The Well of Ascension

Brandon Sanderson

He primarily writes fantasy and science fiction,best known for epic fantasy (The Stormlight Archive, Mistborn) but also writes sci-fi (Skyward), superhero fiction (The Reckoners) and shorter novellas.

The Stormlight Archive and the Mistborn Saga are set in the Cosmere; he also has Cosmere standalone works and novellas listed alongside those series.

For epic fantasy start with Mistborn Book One (The Final Empire) or The Way of Kings (the first Stormlight Archive book). For his science fiction, begin with Skyward.

Mistborn: start with the original trilogy,Mistborn Book One (The Final Empire), The Well of Ascension, The Hero of Ages,then the later Wax & Wayne era (The Alloy of Law, Shadows of Self, The Bands of Mourning, The Lost Metal). Stormlight Archive: begin with The Way of Kings, then Words of Radiance, Oathbringer, Rhythm of War, with novellas (Dawnshard, Edgedancer) available between main volumes.

He is a #1 New York Times bestseller, a Sunday Times bestseller, a Hugo Award winner, and his novels have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. He was also chosen to complete Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time sequence.