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.[1]

Novels

Standalones

TitleYearFirst edition publisherNotesRef.
Elantris2005Tor Books[2]
Warbreaker2009[2][3]
The Sunlit Man2023Dragonsteel EntertainmentSecret Project 4[4]
Isles of the Emberdark2025Dragonsteel EntertainmentSecret Project 5[5]

Mistborn

Main article: Mistborn
TitleYearFirst edition publisherRef.
First Era
The Final Empire2006Tor Books[2]
The Well of Ascension2007Tor Books[2]
The Hero of Ages2008Tor Books[2]
Second Era
The Alloy of Law2011Tor Books[2]
Shadows of Self2015Tor Books[2]
The Bands of Mourning2016Tor Books[6]
The Lost Metal2022Tor Books[7]

The Stormlight Archive

Main article: The Stormlight Archive
TitleYearFirst edition publisherRef.
First Arc
The Way of Kings2010Tor Books[2]
Words of Radiance2014Tor Books[2]
Oathbringer2017Tor Books[8]
Rhythm of War2020Tor Books[9]
Wind and Truth2024Tor Books[10][11]

Hoid’s Travails

TitleYearFirst edition publisherNotesRef.
Tress of the Emerald Sea2023Dragonsteel EntertainmentSecret Project 1[12]
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter2023Dragonsteel EntertainmentSecret Project 3[4]
The Fires of December2026Dragonsteel EntertainmentSecret Project 6[13][14]

Short works

TitleYearSeries or settingFormatFirst edition publisher/publicationNotesRef.
The Hope of Elantris2006ElantrisShort storySelf-publishedCollected in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016).[15][16]
"The Eleventh Metal"2011MistbornShort storyCrafty GamesPublished with the Mistborn Adventure Game. Collected in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016).[16][17]
The Emperor's Soul2012ElantrisNovellaTachyon PublicationsCollected in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016).[2][16]
Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell2013ThrenodyNovellaDangerous Women, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois. Tor BooksPrinted as a standalone in 2015. Collected in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016).[16][18][19]
Sixth of the Dusk2014First of the SunNovellaShadows Beneath. Ebook, Dragonsteel EntertainmentCollected in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016). Later reworked into a series of flashbacks within Isles of the Emberdark.[20][16][21]
"Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania"2014MistbornShort storyCrafty GamesPart of the second "Mistborn" series. Published with the Mistborn Adventure Game. Collected in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016).[16][22]
Secret History2016MistbornNovellaEbook, Dragonsteel Entertainment[citation needed]Collected in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016).[16]
Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection2016CollectionTor Books[23][16]
Edgedancer2016The Stormlight ArchiveNovellaTor BooksFirst part appeared as Interlude I9 “Lift” in Words of Radiance (2014). Remainder appeared in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016). Collected as a standalone in 2017.[16][20]
Dawnshard2020The Stormlight ArchiveNovellaEbook, Dragonsteel EntertainmentPublished on February 15, 2022.[24][25]
Elsecaller2024The Stormlight ArchiveShort storyDragonsteel EntertainmentReleased as part of Story Deck- a set of collectible cards. The two stories were collected into an Elsecaller/King Lopen double volume the following year.[26][27]
King Lopen the First of Alethkar

Graphic novels

TitleYearSeries or settingFormatFirst edition publisher/publicationNotesRef.
White Sand I2016TaldainGraphic novelDynamite EntertainmentWritten with Rik Hoskin. Illustrated by Julius Gopez and colored by Ross Campbell.[28]
White Sand II2018TaldainGraphic novelDynamite EntertainmentWritten with Rik Hoskin. Illustrated by Julius Gopez.[29]
White Sand III2019TaldainGraphic novelDynamite EntertainmentWritten with Rik Hoskin. Illustrated by Fritz Casas.[30]
White Sand Omnibus2022TaldainCollectionDynamite EntertainmentIncludes new prologue and glossary (Ars Arcanum).[31]

Alcatraz

Humorous fantasy adventure series for children.

TitleYearFormatFirst edition publisher/publicationNotesRef.
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians2007NovelScholastic Press[2]
Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones2008NovelScholastic Press[2]
Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia2009NovelScholastic Press[2]
Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens2010NovelScholastic Press[2]
Alcatraz Versus the Dark Talent2016NovelStarscape[32]
Bastille Versus the Evil Librarians2022NovelStarscapeWritten with Janci Patterson.[33]

Cytoverse

Young adult science fiction series.

TitleYearFormatFirst edition publisher/publicationNotesRef.
"Defending Elysium"2008Short storyAsimov's Science Fiction, October/November 2008 issue. Dell MagazinesPrinted by Ace Books in 2013. Collected in Tailored Realities (2025)[34][35]
Skyward2018NovelDelacorte Press[36]
Starsight2019NovelDelacorte Press[37]
Sunreach2021NovellaEbook, Delacorte PressWritten with Janci Patterson. Reprinted in Skyward Flight: The Collection (2022).[33]
ReDawn2021NovellaEbook, Delacorte PressWritten with Janci Patterson. Reprinted in Skyward Flight: The Collection (2022).[33]
Cytonic2021NovelDelacorte Press[38]
Evershore2021NovellaEbook, Delacorte PressWritten with Janci Patterson. Reprinted in Skyward Flight: The Collection (2022).[33]
Skyward Flight: The Collection2022CollectionDelacorte PressWritten with Janci Patterson.[33]
"Hyperthief"2023Short storyDragonsteel EntertainmentWritten with Janci Patterson.[39]
DefiantNovelDelacorte Press[40]

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.[2]

TitleYearFormatFirst edition publisher/publicationNotesRef.
The Gathering Storm2009NovelTor BooksCo-authored by Robert Jordan.[2]
Towers of Midnight2010[2]
A Memory of Light2013[2]
"River of Souls"2013Short storyUnfettered, Grim Oak Pressedited by Shawn Speakman[41]
"A Fire Within the Ways"2019Short storyUnfettered III, Grim Oak Pressedited by Shawn Speakman[41][42]

Legion

The Legion novellas are science fiction and center around Stephen Leeds as he investigates different mystery cases.[43]

TitleYearFormatFirst edition publisher/publicationNotesRef.
Legion2012NovellaSubterranean PressReprinted in Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds (2018).[44][43]
Legion: Skin Deep2014NovellaSubterranean PressReprinted in Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds (2018).[45][43]
Lies of the Beholder2018NovellaSubterranean PressFirst published in Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds (2018).[43]
Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds2018CollectionTor Books[43]
Stephen Leeds: Death and Faxes2022AudiobookRecorded BooksCoauthored with Max Epstein, David Pace and Michael Harkins. The story takes place after "Skin Deep" and before "Lies of the Beholder".[46]

The Reckoners

Main article: The Reckoners

Young adult superhero adventure series.

TitleYearFormatFirst edition publisher/publicationNotesRef.
Steelheart2013NovelDelacorte Press[2]
"Mitosis"2013Short storyDelacorte PressCollected in Tailored Realities (2025)[citation needed]
Firefight2015NovelDelacorte Press[47]
Calamity2016NovelDelacorte Press[48]
Lux2021AudiobookAudible StudiosWritten with Steven Michael Bohls. Narrated by MacLeod Andrews.[citation needed][49]

Other works

TitleYearSeriesFormatFirst edition publisher/publicationNotesRef.
"Firstborn"2008Short storyTor BooksA Tor.com original. Published as an ebook in 2010.[citation needed] Printed by Ace Books in 2013. Collected in Tailored Realities (2025)[50][51][35]
"I Hate Dragons"2011Short storySelf-published on Sanderson's websitePrinted in the anthology Dragon Writers (2016), edited by Lisa Mangum.[citation needed] Collected in Tailored Realities (2025).[52]
Infinity Blade: Awakening2011Infinity BladeNovellaEbook, Chair EntertainmentBased on the action RPG video game Infinity Blade.[53]
Heuristic Algorithm and Reasoning Response Engine2012NoveletteArmored, edited by John Joseph Adams. Wake Forest, Baen BooksWritten with Ethan Skarstedt.[54][55]
The Rithmatist2013RithmatistNovelTor Teen[2]
Infinity Blade: Redemption2013Infinity BladeNovellaEbook, Chair EntertainmentBased on the action RPG video game Infinity Blade.[56]
"Dreamer"2014Short storyGames Creatures Play, edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner. Ace BooksCollected in Tailored Realities (2025)[57]
Perfect State2015NovellaEbook, Dragonsteel EntertainmentCollected in Tailored Realities (2025)[19]
Snapshot2017NovellaDragonsteel EntertainmentCollected in Tailored Realities (2025)[58]
Children of the Nameless2018Magic: The GatheringNovellaWizards of the CoastPrinted by Subterranean Press in 2026[59][60]
The Original2020AudiobookRecorded BooksWritten with Mary Robinette Kowal. Narrated by Julia Whelan.[61]
The Way of Kings Prime2020Sanderson CuriositiesNovelDragonsteel EntertainmentA first draft of the novel published on Sanderson's website. A hardback version was released only to Kickstarter backers.[62][63]
Dark One2021Dark OneGraphic novelVault ComicsWritten with Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly. Illustrated by Nathan C. Gooden and colored by Kurt Michael Russell.[64]
Dark One: Forgotten2023Dark OneAudiobookAudible StudiosAudio-exclusive. Written with Dan Wells.[65]
The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England2023NovelDragonsteel EntertainmentSecret Project 2[4]
"Long Chills and Case Dough"2023Sanderson CuriositiesShort storyDragonsteel EntertainmentPublished on Sanderson's website.[66]
The Most Boring Book Ever2024Picture BookRoaring Brook PressPictures by Kazu Kibuishi
"Dragonsteel Prime"2024Sanderson CuriositiesNovelDragonsteel EntertainmentWritten as Sanderson's honors thesis at BYU, and published online. A hardback version and an audiobook version read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading are also available.[67][68]
Tailored Realities2025MiscellaneousShort Story CollectionTor BooksContains short stories set outside the Cosmere Universe such as Cytoverse, among others. Includes three previously unpublished works: Brain Dump (novella), "Probability Approaching Zero" (flash fiction) and Moment Zero (novella).

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