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Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson is a prolific American author of epic fantasy and science fiction. He is best known for his expansive Cosmere universe, featuring series like Mistborn and The Stormlight Archive, as well as his completion of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. Sanderson's intricate magic systems and compelling world-building have earned him a dedicated global fanbase and critical acclaim.

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2019

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Starsight

by Brandon Sanderson

4.4(37,476)

Haunted by her father's past and connected to the stars, a defiant pilot must infiltrate an alien academy to uncover galactic truths and prevent humanity's destruction.

2018

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Skyward

by Brandon Sanderson

4.5(67,237)

On a planet where humans fight for survival against aliens, a determined girl finds her calling as a pilot by befriending an ancient, sentient spaceship.

2017

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Oathbringer

by Brandon Sanderson

4.6(126,896)

As an apocalyptic storm awakens enslaved parshmen to their justified rage, Dalinar Kholin must unite a fractured world against a vengeful foe by confronting his own bloody past, even as ancient secrets and rediscovered powers emerge from the depths of Urithiru.

2016

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Secret History

by Brandon Sanderson

4.4(27,292)

Follow a spectral Kelsier after his death as he uncovers the true forces behind Scadrial's destiny and the gods who control it.

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The Bands of Mourning

by Brandon Sanderson

4.4(73,966)

A lawman in a world of magic and technology hunts mythical artifacts and uncovers a conspiracy that threatens his family and modern society.

2015

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Shadows of Self

by Brandon Sanderson

4.3(83,510)

A lawman and his shapeshifting partner must stop a religiously-motivated terrorist from unraveling Scadrial's new society, forcing the lawman to confront his past.

2014

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Words of Radiance

by Brandon Sanderson

4.8(207,369)

Kaladin faces his new powers, Shallan uncovers old secrets, and Roshar nears a new Desolation, threatened by an assassin and the Parshendi's desperate choices.

2013

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The Rithmatist

by Brandon Sanderson

4.2(54,427)

When two-dimensional chalk drawings come to life, a non-magic user uncovers a dark plot against the Rithmatists he hopes to join, forcing him to solve a mystery that could destroy their world.

2012

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Legion

by Brandon Sanderson

3.7(9,109)

A man whose mind holds many hallucinatory experts must find a reality-bending camera and its missing inventor before its power changes human history.

2011

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The Alloy of Law

by Brandon Sanderson

4.2(137,094)

In a world where magic meets early technology, a lawman turned nobleman leaves the frontier for city politics to hunt a dangerous conspiracy, only to find urban betrayal deadlier than any dusty plain.

2010

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The Way of Kings

by Brandon Sanderson

4.6(304,529)

On a storm-swept world where mystical Shardblades grant godlike power, a slave fights for his men's survival, a highprince grapples with ancient visions, and a young woman plots a daring theft, all while the echoes of a fallen order threaten to reshape their shattered reality.

2009

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Warbreaker

by Brandon Sanderson

4.3(116,861)

In a world where color provides power and gods are reborn as mortals, two royal sisters navigate divine politics, ancient magic, and a reluctant God King to prevent a war that could destroy them.

2008

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The Hero of Ages

by Brandon Sanderson

4.5(265,610)

With a malevolent god unleashed and the mists turning against humanity, Emperor Elend and the assassin Vin must understand ancient prophecies and master unknown powers to prevent the final destruction, even as their world falls apart.

2007

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The Well of Ascension

by Brandon Sanderson

4.4(285,419)

As three armies besiege their empire, Vin, the most powerful Mistborn, and her emperor love, Elend, seek the Well of Ascension, a legendary power source that may save them and help them build a new world.

2006

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The Final Empire

by Brandon Sanderson

4.5(401,784)

In a world covered in ash, a charismatic master thief and a distrustful street urchin gather a crew of magical outcasts to overthrow an immortal emperor who has ruled for a thousand years.

2005

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Elantris

by Brandon Sanderson

4.2(176,059)

Divine magic becomes a curse, forcing a fallen prince, a cunning princess, and a zealous priest into conflict over a kingdom's fate, unaware that salvation lies in the very city that caused their despair.