Brandon Sanderson
Fantasy author of Mistborn and The Stormlight Archive; completed The Wheel of Time.
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- Brandon Sanderson is an American author of high fantasy, science fiction and young adult books.
- His best-known novels, the Mistborn series and The Stormlight Archive, are set in a shared universe called the Cosmere.
- He completed Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time.
- His March 2022 Kickstarter to self-publish four novels raised $41.75 million from 185,341 backers.
- In January 2026 Apple TV bought the film and television rights to the Cosmere.
Key facts
- Born
- 19 December 1975, Lincoln, Nebraska1
- Series
- Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive (the Cosmere); The Reckoners, Skyward, Alcatraz1
- Completed
- Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time1
- Podcasts
- Writing Excuses (from 2008, with Dan Wells and Howard Tayler); Intentionally Blank (from 2022, with Dan Wells)1
- Kickstarter
- March 2022: US$41,754,153 from 185,341 backers, for four self-published novels1
- Education
- BA (2000) and MA in English, creative writing (2004), Brigham Young University1
- Known for
- Sanderson's Laws of Magic (hard and soft magic systems)1
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