While it would be nice to think that everything I’ve ever written was a masterpiece, the fact is that my first few books aren’t very good. That’s okay. You need to practice to be good at anything. I consider these novels practice books, I used them to hone my craft….
My agent is actively pursuing international publishing opportunities for all my works. The best way to get my books into your country is to contact a Fantasy publisher you trust (one that has put out books you like with a good translator), and request my books specifically. The more fan…
I am most honored by the Hugo awards I’ve been awarded for The Emperor’s Soul and Writing Excuses. My books have been recognized by many organizations. My excellent agent (who can be found at Awfulagent.com), keeps track of them, and has them listed below many kind words about my work on his website.
As always, the best answer to this will be contained in the State of the Sanderson newsletter that I write each December. You can sign up for the newsletter, or just look for it in my blog. Prequels People ask me for prequels all the time. They’ve asked for MISTBORN prequels, ELANTRIS prequels, WARBREAKER…
Since the answer to this changes all the time, check out the percentage bars at the top of my webpage, or find the latest State of the Sanderson blog post. These generally come out in December, so that’s a good month to look in for future years.
If you’re new to my books, here’s a primer on where to start. If you don’t typically read fantasy, try Steelheart or Elantris. If you consider yourself a fantasy reader, try Mistborn: the Final Empire or The Way of Kings. If you like romance, try Warbreaker. If you’re a younger reader or want something humorous and lighthearted,…
To view a complete list of published works please visit: http://brandonsanderson.com/books/ Below is a list of my novels, both published and unpublished, updated in May 2016. Because I’m constantly writing new books, it’s hard to maintain the complete list in more than one place. The above link includes links to…
With your penchant for developing very different types of world and types of magic as you go from series to series are you ever tempted to allow other writers to expand your universes in the way George R. R. Martin does with the Wild Cards series? Open but controlled? I…
I plan to do something like this, as things progress. It won’t happen until the future, however, and will likely happen only on-line. Because there are short stories showing some of what is going on behind the main stories of the novels, we’ve gathered some of them into a collection…
Here is the order that I have publicly confirmed. There are obviously other books and stories fitting in there. For those, you’ll just need to RAFO. Elantris The Emperor’s Soul First Mistborn trilogy (The Final Empire) Warbreaker Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell The Stormlight Archive Wax and…