Best Brandon Sanderson Books

Words of Radiance

The Stormlight Archive • Book 2

by Brandon Sanderson

Three protagonists navigate political intrigue and magical awakening as an ancient enemy stirs on storm-ravaged Roshar. Sanderson expands his world-building while deepening character development across 1,000 pages.

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Three protagonists navigate political intrigue and magical awakening as an ancient enemy stirs on storm-ravaged Roshar. Sanderson expands his world-building while deepening character development across 1,000 pages.

The Way of Kings

The Cosmere • Book 1

by Brandon Sanderson

Storm-swept Roshar hosts an eternal war where a slave seeks freedom through bridge-running battles while a prince discovers that honor may be more complex than glory.

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Storm-swept Roshar hosts an eternal war where a slave seeks freedom through bridge-running battles while a prince discovers that honor may be more complex than glory.

Oathbringer

The Stormlight Archive • Book 3

by Brandon Sanderson

Sanderson explores how Dalinar became the Blackthorn through flashbacks while ancient secrets about the Knights Radiant finally surface.

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Sanderson explores how Dalinar became the Blackthorn through flashbacks while ancient secrets about the Knights Radiant finally surface.

The Hero of Ages

The Mistborn Saga • Book 3

by Brandon Sanderson

Sanderson concludes his Mistborn trilogy as Vin and Elend confront the world-ending Deepness while searching for the prophesied Hero of Ages who can save humanity.

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Sanderson concludes his Mistborn trilogy as Vin and Elend confront the world-ending Deepness while searching for the prophesied Hero of Ages who can save humanity.

The Final Empire

The Mistborn Saga • Book 1

by Brandon Sanderson

Street thief Vin learns to swallow metals for magical powers, then joins a crew planning to rob the immortal Lord Ruler himself. Sanderson builds a fascinating world where ash falls like snow and magic follows strict, logical rules.

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Street thief Vin learns to swallow metals for magical powers, then joins a crew planning to rob the immortal Lord Ruler himself. Sanderson builds a fascinating world where ash falls like snow and magic follows strict, logical rules.

Towers of Midnight

The Wheel of Time • Book 13

by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson

Jordan and Sanderson accelerate toward the Last Battle as Perrin confronts his past and Mat faces the Tower of Ghenjei. Character arcs that have simmered for over a decade finally reach their crescendo with satisfying emotional payoffs.

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Jordan and Sanderson accelerate toward the Last Battle as Perrin confronts his past and Mat faces the Tower of Ghenjei. Character arcs that have simmered for over a decade finally reach their crescendo with satisfying emotional payoffs.

The Well of Ascension

The Mistborn Saga • Book 2

by Brandon Sanderson

With the immortal tyrant dead, Vin and her crew discover that ruling is harder than revolution as three armies besiege their capital and ancient prophecies hint at apocalypse.

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With the immortal tyrant dead, Vin and her crew discover that ruling is harder than revolution as three armies besiege their capital and ancient prophecies hint at apocalypse.

The Lost Metal

The Mistborn Saga • Book 7

by Brandon Sanderson

Sanderson concludes his second Mistborn era as lawman-turned-senator Wax confronts the Set in a climactic battle that threatens all of Scadrial—classic Sanderson worldbuilding married to explosive Wild West fantasy action.

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Sanderson concludes his second Mistborn era as lawman-turned-senator Wax confronts the Set in a climactic battle that threatens all of Scadrial—classic Sanderson worldbuilding married to explosive Wild West fantasy action.

The Gathering Storm

The Wheel of Time • Book 12

by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson

Rand al'Thor teeters on the edge of madness while Egwene works to heal the broken White Tower, setting up the final confrontation between Light and Shadow.

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Rand al'Thor teeters on the edge of madness while Egwene works to heal the broken White Tower, setting up the final confrontation between Light and Shadow.

The Bands of Mourning

Mistborn, Era 2: Wax & Wayne • Book 3

by Brandon Sanderson

The hunt for the Lord Ruler's mythical metalminds leads Wax and Wayne beyond the familiar boundaries of their world, discovering that Scadrial's magic extends far beyond what they understood. Sanderson expands his cosmology while maintaining the buddy-cop dynamic that drives the series.

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The hunt for the Lord Ruler's mythical metalminds leads Wax and Wayne beyond the familiar boundaries of their world, discovering that Scadrial's magic extends far beyond what they understood. Sanderson expands his cosmology while maintaining the buddy-cop dynamic that drives the series.

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

Hoid's Travails • Book 2

by Brandon Sanderson, Aliya Chen

Sanderson crafts his most intimate Cosmere tale yet: two people from radically different worlds must navigate body-swapping while preventing mutual annihilation. The contrast between Yumi's spiritual garden realm and Painter's nightmare-fighting cityscape creates fascinating cultural friction.

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Sanderson crafts his most intimate Cosmere tale yet: two people from radically different worlds must navigate body-swapping while preventing mutual annihilation. The contrast between Yumi's spiritual garden realm and Painter's nightmare-fighting cityscape creates fascinating cultural friction.

Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection

The Cosmere

by Brandon Sanderson

Stories from across Sanderson's Cosmere universe unite planets from Stormlight Archive to Mistborn, each with unique magic systems and fully realized worlds.

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Stories from across Sanderson's Cosmere universe unite planets from Stormlight Archive to Mistborn, each with unique magic systems and fully realized worlds.

Tress of the Emerald Sea

Hoid's Travails • Book 1

by Brandon Sanderson, Howard Lyon

Tress leaves her safe island home to cross seas made of deadly spores, armed only with determination and botanical knowledge. Sanderson channels The Princess Bride's spirit while building intricate magic systems around crystalline spore-seas and their dangers.

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Tress leaves her safe island home to cross seas made of deadly spores, armed only with determination and botanical knowledge. Sanderson channels The Princess Bride's spirit while building intricate magic systems around crystalline spore-seas and their dangers.

Wind and Truth

The Stormlight Archive • Book 5

by Brandon Sanderson

Dalinar challenges the god Odium to a champion's contest with Roshar's fate hanging in the balance, while the Knights Radiant scramble to prepare in just ten days. The explosive conclusion to Sanderson's first Stormlight arc.

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Dalinar challenges the god Odium to a champion's contest with Roshar's fate hanging in the balance, while the Knights Radiant scramble to prepare in just ten days. The explosive conclusion to Sanderson's first Stormlight arc.

The Emperor's Soul

Elantris • Book 2

by Brandon Sanderson

Condemned Forger Shai gets one chance at freedom: magically reconstruct the soul of a comatose emperor in just 100 days. Sanderson's Hugo-winning novella explores identity and artistry through intricate magic systems and political intrigue.

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Condemned Forger Shai gets one chance at freedom: magically reconstruct the soul of a comatose emperor in just 100 days. Sanderson's Hugo-winning novella explores identity and artistry through intricate magic systems and political intrigue.

Warbreaker

The Cosmere • Book 5

by Brandon Sanderson

Princess Vivenna must marry the God King to prevent war, while her sister Siri gets sent instead to a pantheon of reluctant gods powered by human breath and color. Sanderson explores themes of divine responsibility and sacrifice through his most unique magic system.

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Princess Vivenna must marry the God King to prevent war, while her sister Siri gets sent instead to a pantheon of reluctant gods powered by human breath and color. Sanderson explores themes of divine responsibility and sacrifice through his most unique magic system.

Dawnshard

The Stormlight Archive #3.5 • Book 3

by Brandon Sanderson

Between the main Stormlight books, Rysn the merchant embarks on a sea voyage to investigate a ghost ship and uncover dangerous ancient artifacts. A character-driven adventure that expands Sanderson's cosmology.

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Between the main Stormlight books, Rysn the merchant embarks on a sea voyage to investigate a ghost ship and uncover dangerous ancient artifacts. A character-driven adventure that expands Sanderson's cosmology.

Starsight

Skyward • Book 2

by Brandon Sanderson

Pilot Spensa infiltrates the alien Superiority to steal hyperdrive technology, posing as one of their own while her people remain trapped on their besieged planet.

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Pilot Spensa infiltrates the alien Superiority to steal hyperdrive technology, posing as one of their own while her people remain trapped on their besieged planet.

Shadows of Self

Mistborn, Era 2: Wax & Wayne • Book 2

by Brandon Sanderson

Allomancer lawman Wax investigates a series of government assassinations in an increasingly industrialized world three centuries after the original Mistborn trilogy. Sanderson explores how magical societies evolve, blending Western themes with intricate worldbuilding.

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Allomancer lawman Wax investigates a series of government assassinations in an increasingly industrialized world three centuries after the original Mistborn trilogy. Sanderson explores how magical societies evolve, blending Western themes with intricate worldbuilding.

The Alloy of Law

Mistborn, Era 2: Wax & Wayne • Book 1

by Brandon Sanderson

Frontier lawman Waxillium must adapt his Allomantic gunslinging to civilized society and an arranged marriage, until kidnappings force him back into action. Sanderson brilliantly evolves Mistborn's magic system for an industrial age of trains, telegraphs, and skyscrapers.

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Frontier lawman Waxillium must adapt his Allomantic gunslinging to civilized society and an arranged marriage, until kidnappings force him back into action. Sanderson brilliantly evolves Mistborn's magic system for an industrial age of trains, telegraphs, and skyscrapers.

Elantris

Elantris • Book 1

by Brandon Sanderson

Once-divine Elantrians now suffer as leper-like creatures after their magic failed, and three characters must uncover why their radiant city fell into ruin.

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Once-divine Elantrians now suffer as leper-like creatures after their magic failed, and three characters must uncover why their radiant city fell into ruin.

The Rithmatist

Rithmatist • Book 1

by Brandon Sanderson, Ben McSweeney

Steelheart

The Reckoners • Book 1

by Brandon Sanderson

Ten years after Calamity gave people superpowers, the Epics rule as tyrants while ordinary humans cower beneath their reign. David joins the Reckoners, a rebel group planning to kill Steelheart, the invincible Epic who murdered his father.

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Ten years after Calamity gave people superpowers, the Epics rule as tyrants while ordinary humans cower beneath their reign. David joins the Reckoners, a rebel group planning to kill Steelheart, the invincible Epic who murdered his father.

Cytonic

Skyward • Book 3

by Brandon Sanderson

Pilot Spensa goes undercover in Superiority space, far from her home planet where humans have been trapped by the mysterious Krell for decades.

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Pilot Spensa goes undercover in Superiority space, far from her home planet where humans have been trapped by the mysterious Krell for decades.

Elantris (1 of 3)

Elantris [Dramatized Adaptation] #1, Part 1 of 3 • Book 1

by Brandon Sanderson, Johann Dettweiler, James Konicek, Daniel Gavigan, Lily Beacon, Richard Rohan, David Coyne, Thomas Penny, Jason Stiles, Thomas Simpson, Tony Nam, Elizabeth Jernigan, Kate Foster, Tim Getman, Sherri Simpson, Mary Mcgowan, Casie Platt, Jonathan Watkins, Michael Glenn, Eric Messner, Colleen Delany, Susan Lynskey, Mort Shelby, Terence Aselford, Nanette Savard, Scott McCormick, Andy Clemence, James Lewis, Steven Carpenter, Tim Lynch

Once-glorious Elantris and its godlike inhabitants have fallen into ruin and curse, but the city holds secrets that could restore its former magnificence—or destroy what remains.

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Once-glorious Elantris and its godlike inhabitants have fallen into ruin and curse, but the city holds secrets that could restore its former magnificence—or destroy what remains.