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Stormlight Archive Books in Order

Brandon Sanderson has written 10 Stormlight Archive books, published between 2010 and 2026. The first book is The Way of Kings (2010) and the newest is King Lopen the First of Alethkar (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2010–2026
Confirmed
10 of 10 titles
Pages on record
4,955 in 5 of 10 books
Reading time
83–124 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,955 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

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The Stormlight Archive is Brandon Sanderson's epic fantasy sequence, set inside the wider Cosmere and built on magic, kings and rulers, and imaginary wars. The books are long, running to a median of 1,088 pages. The Way of Kings (2010) begins the published run, followed by Words of Radiance (2014), Oathbringer (2017), Rhythm of War (2020) and Wind and Truth (2024), with the novellas Edgedancer (2016) and Dawnshard (2020) between them. Ten catalogued entries reach 2026.

How many Stormlight Archive books are there?

Stormlight Archive has 10 books, released between 2010 and 2026.

Stormlight Archive Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Stormlight Archive books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, book 2 of the Cosmere Universe series (2010)
  2. Cover of Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson, book 3 of the Cosmere Universe series (2014)
  3. Cover of Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson, book 4 of the Cosmere Universe series (2016)
  4. Cover of Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson, book 5 of the Cosmere Universe series (2017)
  5. Cover of Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson, book 7 of the Cosmere Universe series (2020)
  6. Cover of Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson, book 8 of the Cosmere Universe series (2024)
  1. 1
    The Way of KingsCosmere Universe #22010 · 1008 pages · confirmed 4/4
    20101008
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  2. 2
    Words of RadianceCosmere Universe #32014 · confirmed 4/4
    2014–
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  3. 3
    EdgedancerCosmere Universe #42016 · 272 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016272
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  4. 4
    OathbringerCosmere Universe #52017 · 1243 pages · confirmed 4/4
    20171243
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  5. 5
    The Way of Kings PrimeCosmere Universe #12020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  6. 6
    DawnshardCosmere Universe #62020 · confirmed 4/4
    2020–
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  7. 7
    Rhythm of WarCosmere Universe #72020 · 1088 pages · confirmed 4/4
    20201088
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  8. 8
    Wind and TruthCosmere Universe #82024 · 1344 pages · confirmed 4/4
    20241344
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  9. 9
    ElsecallerStormlight Archive #92025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  10. 10
    King Lopen the First of AlethkarStormlight Archive #102026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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Do you have to read Stormlight Archive books in order?

You should read the Stormlight Archive books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Stormlight Archive book also stands alone.

What order should you read Stormlight Archive books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with The Way of Kings (2010), the earliest published title. After it come Words of Radiance (2014), Edgedancer (2016), Oathbringer (2017), The Way of Kings Prime (2020), Dawnshard (2020), Rhythm of War (2020), Wind and Truth (2024), Elsecaller (2025) and King Lopen the First of Alethkar (2026).

What is the newest Stormlight Archive book?

King Lopen the First of Alethkar (2026) is the newest Stormlight Archive book released so far.

Is there a new Stormlight Archive book coming?

No next Stormlight Archive book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Stormlight Archive has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 3 nominations for Stormlight Archive. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Stormlight Archive at a glance

Still running
Stormlight Archive is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Stormlight Archive books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,955 pages across the 5 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 1088 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Stormlight Archive books, 6 of 10, were published in the 2020s.
Corroboration
7 of the 10 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Stormlight Archive books are about

6 of the 10 Stormlight Archive books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Brandon Sanderson

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.