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The '''cosmere'''{{qa ref|428|73}} is a fictional universe where Brandon Sanderson's adult epic fantasies (including [[Elantris (book)|Elantris]], [[Mistborn (series)|Mistborn]], [[Warbreaker]], [[The Stormlight Archive]], and [[White Sand]]) are all set.{{qa ref|680|14}} It does not contain Earth. {{tweet ref|22409638968295424}}
 
Brandon has said that you do not need any cosmereCosmere knowledge to understand the books, and that they can be enjoyed separately, but it will be necessary eventually to have a certain understanding of Realmatic Theory.{{ref|name=goodreads-question-109246}}{{qa ref|1044|6}} Elements of the cosmere are slowly being added into the books, behind the scenes, until they come into the forefront with [[Dragonsteel]] and the final Mistborn trilogy.{{qa ref|1076|7}}
 
The underlying mythology of the cosmere revolves around [[Adonalsium]], the power of creation, which was broken into sixteen pieces called [[Shard]]s. The Shards are effectively gods, and magic is derived from their power.