Biography
Brandon Winn Sanderson (born December 19, 1975) is an American author of fantasy and science fiction, including works for young adults. His novels include the "Mistborn" series and "The Stormlight Archive", which are part of the fictional universe known as the Cosmere. Outside the Cosmere, he has written several series for young adults and younger readers, including "The Reckoners", the "Skyward" series, and the "Alcatraz" series. He also completed author Robert Jordan's high fantasy series "The Wheel of Time" following Jordan's death. Sanderson has co-created the graphic novels "White Sand" and "Dark One".
Sanderson developed a set of principles known as Sanderson's Laws of Magic, which discuss the design and use of magic systems in fiction and distinguish between "hard" and "soft" magic systems.
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In 2008, Sanderson founded the creative writing podcast "Writing Excuses" with horror writer Dan Wells and cartoonist Howard Tayler. In 2022, Sanderson and Wells launched the podcast "Intentionally Blank", which covers writing and topics related to popular culture.
Sanderson's work has received numerous award nominations and awards. He is known for a high volume of literary output and had published 71 books by 2023. Several of his books have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list. In March 2022, Sanderson launched a Kickstarter campaign to self-publish four novels. The campaign received 185,341 backers and raised US$41,754,153. In January 2026, Apple acquired the film and television rights to Sanderson's Cosmere universe in a deal that granted Sanderson extensive creative control over adaptations.
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