The BEST Cosmere Reading Order (Spoiler Free)
The Cosmere has A LOT of books. This can make starting it feel confusing, but don't worry, I've read through it all and put together the BEST Cosmere reading order to allow you to start your Cosmere journey with confidence. Following this reading order will allow you to build your Cosmere knowledge at the right pace and will ensure you get the big reveals and connections at the right times to avoid spoilers. Hope you enjoy!
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Time Stamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:47 - Mistborn Era 1
2:22 - Elantris
3:44 - The Emperor’s Soul
4:10 - Warbreaker
4:41 - White Sand
5:53 - The Stormlight Archive
6:47 - Sixth of the Dusk
7:19 - More Stormlight Archive
8:40 - Mistborn Era 2
10:28 - Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell
11:03 - Tress of the Emerald Sea
11:34 - Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
11:57 - The Sunlit Man
Artist Attribution
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Isaac Stewart - Cosmere Constellation
Francis Goeltner - MIstborn Falling Ash Scene
Lamaery - Mistborn Mists, Mistborn Vin, Tress 2
gar_leyva - Mistborn Lord Ruler, Painter
Ben McSweeney - Nobles and Skaa
Dealunart - Kelsier
Julio Cesar Oliveira Rocha - Rebellion
Robin COSTET - Elantris City
Shuravf - Elantrian, Shai
u/Oroborus_ - Ruined Elantris
merulu - Cursed Elantrians
Hannah Nasirpour - Elantrian Protagonists
Johanna Rupprecht - Shai Room
zoethatcher_art - Warbreaker Sisters
Bryan Mark Taylor - Warbreaker Rival City
llsnart - God King
Dan dos Santos - Warbreaker last photo
ModelManntastic - Sandmaster
Julius Gopez - Surprise Attack Sandmasters
botanicaxu - Khriss and Kenton
GoodName - Roshar Continent
Sakina Minnis - Highstorm
Miguel Sastre - Stormlight War
Artur Mosca - Kaladin
vargasni - Dalinar
Michael Whelan - Shallan
Connor Chamberlain - Island, Forest,
Kekai Kotaki - Solitary Trapper
Kevin Keele - Wax, Silence
geryss - Wax
SpiralofDragon - Silence
Caio Santos - Tress 1
Howard Lyon - Tress and Charlie, Tress steering ship, Sorceress Island
Aliya Chen - Yumi in tree, Yumi and Painter
Diego Lopez - The Sunlit Man
Errand Souza - Sunlit picture 2, 3, and 4
pbfanart - Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania Poster
If I missed any artists, please reach out and let me know.
Stock Images and stock footage from Mixkit, pixabay, and pngwing
Music Used
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Relaxing Green Nature (slowed version) by David Fesliyan
Elven Forest by David Renda (Fesliyan Studios)