Brandon Sanderson grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. His bestsellers have sold 32 million copies worldwide and include the Mistborn saga; the Stormlight Archive novels; and other novels, including The Rithmatist, Steelheart, and Skyward. He won a Hugo Award for The Emperor's Soul, a novella set in the world of his acclaimed first novel, Elantris. Additionally, he completed Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time(R). Visit his website for behind-the-scenes information on all his books.
For the Mistborn series "Mistborn utilizes a well thought out
system of magic. It also has a great cast of believable characters,
a plausible world, an intriguing political system, and despite
being the first book of The Final Empire, a very satisfying ending.
In short, it's one of those great kettle books, in which the author
has thrown not merely a bone of an idea and a few potatoes of
originality, but half a cow and everything in the garden. And then
added seasonings. Highly recommended to anyone hungry for a good
read."--Robin Hobb "It's rare for a fiction writer to have much
understanding of how leadership works and how love really takes
root in the human heart. Sanderson is astonishingly wise." --Orson
Scott Card "Sanderson is an evil genius. There is simply no other
way to describe what he's managed to pull off in this transcendent
final volume of his Mistborn trilogy." --RT Book Reviews (Gold
Medal, Top Pick!) on The Hero of Ages
"He has created a fascinating world here."--Washington Post
Bookworld "Mistborn is a[n] . . . enjoyable, adventurous read . . .
[it] should satisfy."--Locus "The action never lets up, and the
characters never lose their endearing humanity.... A fast-paced
fantasy adventure set in a fascinating world and populated with
lovable, memorable characters." --Kirkus Reviews, on Shadows of
Self "Sanderson's fantasy world partakes equally of steampunk,
early industry, and the Wild West, and he cleverly incorporates the
metal-shaping magic of feruchemists and allomancers. Fantasy fans
will savor this exciting escapade." --Publishers Weekly, on Shadows
of Self "Fast, smart dialog and an abundance of exciting action
keep the pages turning." --Library Journal, starred review, on
Shadows of Self "Intrigue, politics, and conspiracies mesh
complexly in a world Sanderson realizes in satisfying depth and
peoples with impressive characters."--Booklist, on The Well of
Ascension "This mystico-metallurgical fantasy combines Vin's
coming-of-age-in-magic and its well-worm theme of revolt against
oppression with copious mutilations, a large-scale cast of thieves,
cutthroats, conniving nobles and exotic mutants." --Publishers
Weekly, on The Well of Ascension For the Stormlight Archive "I
loved this book. What else is there to say?" --Patrick Rothfuss,
New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind, on The
Way of Kings "While the recent HBO adaptation of George R.R.
Martin's "Game of Thrones" has revitalized the epic fantasy genre,
Sanderson brings enough new material to the epic fantasy format to
keep it interesting... Sanderson will not disappoint." --Vanguard
Dohlenaga, on The Way of Kings "Promising beginning to a hew
high-fantasy series. This great big book pulled me in early on the
strength of the world building, but the nicely drawn characters
drew me in further for enjoyment . . .and anticipation of the next
volume."--The San Diego Union-Tribune, on The Way of Kings "It's a
classic story of intrigue, magic, and war, with a large cast of
characters and multiple settings lovingly detailed in a way only
possible in volumes of this size. Readers will plunge into
it."--Booklist, on The Way of Kings "Sanderson's fondness for
misleading the reader and his talent for feeding out revelations
and action scenes at just the right pace will keep epic fantasy
fans intrigued."--Publishers Weekly, on The Way of Kings "Sanderson
is, if nothing else, absolutely amazing at worldbuilding."--RT Book
Reviews, on The Way of Kings "This is a great choice for fans of
Robert Jordan and Terry Brooks." --Voice of Youth Advocates, on The
Way of Kings "The best part...is the compelling, complex story of
Dalinar, Kaladin, and Shallan as they struggle though emotional,
physical, and moral challenges. Fans and lovers of epic
fantasy...will eagerly await the next volume." --Library Journal,
on The Way of Kings "I give this book my highest recommendation and
think The Way of Kings will be one of those landmark novels of Epic
Fantasy against which future novels will always be measured.
"--SFFworld.com, Rob. H. Bedford, on The Way of Kings
For Elantris "The intrigue and excitement grow steadily in this
smoothly written, perfectly balanced narrative; by the end readers
won't want to put it down....Sanderson is a writer to
watch."--Publishers Weekly, starred review "While every new fantasy
author is hailed as unique, new, and different, Brandon Sanderson's
Elantris does indeed provide an absorbing adventure in a unique,
different, and well-thought-out fantasy world, with a few nifty
twists as well."--L. E. Modesitt, Jr. "Brandon Sanderson is the
real thing--an exciting storyteller with a unique and powerful
vision. Elantris is one of the finest debuts I've seen in
years."--David Farland "Brandon Sanderson's Elantris is a
marvelous, magic monster of a book, packed full of intrigue and
daring, based around a killer high concept. When the city of the
gods becomes a city of the damned, who and what do you believe in?
The story twists and turns, characters bait traps for one another
as they vie for secular and religious power, and no one is
necessarily who or what they seem. Royal houses rise and fall, the
fate of all Humanity is in the balance, and maybe, just maybe...
the gods are coming back. All this and a genuinely touching love
story too. Elantris, the book that put epic back into
fantasy."--Simon R. Green, the NY Times bestselling author of the
Deathstalker, Nightside, and Hawk & Fisher series "Elantris,
Brandon Sanderson's excellent debut novel, is marked by vivid and
strongly drawn characters (including a memorable female character)
and ingenious plot twists that will keep the reader turning pages.
Don't miss it!"--Katherine Kurtz
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