Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Winn Sanderson is an American author of high fantasy, science fiction, and young adult books. His best known novels include the Mistborn series and The Stormlight Archive, which are set in the Cosmere fictional universe. Outside of the Cosmere, he has written several young adult and juvenile series including The Reckoners, the Skyward series, and the Alcatraz series.
Background
- Born in
- Lincoln
- Educated at
- Brigham Young UniversityLincoln East High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Hugo Award for Best Novella🏆 Hugo Award for Best Related Work🏆 Whitney Awards🏆 Audie Award for Fantasy🏆 Imaginales award for best foreign-language novel
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Timeline
1975
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