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Character · Cosmere wanderers · 11 books

Hoid

Mysterious wanderer who turns up across the Cosmere · Brandon Sanderson

Hoid is a mysterious wanderer who turns up across the Cosmere.

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Character facts

First appearance
Elantris (2005)
Latest appearance
Wind and Truth (2024)
Books
11 (3 major, 8 minor)
Series
Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive
Author
Brandon Sanderson
Circle
Cosmere wanderers

Where to meet Hoid

Hoid first appears in Elantris (2005), in a minor role.

Buy Elantris

Every book with Hoid

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2005·Elantrisminor roleBuy
  2. 2006·The Final Empireminor role · MistbornBuy
  3. 2009·Warbreakerminor roleBuy
  4. 2010·The Way of Kingsminor role · The Stormlight ArchiveBuy
  5. 2014·Words of Radianceminor role · The Stormlight ArchiveBuy
  6. 2017·Oathbringerminor role · The Stormlight ArchiveBuy
  7. 2020·Rhythm of Warminor role · The Stormlight ArchiveBuy
  8. 2023MTress of the Emerald Seamajor roleBuy
  9. 2023MYumi and the Nightmare Paintermajor roleBuy
  10. 2023·The Sunlit Manminor roleBuy
  11. 2024MWind and Truthmajor role · The Stormlight ArchiveBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Adolin KholinDalinar's son5
Dalinar KholinHighprince haunted by visions5
KaladinSurgeon's son turned soldier and slave5
Navani KholinScholar and engineer5
Shallan DavarScholar and artist with secrets5
SzethAssassin in White5