Brandon Sanderson’s Latest Sci-Fi Book has a Surprise Cosmere Connection
Brandon Sanderson’s latest science fiction novel Blightfall, co-written with Janci Patterson, marks the first crossover between two of the author’s major fictional universes. The book bridges the Cosmere, Sanderson’s interconnected fantasy series where each planet features distinct magic systems with shared divine origins, and the Cytoverse, a separate sci-fi setting where Earth has vanished and humanity survives on isolated planets.
The crossover is facilitated through Hoid, an immortal trickster character who has become a recurring presence throughout Sanderson’s works. Hoid appears so frequently across Sanderson’s books that some fans have noted his omnipresence, with the character even narrating his own series, Hoid’s Travails. This series includes published works such as Tress of the Emerald Sea and Yume and the Nightmare Painter, with The Fires of December forthcoming.
The appearance of Hoid in Blightfall represents a significant moment for Sanderson’s fanbase, as it officially connects two previously separate narrative universes. For readers invested in both the Cosmere’s intricate magic systems and the Cytoverse’s post-human civilization storylines, the crossover promises new narrative possibilities and worldbuilding implications.