Brandon Sanderson is an American fantasy author, who grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. He earned his Master's degree in Creative Writing in 2005 from Brigham Young University, where he was on the staff of Leading Edge, a semi-professional speculative fiction magazine published by the university. He was a college roommate of Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings. He has been nominated twice for the John W. Campbell Award.
In 2013, he won a Hugo Award for Best Novella for The Emperor's Soul, set in the world of his acclaimed first novel, Elantris. Additionally, he was chosen to complete Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time(R) sequence.
In 2013, he won a Hugo Award for Best Novella for The Emperor's Soul, set in the world of his acclaimed first novel, Elantris. Additionally, he was chosen to complete Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time(R) sequence.
Awards: Hugo (2013) see all
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Children's Fiction, Science Fiction
New and upcoming books
Series
Mistborn
1. Mistborn (2006)
aka The Final Empire
2. The Well of Ascension (2007)
3. The Hero of Ages (2008)
4. The Alloy of Law (2011)
5. Shadows of Self (2015)
6. Bands of Mourning (2016)
Secret History (2016)
7. The Lost Metal (2022)
1. Mistborn (2006)
aka The Final Empire
2. The Well of Ascension (2007)
3. The Hero of Ages (2008)
4. The Alloy of Law (2011)
5. Shadows of Self (2015)
6. Bands of Mourning (2016)
Secret History (2016)
7. The Lost Metal (2022)
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
1. Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (2007)
aka Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
2. The Scrivener's Bones (2008)
3. The Knights of Crystallia (2009)
4. The Shattered Lens (2010)
5. The Dark Talent (2018)
6. Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (2022) (with Janci Patterson)
1. Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (2007)
aka Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
2. The Scrivener's Bones (2008)
3. The Knights of Crystallia (2009)
4. The Shattered Lens (2010)
5. The Dark Talent (2018)
6. Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (2022) (with Janci Patterson)
Wheel of Time (with Robert Jordan)
11.5. What the Storm Means (2009)
12. The Gathering Storm (2009)
13. Towers of Midnight (2010)
13.5. By Grace and Banners Fallen (2012)
14. A Memory of Light (2013)
11.5. What the Storm Means (2009)
12. The Gathering Storm (2009)
13. Towers of Midnight (2010)
13.5. By Grace and Banners Fallen (2012)
14. A Memory of Light (2013)
Stormlight Archive
1. The Way of Kings (2010)
2. Words of Radiance (2014)
2.5. Edgedancer (2017)
3. Oathbringer (2017)
3.5. Dawnshard (2020)
4. Rhythm of War (2020)
5. Wind and Truth (2024)
1. The Way of Kings (2010)
2. Words of Radiance (2014)
2.5. Edgedancer (2017)
3. Oathbringer (2017)
3.5. Dawnshard (2020)
4. Rhythm of War (2020)
5. Wind and Truth (2024)
Legion
1. Legion (2012)
Legion and The Emperor's Soul (2013)
2. Skin Deep (2014)
Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds (2018)
3. Lies of the Beholder (2018)
1. Legion (2012)
Legion and The Emperor's Soul (2013)
2. Skin Deep (2014)
Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds (2018)
3. Lies of the Beholder (2018)
Cosmere
Sixth of the Dusk (2014)
Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell (2015)
Arcanum Unbounded (2016)
The Sunlit Man (2023)
Sixth of the Dusk (2014)
Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell (2015)
Arcanum Unbounded (2016)
The Sunlit Man (2023)
Skyward
1. Skyward (2018)
2. Starsight (2019)
3. Cytonic (2021)
Defending Elysium (2021)
4. Defiant (2023)
1. Skyward (2018)
2. Starsight (2019)
3. Cytonic (2021)
Defending Elysium (2021)
4. Defiant (2023)
Secret Projects
1. Tress of the Emerald Sea (2023)
2. The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (2023)
3. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter (2023)
4. The Sunlit Man (2023)
1. Tress of the Emerald Sea (2023)
2. The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (2023)
3. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter (2023)
4. The Sunlit Man (2023)
Novels
Warbreaker (2009)
The Rithmatist (2013)
The Original (2020) (with Mary Robinette Kowal)
Lux: A Texas Reckoners Novel (2021) (with Steven Bohls)
Stephen Leeds: Death & Faxes: Legion (2022) (with others)
The Rithmatist (2013)
The Original (2020) (with Mary Robinette Kowal)
Lux: A Texas Reckoners Novel (2021) (with Steven Bohls)
Stephen Leeds: Death & Faxes: Legion (2022) (with others)
Collections
FirstBorn / Defending Elysium (2013)
Shadows Beneath (2014) (with others)
Three Fantasies (2014)
Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell / Perfect State (2015)
Tailored Realities (2025)
Shadows Beneath (2014) (with others)
Three Fantasies (2014)
Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell / Perfect State (2015)
Tailored Realities (2025)
Novellas and Short Stories
Perfect State (2015)
Snapshot (2017)
H.A.R.R.E. (2023) (with Ethan Skarstedt)
Long Chills and Case Dough (2023)
Snapshot (2017)
H.A.R.R.E. (2023) (with Ethan Skarstedt)
Long Chills and Case Dough (2023)
Picture Books show
Books containing stories by Brandon Sanderson
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 34 (2018)
(Writers of the Future, book 34)
edited by
David Farland and L Ron Hubbard
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Brandon Sanderson recommends
Queens of Wonderland (2023)
(Defenders of Lore, book 2)
Gama Ray Martinez
"Breakneck pacing and imagination."
In the Shadow of Lightning (2022)
(Glass Immortals, book 1)
Brian McClellan
"Excellent worldbuilding and a truly epic narrative combine into Brian's finest work to date."
She Who Rides the Storm (2021)
(She Who Rides the Storm, book 1)
Caitlin Sangster
"Caitlin Sangster's latest novel is her most ambitious book yet. She Who Rides the Storm is a tightly-woven fantasy heist with memorable young adult characters and a killer premise."
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