On Mait was announced that A Memory of Light, originally slated to be the final book in the Wheel of Time series, will be split into three volumes.Through a compilation of three novellas, Sanderson ( The Stormlight Archive) takes readers on a science fiction thrill ride through the life and mind of a schizophrenic genius as he solves high-tech mysteries. Tor Books made the announcement December 7, 2007. Harriet asked him to complete the series after being deeply impressed by Mistborn: The Final Empire. Sanderson married on Jand is a member of the LDS church.Īfter Robert Jordan's death, Brandon Sanderson was selected by Harriet McDougal (Robert Jordan's widow), to complete the final book in Jordan's epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time. He has been nominated twice for the John W.

He was a college roommate of Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings. He earned his Master's degree in Creative Writing in 2005 from Brigham Young University, where he was on the staff of Leading Edge a semi-professional speculative fiction magazine published by the university. A Nebraska native, he currently resides in Provo, Utah. Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds includes the novellas Legion and Legion: Skin Deep, as well as a brand new Stephen Leeds novella, Lies of the Beholder.īrandon Sanderson (born December 19, 1975) is an American fantasy author. What he discovers may upend the foundation of three major world religions-and, perhaps, give him a vital clue into the true nature of his aspects. When a company hires him to recover stolen property-a camera that can allegedly take pictures of the past-Stephen finds himself in an adventure crossing oceans and fighting terrorists. His brain is getting a little crowded, and the aspects have a tendency of taking on lives of their own. He uses them to solve problems.for a price. Wherever he goes, he is joined by a team of imaginary experts to give advice, interpretation, and explanation. However, to contain all of this, his mind creates hallucinatory people-Stephen calls them aspects-to hold and manifest the information. It's his hallucinations who are mad.Ī genius of unrivaled aptitude, Stephen can learn any new skill, vocation, or art in a matter of hours.

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