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It has been a long debated topic on what Cosmere reading order is the best. Many have been proposed since the beginning of time till now. which order is the best? they all say it's one or another... But they are all wrong.
It has been a long debated topic on what Cosmere reading order is the best. Many have been proposed since the beginning of time till now. which order is the best? they all say it's one or another... But they are all wrong.
Every single one of them is wrong.
There are many things wrong with their orders. They don't have connections well done, they don't maximize series cohesion for the new reader's enjoyment. They often choose one over the other.
You see, the greatest Cosmere reading order is the one I have produced over long trial and error. Only I could create this spectacular and entirely amazing reading order. It took me an eternity. An eternity that lasted half an hour of thinking about this over the past two years. I have come up with one of the best, if not the best, reading order that brings together story cohesion and connections in a nice bow.
Challenge Books
1
Elantris: Tenth Anniversary Author's Definitive Edition
Brandon Sanderson
(Elantris: Tenth Anniversary Edition. Trust me, you'll love me for suggesting that edition.) This books is overhated. It's a wonderful novel. It's the first Cosmere novel-and the first novel Brandon ever-published. It deserves its place as the first novel to be read.
2
The Hope of Elantris
Brandon Sanderson
This takes place during the climax of Elantris.
3
The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson
The Mistborn Original Trilogy and the Eleventh Metal. (The Final Empire (you can't stop me from using that title). Well of Ascension. Hero of Ages. The Eleventh Metal (A short story in arcanum Unbounded).) This trilogy is one of the greatest of all time. It sets up the future themes of the Cosmere nicely and introduces important aspects of the Cosmere. The short story takes place directly before the trilogy, but should be read at least after book one.
7
White Sand, Volume 1
Brandon Sanderson, Rik Hoskin
This is necessary for connections. Can't say much about the omnibus, since I've only read the crappy volumes 1-3.
10
Warbreaker
Brandon Sanderson
This novel has a lot of things. Romance, politics, zombies... This is a great novel that has a fair amount of connections with the other books, especially...
11
The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson
The Stormlight Archives books 1-2.5 (The Way of Kings. Words of Radiance. Edgedancer.) These books are sooo good. They're connected deeply with the other novels. These are the first books in a ten book series. Edgedancer is a novella about a side character who will become a main character in book six of the series.
