The The Stormlight Archive is a Fantasy / Science Fiction series by Brandon Sanderson, made up of 7 books published between 2010 and 2024. It begins with The Way of Kings (2010), and is best read in publication order. The most recent entry is Wind and Truth (2024), spanning 14 years of storytelling.
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | |||
| 1 | The Way of Kings ★ NYT 2w · peaked #7 🏆 David Gemmell Legend Award 2011Locus Award 2011Goodreads Choice Award 2010Full award history → | 2010 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| 2 | Words of Radiance ★ NYT 6w · #1 🏆 David Gemmell Legend Award 2015🏆 David Gemmell Ravenheart Award 2015🏆 Reddit r/fantasy Stabby Award 2014Locus Award 2015Goodreads Choice Award 2014Full award history → | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| 3 | Edgedancer | 2016 | Search on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| 4 | Oathbringer ★ NYT 4w · #1 David Gemmell Legend Award 2018David Gemmell Ravenheart Award 2018BookNest Award 2018Goodreads Choice Award 2017Full award history → | 2017 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| 2020s | |||
| 5 | Dawnshard | 2020 | Search on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| 6 | Rhythm of War ★ NYT 4w · #1 | 2020 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| 7 | Wind and TruthLatest ★ NYT 4w · #1 | 2024 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
The Stormlight Archive series: frequently asked questions
What order should I read the The Stormlight Archive series?
Start with The Way of Kings (2010), the first book in the The Stormlight Archive series by Brandon Sanderson. Follow the books in publication order for the best reading experience.
How many books are in the The Stormlight Archive series?
There are 7 books in the The Stormlight Archive series by Brandon Sanderson, published between 2010 and 2024.
What is the first book in the The Stormlight Archive series?
The first book in the The Stormlight Archive series is The Way of Kings, published in 2010 by Brandon Sanderson.
What is the latest book in the The Stormlight Archive series?
The most recent book in the The Stormlight Archive series is Wind and Truth (2024) by Brandon Sanderson.
About the Stormlight Archive series
Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive is the centrepiece of his interconnected Cosmere universe and one of the most ambitious epic-fantasy projects in modern publishing — a planned ten-book saga set on the storm-battered world of Roshar. Massive highstorms shape the ecology, the politics, and a magic system powered by absorbing "Stormlight."
Each doorstopper volume centres on a different character's backstory while advancing a war that conceals a far older, world-ending threat. Sanderson's hallmark is precise, rule-based magic and meticulously engineered payoffs, and Stormlight is his grandest expression of it.
Start with "The Way of Kings." The books are long and the cast is large, so read in publication order. Reading Sanderson's other Cosmere works (Mistborn especially) deepens the experience, but Stormlight stands on its own.