Brandon Sanderson · series
The Stormlight Archive books in order
An epic fantasy sequence set on Roshar, including five main novels and accompanying novellas and short works.
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- 1 The Way of Kings
Book 1 · novel · 2010
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings, book one of The Stormlight Archive begins an incredible new saga of epic proportion. Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible…
- 2 Words of Radiance
Book 2 · novel · 2014
Expected by his enemies to die the miserable death of a military slave, Kaladin survived to be given command of the royal bodyguards, a controversial first for a low-status "darkeyes." Now he must protect the king and Dalinar from every…
- 3 Edgedancer
Book 2.5 · novella · 2016 Optional
Three years ago, Lift asked a goddess to stop her from growing older—a wish she believed was granted. Now, in Edgedancer, the barely teenage nascent Knight Radiant finds that time stands still for no one. Although the young Azish emperor…
- 4 Oathbringer
Book 3 · novel · 2017
In Oathbringer, the third volume of the New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive, humanity faces a new Desolation with the return of the Voidbringers, a foe with numbers as great as their thirst for vengeance. Dalinar Kholin's Alethi…
- 5 Dawnshard
Book 3.5 · novella · 2020 Optional
When a ghost ship is discovered, its crew presumed dead after trying to reach the storm-shrouded island Akinah, Navani Kholin must send an expedition to make sure the island hasn’t fallen into enemy hands. Knights Radiant who fly too near…
- 6 Rhythm of War
Book 4 · novel · 2020
The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Oathbringer, from epic fantasy author Brandon Sanderson. After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have…
- 7 Wind and Truth
Book 5 · novel · 2024
Dalinar Kholin has challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions, and the Knights Radiant and the nations of Roshar have a mere 10 days to prepare for the worst. The fate of the entire world―and the Cosmere at large―hangs in the…
- 8 Elsecaller
Book 2.6 · short-story · 2024 Optional
- 9 King Lopen: The First of Alethkar
Book 2.7 · short-story · 2024 Optional
