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Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection by Brandon Sanderson

From mist-shrouded cities to distant planets where legends still walk, these tales pull back the curtain on the hidden threads tying the Cosmere together. Featuring fan-favorite characters, never-before-collected novellas, and illuminating notes, Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection offers a treasure trove of discovery for newcomers and devoted readers alike.

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In Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, did you enjoy ...

... layered, lore-dense worldbuilding that hints at a vast cosmology revealed piece by piece?

Gardens Of The Moon by Steven Erikson

If the way Khriss’s system essays, Hoid’s cameos, and cross-world clues in stories like "Mistborn: Secret History" stitched the Cosmere into a bigger tapestry hooked you, you’ll love how Gardens of the Moon unveils the Malazan world. Ascendants, Elder races, and the Warrens/Paths form a deep magical-cosmological lattice, and as you follow the Bridgeburners in Darujhistan and encounter figures like Anomander Rake, you’ll get that same thrill of uncovering an ancient, continent-spanning history one revelation at a time.

... a rigorously rule-based power system where clever exploits bend reality?

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett

If Shai’s precision Forgery in "The Emperor’s Soul" and the nuts-and-bolts logic of Investiture—from Allomantic limitations to the metaphysics in "Mistborn: Secret History"—were your jam, Foundryside will scratch that itch. Its scriving magic literally rewrites an object’s understanding of physics, and watching Sancia and Clef chain exploits and edge cases feels like seeing a new, Sanderson-level ruleset stress-tested in real time.

... a sprawling, multi-culture epic that teases an enormous mythos beyond any single story?

The Eye Of The World by Robert Jordan

If hopping from Sel to Scadrial to Roshar—meeting Shai, Kelsier in the Cognitive Realm, and Lift racing through Yeddaw—gave you that charge of panoramic scope, The Eye of the World delivers it in classic form. From the Two Rivers through Shadar Logoth to Fal Dara, you’ll feel that same sense of a world studded with ancient powers, prophecies, and cultures whose stories intersect only at the edges, promising a saga far larger than the road the characters can see.

... interlinked short stories that quietly assemble a larger saga and mythology?

Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

If you liked how Arcanum Unbounded’s novellas—"Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell," "Sixth of the Dusk," and "Edgedancer"—stand alone yet interlock via Khriss’s notes and recurring mysteries, Sword of Destiny offers that same mosaic. Geralt’s adventures in tales like "The Bounds of Reason" and the fateful first meetings with Ciri build an overarching destiny through self-contained episodes, rewarding you with cumulative resonance story by story.

... that awe-filled click when disparate threads reveal a grand design?

Children Of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

If the jaw-drop of Kelsier’s discoveries in "Mistborn: Secret History" or the expanding implications of Aviar symbiosis and far-off visitors in "Sixth of the Dusk" thrilled you, Children of Time delivers similar wonder. Watching an uplifted species evolve culture and technology in parallel with human survivors culminates in revelations that reframe the entire journey—one of those "Cosmere-like" payoffs where the big picture finally snaps into focus.

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