#55 in Science fiction
The Sunlit Man
- 439
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Sunlit Man” is Sanderson for readers already at home in the Cosmere: a tense survival adventure that doubles as a trove of hints about where the wider universe is heading. Some readers feel it leans on the shared setting more than on its own characters and story. Newcomers will follow the adventure but miss many of the connections.
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About the book
The Sunlit Man is a 2023 fantasy novel by Brandon Sanderson, set in his Cosmere universe. The novel was the fourth of Sanderson's "secret projects", a result of his record-breaking 2022 Kickstarter campaign.
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.6 across 1,030 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 88% of the weight and the score stays at 8.5 — the Science fiction average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 9.3 | 8 | 1% |
| Hardcover | 8.6 | 1K | 99% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Sunlit Man?
It has 439 pages — shorter than 67% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
In this book
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