In 1994 he graduated from high school, following which he enrolled at Brigham Young University with a major in biochemistry. At some point, he tried writing his own fantasy stories.

As a teenager, he started to read fantasy novels and got hooked right away.

The American fantasy novelist Brandon Sanderson was born in 1975 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Arcanum Unbounded, 2016 (collection of short stories).

Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell, 2015 (novella).

A Memory of Light (Wheel of Time #14), 2013.

By Grace and Banners Fallen (Wheel of Time #13.5), 2012.

Towers of Midnight (Wheel of Time #13), 2010.

The Gathering Storm (Wheel of Time #12), 2009.

What the Storm Means (Wheel of Time #11.5), 2009.

Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians, 2007.

Mistborn: Secret History (companion story), 2016.

The Well of Ascension (Mistborn #2), 2007.

The Emperor’s Soul, 2012 (not quite part of Elantris, but both novels take place on the same planet).

The Hope of Elantris (novella), 2006 (can be read free on the author’s website).

The series are listed in order their books were published. Here are the Brandon Sanderson books in reading order for his series and standalone novels. These include the Elantris series, the Mistborn series, the Warbreaker series, the Stormlight Archive books, and his short stories as well. Most of the author’s adult fiction books are part of the Brandon Sanderson Cosmere world. Reading the Brandon Sanderson books in order brings readers countless hours of joy and an escape in the wonderful words the author has created over the years. Last Updated on NovemBrandon Sanderson is a prolific contemporary fantasy author who brought us gems like the Mistborn series, the Stormlight Archive, and also worked on The Wheel of Time series after Robert Jordan passed away.

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