brandon sanderson books stormlight archive series

Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge.

A brilliant thief and natural leader, he turned his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark. Kelsier “snapped” and found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler’s most hellish prison. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the “Sliver of Infinity,” reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. The Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action.įor a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. Monster Complex uses Amazon affiliate links. I’ve also lifted a list from his author website of books you can start with… Given that he has dozens of books available, wondering where to start? Watch the video above for some suggestions. DMG Entertainment optioned the rights to the Cosmere universe shared by his fantasy novels, and Fox acquired the Reckoners trilogy. He has hit the New York Times bestseller list 15 times, most recently at #1 with Oathbringer, book three of The Stormlight Archive, which is also Audible’s most pre-ordered book of all time. Brandon has been serving as a judge for Writers of the Future since 2016. His novella The Emperor’s Soul won the Hugo Award in 2013. He has also won the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice award for Best Epic Fantasy twice and has been nominated three other years.

The only author to make the short list for the David Gemmell Legend Award eight times in seven years, Brandon won that award in 2011 for The Way of Kings. Sanderson made Kickstart history in March, with a Kickstarter campaign that was the most successful ever, finishing with 185,341 backers pledging $41,754,153. He also finished Robert Jordan’s fantasy series The Wheel of Time. Brandon Sanderson is a prolific author of epic fantasy and science fiction-best known for his Cosmere shared universe, which links together most of his novels.

Brandon sanderson books stormlight archive series