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Nebraska Author Brandon Sanderson
The novels of Nebraska fantasy author
Brandon Sanderson
Popular fantasy author Brandon Sanderson was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he attended Lincoln East High School until 1994. As a senior in high school, he won a SF/Fantasy writing contest held at Andromeda, a genre convention in Lincoln. After graduating from high school, he attended Brigham Young University in Provo, UT, ultimately earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing. After a brief period in Idaho Falls, ID, he returned to Provo, where he and his family (he married in 2006) current reside.
Sanderson was nominated, in both years of his eligibility, for the John W. Campbell Award for best new science fiction or fantasy author, losing out to John Scalzi (2006) and Naomi Novik (2007). In 2007, following the death of author Robert Jordan (actual name – James Oliver Rigney, Jr.), Sanderson was selected by Jordan’s estate and the publisher Tor to be the writer to complete Jordan’s final volume in the epic Wheel of Time saga, A Memory of Light. Sanderson and the publisher quickly realized the story could not be concluded in one volume, and agreed to a three-volume conclusion, the first of which, A Memory of Light came out in 2009.
In 2007, Sanderson released his first Young Adult novel, Alcatraz Smedry vs. the Evil Librarians, a humorous fantasy work. That novel has been optioned for a feature film by Dreamworks Animation.
Sanderson has been releasing his most recent work, Warbreaker, on a chapter-by-chapter basis on his web site, under a non-commercial/non-derivative Creative Commons license. Interested readers can download this novel-in-progress for free.
Additional information about Brandon Sanderson can be found at the following Web sites:
Elantris
(2005)
Mistborn: The Final Empire
(2006)
The first novel in the Mistborn series
Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
(2007)
The second novel in the Mistborn series
Alcatraz Smedry versus the Evil Librarians
(2007)
A novel for young adults. First in a planned 5-volume series.
Hero of Ages
(2008)
The third novel in the Mistborn series
Alcatraz versus the Scrivener’s Bones
(2009)
A novel for young adults. Second in a planned 5-volume series.
Warbreaker
(2009)
Alcatraz Smedry versus the Knights of Chrystallia
(2009)
A novel for young adults. Third in a planned 5-volume series.
The Gathering Storm
(2009)
12th volume in Robert Jordan’s “Wheel of Time” series. Brandon Sanderson was chosen by Jordan’s publisher to finish Jordan’s massive saga after Jordan’s death in 2007.
The Way of Kings
(2010)
Book One of the Stormlight Archive.
The Towers of Midnight
(2010)
13th volume in Robert Jordan’s “Wheel of Time” series. Brandon Sanderson was chosen by Jordan’s publisher to finish Jordan’s massive saga after Jordan’s death in 2007.
Alcatraz versus the Shattered Lens
(2010)
A novel for young adults. Fourth in a planned 5-volume series.
Awakening
(2011)
The first Infinity Blade novel (Available only in eBook format).
The Alloy of Law
(2011)
The fourth novel in the Mistborn series
The Emperor’s Soul
(2012)
A novella in the Elantris series. Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novella of the Year.
Legion
(2012)
The first Legion novel.
A Memory of Light
(2013)
14th and final volume in Robert Jordan’s “Wheel of Time” series. Brandon Sanderson was chosen by Jordan’s publisher to finish Jordan’s massive saga after Jordan’s death in 2007.
The Rithmatist
(2013)
The first book in The Rithmatist series.
Redemption
(2013)
The second Infinity Blade novel (Available only in eBook format).
Steelheart
(2013)
The first novel in The Reckoners series.
Legion: Skin Deep
(2013)
The second Legion novel.
Words of Radiance
(2013)
Book Two of the Stormlight Archive.
Mitosis
(2013)
A stand-alone novella in The Reckoners series.
Legion and the Emperor’s Soul
(2014)
The first Legion collection.
Firefight
(2014)
The second novel in The Reckoners series.
Shadows of Self
(2015)
The fifth novel in the Mistborn series
The Bands of Mourning
(2016)
The sixth novel in the Mistborn series
Calamity
(2016)
The third novel in The Reckoners series.
Mistborn: A Secret History
(2016)
A novella in the Mistborn series.
The Dark Talent
(2016)
A novel for young adults. Fifth in a planned 5-volume “Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians” series.
Oathbringer
(2017)
Book Three of the Stormlight Archive.
Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds
(2018)
Part of the Legion series.
Skyward
(2018)
First book in the Skyward series.
Starsight
(2019)
Second book in the Skyward series.
Dawnshard
(2020)
A novella of the Stormlight Archive.
Rhythm of War
(2020)
Book Four of the Stormlight Archive.
Sunreach
(2021)
With Janci Patterson. First book in the Skyward Flight series.
ReDawn
(2021)
With Janci Patterson. Second book in the Skyward Flight series.
Cytonic
(2021)
Third book in the Skyward series.
Defending Elysium
(2021)
A novella in the Skyward series.
Evershore
(2021)
With Janci Patterson. Third book in the Skyward Flight series.
Bastille vs. The Evil Librarians
(2022)
Co-authored by Janci Patterson. A novel for young adults. Sixth in the “Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians” series.
The Lost Metal
(2022)
The seventh novel in the Mistborn series.
Defiant
(2023)
Fourth book in the Skyward series.
Tress of the Emerald Sea
(2023)
First book in the Secret Projects series.
The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England
(2023)
Second book in the Secret Projects series.
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
(2023)
First book in the Secret Projects series.
The Sunlit Man
(2023)
First book in the Secret Projects series.
Brandon has also had several short works — Short Stories, Novelettes or Novellas — published separated, often in eBook formats, in addition to what you see on the above list.
Added December 2008 sdc | Last updated May 2023 sdc