Brandon Sanderson

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Brandon Sanderson (December 1975) is an American fantasy author. A Nebraska native[1][2], he currently resides in Provo, Utah. He earned his Master's degree in Creative Writing in 2005 from Brigham Young University[3] and is currently a part-time faculty member in the English department[4]. He married on July 7, 2006[5] and is a member of the LDS church[2]. Sanderson's writing is noteworthy for its epic fantasy tone, unique settings, precision magic systems, and variety of characters[citation needed].

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[edit] Books by Sanderson

[edit] Elantris

Main article: Elantris
Cover of Elantris, Sanderson's first novel.
Cover of Elantris, Sanderson's first novel.

Released in April 2005, Sanderson's standalone first novel, Elantris, is the story of the fallen city of the gods, the mystery that caused its downfall, and the actions of Prince Raoden, Princess Sarene, and Gyorn Hrathen. Struck down by the same plague that turned the gods into walking corpses, Prince Raoden of Arelon is imprisoned in the fallen city while his former subjects are told that he is dead. He strives to overcome the constant pain of his condition and build a meaningful life for himself and the fellow inhabitants of Elantris.

[edit] Mistborn: The Final Empire

Main article: Mistborn: The Final Empire

The first of a trilogy[5], Mistborn: The Final Empire follows a sixteen year old streetwise thief named Vin. Living in Luthadel, the capital city of the Final Empire, she ekes out a living by working with one of the many thieving crews that abound in the city. Kelsier is a well-to-do crew boss who is always thinking up extreme ways to make money off the noble class. After fate pulls them together, Kelsier must teach Vin how to harness the latent Mistborn abilities within her so that she can help him overthrow the Lord Ruler, who has ruled the Final Empire for over a thousand years. Mistborn: The Final Empire was released in July 2006.

[edit] Other titles

The initial news of Sanderson's deal with Tor Books mentioned another book entitled Way of Kings, though no release date for this book has been announced.[1] The final two volumes in the Mistborn trilogy, Mistborn: The Well of Ascension and Mistborn: The Hero of Ages, are currently scheduled for release in May 2007 and late 2007 or early 2008 (respectively),[1][6] though Amazon.com currently has the release date for The Well of Ascension set as 2007-08-21. [7]

Sanderson is also currently releasing a Creative Commons-licensed novel titled Warbreaker one chapter at a time[8] Older drafts of the various chapters are also available.

A book titled Alcatraz Verses the Evil Librarians is scheduled for a 2007 release from Scholastic Books.[1][9] Sanderson is also working on Dark One, though no release date has been set[1].

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e Profile for Brandon Sanderson. Writertopia. Retrieved on August 10, 2006.
  2. ^ a b Famous Mormon Writers and Authors. Retrieved on August 10, 2006.
  3. ^ Winter 2006 Alumni Profiles Update. BYU Magazine. Retrieved on January 17, 2007.
  4. ^ Brandon Sanderson faculty webpage. Retrieved on August 10, 2006.
  5. ^ a b Newsletter, July 2006. Retrieved on August 10, 2006.
  6. ^ Brandon Sanderson Reviews. Retrieved on August 10, 2006.
  7. ^ The Well of Ascension: Book two of Mistborn (Hardcover). Amazon.com. Retrieved on January 17, 2007.
  8. ^ Warbreaker. BrandonSanderson.com. Retrieved on August 10, 2006.
  9. ^ Alcatraz Annotations. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.

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[edit] Interviews

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