faqsite | Brandon Sanderson

I’ve heard you are a practicing member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. What are your opinions on gay rights, particularly in light of the church’s controversial relationship to the LGBTQ+ community? (Also related: Do you still agree with the views you expressed in 2008 in your essay about Dumbledore’s homosexuality?)
- March 30, 2023
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I am a practicing and faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As part of that, I support the leaders of the church, accept them as my spiritual advisors, and believe they are led by God. That said, on the position of gay rights, I…
Is There Sex And Violence In Your Books That Might Be Inappropriate For Teens Or Younger Readers
- October 20, 2018
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Violence: Alcatraz and the Rithmatist are the least violent. Steelheart is nearly as violent as Brandon’s adult books, and may be considered more violent by some since Steelheart’s violence uses guns and the other books largely have magical violence or swords. The Mistborn books were originally written for an adult audience, but…
If I’m Listening To An Audiobook, Where Can I Find The Art?
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Go to my homepage, www.brandonsanderson.com and click on the Artwork tab. Choose the book or series and it will take you to a gallery of the art in the books.
What Do You Think Of Your Audiobooks?
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I think Michael Kramer and Kate Reading did a great job narrating the book and creating voices for each of the characters but I wanted to know what you thought about it. Do you feel like the characters were portrayed accurately based on your original ideas for them? I asked…
Will You Ever Make An Encyclopedia Of _____ Series?
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The Stormlight archive is a very big book. Do you have plans of including a glossary that’s more expansive than the Ars Arcanum? If I do make a glossary, it will probably be on my website. Perhaps I’ll be able to slip in a longer glossary into future books. The…
What If I Find A Typo In One Of Your Books?
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The copy of Warbreaker, online, and any preview chapters we put up for other books are not the final version of the book that got published. They have gone through proofreading since then, and the product in stores should have a lot of the errors corrected. If you find errors…
What Do The Progress Bars At The Top Of Your Website Mean?
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Can you elaborate on the progress bar in regards to individual books and the steps it takes for one to be complete? For instance, as I am writing this, the WoR 6th draft, copyedit, and 2nd proofs are 100% and the Steelheart book 2 is 63%. Can you please explain…
Do You Have Any Graphic Novels?
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Indeed I do. My book White Sand is released in graphic novel format. Look for more info in the White Sand section of the FAQ.
Where Can I See Some Of Your Short Stories?
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If you’ve looked at the size of my books, you can tell that I’m not especially good at short fiction. Most things just tend to balloon into bigger projects. I have written some that I’m pleased with. You can find several of them for free on my website’s Short Fiction section, or…
Will You Ever Publish Your Unpublished Novels?
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Some backstory might help you all. I began writing in earnest in 1997. During those years, I shared the books I wrote with a group of friends. This group worked with me on The Leading Edge, a science fiction fanzine/semiprozine at BYU. Eventually, once we graduated, we founded the Timewaster’s…