Author · updated 2026
Brandon Sanderson Books in Order
Every Brandon Sanderson book in publication order — 56 in total, spanning 2005–2020.
Publication Order of Elantris Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elantris | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Emperor's Soul | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Mistborn Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mistborn: The Final Empire | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Well of Ascension | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Hero of Ages | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Alloy of Law | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Shadows of Self | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Bands of Mourning | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Alcatraz Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Dark Talent | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Wheel of Time Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gathering Storm | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Towers of Midnight | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | A Memory of Light | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Wheel Of Time Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What the Storm Means | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Distinctions | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | By Grace and Banners Fallen | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Stormlight Archive Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Way of Kings | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Words of Radiance | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Edgedancer | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Oathbringer | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Dawnshard | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Rhythm of War | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Reckoners Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steelheart | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Mitosis | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Firefight | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Calamity | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Infinity Blade Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awakening | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Redemption | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Legion Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legion | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Legion and The Emperor's Soul | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Skin Deep | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Legion | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Lies of the Beholder | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of's White Sand Graphic Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Sand Volume 1 | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | White Sand Volume 2 | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Cosmere Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sixth of the Dusk | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Cosmere Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcanum Unbounded | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Skyward Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skyward | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Starsight | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Oathbringer Serialization Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oathbringer Part One | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Oathbringer Part Two | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of's Dark One Graphic Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dark One Volume 1 | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warbreaker | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Rithmatist | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Snapshot | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Firstborn | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Perfect State | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Firstborn & Defending Elysium | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell; Perfect State | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Brandon Sanderson's Fantasy Firsts | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dangerous Women | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Shadows Beneath | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 56, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elantris | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Mistborn: The Final Empire | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Well of Ascension | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Hero of Ages | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Firstborn | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Gathering Storm | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | What the Storm Means | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Warbreaker | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Towers of Midnight | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Distinctions | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Way of Kings | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Alloy of Law | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Awakening | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Emperor's Soul | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | A Memory of Light | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | By Grace and Banners Fallen | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Legion | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Steelheart | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Mitosis | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Redemption | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Legion and The Emperor's Soul | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Rithmatist | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Firstborn & Defending Elysium | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Dangerous Women | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Words of Radiance | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Skin Deep | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Sixth of the Dusk | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Shadows Beneath | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Shadows of Self | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Firefight | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Perfect State | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell; Perfect State | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | The Bands of Mourning | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | The Dark Talent | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Edgedancer | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Calamity | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | White Sand Volume 1 | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Arcanum Unbounded | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Oathbringer | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | White Sand Volume 2 | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | Snapshot | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Brandon Sanderson's Fantasy Firsts | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Legion | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Lies of the Beholder | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Skyward | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Starsight | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Oathbringer Part One | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Oathbringer Part Two | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Dawnshard | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | Rhythm of War | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | Dark One Volume 1 | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
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