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The Stormlight Archive Books in Order

by Brandon SandersonScience Fiction & Fantasy

5 books and 2 novellas from The Way of Kings (2010) to Wind and Truth (2024). Rated 4.8 across 381,170 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. The Way of Kings

    Book 1 2010 4.8 (117.9k)

    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.

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  2. Words of Radiance

    Book 2 2012 4.9 (92k)

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance, Book Two of the Stormlight Archive, continues the immersive fantasy epic that The Way of Kings began.

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  3. Edgedancer

    Novella 2.5 2016 4.8 (23.7k)

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  4. Oathbringer

    Book 3 2017 4.8 (68.8k)

    "Character development is at the heart of the book, and it is here that Kramer and Reading shine, with remarkably consistent and multifaceted characters that fuel the action of the story...Adept pacing highlights both the intensity of…

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  5. Dawnshard

    Novella 3.5 2022 4.8 (12.2k)

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  6. Rhythm of War

    Book 4 2020 4.8 (43.3k)

    -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner An instant #1 New York Times...

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  7. Wind and Truth

    Book 5 2024 4.6 (23.3k)

    (Starred Review) "The endearing husband-and-wife team of Kate Reading and Michael Kramer continue their...

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for The Stormlight Archive is also the best order to read them in. Novellas and short stories sit between the novels they follow, numbered the way the publisher numbers them (2.5 comes after book 2). They are optional — you can skip them without missing the main story. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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