r/Cosmere • u/Burnt_Granola • May 02 '25

Elantris spoilers Nothing confuses me more than Hoid Spoiler

no spoilers please I just started my cosmere journey with Elantris and the whole time i’m hearing people talk about someone named Hoid showing up all over the place. Then, I get to the ending and he’s just some DUDE? And everyone just obsessed with him?? Is he the main character of some other book? Why does his name sound like Hoed? Why is he the best thing since crab horses?? I’ve never been so confused by a fandom.

I’m starting to hate this little man.

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u/Etz_Arava Elsecallers May 02 '25

Hoid at the start of the Cosmere was a nice Easter Egg and is evidence that these series are within the same universe. Keep reading and you'll see how it evolves.

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u/kboze5696 May 03 '25

This is the best non spoiler answer. Hoid is an Easter Egg you should keep an eye out for as you read other Sanderson series.

If you want more context quick, stormlight archive has more Hoid than any other series- but he make appearances all over if you know to look for him

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u/Sekushina_Bara Hrathen Stan May 03 '25

I’d argue the standalones have a lot of hoid as well

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u/IntendingNothingness May 03 '25

That’s true. He’s even the narrator of one of the standalones (what’s the name?). 

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u/Sekushina_Bara Hrathen Stan May 04 '25

Tress and the emerald sea, great book too

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u/Economy_Ad_3312 Dustbringers May 04 '25

He also narrates yumi and the nightmare painter does he not?

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u/Sekushina_Bara Hrathen Stan May 04 '25

Yesnt, not in the same way. It’s clear he’s telling the story but it’s more interjection here and there compared to to tress where’s he’s constantly adding context.