraph ref|sa3|39}} though the exact agreement was somewhat ambiguous and the Vessels who suggested it did not make sure to get a formal oath from the others.{{wob ref|10835}}{{wob ref|13144}} Regardless, the Shards then went their separate ways. Most settled on a planet, though at[[Virtuosity]] leastchose oneto didinstead nottravel around the cosmere before eventually Splintering herself near the [[UTol system]].{{wob ref|444115530}}{{book ref|yumi|1}} Some chose to go off on their own,{{au ref|Taldain}}{{au ref|Threnody}} while others stayed together with other Shards.{{au ref|Sel}}{{au ref|Scadrial}}{{au ref|Roshar}} Around this time, [[Ruin]] and [[Preservation]] created the planet [[Scadrial]], using the non-fain parts of Yolen as a guide.{{au ref|Scadrial}}{{msh ref|3|2}} Honor and Cultivation settled on Roshar shortly after the Shattering.{{book ref|sa4|i|1}}{{book ref|tsm|11}}{{wob ref|1355}}{{wob ref|9683}}{{wob ref|2728}}

Soon after the Shattering, or possibly even beforehand, the Vessel of Odium, Rayse, decided he wanted to become the strongest being in the cosmere.{{wob ref|6685}} However, Odium is, by its nature, selfish and Rayse did not want the intent of an additional Shard to make him into something else, so he instead decided to destroy the other Shards so that there would be no one left to challenge him.{{wob ref|6685}}{{wob ref|4130}}{{epigraph ref|sa1|22}}{{book ref|mb7|20}} To do so, he developed a way to [[Splinter]] a Shard's power, which also results in the death of its Vessel.{{epigraph ref|sa1|22}}

Odium's first target was [[Ambition]], as he feared that it would be a threat to him. However, while searching for Ambition, over 7700 years before the [[True Desolation]],{{book ref|sa4|14}}{{book ref|sa4|76}} he encountered the Shards [[Devotion]] and [[Dominion]] on [[Sel]] and attacked them,{{wob ref|1550}} likely because he could argue they had violated the Vessel's pact to not interfere with each other.{{epigraph ref|sa3|37}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|39}}{{wob ref|8358}} In the ensuing battle, Odium successfully splintered Devotion and Dominion and killed their Vessels, Aona and Skai.{{au ref|Sel}} In order to ensure that no one could take up their Shards, he then somehow moved most of their Investiture from the Spiritual Realm into the Cognitive Realm, which made the [[Expanse of the Densities|Selish Cognitive Realm]] incredibly dangerous and the Selish Invested Arts location-dependent.{{wob ref|9616}}{{au ref|Sel}}{{wob ref|4129}}

Sometime after [[Honor]] and [[Cultivation]] arrived on [[Roshar]], Odium traveled to the [[Rosharan system]].{{wob ref|9934}} Odium never intended to Invest himself in a planet,{{wob ref|227}} but, at some point, he became Invested in the Rosharan system to the point where he would now have to leave some of his power behind or forcibly tear it out in order to leave.{{wob ref|9852}} At some point while he was in the system, Honor and Cultivation used their power to trap him in the system.{{book ref|sa3|38}} At some point before this, humanity destroyed Ashyn via unrestrained Surgebinding enhanced by a Dawnshard, leaving it largely uninhabitable outside of a few patches of land, and fled the planet to Roshar with Odium around seven millennia before the True Desolation.{{book ref|sa3|111}}{{book ref|sa3|113}}{{au ref|roshar}}

As a result of being trapped in the system, Odium has since been waging a war to free himself from whatever binds him to the system so that he can continue his quest. To that end, he Splintered off pieces of his power to create the [[Fused]],{{book ref|sa3|38}} the [[Unmade]],{{wob ref|9207}} and [[voidspren]],{{au ref|Roshar}} and also Invested in the Rosharan system enough to create and grant access to Invested Art known as [[Voidbinding]].{{wob ref|1540}} When the Fused first appeared, Honor created the [[Herald]]s, who could seal the Fused on [[Braize]], though the Fused tortured the Heralds into allowing them to return to [[Roshar]]. Every time a Herald broke, a [[Desolation]] would begin and the Heralds and [[Knights Radiant]] would fight the Fused until they could be sealed on Braize again. This situation continued for millennia and the Shards remained at a stalemate, especially after nine of the Heralds abandoned the [[Oathpact]], leaving it to [[Talenel]] alone, who was better able to withstand the torture on Braize.{{book ref|sa3|38}} As a result of his past clashes with Shards, Odium has "scars that do not heal," which makes him more careful about future engagements.{{book ref|sa3|16}}

ForEarly muchin the history of [[Scadrial|Scadrian]], history[[Preservation]]'s Vessel, [[Leras]], sacrificed most of his consciousness to imprison [[Ruin]]'s mind was trapped in the [[Well of Ascension]], which preventedpreventing him from destroying the planet.{{epigraph Afterref|mb3|55}}{{epigraph theref|mb3|60}} death ofIn the [[Lord Ruler]]process, however,Preservation healso wasstole successfullya ablepiece toof manipulate [[Vin]] into taking up the WellRuin's power and thencrafted releasingthe it,[[Pits whichof allowed himHathsin]] to behide free.it;{{mshepigraph ref|2mb3|378}} Afterthe [[Marsh]]concentration removedof herInvestiture [[Hemalurgy|Hemalurgic]]there spikeformed a perpendicularity, Vinwhich Ascendedcame andto becamesupport thean Vesselextensive system of [[Preservation]].{{bookinterplanetary ref|mb3|73}}trade During theuntil [[Battle of HathsinKelsier]], Ruinshattered hadall Marshof killthe [[Elend Ventureatium]], whichgeodes inspiredin Vinthe toPits sacrificein herself and kill Ruin's Vessel, [[Ati]]{{date|1022|FE}}.{{bookmsh ref|mb32|1}}{{wob ref|811514}}

Some timeSometime after the [[Recreance]],{{wob ref|8144}} [[Odium]] finally managed to [[Splinter]] [[Honor]],{{wob ref|9810}} even though [[Cultivation]] was assisting Honor in some way.{{wob ref|2729}} Honor, however, had prepared for this eventuality by, among other things, giving the [[Stormfather]] the power to create new [[honorspren]] and recording a [[Dalinar's visions|series of visions]] for the Stormfather to show to potential [[Order of Bondsmiths|Bondsmiths]].{{book ref|sa3|28}}

Approximately 4,500 Rosharan years (4,950 standard years) after the [[Last Desolation]], [[Odium]] and his servants developed the [[Everstorm]] and guided the [[listeners]] to summoning it,{{book ref|sa4|73}}{{book ref|sa4|86}} thus allowingallow the [[Fused]] to circumvent the Oathpact and return to [[Roshar]] without [[Talenel]] breaking.{{book ref|sa3|38}}{{wob ref|14869}}{{book ref|sa4|73}} As Odium's isforces nowgrew wagingcloser to enacting their plan, Hoid began reaching out to the dragon [[True DesolationFrost]] againstand several of the peopleShards, ofasking Rosharthem to help in keeping the cosmere safe from Odium. Aside from Harmony, whilewho [[Dalinarhad Kholin]]not andpreviously been aware of the newlythreat re-foundedOdium [[Knightsposed, Radiant]]they attemptall rejected Hoid's request as they considered Odium's binding to stopthe [[Rosharan system]] himsufficient.{{bookarticle ref|sa2|89Letters}} AtAfter the [[Battleyears of Thaylen Field]]preparation, Odium's agreedservants tosuccessfully aguided contestthe of champions[[listeners]] to decidesummoning the fateEverstorm,{{book of Roshar.ref|sa4|73}}{{book ref|sa3sa4|11786}}

Some people who are aware of the broader cosmere have learned how to travel between planets and are known as worldhoppers. Since space in the Cognitive Realm is linked to how people think about that region, most of outer space is extremely compressed in the Cognitive Realm.{{wob ref|1392}} Therefore, if one could shift from the Physical to the Cognitive Realm, they could quickly travel between planets. The most common method for transfer to the Cognitive Realm is by going through a [[perpendicularity]], though it is also possible with the [[Surgebinding#Transportation|Surge of Transportation]].{{wob ref|1525}} Travel is also possible through the Physical Realm, though it takes a long time without faster-than-light travel,{{wob ref|12901}} which all planets could develop, though [[Scadrial]] is expected to take the lead on.{{wob ref|15788}}{{wob ref|3453}}{{wob ref|3912}} It may also be possible to worldhop using the Spiritual Realm.{{wob ref|9307}}{{wob ref|13110}}

In total, the number of people traveling between planets probably numbers somewhere in the thousands.,{{wob ref|9501}} though this may increase after the development of faster-than-light travel through the Physical Realm.{{book ref|sotd}} Some of these people are involved in the broader events of the cosmere, but many just want to immigrate to another planet.{{wob ref|12724}} There is no universal language that all worldhoppers speak,{{wob ref|1136}} though some can use [[Connection]] to speak local languages.{{wob ref|1021}} These worldhoppers drive a thriving interplanetary trade system{{msh ref|2|1}}{{book ref|mb7|39}} that includes the trade of mundane objects from different worlds,{{book ref|sa4|29}}{{book ref|sa4|75}}{{wob ref|8650}}{{wob ref|10807}} rare items like paintings from the [[Court of the Gods]],{{book ref|sa3|102}} and at least one courier service.{{book ref|mb7|epilogue|6}}{{wob ref|12907}} The most important commodity, however, is Investiture, though it is difficult to transport off of its home world as it is strongly Connected to that world and its Shard.{{book ref|sa4|13}} Planets are not equally easy to access through the Cognitive Realm—Nalthis is easier to get to than most and even has customs for travelers to go through; Sel is incredibly dangerous due to the power of Devotion and Dominion being stuck in the Cognitive Realm; Roshar can be welcoming or dangerous, depending on the era; Scadrial was relatively easy to access and had a stable mercantile system before [[Kelsier]] destroyed the [[Pits of Hathsin]] and rendered [[Ruin's Perpendicularity]] unusable for transferring between the Physical and Cognitive Realms;{{wob ref|9501}}{{msh ref|2|1}} and Taldain is inaccessible as [[Autonomy]] has closed it off from the rest of the cosmere,{{au ref|Taldain}} though some of its sand has made it off-world.{{book ref|sa4|84}}{{book ref|sa3|67}}

[[Silverlight]] is a fully-functional city in the [[Cognitive Realm]] where many worldhoppers have settled down.{{wob ref|2555}}{{wob ref|3310}}{{wob ref|190}} Its population, however, also includes many people who are born in the city and spend their entire lives there,{{wob ref|2520}} including a notable group of [[Southern Scadrian]]s.{{wob ref|12733}}{{book ref|mb7|epilogue|1}} The city is home to multiple universities,{{au ref|Sel}} whose scholars possess a great deal of knowledge about the nature of the cosmere and will conduct expeditions to investigate unusual workings of Investiture to further that knowledge.{{au ref|Roshar}}{{au ref|Threnody}}{{au ref|Drominad}} At least one of those universities was founded by the researcher [[Khriss]],{{wob ref|8342}} the most knowledgeable person in the cosmere and author of the [[Ars Arcanum|Ars Arcana]].{{wob ref|5623}}{{wob ref|6873}} As a result of these efforts and playing host to interactions between societies from across the cosmere, Silverlight enjoys scientific learning and progress that is without parallel in the rest of the cosmere.{{au ref|Scadrial}} The city is also home to at least [[Silverlight Mercantile|one mercantile enterprise]], whowhose services include an interplanetary postal service that makes use of unknown Invested entities that read [[Connection]] to find the location of message recipients.{{book ref|mb7|epilogue|6}}

The [[Ire]] is a group of worldhopping [[Elantrian]]s. They existed prior to the [[Reod]] and were off-worldable whento weather it occurred, whichthough maythey havewere playedoff-world awhen roleit in allowing them to weather itoccurred.{{wob ref|10476}} Their objectives are unclear, though they did attempt to Ascend one of their members as the Vessel of Preservation after Leras died.{{msh ref|5|2}} At that time, they were at least associated with a group whose forces were keeping the [[Shade]]s of [[Threnody]] contained in the [[Threnodite system]].{{msh ref|5|2}} They have some method of storing and transporting Investiture, which they use to sustain themselves and trade with others, such as the [[honorspren]] of [[Lasting Integrity]].{{msh ref|5|3}}{{wob ref|1542}}{{wob ref|200}}{{book ref|sa4|87}}

The [[Ghostbloods]] is a cosmere-wide secret society ledcreated by [[Kelsier]] for the purpose of protecting Scadrial from other forces in the cosmere.{{book ref|sa4mb7|11547}}{{book ref|mb7|epilogue|1}}{{wob ref|15051}} NotTo allthat ofend, theirthey membersseek areto worldhoppers,push buttechnological some,progress suchforward asand [[Mraize]]build andalliances [[Iyatil]],with other areplanets.{{wobbook ref|1394}}{{wob refmb7|epilogue|127334}} They have also recruited atseveral least one [[Sleepless]] and [[seon]],worldhoppers{{book ref|sa4mb7|6439}}{{book ref|sa4mb7|115}} though they are also worried about the Sleepless trying to take over their organization.{{wob refepilogue|126571}} They would alsoand actively recruit from the Seventeenth Shard's field agents, andthough arethe nottwo collaboratingorganizations withdo thenot Seventeenthwork Shardtogether.{{wob ref|11599}}{{wob ref|1757}} TheThey fullhave scopealso ofrecruited theirat goalsleast isone unclear[[Sleepless]],{{book ref|sa4|64}} though they wereare createdalso worried about the Sleepless trying to protecttake [[Scadrial]]over their organization.{{bookwob ref|mb7|3612657}} TheyThe areGhostbloods alsoon Roshar are working on finding a way to transport [[Stormlight]] from Roshar, where it is easily accessible, to places where Investiture is harder to obtain.,{{book ref|sa4|13}} though members operating beyond Scadrial are somewhat removed from Kelsier's direct control.{{book ref|mb7|epilogue|1}}{{wob ref|15014}}

Most, if not all, of the [[Five Scholars]] of Nalthis were worldhoppers and are well-regarded by the cosmere-aware scholarly community as pioneers of the study of Investiture and Realmatic Theory.{{wob ref|1548}} After learning from one of the Scholars, [[Vasher]], [[Vivenna]] became a worldhopper as well.{{wob ref|8511}} [[Felt]] was involved in trade through the Pits of Hathsin and has been involved in several different worldhopping groups over the years.{{wob ref|11812}} The [[dragon (cosmere)|dragon]] [[Frost]] is extremely knowledgeable about the cosmere, but is not actually a worldhopper, as he has not left [[Yolen]].{{wob ref|3679}} The [[Sleepless]] are present on several planets across the cosmere, though most have chosen to settle on Roshar and only the Rosharan ones are capable of imitating humans.{{wob ref|12657}}{{wob ref|14312}} Additionally, there are several [[kandra]] from [[Scadrial]] who have become worldhoppers,{{wob ref|5990}} though onlythey [[MeLaan]]were isreleased off-worldfrom astheir ancontract agent ofwith Harmony sometime after Autonomy's initial incursion on Scadrial.{{wob ref|5990}}{{book ref|mb7|epilogue|6}}{{wobbook ref|15992tress|42}}

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}}

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