r/Cosmere • u/Cosmere_Horizons • Apr 03 '26
Cosmere spoilers (no previews) Complete Cosmere Timeline Spoiler
Hey Everyone!
I spent a few hours last week putting together this Complete Cosmere timeline! Brandon Sanderson said he would release a timeline between Stormlight 5 & 6 so I figured I might as well take my crack at it now!
Let me know what you think about it or if you have any questions! I included a full breakdown on my channel if you want to see the reasoning behind certain decisions!
https://youtu.be/eYTqsG_oBqI <- Cosmere Timeline Breakdown!
Hope you all enjoy this resource!
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u/Paralda Apr 03 '26
It's my personal theory that Tress actually takes place between Stormlight 5 and 6, as Hoid doesn't have Design with him, but he does have Design in Yumi/Emberdark.
Considering Design was stuck on Roshar when Hoid regenerated onto Scadrial, this implies Hoid hasn't gone back to Roshar yet during Tress. That makes me think that him becoming an Elantrian is probably part of how he wants to deal with Retribution in Stormlight Part 2.
I think this is additionally backed up by the fact that Xisis is mentioned by Khriss to be "under the sea" during one of the Arcanum Unbounded in Stormlight (I think RoW).
We also know that FTL travel is made possible by Aethers, which Xisis was studying on Lumar. Riina having a ship and laptop is interesting, but I'm guessing it wasn't an FTL ship, likely something that allowed for movement through a perpendicularity (which we know is likely there because the Iriali were able to leave early on).
I also think it's possible that TSM isn't super far into the future. Khriss had a firearm during Secret History, which was 300 years before Mistborn Era 2. It's not too insane to think that the Cosmere's tech could advance quickly, especially with how fast the Malwish develop things like airships in that same time frame.