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Brandon Sanderson books in order

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Mistborn Era 1 (Cosmere) (3)

  1. The Final Empire (2006)
  2. The Well of Ascension (2007)
  3. The Hero of Ages (2008)

Mistborn Era 2: Wax and Wayne (Cosmere) (5)

  1. The Alloy of Law (2011)
  2. Shadows of Self (2015)
  3. The Bands of Mourning (2016)
  4. Mistborn: Secret History (2016)
  5. The Lost Metal (2022)

The Stormlight Archive (Cosmere) (7)

  1. The Way of Kings (2010)
  2. Words of Radiance (2014)
  3. Edgedancer (2017)
  4. Oathbringer (2017)
  5. Dawnshard (2020)
  6. Rhythm of War (2020)
  7. Wind and Truth (2024)

Elantris (Cosmere) (1)

  1. Elantris (2005)

Warbreaker (Cosmere) (1)

  1. Warbreaker (2009)

Hoid's Travails (Cosmere) (3)

  1. Tress of the Emerald Sea (2023)
  2. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter (2023)
  3. The Fires of December (2026)

Cosmere standalones (2)

  1. The Sunlit Man (2023)
  2. Isles of the Emberdark (2025)

Skyward (Cytoverse) (4)

  1. Skyward (2018)
  2. Starsight (2019)
  3. Cytonic (2021)
  4. Defiant (2023)

Riftwake (Cytoverse, with Janci Patterson) (1)

  1. Blightfall (2026)

The Reckoners (3)

  1. Steelheart (2013)
  2. Firefight (2015)
  3. Calamity (2016)

Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (6)

  1. Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (2007)
  2. Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones (2008)
  3. Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia (2009)
  4. Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens (2010)
  5. Alcatraz Versus the Dark Talent (2016)
  6. Bastille Versus the Evil Librarians (2022)

The Rithmatist (1)

  1. The Rithmatist (2013)

The Wheel of Time (completing Robert Jordan) (3)

  1. The Gathering Storm (2009)
  2. Towers of Midnight (2010)
  3. A Memory of Light (2013)

The Strata Wars (with Peter Orullian) (1)

  1. Songs of the Dead (2026)

Standalone novels (1)

  1. The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (2023)

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How many books has Brandon Sanderson written?

Brandon Sanderson has 42 books on Rex, listed in order above.