Brandon Sanderson Books in Order

Musician Jack Solomon dies and wakes in a strange, layered version of London where the dead and the living brush up against each other. As he learns the city’s rules, his music becomes part of a conflict with far bigger stakes.

A collection of Sanderson’s shorter sci‑fi and fantasy, including stories tied to the worlds of Skyward, Reckoners, and more. It’s a grab‑bag of high‑concept premises, tight plots, and quick reads meant for in‑between moments.

Sixth of the Dusk races to protect his island and its magical birds as outside powers close in. A dangerous voyage into the emberdark offers a chance at salvation, but it comes with perilous bargains and far‑reaching consequences.

Dalinar has ten days to prepare for a contest that could decide Roshar’s future. Kaladin, Shallan, and their allies race through politics, oaths, and gods, while truths about the war threaten to break what they’re fighting for.

A playful picture book about a kid who insists nothing interesting is happening—and keeps missing the fun. The text and art lean into the joke, making it a quick read-aloud for children and the adults stuck reading it.

Two strangers from very different worlds wake up bound together, swapping lives and responsibilities without warning. As they try to untangle the mystery, they face nightly monsters, hard choices, and a connection that might save both their cities.

Tress lives on a quiet island until the boy she loves is taken across deadly seas made of spores. She stows away on a pirate ship, learns to survive a strange ocean, and discovers she’s braver than she ever guessed.

A fugitive known as Nomad crashes on a planet where daylight can kill and the only safe path is constant motion. Hunted by relentless enemies, he teams up with locals to pull off an impossible run—and to decide whether he can stop running.

A man wakes in a new world with amnesia, a busted nose, and only a sarcastic handbook to explain what happened. Stranded in medieval England, he has to improvise, dodge danger, and figure out who he was before he arrived.

A playful short story that riffs on hardboiled detective fiction with Sanderson’s twisty sensibility. A case that looks simple at first turns odd fast, as the narrator follows clues that don’t behave the way they should.

Told like an investigation into a disappearance, this Dark One story follows a journalist digging into what happened to a man tied to Mirandus and its prophecy. The deeper she goes, the more she realizes the story was never simple.

Spensa and the Defiant pilots launch a final push to free humanity and their allies from the Superiority. With cytonic powers and fragile alliances on the line, the last battle demands choices that could change every world involved.

Wax and Wayne return for a final case as a new threat spreads through Elendel and the Basin. Old grudges, new technology, and wider Cosmere stakes collide as the crew races to stop a catastrophe.

Stephen Leeds takes on a new case that mixes strange technology, corporate secrets, and the loud opinions of his aspects. As leads multiply and the pressure rises, Stephen has to work out what’s real—and what someone wants him to believe.

This Mistborn side story reveals what was happening behind the scenes of the original trilogy. Familiar events take on new meaning as a key figure fights to nudge fate from the shadows, risking everything for a chance at another ending.

Bastille takes center stage as the war against the evil Librarians reaches its breaking point. With Alcatraz missing and secrets spilling out, she leads the Smedrys on a chaotic rescue mission that could rewrite everything they thought they knew.

After a brutal battle, Alanik leads survivors to the secret station Sunreach, where trust is scarce and resources are tight. Separated from Spensa, she must prove she can lead—and that the old enemy isn’t the only threat.

Alanik and her allies look for a way to strike back, and FM finds herself at the center of a risky mission. As secrets and loyalties collide, the team learns the cost of hope in a war that keeps changing the rules.

In the Reckoners world, Jax joins a Texas cell and infiltrates Lux, a floating city ruled by the Epic Lifeforce. To stop a catastrophe, he must survive a heist where every ally might be compromised.

Jorgen and a small crew are stranded and hunted, forced into a desperate gamble to protect Detritus. With allies in short supply and the enemy closing in, he has to decide what kind of leader he’s willing to become.

Jason lives on a protected colony world and dreams of joining the elite Defiant pilots. When a starship arrives with an unexpected mission, he’s caught between military secrets and an AI’s questions, setting events in motion long before Skyward.

Paul Tanasin’s visions of Mirandus are more than dreams, and they mark him as the next Dark One. Pulled between Earth and a prophecy‑driven war, he has to decide whether fate can be rewritten—or only resisted.

Spensa ventures into the strange realm called the Nowhere to find lost pilots and answers about her powers. The deeper she goes, the more she learns about the Delvers—and what her cytonic abilities might awaken.

In a future where identities can be rebuilt and reality is customized, a woman is copied to hunt down her own “original.” The chase forces her to question which version is responsible—and whether she’s being used as a disposable tool.

On Roshar, the war turns into a battle of science, magic, and ideology. Scholars race to understand the secrets of Light, while Kaladin and Shallan fight inner wars and a new enemy strategy threatens to break everything they’ve built.

Rysn joins an expedition to a forbidden island in search of a Dawnshard, an ancient force with world‑shaping consequences. With a small crew and no taste for violence, she must rely on planning and nerve to survive the mission.

Paul Tanasin is haunted by visions of Mirandus and a role he doesn’t want: the Dark One of prophecy. When the visions prove real, he’s pulled into a conflict where “heroes” and “villains” may be telling the story wrong.

With war looming and Taldain’s secrets unraveling, Kenton risks everything to protect both Daysiders and Darksiders. The final volume brings political plots, sand mastery, and Cosmere‑scale questions to a sharp, high‑stakes finish.

Spensa takes a dangerous mission beyond Detritus and ends up inside the enemy’s world. To survive, she must hide who she is, learn how the alien society works, and master a strange new power before her friends are destroyed.

A collected edition of the Legion stories, following Stephen Leeds and his hallucinated “aspects” as they solve high‑tech mysteries. It gathers multiple novellas and extras into one fast, twisty volume.

Spensa dreams of being a pilot, even though her father died branded as a coward. On the isolated planet Detritus, she fights into flight school and discovers an ancient ship that could change the war against the alien Krell.

Stephen Leeds is pulled into a case involving blackmail and a technology that can twist perception. With his argumentative aspects chasing leads in parallel, Stephen must figure out who’s lying, who’s watching, and what the con is really about.

Kenton’s struggle becomes a fight for Taldain itself as enemies push in from the desert and the city. Alliances shift, secrets about sand mastery emerge, and Kenton is forced to lead before he feels ready.

In a near‑future world, detectives can run a perfect temporary recreation of a past crime scene called a snapshot. When a routine case uncovers something bigger, one investigator has to choose between rules and the truth.

Dalinar tries to unite rival nations against a looming supernatural war, while Shallan and Kaladin face painful truths about themselves. Ancient history surfaces, the Knights Radiant grow, and the cost of broken oaths becomes impossible to ignore.

An introductory collection built around Sanderson’s first books in several worlds. It’s designed to help new readers sample his style and settings, from epic fantasy to YA adventure, in one place.

On the desert world of Taldain, disgraced Sand Master apprentice Kenton fights to prove himself as rival factions close in. A visiting scholar asks dangerous questions, and Kenton’s struggle turns into a fight for his people’s survival.

Alcatraz and Bastille plunge deeper into the Librarians’ hidden world as the war grows more personal. A high‑stakes hunt forces Alcatraz to face what his “breaking” talent really means—and what it might cost everyone he cares about.

The legendary Bands of Mourning might grant godlike Allomantic power, and every faction wants them. Wax, Wayne, and Marasi race across deserts and airships to find the artifact first, uncovering secrets that reshape what they thought they knew.

Lift, a streetwise young Radiant, tries to outrun her past while tracking a friend who’s slipping away. Her journey mixes humor with danger, and it ties directly into the growing Stormlight conflicts.

David and the Reckoners finally chase answers about the source of the Epics’ powers. To end a world ruled by supervillains, they’ll have to confront Calamity itself—and decide what justice looks like when everyone has been changed.

A collection of Cosmere short fiction and novellas, paired with in‑world essays that add context to each planet. It’s a great way to explore Sanderson’s shared universe between the big novels, without committing to another epic series.

Waxillium Ladrian hunts a killer who seems able to imitate anyone, threatening the fragile peace of a modernizing city. With Wayne and Marasi at his side, he uncovers a conspiracy that hits both the government and his own past.

A paired edition of two novellas: one a haunted-forest frontier tale about an innkeeper and bounty hunter, the other a sci‑fi puzzle about a “perfect” reality that isn’t what it seems. Dark, quick, and full of sharp turns.

On a frontier where restless spirits kill at the slightest provocation, Silence Montane runs an inn and hunts bounties to survive. When a dangerous target arrives, she must outthink both criminals and the deadly rules of the forest.

A man wakes in a world that treats him like a god—until the perfection starts to crack. To escape, he must figure out what this reality is, who built it, and what they want from him.

The Reckoners head to New Babylon, where the powerful Epic Firefight rules through illusion and fear. David searches for answers about a mysterious girl from his past while the team risks everything to topple another seemingly invincible tyrant.

Shallan digs deeper into Roshar’s secrets while Kaladin and Dalinar face betrayal and shifting alliances on the Shattered Plains. As ancient powers return, the cost of oaths—and the price of breaking them—becomes impossible to ignore.

Stephen Leeds takes a case tied to a missing person and a strange biotech project. As the trail twists into art, theft, and identity games, Stephen and his aspects have to untangle what’s real before the science turns lethal.

On an island packed with deadly predators, trapper Dusk bonds with magical birds that can sense danger. When outsiders arrive with advanced technology, he must protect his people and decide what they’re willing to trade for survival.

In an alternate America, students use chalk‑drawing magic to battle monsters called Chalklings. Joel wants to become a Rithmatist despite lacking the gift, but murders at the academy pull him into a mystery with world‑changing stakes.

After a catastrophe gives some people godlike powers, every “Epic” becomes a tyrant. Teenager David joins the Reckoners resistance to assassinate Chicago’s invincible ruler Steelheart—if they can uncover the one weakness he’s hiding.

The Infinity Blade’s legacy is soaked in blood, but the world still needs someone willing to challenge the Deathless. As alliances shift and secrets surface, a reluctant warrior has to choose between vengeance and the harder path of redemption.

David faces an Epic who can split into multiple bodies, turning a straightforward mission into a swarm of threats. This quick Reckoners story is a tense test of the team’s methods—and of David’s confidence in their rules.

A paired edition of two novellas: Legion, a high‑tech mystery with an investigator and his expert hallucinations, and The Emperor’s Soul, about a magical forger forced to rebuild an emperor’s mind. Clever, fast, and idea‑driven.

A two‑story bundle pairing Firstborn, a sci‑fi tale of humans caught between rival alien powers, with Defending Elysium, a prequel set in the Skyward universe. Two quick reads about duty, survival, and hard choices.

Forger Shai is sentenced to die unless she can do the impossible: rebuild the soul of an assassinated emperor. Trapped in a palace workshop, she must rewrite a life convincingly enough to fool an empire—and decide what counts as a person.

Before The Final Empire, Kelsier trains under a mysterious mentor and learns of a new metal with disturbing implications. This short Mistborn prequel shows the early steps that shape him into the crew leader readers first meet.

Stephen Leeds is a brilliant investigator whose greatest tools are the “aspects” only he can see—hallucinations with expert skills and loud opinions. When a stolen invention could change the world, he and his inner team chase the truth.

A brief prologue that leads into A Memory of Light, capturing the grim momentum of a world heading for its final war. It’s a quick, scene‑setting snapshot before the Wheel of Time finale breaks loose.

The final Wheel of Time novel hurls every nation and faction into the Last Battle. As armies fight on shattered fronts and heroes fall, Rand al’Thor enters Shayol Ghul itself to face the Dark One and decide what kind of world will survive.

Centuries after Mistborn’s first trilogy, Waxillium Ladrian returns to the city to stop kidnappings tied to a shadowy criminal group. Guns, trains, and Allomancy collide in a fast mystery that turns into something much larger.

The world of Infinity Blade is ruled by immortals called the Deathless, and their secrets run deeper than anyone suspects. When old loyalties crack, a warrior and his allies uncover what the Deathless really are—and what it takes to fight them.

Perrin wrestles with leadership, wolf‑dreams, and judgment from the Children of the Light, even as Trollocs mass in the shadows. Mat bargains with queens and monsters on a mad quest to rescue Moiraine, and Egwene confronts a hidden Forsaken inside the White Tower itself.

On storm‑lashed Roshar, Kaladin fights to keep his bridgecrew alive, Shallan hunts a dangerous secret, and Dalinar tries to lead with honor in a brutal war. Ancient powers begin to return, and the world starts to remember old oaths.

This short prologue sets up Towers of Midnight, checking in on the world’s shifting politics and the pressure building toward the Last Battle. It’s a small, atmospheric piece meant to bridge readers into the next Wheel of Time volume.

Alcatraz and his friends race to find a powerful lens that could shift the fight against the Librarians. The search pulls them across bizarre terrain and into family feuds where every “helpful” clue might be a trap.

A stand‑alone prologue that sets the stage for The Gathering Storm, giving a quick glimpse of rising tensions as the Last Battle nears. It’s a short return to the Wheel of Time world, meant to tease what’s coming next.

Two sisters from Idris are pulled into the glittering politics of Hallandren, where magic is fueled by Breath and gods walk the streets. One is sent to marry the God King; the other follows, uncovering plots and a living sword.

As the Last Battle nears, Rand al’Thor struggles to unite nations and to survive what prophecy is doing to him. Egwene fights from inside a divided White Tower, while old enemies and uneasy alliances tighten the pattern around them.

Alcatraz learns the war against the Librarians is bigger than he imagined when the Knights of Crystallia arrive with their own agenda. A mission that should be simple becomes a chase through secret libraries, strange inventions, and family secrets.

Ash falls, cities burn, and the prophecies everyone trusted start to crack. Vin and Elend race to understand what the mists are trying to say before the world ends. The Mistborn trilogy’s finale turns survival into a last desperate gamble.

A young man on a distant human colony is chosen for a mission meant to secure his world’s future. What he discovers about the alien powers watching humanity forces him to decide who the real enemy is—and what freedom will cost.

Alcatraz and his bodyguard Bastille sneak into a secret version of the Library of Alexandria to find answers and missing family. Cursed books, hidden corridors, and explosive Smedry talents turn a rescue into chaos in a hurry.

The Lord Ruler is gone, but the city of Luthadel is besieged by rival armies and political chaos. Vin and Elend must hold a fragile new kingdom together while an ancient power beneath the city whispers that it wants to be released.

Alcatraz Smedry gets a mysterious bag of sand on his thirteenth birthday—and immediately becomes the target of the evil Librarians who secretly control the world. With his oddball family and his “talent” for breaking things, he fights back.

After Elantris begins to recover, Princess Sarene faces a sudden crisis that could undo everything the city has rebuilt. This short novella revisits familiar characters for a tight, high‑tension problem that has to be solved quickly.

In a world of ash and mist, street thief Vin is recruited by Kelsier’s crew to topple the immortal Lord Ruler. Their weapon is Allomancy, metal‑powered magic, and a plan that starts as a heist and turns into rebellion.

Arelon’s crown prince is struck by the Shaod and exiled to the ruined city of Elantris, where a broken magic has left its people suffering. Outside the walls, Princess Sarene and a zealous priest fight over the kingdom’s future.