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

Cosmere

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.

Novels

Standalone

Title Year First edition publisher Notes Ref.
Elantris 2005 Tor Books
Warbreaker 2009 Tor Books

Mistborn

Main article: Mistborn
Title Year First edition publisher Ref.
First Era
The Final Empire 2006 Tor Books
The Well of Ascension 2007 Tor Books
The Hero of Ages 2008 Tor Books
Second Era
The Alloy of Law 2011 Tor Books
Shadows of Self 2015 Tor Books
The Bands of Mourning 2016 Tor Books
The Lost Metal 2022 Tor Books

The Stormlight Archive

Main article: The Stormlight Archive
Title Year First edition publisher Ref.
First Era
The Way of Kings 2010 Tor Books
Words of Radiance 2014 Tor Books
Oathbringer 2017 Tor Books
Rhythm of War 2020 Tor Books
Wind and Truth 2024 Tor Books

Secret Project

Title Year First edition publisher Notes Ref.
Tress of the Emerald Sea 2023 Dragonsteel Entertainment Secret Project 1
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter 2023 Dragonsteel Entertainment Secret Project 3
The Sunlit Man 2023 Dragonsteel Entertainment Secret Project 4
Isles of the Emberdark 2025 Dragonsteel Entertainment Secret Project 5

Short works

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).
"The Eleventh Metal" 2011 Mistborn Short story Crafty Games Published with the Mistborn Adventure Game. Collected in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016).
The Emperor's Soul 2012 Elantris Novella Tachyon Publications Collected in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016).
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).
Sixth of the Dusk 2014 First of the Sun Novella Shadows Beneath. Ebook, Dragonsteel Entertainment Collected in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016).
"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).
Secret History 2016 Mistborn Novella Ebook, Dragonsteel Entertainment Collected in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016).
Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection 2016 N/A Collection Tor Books
Edgedancer 2016 The Stormlight Archive Novella Tor Books First printed in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016). Reprinted as a standalone in 2017.
Dawnshard 2020 The Stormlight Archive Novella Ebook, Dragonsteel Entertainment Printed on February 15, 2022.

Graphic novels

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

Alcatraz

Humorous fantasy adventure series for children.

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

Cytoverse

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.
Skyward 2018 Novel Delacorte Press
Starsight 2019 Novel Delacorte Press
Sunreach 2021 Novella Ebook, Delacorte Press Written with Janci Patterson. Reprinted in Skyward Flight: The Collection (2022).
ReDawn 2021 Novella Ebook, Delacorte Press Written with Janci Patterson. Reprinted in Skyward Flight: The Collection (2022).
Cytonic 2021 Novel Delacorte Press
Evershore 2021 Novella Ebook, Delacorte Press Written with Janci Patterson. Reprinted in Skyward Flight: The Collection (2022).
Skyward Flight: The Collection 2022 Collection Delacorte Press Written with Janci Patterson.
"Hyperthief" 2023 Short story Dragonsteel Entertainment Written with Janci Patterson.
Defiant Novel Delacorte Press

The Wheel of Time

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.

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

Legion

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

Title Year Format First edition publisher/publication Notes Ref.
Legion 2012 Novella Subterranean Press Reprinted in Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds (2018).
Legion: Skin Deep 2014 Novella Subterranean Press Reprinted in Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds (2018).
Lies of the Beholder 2018 Novella Subterranean Press First published in Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds (2018).
Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds 2018 Collection Tor Books
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".

The Reckoners

Young adult superhero adventure series.

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

Other works

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. Printed by Ace Books in 2013.
"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.
Infinity Blade: Awakening 2011 Infinity Blade Novella Ebook, Chair Entertainment Based on the action RPG video game Infinity Blade.
Heuristic Algorithm and Reasoning Response Engine 2012 N/A Novelette Armored, edited by John Joseph Adams. Wake Forest, Baen Books Written with Ethan Skarstedt.
The Rithmatist 2013 Rithmatist Novel Tor Teen
Infinity Blade: Redemption 2013 Infinity Blade Novella Ebook, Chair Entertainment Based on the action RPG video game Infinity Blade.
"Dreamer" 2014 N/A Short story Games Creatures Play, edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner. Ace Books
Perfect State 2015 N/A Novella Ebook, Dragonsteel Entertainment
Snapshot 2017 N/A Novella Dragonsteel Entertainment
Magic: Children of the Nameless 2018 Magic: The Gathering Novella Wizards of the Coast
The Original 2020 N/A Audiobook Recorded Books Written with Mary Robinette Kowal. Narrated by Julia Whelan.
The Way of Kings Prime 2020 Sanderson Curiosities Novel Dragonsteel Entertainment A first draft of the novel published on Sanderson's website.
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.
The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England 2023 N/A Novel Dragonsteel Entertainment Secret Project 2
Dark One: Forgotten 2023 Dark One Audiobook Audible Studios Audio-exclusive. Written with Dan Wells.
"Long Chills and Case Dough" 2023 Sanderson Curiosities Short story Dragonsteel Entertainment Published on Sanderson's website.
The Most Boring Book Ever 2024 N/A Picture Book Roaring Brook Press Pictures by Kazu Kibuishi
"Dragonsteel Prime" 2024 Sanderson Curiosities Novel Dragonsteel Entertainment Written as Sanderson's honors thesis at BYU, and published online. An audiobook version read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading is also available.
Tailored Realities 2025 Miscellaneous Short Story Collection Tor Books Contains short stories set in the Cosmere Universe and Cytoverse, among others.

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Print sources

Works by Brandon Sanderson
Alcatraz series
Cosmere
Elantris
Mistborn
Era 1
Era 2
Games
The Stormlight Archive
Secret Project
Warbreaker series
Collections
Graphic novels
The Wheel of Time
Skyward / Cytoverse
  • Skyward (2018)
  • Starsight (2019)
  • Cytonic (2021)
  • Defiant (2023)
  • Skyward Flight (with Janci Patterson)
    • Sunreach (2021)
    • ReDawn (2021)
    • Evershore (2021)
Others
The Wheel of Time
written by Robert Jordan and completed by Brandon Sanderson
Novels
Companion publications
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