History YMMV / TheCosmere

** ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': [[DiscOneFinalBoss Rayse]], the Vessel of [[ThePowerOfHate the Shard of Odium]], is a stern, tyrannical man who made it his mission to hunt down and sunder the other Shardborn. Heedless of who gets in his way, Rayse is willing to burn entire worlds to shatter the rest, having [[KillTheGod murdered those seen as "The Almighty"]] in the process while sowing his dark influence on worlds to create war and bloodshed until he can conquer or raze it to nothing. On the world where the series is set, Rayse's influence is responsible for the mental lobotomies and enslavement of the Parshendi race, the massive wars and the corruption of many others with [[BadBoss his own Fused being little more than slaves]] he will send to eternal damnation [[YouHaveFailedMe for failure]]. Arriving himself, Rayse intends to slaughter everything in the world until all that is left are him and his own twisted armies, a process he will repeat through the cosmos.

* ArchivePanic: It's slowly shaping up to become this. Some people are scared off from starting ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' because of its anticipated length of 10 books, with each book presumably being well over 1000 pages long, plus at least two novellas, and that's only one series of the Cosmere! If you count ''{{Literature/Mistborn}}'' as one book series, there are currently seven novels and one novella released, but with at least six more novels to come, making the whole series at least 13 novels long, scattered over 4 eras of the planet's history, and that's not taking into account that Sanderson has expressed interest in squeezing ''another'' era in at some point. Then there are stand-alone books like ''{{Literature/Elantris}}'' and ''{{Literature/Warbreaker}}'', '''both''' of which are planned to get sequels at some point (two of them for ''Elantris'', at least one for ''Warbreaker''); the graphic-novel trilogy ''ComicBook/WhiteSand'' (also expected to get a sequel at some point); [[Literature/TressOfTheEmeraldSea three]] Secret Projects; and a [[Literature/TheEmperorsSoul bunch]] [[Literature/ShadowsForSilenceInTheForestsOfHell of]] [[Literature/SixthOfTheDusk novellas]]. The whole Cosmere sequence is expected to encompass at least 35 novels, not counting novellas or graphic-novels. As for now, it still is fairly easy to follow, but in some more years, things will probably look a lot less managable, especially considering Brandon’s impressive output.
** And now Dragonsteel Entertainment has brought on Creator/DanWells as Vice President of Narrative, with the eventual goal of having Wells cowrite '''[[ExaggeratedTrope even more Cosmere books]]'''. [[Memes/ThePhantomMenace This is getting out of hand; now there are two of them]]!

*** ''Literature/WaxAndWayne'': [[spoiler:[[AmbitionIsEvil Telsin Ladrian]]/[[TheHeavy Sequence]] is a ruthless member of the Set, and is the very worst of their ranks, [[CainAndAbel far from the sister Wax once knew]]. Overseeing the torture and experimentation of Malwish, Telsin fools her brother into thinking that she was an unwilling participant, even killing one of her own men to maintain the guise. Telsin ultimately uses this opportunity to shoot her own brother when he's off guard. After the search for the Bands of Mourning turns against her, Telsin promptly flees and leaves all her subordinates behind. Resurfacing six years later, [[ManipulativeBitch Telsin]] masterminds a plot to destroy the entire city of Elendel and its millions of inhabitants, claiming that it is necessary to stop an invasion from the god Autonomy, [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist when in reality]], her plan will be nearly as destructive as the invasion, and is actually intended to impress Autonomy enough [[GodhoodSeeker so that they will make Telsin a god]]. When it appears her plan will succeed, Telsin reveals to Wax that she has always hated him since childhood, and [[EvilGloating gloats]] about her success over him, revealing her to be nothing more than a petty and callous individual who [[ItsAllAboutMe only cares]] about proving herself superior to her brother, indifferent to the countless lives that her actions take.]]

* DevotedFanBonusDetail: The various novels and novellas that comprise the series can be read independently of one another, but fans who read multiple works in the franchise will spot signs that all of the various stories take place in a single universe.

*** ''Literature/WaxAndWayne'': [[spoiler:[[AmbitionIsEvil Telsin Ladrian]]/[[TheHeavy Sequence]] is a ruthless member of the Set, the very worst of their ranks, and [[CainAndAbel far from the sister Wax once knew]]. Overseeing the torture and experimentation of Malwish to try and find the Bands of Mourning, Telsin fools her brother into thinking that she was an unwilling participant, even killing one of her own men to maintain the guise. Telsin keeps up appearances until a critical moment to find the Bands of Mourning, where she shoots Wax. When the search for the Bands of Mourning turns against her, Telsin promptly flees and leaves all her subordinates behind. Resurfacing six years later, [[ManipulativeBitch Telsin]] masterminds a plot to destroy the entire city of Elendel and its millions of inhabitants, claiming that it is necessary to stop an invasion from the god Autonomy, [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist when in reality]], her plan will be nearly as destructive as the invasion, and is actually intended to impress Autonomy enough [[GodhoodSeeker to make Telsin a god]]. When it appears her plan will succeed, Telsin reveals to Wax that she has always hated him, and [[EvilGloating gloats]] about her success, revealing her to be nothing more than a petty and callous individual who [[ItsAllAboutMe only cares]] about proving herself superior to her brother, with no care to the countless lives that her plans take.]]

** ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': [[DiscOneFinalBoss Rayse]], the Vessel of [[ThePowerOfHate the Shard of Odium]], is a stern, tyrannical man who made it his mission to hunt down and sunder the other Shardborn. Heedless of who gets in his way, Rayse is willing to burn entire worlds to shatter the rest, having [[KillTheGod murdered those seen as "The Almighty"]] in the process while sowing his dark influence on worlds to create war and bloodshed until he can conquer or raze it to nothing. On the world the series is set, Rayse's influence is responsible for the mental lobotomies and enslavement of the Parshendi race, the massive wars and the corruption of many others with [[BadBoss his own Fused being little more than slaves]] he will send to eternal damnation [[YouHaveFailedMe for failure]]. Arriving himself, Rayse intends to slaughter everything in the world until all that is left are him and his own twisted armies, a process he will repeat through the cosmos.

** ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': [[DiscOneFinalBoss Rayse]], the Vessel of [[ThePowerOfHate the Shard of Odium]], is a stern, tyrannical man who made it his mission to hunt down and sunder the other Shardborn. Heedless of who gets in his way, Rayse is willing to burn entire worlds to shatter the rest, having [[KillTheGod murdered those seen as "The Almighty"]] in the process while sowing his dark influence on worlds to create war and bloodshed until he can conquer or raze it to nothing. On the world the eries is set, Rayse's influence is responsible for the mental lobotomies and enslavement of the Parshendi race, the massive wars and the corruption of many others with [[BadBoss his own Fused being little more than slaves]] he will send to eternal damnation [[YouHaveFailedMe for failure]]. Arriving himself, Rayse intends to slaughter everything in the world until all that is left are him and his own twisted armies, a process he will repeat through the cosmos.

** ''Literature/MistbornTheOriginalTrilogy'': [[SmugSnake Lord Straff Venture]] is introduced in ''The Final Empire'' as a [[AristocratsAreEvil brutal noble]] ready to commit all manner of atrocities to cement his power. He systematically [[AbusiveParents abuses his children]] to force them to conform to his standards, even trying to have his son Elend assassinated. He sires illegitimate children to use as loyal assassins and spies, and discards his mistresses when they get too old--too old being late teens. In ''The Well of Ascension'', he allows an army of monsters, known for their ruthlessness and utter lack of mercy, to attack an enemy city, regardless of collateral damage. He later decides to allow the city's destruction, concluding he only cares about the Atium rumored to be hidden in the city. Caring for nothing but his own power and advancement, and seeing others as nothing but tools to use or obstacles to be destroyed, Venture stands out as one of the only [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters humans]] in ''The Cosmere'' completely devoid of sympathy.

* ArchivePanic: It's slowly shaping up to become this. Some people are scared off from starting ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' because of its anticipated length of 10 books, with each book presumably being well over 1000 pages long, plus at least two novellas, and that's only one series of the Cosmere! If you count ''{{Literature/Mistborn}}'' as one book series, there are currently seven novels and one novella released, but with at least six more novels to come, making the whole series at least 13 novels long, scattered over 4 eras of the planet's history, and that's not taking into account that Sanderson has expressed interest to squeeze ''another'' era in at some point. Then there are stand-alone books like ''{{Literature/Elantris}}'' and ''{{Literature/Warbreaker}}'', '''both''' of which are planned to get sequels at some point (two of them for ''Elantris'', at least one for ''Warbreaker''); the graphic-novel trilogy ''ComicBook/WhiteSand'' (also expected to get a sequel at some point); three Secret Projects; and a [[Literature/TheEmperorsSoul bunch]] [[Literature/ShadowsForSilenceInTheForestsOfHell of]] [[Literature/SixthOfTheDusk novellas]]. The whole Cosmere sequence is expected to encompass at least 35 novels, not counting novellas or graphic-novels. As for now, it still is fairly easy to follow, but in some more years, things will probably look a lot less managable, especially considering Brandon’s impressive output.

* FanficFuel: There’s still one Shard that remain unnamed, with almost nothing known about five other Shards, and there are millennia-long gaps between various books. Oh, and there's an entire city of Worldhoppers out there, so fanfic authors can run wild.

** ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': [[DiscOneFinalBoss Rayse]], the Vessel of [[ThePowerOfHate the Shard of Hatred, Odium]], is a stern, tyrannical man who made it his mission to hunt down and sunder the other Shardborn. Heedless of who gets in his way, Rayse is willing to burn entire worlds to shatter the rest, having [[KillTheGod murdered those seen as "The Almighty"]] in the process while sowing his dark influence on worlds to create war and bloodshed until he can conquer or raze it to nothing. On the world the eries is set, Rayse's influence is responsible for the mental lobotomies and enslavement of the Parshendi race, the massive wars and the corruption of many others with [[BadBoss his own Fused being little more than slaves]] he will send to eternal damnation [[YouHaveFailedMe for failure]]. Arriving himself, Rayse intends to slaughter everything in the world until all that is left are him and his own twisted armies, a process he will repeat through the cosmos.

** Skai, AKA [[Literature/{{Elantris}} Dominion]], gets his share. What was his relationship with Aona[=/=]Devotion? Was he evil and/or focused on global conquest, or was he benevolent?
*** Most of the Shards that we haven’t met face-to-face yet are steeped in mystery. What is about Mercy that worries Harmony? (Odds are it’s related to the battle on [[Literature/ShadowsForSilenceInTheForestsOfHell Threnody]], but that itself is steeped in mystery). What does he mean by Whimsy “not being very useful”? Why isn’t Invention returning his calls? [[spoiler:And why did Virtuosity splinter herself?]]

** And now Dragonsteel Entertainment has brought on Creator/DanWells as Vice President of Narrative, with the eventual goal of having Wells cowrite '''[[ExaggeratedTrope even more Cosmere books]]'''. [[Memes/ThePhantomMenace This is getting out of hand; now there are two of them]].

** And now Dragonsteel Entertainment has brought on Creator/DanWells as Vice President of Narrative, with the eventual goal of having Wells cowrite ''''[[UpToEleven even more Cosmere books]]''''. [[Memes/ThePhantomMenace This is getting out of hand; now there are two of them]].

** Bavadin[=/=][[ComicBook/WhiteSand Auto]][[Literature/SixthOfTheDusk nomy]]. Is she working with or otherwise assisting [[Literature/TheStormlightArchive Odium]]? Is she the mysterious force assaulting [[Literature/WaxAndWayne Scadrial]]? Did she aid the Splintering of [[Literature/{{Elantris}} Aona and Skai]]? If you take those questions to the forums, you'll get all possible combinations of answers.
** Actually, most of the Shards that we haven’t met face-to-face yet are steeped in mystery. What is about Mercy that worries Harmony? (Odds are it’s related to the battle on [[Literature/ShadowsForSilenceInTheForestsOfHell Threnody]], but that itself is steeped in mystery). What does he mean by Whimsy “not being very useful”? Why isn’t Invention returning his calls? [[spoiler:And why did Virtuosity splinter herself?]]

* ArchivePanic: It's slowly shaping up to become this. Some people are scared off from starting ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' because of its anticipated length of 10 books, with each book presumably being well over 1000 pages long, plus at least two novellas, and that's only one series of the Cosmere! If you count ''{{Literature/Mistborn}}'' as one book series, there are currently six novels and one novella released, but with at least seven more novels to come, making the whole series at least 13 novels long, scattered over 4 eras of the planet's history, and that's not taking into account that Sanderson has expressed interest to squeeze ''another'' era in at some point. Then there are stand-alone books like ''{{Literature/Elantris}}'' and ''{{Literature/Warbreaker}}'', '''both''' of which are planned to get sequels at some point (two of them for ''Elantris'', at least one for ''Warbreaker''); the graphic-novel trilogy ''ComicBook/WhiteSand'' (also expected to get a sequel at some point); and a [[Literature/TheEmperorsSoul bunch]] [[Literature/ShadowsForSilenceInTheForestsOfHell of]] [[Literature/SixthOfTheDusk novellas]]. The whole Cosmere sequence is expected to encompass at least 35 novels, not counting novellas or graphic-novels. As for now, it still is fairly easy to follow, but in some more years, things will probably look a lot less managable, especially considering Brandon’s impressive output.

* FanficFuel: There are still two Shards that remain unnamed, with almost nothing known about four other Shards, and there are millennia-long gaps between various books. Oh, and there's an entire city of Worldhoppers out there, so fanfic authors can run wild.

* MemeticMutation: According to WordOfGod, Hoid is very interested in Scadrial... [[SeriousBusiness because they’re this close to figuring out how to make instant noodles]]. Naturally, the fanbase has taken this and ran with it.

* ArchivePanic: It's slowly shaping up to become this. Some people are scared off from starting ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' because of its anticipated length of 10 books, with each book presumably being well over 1000 pages long, plus at least two novellas, and [[UpToEleven that's only one series of the Cosmere!]] If you count ''{{Literature/Mistborn}}'' as one book series, there are currently six novels and one novella released, but with at least seven more novels to come, making the whole series at least 13 novels long, scattered over 4 eras of the planet's history, and that's not taking into account that Sanderson has expressed interest to squeeze ''another'' era in at some point. Then there are stand-alone books like ''{{Literature/Elantris}}'' and ''{{Literature/Warbreaker}}'', '''both''' of which are planned to get sequels at some point (two of them for ''Elantris'', at least one for ''Warbreaker''); the graphic-novel trilogy ''ComicBook/WhiteSand'' (also expected to get a sequel at some point); and a [[Literature/TheEmperorsSoul bunch]] [[Literature/ShadowsForSilenceInTheForestsOfHell of]] [[Literature/SixthOfTheDusk novellas]]. The whole Cosmere sequence is expected to encompass at least 35 novels, not counting novellas or graphic-novels. As for now, it still is fairly easy to follow, but in some more years, things will probably look a lot less managable, especially considering Brandon’s impressive output.