Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive 5 Will Roughly Mistborn The Mistborn series is composed of four books including an original trilogy and a final book, which takes place 300 years later. Why You Should Read ‘The Stormlight Archive’ I must admit to now being a full blown Sandersen Groupie; I first stumbled upon his mistborn series, and proceeded to read 7 of his books in a row. Mistborn Poll: What is the best Brandon Sanderson series to read first ... Interests: All things Malazan, sundry sci-fi and fantasy, history, Iron Maiden. The Way of Kings is the first novel in the Stormlight Archive series by Brandon Sanderson. (3) Arrows illustrate connections between story. Mist and a Weeping Rain List of Brandon Sanderson Books in Order