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(Added the unannounced cosmere novel mentioned in the Secret Project 2 reveal.)
(Moved the Mizzy book to "Potential works", since it's really not confirmed at all. Also added "I Hate Dragons")
:: '''''[[The Lost Metal]]''''',{{sots ref|2014}} the final [[Wax]] and [[Wayne]] novel. This was pushed back due to various side projects but is one of Brandon's top priorities.{{sots ref|2018}} It will be released on November 15, 2022.{{tor ref|name=TLMAnnouncement|2021/12/06/book-announcements-the-lost-metal-a-mistborn-novel-from-brandon-sanderson|Announcing ''The Lost Metal'', a Mistborn Novel From Brandon Sanderson|date=2021-12-06}}
:; Mistborn Era 3 trilogy: Takes place in an urban setting with a 1980s technology level and is like a Cold War era spy thriller. To be written between ''Stormlight'' 5 and ''Stormlight'' 6.{{ref|name=ramble}}{{sots ref|2014}}
:; Mistborn Era 4 trilogy: A space opera, with interplanetary travel. Sanderson has confirmed Hoid to be a main character in this Era.{{wob ref|10012}} The 1980s trilogy and the space trilogy are "cornerstones" of the ''Mistborn'' story and will have wide-ranging consequences in the cosmere.{{wob ref|14382}}{{wob ref|5142}} He anticipates the novels in Era 4 to go Stormlight length.{{wob ref|13553}}
:; '''''[[Boatload of Mummies]]'''''
:: [[Isaac Stewart]] is working on a story featuring [[Nicki Savage]]; he previously wrote her stories in the [[Elendel]] broadsheets. He describes it as "an adventurous woman with erratic magical powers travels with an expedition to an island to find a legendary book with the power to raise an undead army."{{wob ref|15256}} Brandon helped with the outline, but it would be the first full-length cosmere work primarily written by another author.{{wob ref|15391}} It is intended to be a novella,{{wob ref|15159}} as of early 2022 it is still being written and turning out longer than expected.{{wob ref|15256}}{{wob ref|15405}}
:; '''''[[Lux (book)|Lux]]''''' (prose)
:: The audio original was released in 2021, and a print version is coming at some point in the future.{{tweet ref|1408152396786659329|Peter Ahlstrom on Twitter|date=2021-06-24}}
:; Standalone [[Mizzy]] book
:: In the world of ''The Reckoners''.{{sots ref|2016}} Has not been written, but is still in the long-term plans.{{wob ref|11523}}
; ''[[Legion (series)|Legion]]'' audio dramas
: Brandon always envisioned ''Legion'' as a TV series; because that has not happened yet, he is instead developing a series of audio dramas. The showrunner is his partner in [[Mainframe]], [[Max Epstein]].{{sots ref|2020}} The first of these audio dramas is titled ''[[Stephen Leeds: Death & Faxes]]''.{{url ref|name=catalog|url=https://www.awfulagent.com/catalogs/|site=awfulagent.com|text=JABberwocky Catalog & Rights Guide|date=2021-06-14}}
; ''[[The Original]]'' (prose)
: A prose version of the audio original is expected after the exclusivity period with the audio publisher ends.{{sots ref|2020}}
; ''[[Legion (series)|Legion]]'' audio dramas
: Brandon always envisioned ''Legion'' as a TV series; because that has not happened yet, he is instead developing a series of audio dramas. The showrunner is his partner in [[Mainframe]], [[Max Epstein]].{{sots ref|2020}} The first of these audio dramas is titled ''[[Stephen Leeds: Death & Faxes]]''.{{url ref|name=catalog|url=https://www.awfulagent.com/catalogs/|site=awfulagent.com|text=JABberwocky Catalog & Rights Guide|date=2021-06-14}}
;''[[The Rithmatist]]'' sequels
: Two sequels are planned, tentatively titled ''[[The Aztlanian]]''{{sots ref|2013}}{{sots ref|2014}} and ''[[The Nebraskian]]''.{{wob ref|3174}} Writing a sequel to ''The Rithmatist'' has proved to be difficult.{{wob ref|11523}} Brandon still intends to wrap the series up, but has various other projects that will be worked on first.{{sots ref|2018}}{{sots ref|2020}}
; Additional [[Cytoverse]] works
: Brandon is working with [[Janci Patterson]] and [[Darci Cole]] to develop new stories in the Cytoverse following the ''[[Skyward (series)|Skyward]]'' series.{{sots ref|2021}}
; Additional [[The Reckoners]] works
: Brandon has some general ideas for a standalone Mizzy book, but there's only a chance for it to be written and he doesn't know when he'd do it.{{sots ref|2016}}{{wob ref|11523}}
; ''Mulholland Homebrew's Sinister Shop of Secret Pets'': Middle grade/YA humor, about a girl who accidentally apprentices herself to a guy who runs a fantasy pet shop.{{wob ref|9948}}
; ''Zeek Harbinger, Destroyer of Worlds'': Middle grade sci-fi humor, potentially a follow-up to the Alcatraz series.{{wob ref|6096}} About a young man who whenever he visits a planet, the planet blows up shortly after for various reasons (such as a nuclear catastrophe). Each book would be set on a different world and tell the story of how it blows up.{{wob ref|9948}}
; ''The Eyes''
: A space opera novella inspired by Fermi's Paradox.{{sots ref|2016}}
; ''I Hate Dragons''
: There's a short story of the same name available for free on Brandon's website{{ref|name=ihatedragonsshort}}, as well as 4 chapters of a more fleshed out version{{ref|name=ihatedragonsext}}. A full outline has been created, but the book itself hasn't been written.{{wob ref|15472}}
; Non-cosmere picture books
: Brandon is currently shopping a non-cosmere picture book. He would prefer to gain some experience in this area before publishing a cosmere picture book.{{sots ref|2020}}
 
 
{{bws ref|name=ramble |another-long-and|Another Long and Rambling Post™ on Future Books|date= Oct 12th, 2010}}
{{bws ref|name=2mba |two-more-mistborn-novels|Two More Mistborn Novels|date= Oct 29th, 2013}}
{{bws ref|name=ag |the-apocalypse-guard|Brandon's ''The Apocalypse Guard'' announcement|date=Mar 3rd, 2016}}
{{bws ref|name=ihatedragonsshort |i-hate-dragons|I Hate Dragons|date=Nov 24th, 2019}}
{{bws ref|name=ihatedragonsext |i-hate-dragons-extended-version|I Hate Dragons Extended Version|date=Nov 24th, 2019}}
 
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