Cosmere Reading Order - Optimized Timeline

1.
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 897,089 ratings
1.
Tress of the Emerald Sea
Tress of the Emerald Sea 4.34 avg rating — 246,637 ratings
3.
The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2) 4.38 avg rating — 604,508 ratings
3.
The Sunlit Man
The Sunlit Man 4.28 avg rating — 70,389 ratings
5.
The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)
The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3) 4.56 avg rating — 546,096 ratings
5.
Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5)
Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5) 4.39 avg rating — 101,916 ratings
7.
Secret History (Mistborn, #3.5)
Secret History (Mistborn, #3.5) 4.33 avg rating — 88,768 ratings
7.
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter 4.45 avg rating — 96,872 ratings
9.
Elantris (Elantris, #1)
Elantris (Elantris, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 329,781 ratings
9.
The Eleventh Metal (Mistborn, #0.5)
The Eleventh Metal (Mistborn, #0.5) 3.71 avg rating — 32,987 ratings
11.
The Hope of Elantris (Elantris, #1.5)
The Hope of Elantris (Elantris, #1.5) 3.60 avg rating — 31,361 ratings
12.
The Emperor's Soul
The Emperor's Soul 4.38 avg rating — 122,428 ratings
13.
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) 4.67 avg rating — 625,698 ratings
14.
Warbreaker
Warbreaker 4.30 avg rating — 260,154 ratings
15.
Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell
Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell 4.16 avg rating — 31,834 ratings
16.
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2) 4.76 avg rating — 453,182 ratings
17.
The Alloy of Law (Mistborn, #4)
The Alloy of Law (Mistborn, #4) 4.20 avg rating — 269,792 ratings
18.
Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania (Mistborn, #4.5)
Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania (Mistborn, #4.5) 3.40 avg rating — 14,820 ratings
19.
Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)
Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5) 4.27 avg rating — 191,526 ratings
20.
The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6)
The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6) 4.41 avg rating — 174,457 ratings
21.
The Lost Metal (Mistborn, #7)
The Lost Metal (Mistborn, #7) 4.48 avg rating — 104,191 ratings
22.
Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive, #2.5)
Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive, #2.5) 4.15 avg rating — 149,982 ratings
23.
Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)
Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3) 4.61 avg rating — 327,502 ratings
24.
White Sand, Volume 1 (White Sand, #1)
White Sand, Volume 1 (White Sand, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 23,273 ratings
25.
White Sand, Volume 2 (White Sand, #2)
White Sand, Volume 2 (White Sand, #2) 3.53 avg rating — 13,560 ratings
26.
White Sand, Volume 3 (White Sand, #3)
White Sand, Volume 3 (White Sand, #3) 3.64 avg rating — 11,089 ratings
27.
Sixth of the Dusk
Sixth of the Dusk 4.20 avg rating — 29,052 ratings
28.
Dawnshard (The Stormlight Archive, #3.5)
Dawnshard (The Stormlight Archive, #3.5) 4.36 avg rating — 118,177 ratings
29.
Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)
Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4) 4.59 avg rating — 215,070 ratings