How many books will be in The Stormlight Archive series?

The Stormlight Archive is projected to be 10 volumes long (with additional short stories, novelettes, and novellas woven in along the way), but Sanderson split it into two shorter, five-volume series.

How is mistborn related to Stormlight?

Mistborn and Stormlight both cover the concept of a savant–someone who uses so much Investiture that it changes them in negative ways. (a few Soulcasters in Stormlight, particularly Kaza in her OB interlude, and in Mistborn we mainly have Spook dealing with this)

Is The Stormlight Archive series finished?

The book was finished in July 2020. In a Facebook post, the author revealed that the final word count is “roughly 460.000” words, around the length of Oathbringer, and the book consists of 112 chapters, plus differently numbered interludes, a prologue, and an epilogue.

Should I read Edgedancer before Oathbringer?

It’s strongly recommended. Edgedancer covers a lot of ground with Lift (previously seen in a WoR interlude) and advances a plotline that is otherwise glossed over in Oathbringer. It is not a necessity, but it would definitely add to the story, as it describes an encounter between Lift and Nale.

What is a Spren?

spren are elements of the Cognitive Realm that have leaked into the physical world. They’re concepts that have gained a fragment of sentience, perhaps because of human intervention.” “Spren are those ideas – the ideas of collective human experience – somehow come alive.”

Is mistborn before Stormlight?

“The last chronological book of the Cosmere Sequence is the final Mistborn book,” Sanderson said. “So the way that the structure works right now [is]: Elantris, Mistborn Era One, Stormlight Archive first five, Mistborn Era Two [and Three], Elantris 2 and 3, Stormlight Archive 6-10, then the final Mistborn Era.

Why is it called cosmere?

From what I’ve been able to reason out, I think the word cosmere is derived from “cosmos” and the suffix “-mere”, with “cosmos” meaning a kind of universe and “-mere” meaning “a part of; a segment of” in terms of Latin definitions and etymology.

Can I skip Edgedancer?

As long as you’re fine with missing out on that, feel free to skip Edgedancer or save it until after Oatbringer.

What is Jasnah spren?

Words of Radiance, Oathbringer. Ivory is an inkspren. He is the spren with which Jasnah has formed the bond that affords her the Surgebinding abilities of an Elsecaller.

Who is the author of the Stormlight series?

The Stormlight Archive Series. Brandon Sanderson’s epic fantasy cycle tells the story of Roshar, a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain.

When does the 4th book in the Stormlight Archive come out?

Sanderson is now at work on the fourth and fifth books in the series, but readers shouldn’t expect The Stormlight Archive Book 4 to have a 2019 release date.

How many works are in the Stormlight series?

The Stormlight Archive Series 10 primary works • 27 total works Brandon Sanderson’s epic fantasy cycle tells the story of Roshar, a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain.

Is the Stormlight Archive set in a larger universe?

If The Stormlight Archive weren’t already epic enough, Sanderson’s series is also set within a larger universe of stories, known as the Cosmere, connecting The Stormlight Archive with his Mistborn series and standalone novels like 2005’s Elantris.