Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Winn Sanderson (born December 19, 1975) is an American author of high fantasy, science fiction, and young adult books. He is best known for the Cosmere fictional universe, in which most of his fantasy novels, most notably the Mistborn series and The Stormlight Archive, are set. Outside of the Cosmere, he has written several young adult and juvenile series including The Reckoners, the Skyward series, and the Alcatraz series. He is also known for finishing Robert Jordan's high fantasy series The Wheel of Time. Sanderson has created several graphic novel fantasy series, including White Sand and Dark One.

Books by Brandon Sanderson

The Cosmere

Stormlight Archive

1. The Way of Kings
2. Words of Radiance
   2.5 Edgedancer (Novella)
3. Oathbringer
   3.5 Dawnshard (Novella)
4. Rhythm of War
5. Wind & Truth

The Mistborn trilogy

1. Mistborn: The Final Empire
2. The Well of Ascension
3. The Hero of Ages

• Secret History

Mistborn Era 2: The Wax and Wayne series

1. Alloy of Law
2. Shadows of Self
3. Bands of Mourning
4. Lost Metal

Other Cosmere books

• Elantris
• Warbreaker
• Tress of the Emerald Sea
• Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
• Sunlit Man
• Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell
• Arcanum Unbounded (Short Story & Novella collection)

Not set in the Cosmere:

Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series

1. Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
2. The Scrivener's Bones
3. The Knights of Crystallia
4. The Shattered Lens
5. The Dark Talent
6. Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians

The Rithmatist series

• The Rithmatist

The Reckoners

1. Steelheart
2. Firefight
3. Calamity

• Lux
• Mitosis

Skyward series

1. Skyward
2. Starsight
3. Cytonik
4. Defiant

• Skyward Flight (Sunreach, Redawn, Evershore)

Wheel of Time

• Gathering Storm (#12)
• Towers of Midnight (#13)
• Memory of Light (#14)

Graphic Novels

Dark One

White Sand

Others:

• Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England
• Most Boring Book Ever
• Dragon Writers: An Anthology
• Snapshot
• Infinity Blade
• Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds
• Legion: Skin Deep
• Legion: Lies of the Beholder
• Perfect State
• The Emperor's Soul
• Tailored Realities (Forthcoming: late 2025)