Brandon Sanderson Biography

Sanderson worked as an editor for the semi-professional magazine "Leading Edge" while attending school at Brigham Young University, where he now periodically teaches creative writing. In 2008 Sanderson started a podcast with author Dan Wells and cartoonist Howard Tayler called "Writing Excuses", involving topics about creating and producing genre writing and webcomics.

Selected works:

Elantris series:

• Elantris (2005)
• The Hope of Elantris (2006)
• The Emperor's Soul (2012)
• Untitled sequels (forthcoming)

Mistborn series:

• In addition to the original trilogy and the Wax and Wayne series, there are at least two other trilogies planned in the Mistborn series.

Original trilogy:

• Mistborn: The Final Empire (2006, ISBN 978-0-7653-5038-1)
• Mistborn: The Well of Ascension (2007, ISBN 978-0-7653-5613-0)
• Mistborn: The Hero of Ages (2008, ISBN 978-0-7653-5614-7)

Wax and Wayne series:

• Alloy of Law is a standalone work, the rest of the books form a trilogy.
• Mistborn: The Alloy of Law (2011)
• Mistborn: Shadows of Self (2015)
• Mistborn: The Bands of Mourning (2016)
• Mistborn: The Lost Metal (working title, forthcoming)
• Alcatraz series
• Infinity Blade series
• Legion series
• Reckoners series
• Apocalypse Guard
• Rithmatist series