Books Recommended by Brandon Sanderson
Guards! Guards!
Discworld, Book 8
Terry Pratchett
Source: "[This author's] books get better and better as he goes along." - Brandon Sanderson
Dragonsbane
Winterlands, Book 1
Barbara Hambly
Source: "One of the books that got me into Fantasy." - Brandon Sanderson
A Fire Upon The Deep
Zones of Thought, Book 1
Vernor Vinge
Source: "One of my all-time favorite SF books." - Brandon Sanderson
The Dagger and the Coin (5 books)
Daniel Abraham
Source: "[Read] anything by [this author] under any of his various pen names." - Brandon Sanderson
Dragon Prince
Dragon Prince, Book 1
Melanie Rawn
Source: "One of my favorite books of all time." - Brandon Sanderson
Uglies
The Uglies, Book 1
Scott Westerfeld
Source: "I read [this book] and enjoyed that." - Brandon Sanderson
Sabriel
Old Kingdom, Book 1
Garth Nix
Source: "If you haven’t tried [this book], I suggest it." - Brandon Sanderson
Dragonriders of Pern (26 books)
Anne McCaffrey
Source: "If you haven’t read [this author's] books I don’t know why you’re reading mine. You need to go and read hers immediately!" - Brandon Sanderson
Going Postal
Discworld, Book 33
Terry Pratchett
Source: "My favorite [by this author] right now." - Brandon Sanderson
The Black Prism
Lightbringer, Book 1
Brent Weeks
Source: Brandon Sanderson recommended this book on his website.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
The Inheritance Trilogy, Book 1
N.K. Jemisin
Source: "Slight content warning." - Brandon Sanderson
Fitz and The Fool Trilogy (3 books)
Robin Hobb
Source: "[I recommend] anything [by this author] but particularly [this trilogy]." - Brandon Sanderson
Tigana
Guy Gavriel Kay
Source: "A wonderful work." - Brandon Sanderson
The Name of the Wind
The Kingkiller Chronicle, Book 1
Patrick Rothfuss
Source: "I loved [this book]." - Brandon Sanderson
Malazan Book Of The Fallen (10 books)
Steven Erikson
Source: Brandon Sanderson recommended this author on his website.
A Song Of Ice And Fire (5 books)
George R. R. Martin
Source: Brandon Sanderson recommended this author on his website.
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