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.[1]
Cosmere novels
| Title | Year | Series | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elantris | 2005 | Elantris | — |
| The Final Empire | 2006 | Mistborn | Original Mistborn trilogy #1 |
| The Well of Ascension | 2007 | Mistborn | Original Mistborn trilogy #2 |
| The Hero of Ages | 2008 | Mistborn | Original Mistborn trilogy #3 |
| Warbreaker | 2009 | Warbreaker | — |
| The Way of Kings | 2010 | The Stormlight Archive | Stormlight Archive #1 |
| The Alloy of Law | 2011 | Mistborn | Wax and Wayne series #1 |
| Words of Radiance | 2014 | The Stormlight Archive | Stormlight Archive #2 |
| Shadows of Self | 2015 | Mistborn | Wax and Wayne series #2 |
| The Bands of Mourning | 2016 | Mistborn | Wax and Wayne series #3 |
| Oathbringer | 2017 | The Stormlight Archive | Stormlight Archive #3 |
| Rhythm of War | 2020 | The Stormlight Archive | Stormlight Archive #4 |
Cosmere short works
| Title | Year | Series | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hope of Elantris | 2006 | Elantris | Short story |
| The Emperor's Soul | 2012 | Elantris | Novella |
| The Eleventh Metal | 2012 | Mistborn | Short story, originally published with Crafty Games' Mistborn RPG |
| Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell | 2013 | Threnody | Novella, originally published in Dangerous Women |
| Sixth of the Dusk | 2014 | First of the Sun | Novella, originally published in Shadows Beneath |
| Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania | 2014 | Mistborn | Short story, originally published with Crafty Games' Mistborn RPG |
| Secret History | 2016 | Mistborn | Novella |
| Edgedancer | 2016 | The Stormlight Archive | Novella |
| Arcanum Unbounded | 2016 | Cosmere | Omnibus edition collecting all of the above |
| Dawnshard | 2020 | The Stormlight Archive | Novella |
Cosmere graphic novels
| Title | Year | Series | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Sand #1 | 2016 | White Sand | Co-authored with Rik Hoskin, art by Julius Gopez |
| White Sand #2 | 2018 | White Sand | Co-authored with Rik Hoskin, art by Julius Gopez |
| White Sand #3 | 2019 | White Sand | Co-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.
- Infinity Blade: Awakening (2011, ISBN 978-0-9839430-0-6) (novella)
- Infinity Blade: Redemption (2013, ISBN 978-0-9839430-2-0) (novella)
Legion series
Legion is a series of three science fiction novellas, originally published by Subterranean Press.
- Legion (2012, Subterranean Press, ISBN 978-1-59606-485-0)
- Legion: Skin Deep (2014, Subterranean Press, ISBN 978-1-59606-690-8)
- Legion: Lies of the Beholder (2018, Subterranean Press, ISBN 978-1-59606-885-8)
A collection of all three novellas was published by Tor Books in 2018:
- Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds (2018, Tor Books, ISBN 978-1-25029-779-2)
The Wheel of Time series
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.[2] Sanderson's novels in the series are:
- The Gathering Storm (2009)
- Towers of Midnight (2010)[3][4]
- A Memory of Light (2013)
Deleted Scenes:
- River of Souls, a deleted scene from A Memory of Light. Published in Unfettered (2013)
- A Fire Within the Ways, a non-canon deleted scene from A Memory of Light. Published in the fantasy anthology Unfettered III, ed. Shawn Speakman (novella) (2019, Grim Oak Press, ISBN 1944145230)
Standalone short works
This includes standalone short stories, novelettes, and novellas.
- Centrifugal (1994, brandonsanderson.com) (short story)[5]
- Firstborn (2008, Tor.com, ISBN 978-1-4299-5298-9) (short story)[6]
- Heuristic Algorithm and Reasoning Response Engine with Ethan Skarstedt in Armored, edited by John Joseph Adams (novelette) (2012, Baen Books, ISBN 978-1-4516-3817-2)[7]
- I Hate Dragons and I Hate Dragons Extended Version (2013, brandonsanderson.com) (short story)[8][9]
- Dreamer in Games Creatures Play, edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner (short story) (2014, Ace, ISBN 978-0-425-25687-9)[10]
- Perfect State (2015, Dragonsteel, ISBN 978-1-938570-09-4) (novella)[11]
- Snapshot (2017, Dragonsteel) (novella)[12]
- Magic: Children of the Nameless (2018, Wizards of the Coast)[13]
Audio-exclusive works
- The Original: a science-fiction audiobook, co-written by Sanderson and Mary Robinette Kowal, narrated by Julia Whelan. Released on September 14, 2020.[14]
Young Adult works
Alcatraz series
- Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (2007, ISBN 978-0-439-92550-1)
- Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones (2008, ISBN 978-0-439-92553-2)
- Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia (2009, ISBN 978-0-439-92555-6)
- Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens (2010, ISBN 978-0-439-92557-0)
- Alcatraz Versus the Dark Talent (2016, ISBN 978-0-7653-8140-8)
Dark One series
Dark One is a cross-media series, with a three-volume graphic novel planned, a tv series and an audio original series.
- Dark One Volume 1 (Graphic Novel) (May 2021, Vault Comics, ISBN 9781939424457)[15]
The Reckoners series
- Steelheart (2013, Delacorte Press, ISBN 978-0-375-99121-9)[16]
- Mitosis (Novella, 2013, Delacorte Press, ISBN 978-0-449-81843-5)
- Firefight (2015, Delacorte Press, ISBN 978-0-375-99122-6)[17][18]
- Calamity (2016, Delacorte Press, ISBN 978-0-385-74360-0)[17][19]
Rithmatist series
- The Rithmatist (2013, Tor Books, ISBN 978-0-765-32032-2)[20][21]
Skyward series
- Defending Elysium (Short story, 2008, published in October/November 2008 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction) (short story)[22]
- Skyward (2018, Delacorte Press, ISBN 978-0-399-55577-0)[23]
- Starsight (November 26, 2019, Delacorte Press, ISBN 978-0-399-55581-7)[24]
In a blogpost on his website, Sanderson revealed Skyward is the continuity of something he has written before, but more was not officially stated.[23] In a Q&A at a book signing for Skyward, he said it is in the same universe as Defending Elysium.[25]
Forthcoming / Announced / Unpublished / Non-canon
Cosmere series
| Series | Notes |
|---|---|
| Aether of Night | An abandoned Cosmere novel. Elements were incorporated into the Mistborn series, and Sanderson has also suggested that a character may be recycled for the potential Warbreaker sequel, Nightblood.[26] The last completed draft of Aether of Night can be requested as an Office Open XML file from the official Sanderson fan forum 17th Shard.[27] |
| Dragonsteel | This story (of the shattering of Adonalsium, as told by Hoid) is next-to-last in Sanderson's sequence of Cosmere novels (though it is first chronologically). It will probably be released once Stormlight volume 10 is done.[28] |
| Elantris | Two as-yet untitled sequels (forthcoming).[17][29] |
| Mistborn | A fourth book in the Wax and Wayne series is planned for publication in 2021, concluding "Era 2" of Mistborn. Sanderson is also currently planning "Era 3", to be written between Stormlight books 5 and 6.[30] |
| Silence Divine | Standalone novella (working title, forthcoming) set in the Shardworld Ashyn, in the Greater Rosharan solar system.[17] |
| Silverlight | There is a planned novella, but no details have yet been released.[28] |
| The Stormlight Archive | This series is planned to run to ten novels.
An early draft of The Way of Kings, dated to 2002 and titled The Way of Kings Prime, is available in ebook form.[31] A limited hardcover was printed as a reward to contributors to a Kickstarter campaign.[32] An audiobook edition is also expected.[33] |
| Threnody | At least one novel is planned, though no specific details have been announced.[28] |
| Warbreaker | Nightblood (forthcoming).[17] |
| White Sand | The unpublished prose novel from which the White Sand graphic novel is adapted. Download links to an Office Open XML file appear in Sanderson's official newsletters.[34] |
Others
| Series | Notes |
|---|---|
| Adamant | A mooted "epic science fiction space opera" series released every other month as serial novellas. Sanderson plans to write four of the six and have co-authors for the other two. No release dates have been announced.[28] |
| Alcatraz | Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians: The Worldspire (forthcoming)[28] |
| Apocalypse Guard | Trilogy "set in a world parallel to that of The Reckoners", announced on March 1, 2016.[35] The outlining for the series was nearing completion at the end of December 2016.[28] The project was put on hold in November 2017.[36] On February 20, 2018, Dan Wells tweeted that he would be co-writing the series with Sanderson.[37] |
| Dark One | Young Adult series about a boy who learns he is destined to destroy the world. The series was announced in December 2014, but no information on number of volumes or release dates were included.[17] The Dark One series was originally set in the Cosmere but it got "pulled out".[38] In 2018 it was announced that Sanderson partnered with FremantleMedia and Random House Studio to produce Dark One as a television series, along with a series of novels, a prequel podcast and graphic novel that will be published by Vault Comics.[39] |
| Rithmatist | The Aztlanian (forthcoming, TBD)[17] |
| Skyward | Nowhere (Tentative title for a 2021 release)[40][41][42]
A fourth and final book is also planned, with release likely to be in 2022.[40] |
| Songs of the Dead | Standalone short work, in revision as of December 2018, release date TBD.[30] Co-written with Peter Orullian. Was previously known under the working titles Death By Pizza and Death Without Pizza.[40] |
References
- ^ "Let's talk about Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere". Tor.com. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Jones, Alexis (January 6, 2013). "Utah author Brandon Sanderson set to release final instalment of much-loved Wheel of Time series". Deseret News.
- ^ "Another Long-Winded Explanation of Various Things". BrandonSanderson.com. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
- ^ "Tor Fall 2010 Hardcovers and Trade Paperbacks" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-07. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
- ^ "Centrifugal". brandonsanderson.com.
- ^ Sanderson, Brandon (December 17, 2008). "Firstborn by Brandon Sanderson". Tor.com. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ "New military SF story with Ethan Skarstedt in Armored". Dragonsteel Entertainment.
- ^ "I Hate Dragons". brandonsanderson.com.
- ^ "I Hate Dragons Extended Version". brandonsanderson.com.
- ^ "Games Creatures Play is out this week!". Dragonsteel Entertainment. April 3, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ "New novella: Perfect State".
- ^ Snapshot is out February 17, 2017
- ^ "A Christmas Present". bransondanderson.com.
- ^ Horne, Adam (2020-09-04). "Cover Reveal for The Original". Brandon Sanderson. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ^ "Brandon Sanderson's Dark One". vaultcomics.com.
- ^ "Delacorte Press Acquires Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson". SFScope.com. June 13, 2012. Archived from the original on June 18, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ Firefight (Reckoners). ASIN 0385743580.
- ^ Calamity by Brandon Sanderson. ASIN 057510483X.
- ^ Sanderson, Brandon (February 28, 2013). "The Rithmatist". Tor Books. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ Sanderson, Brandon. "Q&A with Brandon Sanderson". 17th Shard. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ "Defending Elysium". Dragonsteel Entertainment. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ a b Officially announcing Skyward -- brandonsanderson.com
- ^ "Starsight by Brandon Sanderson". Kirkus Reviews. October 13, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ "Skyward Denver signing - Arcanum". Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ https://wob.coppermind.net/events/324-emerald-city-comic-con-2018/#e9315
- ^ "Aether of Night Manuscript Requests". www.17thshard.com.
- ^ a b c d e f Sanderson, Brandon (December 19, 2016). "State of the Sanderson 2016". Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ Sanderson, Brandon. "State of the Sanderson 2015". Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ a b Horne, Adam (2018-12-19). "State of the Sanderson 2018 | Brandon Sanderson". brandonsanderson.com. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ^ "The Way of Kings Prime". www.brandonsanderson.com.
- ^ "The Way of Kings 10th Anniversary Leatherbound Edition". Dragonsteel Entertainment.
- ^ @BrandSanderson (August 25, 2020). "Last night—in case you hadn't seen—we hit the $7M mark for the Way of Kings leatherbound Kickstarter. (huzzah!) Which means we've unlocked The Way of Kings Prime narration by the unrivaled Michael Kramer and Kate Reading" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Brandon Sanderson Newsletter Signup". www.brandonsanderson.com.
- ^ Lough, Chris (March 1, 2016). "Brandon Sanderson Announces New Apocalypse Guard Book Trilogy". Tor.com.
- ^ Jackson, Frannie (November 2, 2017). "Exclusive: Brandon Sanderson Pulls The Apocalypse Guard Release, Gives Update About Mystery Project". Paste Magazine. Archived from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ Wells, Dan (February 20, 2018). "If you missed the news: @BrandSanderson and I are cowriting a YA series! It's called The Apocalypse Guard, and it's kind of a SF/fantasy hybrid, and it's awesome". Twitter. Archived from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ https://brandonsanderson.com/state-of-the-sanderson-2017/
- ^ https://deadline.com/2018/06/brandon-sanderson-fremantlemedia-north-america-tv-multi-media-project-1202407862/
- ^ a b c chief (2019-12-19). "State of the Sanderson 2019". Brandon Sanderson. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "Skyward Pre-Release AMA". wob.coppermind.net. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "Tor Instagram Livestream". wob.coppermind.net. Retrieved 2020-12-04.