Difference between revisions of "Cosmere"

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. '''<<<< WRONG... Earth is, or was, the home planet in Elantris, whether or not it is in following books doesn't matter as Earth is explicitly called out in the following passage -''' ''"Why seek an unseen deity, when you had gods living before you? It had come with a tempest. That much, even Raoden remembered. '''The Earth itself had shattered.'''"'' {{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}}