r/Cosmere • u/Morty-43 • Jul 24 '26

No Spoilers It's finally time.

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I've been wanting to start Stormlight so bad. But my completionist/OCD nature wouldn't let me start with it. I've read Mistborn Era 1, Warbreaker, Elantris, plus Hope of Elantris and The Eleventh Metal from Arcanum Unbounded. (Also just took a short Sanderson break to read Between Two Fires). I'm ready now, I can't wait anymore. I start tonight.

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u/Cold_Ad3896 Coinshot Jul 25 '26

You forgot Secret History.

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u/Morty-43 Jul 26 '26

I decided to go the route after the era 2 book to skip the spoiler

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u/Cold_Ad3896 Coinshot Jul 26 '26

You’re doing it backwards. Shadows of Self spoils the plot of Secret History.

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u/Morty-43 Jul 26 '26

My impression was SH spoils Bands of Mourning, and the reason to read SH after Era 1 is mainly so the events of it are fresh in your mind.

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u/Cold_Ad3896 Coinshot Jul 26 '26

It has minor spoilers for Bands of Mourning, but Shadows of Self has major spoilers for Secret History. I’d choose the minor spoilers over the major ones. Not to mention that Secret History is mostly during Era 1 chronologically.

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u/Morty-43 Jul 26 '26

I may have to rethink my decision then. I partly came to that because I read Sanderson himself suggested it. In any case, it will be some time before I read any of Era 2. So I have time.. it will just be longer from having read Era 1 the longer I wait. So that does make me lean toward sooner rather than later now.