# Brandon Sanderson: books, series and word counts

18 books by Brandon Sanderson here, 4,468,131 words in all. (1975–)

- Series: [The Wheel of Time](https://musael.com/books/series/the-wheel-of-time.md)
- Series: [The Stormlight Archive](https://musael.com/books/series/the-stormlight-archive.md)
- Series: [Mistborn](https://musael.com/books/series/mistborn.md)

| # | Book | words | Pages |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [The Gathering Storm](https://musael.com/books/the-gathering-storm.md) | 297,502 | 800 |
| 2 | [Towers of Midnight](https://musael.com/books/towers-of-midnight.md) | 327,052 | 880 |
| 3 | [A Memory of Light](https://musael.com/books/a-memory-of-light.md) | 353,906 | 909 |
| 4 | [The Way of Kings](https://musael.com/books/the-way-of-kings.md) | 384,265 | 1,280 |
| 5 | [Words of Radiance](https://musael.com/books/words-of-radiance.md) | 398,238 | 1,087 |
| 6 | [Oathbringer](https://musael.com/books/oathbringer.md) | 454,440 | 1,328 |
| 7 | [Rhythm of War](https://musael.com/books/rhythm-of-war.md) | 455,891 | 1,232 |
| 8 | [Wind and Truth](https://musael.com/books/wind-and-truth.md) | 487,746 | 1,344 |
| 9 | [Edgedancer](https://musael.com/books/edgedancer.md) | 40,660 | 272 |
| 10 | [Dawnshard](https://musael.com/books/dawnshard.md) | 55,096 | 245 |
| 11 | [Mistborn: The Final Empire](https://musael.com/books/mistborn-the-final-empire.md) | 210,103 | 576 |
| 12 | [The Well of Ascension](https://musael.com/books/the-well-of-ascension.md) | 244,371 | 781 |
| 13 | [The Hero of Ages](https://musael.com/books/the-hero-of-ages.md) | 225,372 | 760 |
| 14 | [The Alloy of Law](https://musael.com/books/the-alloy-of-law.md) | 94,652 | 325 |
| 15 | [Shadows of Self](https://musael.com/books/shadows-of-self.md) | 110,019 | 383 |
| 16 | [The Bands of Mourning](https://musael.com/books/the-bands-of-mourning.md) | 127,456 | 437 |
| 17 | [The Lost Metal](https://musael.com/books/the-lost-metal.md) | 156,381 | 507 |
| 18 | [Mistborn: Secret History](https://musael.com/books/mistborn-secret-history.md) | 44,981 | 240 |

## Questions

**How many books by Brandon Sanderson are listed here?** 18 books, 4,468,131 words in all.

**What is Brandon Sanderson's longest book?** Wind and Truth, with 487,746 words.

**What is Brandon Sanderson's shortest book?** Edgedancer, with 40,660 words.

Source: https://musael.com/books/authors/brandon-sanderson