Brandon Sanderson bibliography

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This is the bibliography of American fantasy and science fiction writer Brandon Sanderson.

Cosmere edit

Many of Sanderson's works are set on different planets in an overarching universe known as the Cosmere. They are often subtly connected, with some characters appearing across the various series.[1]

Novels edit

Title Year Series First edition publisher Notes Ref.
Elantris 2005 N/A Tor Books [2]
The Final Empire 2006 Mistborn Tor Books Part of the first Mistborn trilogy. [2]
The Well of Ascension 2007 Mistborn Tor Books Part of the first Mistborn trilogy. [2]
The Hero of Ages 2008 Mistborn Tor Books Part of the first Mistborn trilogy. [2]
Warbreaker 2009 N/A Tor Books [2][3]
The Way of Kings 2010 The Stormlight Archive Tor Books [2]
The Alloy of Law 2011 Wax and Wayne Tor Books Part of the second Mistborn series. [2]
Words of Radiance 2014 The Stormlight Archive Tor Books [2]
Shadows of Self 2015 Wax and Wayne Tor Books Part of the second Mistborn series. [2]
The Bands of Mourning 2016 Wax and Wayne Tor Books Part of the second Mistborn series. [4]
Oathbringer 2017 The Stormlight Archive Tor Books [5]
Rhythm of War 2020 The Stormlight Archive Tor Books [6]
The Lost Metal 2022 Wax and Wayne Tor Books Part of the second Mistborn series. [7]
Tress of the Emerald Sea 2023 N/A Dragonsteel Entertainment Secret Project 1 [8]
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter 2023 N/A Dragonsteel Entertainment Secret Project 3 [9]
The Sunlit Man 2023 N/A Dragonsteel Entertainment Secret Project 4 [9]
Wind and Truth 2024 The Stormlight Archive Tor Books [10][11]
Isles of the Emberdark 2025 N/A Dragonsteel Entertainment Secret Project 5 [12]

Short works edit

Title Year Series or setting Format First edition publisher/publication Notes Ref.
The Hope of Elantris 2006 Elantris Short story Self-published Collected in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016). [13][14]
"The Eleventh Metal" 2011 Mistborn Short story Crafty Games Published with the Mistborn Adventure Game. Collected in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016). [14][15]
The Emperor's Soul 2012 Elantris Novella Tachyon Publications Collected in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016). [2][14]
Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell 2013 Threnody Novella Dangerous Women, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois. Tor Books Printed as a standalone in 2015. Collected in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016). [14][16][17]
Sixth of the Dusk 2014 First of the Sun Novella Shadows Beneath. Ebook, Dragonsteel Entertainment Collected in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016). [18][14][19]
Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania 2014 Mistborn Short story Crafty Games Part of the second "Mistborn" series. Published with the Mistborn Adventure Game. Collected in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016). [14][20]
Secret History 2016 Mistborn Novella Ebook, Dragonsteel Entertainment[citation needed] Collected in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016). [14]
Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection 2016 N/A Collection Tor Books [21][14]
Edgedancer 2016 The Stormlight Archive Novella Tor Books First printed in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016). Reprinted as a standalone in 2017. [14][18]
Dawnshard 2020 The Stormlight Archive Novella Ebook, Dragonsteel Entertainment Printed in 2022.[citation needed] [22]

Graphic novels edit

Title Year Series or setting Format First edition publisher/publication Notes Ref.
White Sand I 2016 White Sand Graphic novel Dynamite Entertainment Written with Rik Hoskin. Illustrated by Julius Gopez and colored by Ross Campbell. [23]
White Sand II 2018 White Sand Graphic novel Dynamite Entertainment Written with Rik Hoskin. Illustrated by Julius Gopez. [24]
White Sand III 2019 White Sand Graphic novel Dynamite Entertainment Written with Rik Hoskin. Illustrated by Fritz Casas. [25]
White Sand Omnibus 2022 White Sand Collection Dynamite Entertainment Includes new prologue and glossary (Ars Arcanum). [26]

Alcatraz edit

Humorous fantasy adventure series for children.

Title Year Format First edition publisher/publication Notes Ref.
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians 2007 Novel Scholastic Press [2]
Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones 2008 Novel Scholastic Press [2]
Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia 2009 Novel Scholastic Press [2]
Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens 2010 Novel Scholastic Press [2]
Alcatraz Versus the Dark Talent 2016 Novel Starscape [27]
Bastille Versus the Evil Librarians 2022 Novel Starscape Written with Janci Patterson. [28]

Cytoverse edit

Title Year Format First edition publisher/publication Notes Ref.
"Defending Elysium" 2008 Short story Asimov's Science Fiction, October/November 2008 issue. Dell Magazines Printed by Ace Books in 2013. [29][30]
Skyward 2018 Novel Delacorte Press [31]
Starsight 2019 Novel Delacorte Press [32]
Sunreach 2021 Novella Ebook, Delacorte Press Written with Janci Patterson. Reprinted in Skyward Flight: The Collection (2022). [28]
ReDawn 2021 Novella Ebook, Delacorte Press Written with Janci Patterson. Reprinted in Skyward Flight: The Collection (2022). [28]
Cytonic 2021 Novel Delacorte Press [33]
Evershore 2021 Novella Ebook, Delacorte Press Written with Janci Patterson. Reprinted in Skyward Flight: The Collection (2022). [28]
Skyward Flight: The Collection 2022 Collection Delacorte Press Written with Janci Patterson. [28]
"Hyperthief" 2023 Short story Dragonsteel Entertainment Written with Janci Patterson. [34]
Defiant Novel Delacorte Press [35]

The Wheel of Time edit

Sanderson was selected to continue Robert Jordan's fantasy series The Wheel of Time, after Jordan's death, by his editor and widow Harriet McDougal.[2]

Title Year Format First edition publisher/publication Notes Ref.
The Gathering Storm 2009 Novel Tor Books Co-authored by Robert Jordan. [2]
Towers of Midnight 2010 Novel Tor Books Co-authored by Robert Jordan. [2]
A Memory of Light 2013 Novel Tor Books Co-authored by Robert Jordan. [2]
"River of Souls" 2013 Short story Unfettered, edited by Shawn Speakman. Grim Oak Press [36]
"A Fire Within the Ways" 2019 Short story Unfettered III, edited by Shawn Speakman. Grim Oak Press [36][37]

Legion edit

The Legion novellas are science fiction and center around Stephen Leeds as he investigates different mystery cases.[38]

Title Year Format First edition publisher/publication Notes Ref.
Legion 2012 Novella Subterranean Press Reprinted in Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds (2018). [39][38]
Legion: Skin Deep 2014 Novella Subterranean Press Reprinted in Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds (2018). [40][38]
Lies of the Beholder 2018 Novella Subterranean Press First published in Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds (2018). [38]
Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds 2018 Collection Tor Books [38]
Stephen Leeds: Death and Faxes 2022 Audiobook Recorded Books Coauthored with Max Epstein, David Pace and Michael Harkins. The story takes place after "Skin Deep" and before "Lies of the Beholder". [41]

The Reckoners edit

Young adult superhero adventure series.

Title Year Format First edition publisher/publication Notes Ref.
Steelheart 2013 Novel Delacorte Press [2]
"Mitosis" 2013 Short story Delacorte Press [citation needed]
Firefight 2015 Novel Delacorte Press [42]
Calamity 2016 Novel Delacorte Press [43]
Lux 2021 Audiobook Audible Studios Written with Steven Michael Bohls. Narrated by MacLeod Andrews.[citation needed] [44]

Other works edit

Title Year Series Format First edition publisher/publication Notes Ref.
"Firstborn" 2008 N/A Short story Tor Books A Tor.com original. Published as an ebook in 2010.[citation needed] Printed by Ace Books in 2013. [45][46][30]
"I Hate Dragons" 2011 N/A Short story Self-published on Sanderson's website Printed in the anthology Dragon Writers (2016), edited by Lisa Mangum.[citation needed] [47]
Infinity Blade: Awakening 2011 Infinity Blade Novella Ebook, Chair Entertainment Based on the action RPG video game Infinity Blade. [48]
Heuristic Algorithm and Reasoning Response Engine 2012 N/A Novelette Armored, edited by John Joseph Adams. Wake Forest, Baen Books Written with Ethan Skarstedt. [49][50]
The Rithmatist 2013 Rithmatist Novel Tor Teen [2]
Infinity Blade: Redemption 2013 Infinity Blade Novella Ebook, Chair Entertainment Based on the action RPG video game Infinity Blade. [51]
"Dreamer" 2014 N/A Short story Games Creatures Play, edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner. Ace Books [52]
Perfect State 2015 N/A Novella Ebook, Dragonsteel Entertainment [17]
Snapshot 2017 N/A Novella Dragonsteel Entertainment [53]
Magic: Children of the Nameless 2018 Magic: The Gathering Novella Wizards of the Coast [54]
The Original 2020 N/A Audiobook Recorded Books Written with Mary Robinette Kowal. Narrated by Julia Whelan. [55]
The Way of Kings Prime 2020 The Stormlight Archive Novel Dragonsteel Entertainment A first draft of the novel published on Sanderson's website. [56]
Dark One 2021 Dark One Graphic novel Vault Comics Written with Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly. Illustrated by Nathan C. Gooden and colored by Kurt Michael Russell. [57]
The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England 2023 N/A Novel Dragonsteel Entertainment Secret Project 2 [58]
Dark One: Forgotten 2023 Dark One Audiobook Audible Studios Audio-exclusive. Written with Dan Wells. [59]
"Long Chills and Case Dough" 2023 Sanderson Curiosities Short story Dragonsteel Entertainment Published on Sanderson's website. [60]

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