Brandon Sanderson bibliography


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

Published works

The Cosmere

Sanderson writes many of his works in an overarching universe known as the Cosmere with series tending to be on different planets within that universe. The works, especially the magic systems within them, are often subtly connected, and some characters appear across the various series.

''Cosmere'' novels

TitleYearSeriesNotes
Elantris2005Elantris-
'2006MistbornOriginal Mistborn trilogy #1
'2007MistbornOriginal Mistborn trilogy #2
'2008MistbornOriginal Mistborn trilogy #3
Warbreaker2009Warbreaker-
The Way of Kings2010The Stormlight ArchiveStormlight Archive #1
'2011MistbornWax and Wayne series #1
Words of Radiance2014The Stormlight ArchiveStormlight Archive #2
'2015MistbornWax and Wayne series #2
'2016MistbornWax and Wayne series #3
Oathbringer2017The Stormlight ArchiveStormlight Archive #3
Rhythm of War2020The Stormlight ArchiveStormlight Archive #4

''Cosmere'' short works

TitleYearSeriesNotes
The Hope of Elantris2006ElantrisShort story
The Emperor's Soul2012ElantrisNovella
The Eleventh Metal2012MistbornShort story, originally published with Crafty Games' Mistborn RPG
Shadows For Silence in the Forests of Hell2013ThrenodyNovella, originally published in Dangerous Women
Sixth of the Dusk2014First of the SunNovella, originally published in Shadows Beneath
Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania2014MistbornShort story, originally published with Crafty Games' Mistborn RPG
'2016MistbornNovella
Edgedancer2016The Stormlight ArchiveNovella
'2016CosmereOmnibus edition collecting all the above
Dawnshard2020The Stormlight ArchiveNovella

''Cosmere'' graphic novels

TitleYearSeriesNotes
White Sand #12016White SandCo-authored with Rik Hoskin, art by Julius Gopez
White Sand #22018White SandCo-authored with Rik Hoskin, art by Julius Gopez
White Sand #32019White SandCo-authored with Rik Hoskin, art by Fritz Casas

Other works

''Infinity Blade'' series

These works are based on the action role-playing iOS video game Infinity Blade, developed by Chair Entertainment and Epic Games.
Legion is a series of three science fiction novellas, originally published by Subterranean Press.
A collection of all three novellas was published by Tor Books in 2018:
Original author Robert Jordan died before completing his multi-volume epic The Wheel of Time. Sanderson was chosen by Harriet McDougal, Jordan's widow and editor, to finish the series according to the notes left behind by her husband. Sanderson's novels in the series are:
Sanderson also reworked a deleted scene from A Memory of Light into the 2013 short story River of Souls. This story was published in the fantasy anthology Unfettered, ed. Shawn Speakman, Grim Oak Press.

Standalone short works

This includes standalone short stories, novelettes, and novellas.

''Alcatraz'' series

In a blogpost on his website, Sanderson revealed Skyward is the continuity of something he has written before, but more was not officially stated. In a Q&A at a book signing for Skyward, he said it is in the same universe as Defending Elysium.

Forthcoming / Announced / Unpublished

''Cosmere'' series

Other works

! Series !! Notes
A fourth and final book is also planned, with release likely to be in 2022.