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| − | '''Brandon Sanderson''' (born December 19, 1975) is an American |
+ | '''Brandon Sanderson''' (born December 19, 1975) is an American fantasy author. A Nebraska native,<ref name="writertopia">{{cite web|url=http://www.writertopia.com/profiles/BrandonSanderson|publisher=Writertopia|title=Profile for Brandon Sanderson|accessdate=2006-08-10}}</ref><ref name="mormon">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20060815004428/http://morgannews.us/auth.html|title=Famous Mormon Writers and Authors|accessdate=2006-08-10}}</ref> he currently resides in [[American Fork, Utah|American Fork]], [[Utah]]. He earned his [[Master's degree]] in [[Creative Writing]] in 2005 from [[Brigham Young University]],<ref name="masters">{{cite web|url=http://magazine.byu.edu/?act=view&a=1794|publisher=BYU Magazine|title=Winter 2006 Alumni Profiles Update|accessdate=2007-01-17}}</ref> where he was on the staff of ''[[Leading Edge]]'', a semi-professional [[speculative fiction]] magazine published by the university. He was a college roommate of ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' champion [[Ken Jennings]].<ref name="jennings">{{cite web|url=http://ken-jennings.com/blog/?p=662|title=http://ken-jennings.com/blog/?p=662|date=2007-12-11|accessdate=2009-11-02}}</ref> He has been nominated twice for the [[John W. Campbell Award]].<ref name="timesandseasons">{{cite web|url=http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=3897|title=MWS: Brandon Sanderson|first=Kaimi|last=Wenger|date=2007-06-11|publisher=Times & Seasons|accessdate=2007-12-20}}</ref> |
Sanderson married on July 7, 2006<ref name="July2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.brandonsanderson.com/article.php?id=35|title=Newsletter, July 2006|accessdate=2006-08-10}}</ref> and is a member of the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS Church]].<ref name="mormon"/> |
Sanderson married on July 7, 2006<ref name="July2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.brandonsanderson.com/article.php?id=35|title=Newsletter, July 2006|accessdate=2006-08-10}}</ref> and is a member of the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS Church]].<ref name="mormon"/> |
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Revision as of 22:57, 11 September 2010
Brandon Sanderson (born December 19, 1975) is an American fantasy author. A Nebraska native,[1][2] he currently resides in American Fork, Utah. He earned his Master's degree in Creative Writing in 2005 from Brigham Young University,[3] where he was on the staff of Leading Edge, a semi-professional speculative fiction magazine published by the university. He was a college roommate of Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings.[4] He has been nominated twice for the John W. Campbell Award.[5]
Sanderson married on July 7, 2006[6] and is a member of the LDS Church.[2]
After Robert Jordan's death, Brandon Sanderson was selected by Harriet McDougal (Robert Jordan's widow), to complete the final book in Jordan's epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time. Harriet asked him to complete the series after being deeply impressed by Mistborn: The Final Empire.[7] Tor Books made the announcement December 7, 2007.[8] On March 30, 2009 it was announced that A Memory of Light, originally slated to be the final book in the Wheel of Time series, will be split into three volumes. The first, The Gathering Storm, was released on October 27, 2009[9], with the remaining novels, named Towers of Midnight and A Memory of Light, tentatively following in November 2010 and November 2011.[10]
Bibliography
Stand-alone novels
- Elantris (2005, ISBN 0765311771)
- Warbreaker (2009, ISBN 978-0-7653-20308) - Warbreaker was published in hardcover format in June of 2009 by TOR. Sanderson released several rewrites of this title under a Creative Commons license, one chapter at a time[11] Older drafts of the various chapters are also available.
Alcatraz
- Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (2007, ISBN 978-0439925525)
- Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones (2008, ISBN 978-0439925549)
- Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia (2009, ISBN 978-0439925556)
- Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens (2010, ISBN 978-0439925570)
- Book 5 of Alcatraz (untitled, not under contract with Scholastic)
Mistborn
- Mistborn: The Final Empire (2006, ISBN 076531178X)
- Mistborn: The Well of Ascension (2007, ISBN 0765316889)
- Mistborn: The Hero of Ages (2008, ISBN 978-0765356147)
The Wheel of Time
- The Gathering Storm (2009, ISBN 978-0765302304)
- Towers of Midnight (forthcoming 2010, ISBN 978-0765325945)[12][13]
- A Memory of Light (forthcoming 2011)[14]
The Stormlight Archive
- The Way of Kings (forthcoming 2010, ISBN 978-0765326355)[12][1][15]
References
External links
- Sanderson's personal website
- Writing Excuses - Brandon's writing podcast
- Interview with Brandon Sanderson on the BookBanter podcast
- Brandon Sanderson Talks to AMCtv.com About The Wheel of Time
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- Video Interview with Brandon Sanderson at BSCreview
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