Brandon Sanderson






Brandon Sanderson

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born
December 01, 1975

gender
male

place of birth
Nebraska, The United States

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genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult


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Brandon Sanderson (December 1975) is an American fantasy author. A Nebraska native, he currently resides in Provo, Utah. He earned his Master's degree in Creative Writing in 2005 from Brigham Young University. He has been nominated twice for the John W. Campbell Award.

Sanderson married on July 7, 2006 and is a member of the LDS church. Sanderson's writing is noteworthy for its epic fantasy tone, unique settings, precision magic systems, and variety of characters.

After Robert Jordan's death, Brandon Sanderson has been selected to complete the final book in the epic fantasy series. Harriet McDougal, Robert Jordan's wife, asked him to complete the series after being deeply impressed by Mistborn: The Final Empire. Tor Bo...more




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If you didn't hear the news, we got a call on Wednesday informing us that THE GATHERING STORM had hit the number one spot on the New York Times hardcover Best Seller list. This was accompanied by hitting number one on the independent bookseller's list and being the bestselling hardcover fiction book at Barnes & Noble and at Borders. (And at the last one, I believe, we were the overall #1 book rega...

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avg rating: 4.25 | 11,421 ratings | 2,949 reviews | 21 distinct works | 225 fans
Mistborn: The Final Empire Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
by Brandon Sanderson
avg rating 4.37 — 2,712 ratings — published 2006
11 editions
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Elantris Elantris
by Brandon Sanderson
avg rating 4.17 — 2,260 ratings — published 2005
6 editions
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The Well of Ascension The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
by Brandon Sanderson
avg rating 4.25 — 2,012 ratings — published 2007
7 editions
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The Hero of Ages The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)
by Brandon Sanderson
avg rating 4.39 — 1,616 ratings — published 2008
6 editions
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Alcatraz Versus the Evil Libra... Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
by Brandon Sanderson
avg rating 3.88 — 910 ratings — published 2007
7 editions
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Warbreaker Warbreaker
by Brandon Sanderson
avg rating 4.14 — 532 ratings — published 2009
5 editions
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Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener'... Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones (Alcatraz, #2)
by Brandon Sanderson
avg rating 4.11 — 317 ratings — published 2008
3 editions
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Alcatraz Versus the Knights of... Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia (Alcatraz, #3)
by Brandon Sanderson
avg rating 4.08 — 13 ratings — published 2009
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Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set (Mistborn, #1-3)
by Brandon Sanderson
avg rating 4.55 — 11 ratings — published 2009
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Elantris Elantris (Part 3)
by Brandon Sanderson
avg rating 4.50 — 6 ratings — published 2009
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Brandon Sanderson on tour for the book "The Gathering Storm (Wheel of Time)"
Author appearance, November 09, 2009 07:00PM
Barnes & Noble/Union Square, 33 E 17th St., New York, NY, The United States

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Brandon Sanderson on tour for the book "The Gathering Storm (Wheel of Time)"
Author appearance, November 10, 2009 07:00PM
Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 161 Green Circle, Lexington, KY, The United States

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Brandon Sanderson on tour for the book "The Gathering Storm (Wheel of Time)"
Author appearance, November 11, 2009 07:00PM
Books & Co at The Green, 4453 Walnut Street, Beavercreek, Xenia, OH, The United States

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Interview with Brandon Sanderson, author of The Hero of Ages
 
Interview with Brandon Sanderson, author of The Hero of Ages
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"By now, it is probably very late at night, and you have stayed up to read this book when you should have gone to sleep. If this is the case, then I commend you for falling into my trap. It is a writer's greatest pleasure to hear that someone was kept up until the unholy hours of the morning reading one of this books. It goes back to authors being terrible people who delight in the suffering of others. Plus, we get a kickback from the caffeine industry..."
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"You see, that is the sad, sorry, terrible thing about sarcasm.

It's really funny."
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"People can do great things. However, there are some things they just CAN'T do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a Posicle, despite years of effort."
Brandon Sanderson (Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians)
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