Are there any cross-series spoilers?

[Urionok]

TL;DR, since chronologically speaking Mistborn Era 2 goes after the first 5 books of the STA, is there any spoiler in Mistborn Era 2 as to what happens in the first 5 books of the STA?

 

So, a quick intro.

I read TWoK of the STA without knowing anything about the cosmere. I got hooked, but I couldn't find the second one in my local libraries (in Chile so in Spanish). Fastforward, I've been living in the UK for a few years and so I remember this book. I read it again, as well as WoR, and after that I figured out the cosmere. By then I was hooked on the STA so I read Edgedancer and OB.

Then, waiting for RoW, I read Warbreaker, The Mistborn original trilogy, and Elantris, alongside with the Arcanum stories associated to those (Emperor's Soul, The Hope of Elantris and The Eleventh Metal).

I'm always low on cash so most of the books I get second hand. Since RoW is too new for that, I thought I would now go for Mistborn Era 2, but then I found out that, chronologically, Mistborn Era 2 goes after the first 5 parts of the STA.

Now, as I said, I read the 3 first books of the STA before Elantris or the Original Mistborn, and although they go chronologically later, I didn't feel like I was spoiled in any way. Like there was no info on the Mistborn Era 1 on the books of the STA that I read. Is that the case for the rest? Is there any sort of cross-series spoiler on Mistborn Era 2? I imagine no, but there is no harm in asking.

Also, the Arcanum Unbounded says that "Mistborn: Secret History" has minor spoilers for Bands of Mourning. How minor are they? WillI affect my experience of Bands of Mourning if I read Secret history before?

Thanks! and sorry for so much writing.

[Dunkum he/him]

You should be safe to read Mistborn Era 2 before Stormlight Archive.  there is almost no obvious connection between the two, the only thing I can think of offhand are the epigrams in the Stormlight Archive chapters, which include letters to/from Sazed, but those aren't very spoilery, and any spoilers would go the other direction.

for Secret History, I don't want to go into too much detail, but it won't ruin your read of BoM.  I'd still recommend reading BoM first, but I honestly think its only a minor thing.

I think the main cross-series spoiler that i would want to avoid would be between warbreaker and stormlight archive, but it sounds like it is too late for that

[Kingsdaughter613 she/her]

SH only has minor spoilers for BoM, but I’d recommend reading BoM first. Era 2 has no spoilers for RoW.

RoW is the first book where there has been any issue of cross series spoilers, but those have all gone the other way. (Ie. RoW has been known to spoil plot elements from other series/books, but those series do not spoil SA.)

[Urionok]

Thanks! So I guess the cross series spoiler from RoW are for things I've already read (as per the chronology that I found). I guess I'll try to get into the Mistborn Era 2 now then, if I manage to find a cheap e-reader. Currently planning a big move and more weight in books is not a good idea at the time.

Thanks again!

[+King of Herdaz he/him]

I would strongly recommend reading Mistborn Secret History before RoW. Not strictly needed, but it will make some parts more enjoyable imo.

[Zoey she/her]

Not exactly spoilers per se, but various Epigraphs in SA hint at things in Era 2. But not in a way that spoils it. 

And as people said, it is best to read Secret History before RoW, at least IMO, and SH is best after BoM. But this is mostly reccomendation and isn't really necessary. 

Edited August 28, 2021 by Zoey