American fantasy writer (born 1975) · 1975
Brandon Sanderson Books in Order
101 books · 7 series · 2001-2025
Brandon Winn Sanderson is an American author of high fantasy, science fiction, and young adult books. His best known novels include the Mistborn series and The Stormlight Archive, which are set in the "Cosmere", a fictional universe. Outside of the Cosmere, he has written several young adult and juvenile series including The Reckoners, the Skyward series, and the Alcatraz series. He is also known for finishing author Robert Jordan's high fantasy series The Wheel of Time. Sanderson has created two graphic novels, White Sand and Dark One.
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| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Way of Kings | 2010 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Words of Radiance | 2014 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | Oathbringer | 2017 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | Rhythm of War | 2020 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | Wind and Truth | 2024 | Amazon |
| — |  | Edgedancer | 2016 | Amazon |
| — |  | Dawnshard | 2020 | Amazon |
Entries without a number are not numbered in the source data - they are placed by publication date, which is usually but not always the intended reading order.
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
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| 1 |  | Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians | 2007 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones | 2008 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia | 2009 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens | 2010 | Amazon |
| 5 | Alcatraz Versus the Dark Talent | 2016 | Amazon | |
| — |  | Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians | 2022 | Amazon |
Entries without a number are not numbered in the source data - they are placed by publication date, which is usually but not always the intended reading order.
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
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| 1 |  | Tress of the Emerald Sea | 2023 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England | 2023 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | Yumi and the Nightmare Painter | 2023 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | The Sunlit Man | 2023 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | Isles of the Emberdark | 2025 | Amazon |
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Skyward | 2018 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Starsight | 2019 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | Cytonic | 2021 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | Defiant | 2023 | Amazon |
| — |  | Defending Elysium | 2008 | Amazon |
Entries without a number are not numbered in the source data - they are placed by publication date, which is usually but not always the intended reading order.
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 |  | The Gathering Storm | 2009 | Amazon |
| 13 |  | Towers of Midnight | 2010 | Amazon |
| 14 |  | A Memory of Light | 2013 | Amazon |
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Reading Brandon Sanderson in order
Brandon Sanderson has 7 series in our catalogue. Each one above is listed in reading order with its position number, so you can start at book one and work forward.
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