Brandon Sanderson

Some of you may be familiar with the author Brandon Sanderson. He is famous for finishing The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, his The Mistborn Trilogy, or his The Way of Kings books. Regardless of if you have heard of him before, the point of this post is to make sure you understand the genius that is this man.

He is my favorite fantasy writer. I used to think of fantasy in this limited bubble full of mystical creatures in a medieval-esque setting. Lord of the Rings, The Name of the Wind, Harry Potter...etc. while I adore these books (and highly recommend them to all of you), they all felt very similar to me. Sanderson managed to redefine all of this for me.

The imagination displayed in these books and the details included are incredible. Creating new types of geography, vegetation, even setting one of these books in a steampunk setting after writing about what could be compared to the Victorian era. His books are varied and interesting.

I admit I have not read all of his books, but I plan on it.

I recommend starting out reading one of his lighter books such as the Mistborn Trilogy, Elantris, or Warbreaker if you are younger or just to get to know his writing.

If you want to jump into the most complex of his books early on, you can start out with The Way of Kings books. These are my personal favorites (although only two have been released so far.

Whatever you do, I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

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