Brandon Sanderson

3 universes Last reviewed 2026-08-13

Universe(s)

Books

• Elantris (2005) · Cosmere Core Canon
• Mistborn: The Final Empire (2006) · Cosmere Core Canon
• Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (2007) · Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians Core Canon
• The Hope of Elantris (2007) · Cosmere Expanded Canon
• The Well of Ascension (2007) · Cosmere Core Canon
• Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones (2008) · Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians Core Canon
• The Hero of Ages (2008) · Cosmere Core Canon
• Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia (2009) · Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians Core Canon
• The Gathering Storm (2009) · Wheel of Time Core Canon
• Warbreaker (2009) · Cosmere Core Canon
• Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens (2010) · Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians Core Canon
• The Way of Kings (2010) · Cosmere Core Canon
• Towers of Midnight (2010) · Wheel of Time Core Canon
• The Alloy of Law (2011) · Cosmere Core Canon
• The Eleventh Metal (2011) · Cosmere Expanded Canon
• The Emperor's Soul (2012) · Cosmere Expanded Canon
• A Memory of Light (2013) · Wheel of Time Core Canon
• River of Souls (2013) · Wheel of Time Expanded Canon
• Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell (2013) · Cosmere Expanded Canon
• Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania, Episodes 28-30 (2014) · Cosmere Expanded Canon
• Sixth of the Dusk (2014) · Cosmere Expanded Canon
• Words of Radiance (2014) · Cosmere Core Canon
• Shadows of Self (2015) · Cosmere Core Canon
• Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016) · Cosmere Expanded Canon
• Edgedancer (2016) · Cosmere Expanded Canon
• Mistborn: Secret History (2016) · Cosmere Expanded Canon
• The Bands of Mourning (2016) · Cosmere Core Canon
• The Dark Talent (2016) · Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians Core Canon
• White Sand (graphic novel trilogy) (2016) · Cosmere Expanded Canon
• Oathbringer (2017) · Cosmere Core Canon
• Dawnshard (2020) · Cosmere Expanded Canon
• Rhythm of War (2020) · Cosmere Core Canon
• Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (2022) · Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians Core Canon
• The Lost Metal (2022) · Cosmere Core Canon
• The Sunlit Man (2023) · Cosmere Core Canon
• Tress of the Emerald Sea (2023) · Cosmere Core Canon
• Yumi and the Nightmare Painter (2023) · Cosmere Core Canon
• Wind and Truth (2024) · Cosmere Core Canon
• Isles of the Emberdark (2025) · Cosmere Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

These are separate, unrelated universes; the totals below are plain sums of already-published per-universe facts, never a blended or averaged score across them. See each universe's own figures above.

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 39 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 4 (3 won, 1 finalist mention)

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