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Brandon Sanderson: Awards and Best-of Lists

Brandon Sanderson has won 2 awards, including the Goodreads Choice Awards (2010) for Towers of Midnight, with 2 shortlist or finalist places, 22 longlist or nominee places, and 5 year-end list picks in our archive.

Also credited with Robert Jordan

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025Wind and TruthGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fantasy
2024DefiantGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy
2023Tress of the Emerald SeaGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fantasy
2023Tress of the Emerald Sea: A Cosmere NovelNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2022The Lost MetalGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fantasy
2022Bastille vs. the Evil LibrariansGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Middle Grade & Children's
2022CytonicGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy
2021Dark OneGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Graphic Novels & Comics
2020Rhythm of WarGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fantasy
2020StarsightGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy
2018SkywardGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy
2018SkywardKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2017OathbringerGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fantasy
2017OathbringerPaste Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2016Perfect StateHugo Award (book categories) source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Novella
2016The Bands of MourningGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fantasy
2016White Sand, Volume 1Goodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Graphic Novels & Comics
2016The Dark TalentGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Middle Grade & Children's
2016CalamityGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy
2015Shadows of SelfGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fantasy
2015FirefightGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy
2014The Wheel of TimeHugo Award (book categories) source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Novel
2014Words of RadianceGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fantasy
2013The Emperor's SoulHugo Award (book categories) source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Novella
2013SteelheartGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy
2013The RithmatistGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy
2013The RithmatistKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2012The Emperor's SoulGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fantasy
2011The Alloy of LawGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fantasy
2010Towers of MidnightGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fantasy
2010The Way of KingsAmazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Top 100

Books

  1. Oathbringer2 sources · 2017
  2. Skyward2 sources · 2018
  3. The Emperor's Soul2 sources · 2012 to 2013
  4. The Rithmatist2 sources · 2013
  5. Tress of the Emerald Sea2 sources · 2023
  6. Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians1 source · 2022
  7. Calamity1 source · 2016
  8. Cytonic1 source · 2022
  9. Dark One1 source · 2021
  10. Defiant1 source · 2024
  11. Firefight1 source · 2015
  12. Perfect State1 source · 2016
  13. Rhythm of War1 source · 2020
  14. Shadows of Self1 source · 2015
  15. Starsight1 source · 2020
  16. Steelheart1 source · 2013
  17. The Alloy of Law1 source · 2011
  18. The Bands of Mourning1 source · 2016
  19. The Dark Talent1 source · 2016
  20. The Lost Metal1 source · 2022
  21. The Way of Kings1 source · 2010
  22. The Wheel of Time1 source · 2014
  23. Towers of Midnight1 source · 2010
  24. White Sand, Volume 11 source · 2016
  25. Wind and Truth1 source · 2025
  26. Words of Radiance1 source · 2014