Fantasy author Brandon Sanderson will release his next book in December. “Wind and Truth” is the fifth installment in “The Stormlight Archive” series.

Here’s an overview of how his books come together and a quick guide on where to start for those who have never read one of his books.

Sanderson has published 71 books, including novels, short stories, and graphic novels. His best-known series are “Mistborn” and “The Stormlight Archive”, and he is also known for completing Robert Jordan’s “Wheel of Time” series.

The new book “Wind and Truth” will be released on December 6, as previously reported by the Desert News.

“The Stormlight Archive” is an epic fantasy series set in Sanderson’s fictional universe that he created, known as “Cosmere.”

The series is loosely related to other books such as “The Mistborn Saga”, but there is no specific place to start reading for someone new to Sanderson’s book.

Which of Brandon Sanderson’s books should you read first?

For someone new to Brandon Sanderson’s books, it can be difficult to know what you should read first.

Sanderson has written several series and standalone books. Some of them are related to each other, but there is no set order or specific place to start reading.

On his websitethere is a guide with some tips on where to start. There is also a video in which Sanderson himself gives some starting points for those who want to start reading his books.

On his websiteSanderson gives some suggestions on which book to start with depending on what type of reader you are.

For those new to fantasy, Sanderson suggests “Steelheart” and “Elantris.” But if you’re a fantasy reader, it’s good to start with “Mistborn: The Final Empire” or “The Way of Kings.”

If you’re a reader who prefers romance, you might want to start with “Warbreaker.”

Sanderson suggests that younger readers should try “Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians” first, and that young adults might try starting with “Steelheart,” “Mistborn” or “The Rithmatist.”

Sanderson also suggests not reading in order of publication, and for those planning to read his entire work, he recommends choosing one series to start, reading that entire series, and then moving on to another.

What is the Cosmere?

The Cosmere is a fictional universe created by Sanderson in which some of his books take place, including “Elantris”, “The Stormlight Archive” series and “The Mistborn Saga”.

“All of my Cosmere books share a single creation myth, a single cosmology, which gives the underlying theorem of magic to all these connected worlds. The theorem is not simple – I can’t really summarize it in one sentence – but you can describe how magic works in the Cosmere using this kind of great theorem,” according to Sanderson. website.

All worlds in the Cosmere are connected in one way or another and sometimes characters from one series will appear in another.

You don’t need to know everything about the Cosmere to enjoy the books, and you haven’t read all the books to appreciate and understand the Cosmere.

But those who pay attention will notice the “Worldhoppers” that appear in several books or series, according to Sanderson. website.

Sanderson often gets questions about books set in the Cosmere. On his website he explains how to tell if a book is not in the Cosmere.

“If the book contains Earth in any form, then the story does not take place in the Cosmere. Furthermore, my children’s books and The Wheel of Time are not part of the Cosmere,” according to his website.

There is no set reading order for the Cosmere books, but in this video he explains some suggested paths to follow through the Cosmere.

What book is found in the Cosmere?

“The Stormlight Archives”

When it is finished, “The Stormlight Archives» will consist of a total of 10 books in two parts. “Wind and Truth” will be the last volume of the first part of the series.

The series is an epic war story.

“This is my great epic. If you want to take the plunge, this is it: my most ambitious work. A story dealing with political intrigue and war, heavy on world-building and history – but centered on the story of a young surgeon drafted into combat and forced to carry siege equipment in a protracted war,” according to Sanderson’s story. website.

Here are the books so far in “The Stormlight Archive”:

1. “The Way of Kings”
2. “Words of Brilliance”
3. “Oath Bearer”
4. “Rhythm of War”
5. “Wind and Truth”

There are two short stories in the series, the first is “Edgedancer” which is meant to be read after “Words of Radiance”, then “Dawnshard” after “Oathbringer”.

“The Mistborn Saga”

“The Mistborn Saga” is made up of two series, the original trilogy and then the “Wax and Wayne” series.

The original trilogy is a “hybrid fantasy-epic heist story with an emphasis on political intrigue and powerful action scenes,” according to Sanderson. website. Here are the books in the original trilogy:

1. “The Final Empire”
2. “The Well of Ascension”
3. “The hero of the centuries”

There is also a short story that accompanies this trilogy called “Mistborn Secret History”.

The sequel series to “Mistborn”, “Wax and Wayne» takes place in the same world as “Mistborn”, 300 years after the original trilogy. Here are the books in the “Wax and Wayne” series:

1. “The alloy of law”
2. “Shadows of Self”
3. “The Mourning Bands”
4. “The Lost Metal”

Other books in the Cosmere

Besides “The Stormlight Archive” and “Mistborn”, there are several standalone books that also take place in the Cosmere, these books are:

• “War breaker”
• “Emerald Sea Braid”
• “The Sunny Man”
• “Elantris”
• “Yumi and the Painter of Nightmares”

The Cosmere also includes a series of graphic novels entitled “White Sand» which includes four books.

There is also a collection of short stories entitled “Unlimited Arcana», composed of nine works which all take place in the Cosmere. These stories include “The Hope of Elantris”, “The Eleventh Metal”, and “The Sixth of Twilight”.

Sanderson’s books outside the Cosmere

Sanderson also has several standalone series and books that take place outside of the Cosmere.

He has his “Cytoverse” books which include the “Towards the sky» series consisting of four books.

There is also novels and the short fictions that accompany “Skyward”, there are “Sunreach”, “Redawn”, “Evershore” and “Defend the Élysée ».

His other series include “Calculators” And “Infinite Blade“. There is also “Alcatraz vs. the evil librarians”, which is a middle grade series aimed at young readers.

Sanderson also has a variety of non-Cosmere standalone novels, such as “The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England” and “The Rithmatist.”