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Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection

Brandon Sanderson

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson―creator of The Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn Saga, and countless bestselling works of science fiction and fantasy―this iconic short fiction collection features stories set across the Cosmere universe.

The Stormlight Archive novella "Edgedancer" is the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, which includes novellas and short stories from the worlds of the Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn Saga, Elantris, and more.

This collection includes:

"The Hope of Elantris" (Elantris)
"The Eleventh Metal" (Mistborn)
"The Emperor's Soul" (Elantris)
"Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania, Episodes 28 through 30" (Mistborn)
"White Sand" (excerpt; Taldain)
"Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell" (Threnody)
"Sixth of Dusk" (First of the Sun)
"Mistborn: Secret History" (Mistborn)
"Edgedancer" (The Stormlight Archive)

These nine wonderful works, published elsewhere individually, convey the expanse of the Cosmere and tell exciting tales of adventure Sanderson fans have come to expect, including the Hugo Award-winning novella "The Emperor's Soul" and an excerpt from the graphic novel "White Sand."

Finally, this collection includes essays and illustrations for the various planetary systems in which the stories are set.

Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson

The Cosmere
The Stormlight Archive
The Way of Kings
Words of Radiance
Edgedancer (novella)
Oathbringer
Dawnshard (novella)
Rhythm of War
Wind and Truth

The Mistborn Saga
The Original Trilogy
Mistborn
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages

Wax and Wayne
The Alloy of Law
Shadows of Self
The Bands of Mourning
The Lost Metal

Other Cosmere novels
Elantris
Warbreaker
Tress of the Emerald Sea
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
The Sunlit Man

The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
The Scrivener's Bones
The Knights of Crystallia
The Shattered Lens
The Dark Talent
Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (with Janci Patterson)

Other novels
The Rithmatist
Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds
The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

Other books by Brandon Sanderson

The Reckoners
Steelheart
Firefight
Calamity

Skyward
Skyward
Starsight
Cytonic
Skyward Flight (with Janci Patterson)
Defiant

Book Details

  • Publisher: Tor Books
  • Publish Date: Feb 27th, 2018
  • Pages: 768
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 6.70in - 4.10in - 1.70in - 0.83lb
  • EAN: 9780765391186
  • Categories: Fantasy - EpicShort Stories (single author)Fantasy - Collections & Anthologies

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About the Author

Sanderson, Brandon: - Brandon Sanderson grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. His bestsellers have sold 37 million copies worldwide and include the Mistborn saga; the Stormlight Archive novels; and other novels, including Tress of the Emerald Sea, The Rithmatist, Steelheart, and Skyward. He won a Hugo Award for The Emperor's Soul, a novella set in the world of his acclaimed first novel, Elantris. Additionally, he completed Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time(R). Visit his website for behind-the-scenes information on all his books.

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Praise for this book

Praise for Brandon Sanderson

"The face of modern fantasy."―USA Today

"One of the genre's most beloved authors."―TIME

"Sanderson raises the genre stakes... A fan favorite."―The New York Times

"[Sanderson] is not a brilliant writer of epic fantasy, he's simply a brilliant writer. Period."―Patrick Rothfuss, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"[A] literary fantasy icon."―Paste Magazine

"The genre's most popular writer... easily one of the most successful and prolific fantasy writers of the century so far."―Esquire

"Epic in every sense."―The Guardian on The Way of Kings

"Sanderson's vast worlds, surprising plots, and wonderful characters have taken the sci-fi fantasy world by storm."―BookRiot

"Sanderson is a master."--Library Journal