Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson

Books

68

Avg Rating

4.2

Years Active

2005-2026

Fantasy High Fantasy Epic Fantasy Science Fiction Young Adult Adventure

About

Brandon Sanderson is a prolific American author known for his remarkable contributions to the fantasy genre. Born in 1975 in Lincoln, Nebraska, he discovered his passion for writing during his college years. Sanderson gained widespread acclaim for completing Robert Jordan's epic Wheel of Time series. He is also the creative force behind the critically acclaimed Mistborn series and The Stormlight Archive, both lauded for their intricate world-building and compelling characters. With a distinctive ability to craft unique magic systems and engaging narratives, Sanderson has won the hearts of millions of readers worldwide. He continues to inspire with his imaginative storytelling.

Books (68)

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Warbreaker

The Cosmere Universe #5

Warbreaker

Defiant

Skyward #4

Defiant

4.33•Adventure

Steelheart

The Reckoners #1

Steelheart

4.14•Urban Fantasy

The Gathering Storm

The Wheel of Time #12

The Gathering Storm

4.43•Science Fiction Fantasy

The Emperor's Soul

Elantris

The Emperor's Soul

The Sunlit Man

The Cosmere #27

The Sunlit Man

The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

Secret Projects #2

The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

3.76•Adventure

A Memory of Light

The Wheel of Time #14

A Memory of Light

4.58•Science Fiction Fantasy

Starsight

Skyward #2

Starsight

3.86•Adventure

Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians

Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians #1

Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians

Warbreaker

Warbreaker #1

Warbreaker

4.18•Epic Fantasy

Shadows of Self

The Mistborn Saga #5

Shadows of Self

4.71•Steampunk

The Rithmatist

Rithmatist #1

The Rithmatist

4.25•Steampunk

The Alloy of Law

Mistborn: Wax & Wayne #1

The Alloy of Law

4.44•Steampunk

The Bands of Mourning

The Mistborn Saga #6

The Bands of Mourning

4.40•Steampunk

Tress of the Emerald Sea

The Cosmere #28

Tress of the Emerald Sea

4.50•Adventure

The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

The Final Empire

The Mistborn Saga #1

The Final Empire

Mistborn

The Mistborn Saga #3.5

Mistborn

Dawnshard

The Stormlight Archive #3.5

Dawnshard

4.40•Epic Fantasy

Firefight

The Reckoners #2

Firefight

4.26•Urban Fantasy

Calamity

The Reckoners #3

Calamity

Shadows of Self

Mistborn, Era 2: Wax & Wayne #2

Shadows of Self

Lux

Texas Reckoners #1

Lux

3.95•Audiobook

Tress of the Emerald Sea

Hoid's Travails #1

Tress of the Emerald Sea

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

The Cosmere #25

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

The Hero of Ages

The Mistborn Saga #3

The Hero of Ages

4.56•Epic Fantasy

Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia

Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians #3

Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia

Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones

Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians #2

Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones

Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarians

Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians #1

Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarians

Cytonic

Skyward #3

Cytonic

4.07•Adventure

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

Hoid's Travails #2

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

The Way of Kings

The Stormlight Archive #1

The Way of Kings

4.52•Science Fiction Fantasy

The Eleventh Metal

The Mistborn Saga #1.5

The Eleventh Metal

Arcanum Unbounded

The Cosmere #27

Arcanum Unbounded

4.47•Epic Fantasy

Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell

The Cosmere #7.7

Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell

Snapshot

Snapshot

ReDawn

Skyward #2.2

ReDawn

4.16•Science Fiction

Edgedancer

The Stormlight Archive #2.5

Edgedancer

3.80•Epic Fantasy

The Well of Ascension

The Mistborn Saga #2

The Well of Ascension

4.32•Epic Fantasy

Skyward

Skyward #1

Skyward

4.27•Adventure

The Fires of December

Hoid's Travails #3

The Fires of December

Blightfall

Riftwake #1

Blightfall

4.39•Science Fiction

The Way of Kings, Part 2

The Stormlight Archive #1, Part 2

The Way of Kings, Part 2

4.78•Epic Fantasy

The Way of Kings, Part 1

The Stormlight Archive #1, Part 1

The Way of Kings, Part 1

Rhythm of War

The Stormlight Archive #4

Rhythm of War

4.79•Epic Fantasy

Wind and Truth

The Stormlight Archive #5

Wind and Truth

4.38•Science Fiction Fantasy

Elantris

Elantris #1

Elantris

Evershore

Skyward #2.3

Evershore

4.34•Science Fiction

Mitosis

The Reckoners #1.5

Mitosis

White Sand, Volume 2

White Sand #2

White Sand, Volume 2

Sixth of the Dusk

The Cosmere #

Sixth of the Dusk

Isles of the Emberdark

The Cosmere #21

Isles of the Emberdark

Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians

Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians #6

Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians

4.09•Adventure

Sunreach

Skyward #2.1

Sunreach

4.16•Science Fiction

The Most Boring Book Ever

The Most Boring Book Ever

3.89•Picture Books

The Dark Talent

Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians #5

The Dark Talent

Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens

Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians #4

Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens

Isles of the Emberdark

The Cosmere #

Isles of the Emberdark

Songs of the Dead

The Strata Wars #1

Songs of the Dead

Tailored Realities

Tailored Realities

Defending Elysium

Skyward #0.5

Defending Elysium

Legion and The Emperor's Soul

Elantris #

Legion and The Emperor's Soul

The Sunlit Man

The Cosmere Universe #19

The Sunlit Man

Hyperthief

Skyward #3.1

Hyperthief

3.75•Science Fiction

Oathbringer

The Stormlight Archive #3

Oathbringer

4.38•Epic Fantasy

The Lost Metal

The Mistborn Saga #7

The Lost Metal

4.80•Steampunk

Words of Radiance

The Stormlight Archive #2

Words of Radiance

4.68•Epic Fantasy