Biography
The American writer Brandon Sanderson was famous for the cycles of fantasy novels, the actions of which occur in the fictional Universe "Cosmer". His books were repeatedly nominated for the Hugo Prize and were noted by literary critics.Childhood and youth
Brandon Saderson was born on December 19, 1975 in Lincoln, owned by the state of Nebraska, and before the majority was brought up in an ordinary American family. In childhood, the boy spent a lot of time behind the books, but the moment came when he became bored. At school, the future writer became interested in video games, but acquaintance with fantastics made a computer forcing.
In the senior classes, Brandon tried to compose such stories, but they were uninteresting, and then it was decided to receive a profession and to the Council of Mother to go to the biochemical faculty.
At the university, located far from the parents, the intentions of Sunderson quickly changed. After an academic holiday dedicated to missionary activities in South Korea, he began to study the literature and eventually received a bachelor's degree in the specialty "Creative Letter".
On the last courses, the young man settled on the position of Clerk and appreciated this work for writing at night. In student years, he graduated from seven voluminous works, but no publisher agreed to take a publication. Therefore, Brandon became a literary volunteer and began cooperation with BYU magazine.
It helped to get acquainted with modern materials and get acquainted in the reporter and writing environment. One day, the beginning the author was at the lesson of David Farland and received the advice to visit World Fantasy and Worldcon. Once on Wednesday, professional science writers, the young man met like-minded people and acquired an agent who sold the first novel.
Books
It so happened that the beginning of the professional biography of Sunderson was the Roman "Elantris", former in the chronology of writing sixth. And after the positive feedback and nomination on the John Prize V. Campbell, the publishing house bought a cycle "Original Trilogy" and released "ash and steel", "Ascension Source" and "Hero of Centuries".These works have become the beginning of the series "Born fog" and narrated the world for the world, where the ashes constantly falls from the sky and the supernatural could hang every night. In the center of the plot was the magic, which was obtained from metal, heroes - nobles, rulers and thief.
The remaining parts, published 6 years after the publication, awarded two literary premiums, also received enthusiastic reviews and rewards. Cinematographers bought the rights to the shooting of the series, the beginning of which became the film "ashes and steel".
Another religious work of the bibliography of Sunderson was a cycle called "BuShwta Archive", whose actions occur in the Universe "Cosmer" on the second planet from the Sun, having 3 moon satellites.
Sanderson's talent was appreciated, and in 2010, the widow of the senior colleague Robert Jordan instructed him to finish the stuffed series of 14 books. Having studied the notes left by the original author, the writer took up the continuation of the "wheel of the time" and created the novels "the coming storm", the "midnight tower", "Memory of Light" and a small additional story "Soul River".
Several away from his creative concept was a series of novels in the genre of science fiction, consisting of two books united by the name "Legion". This time the writer spoke about a stately and successful person, who received a letter with riddles and went to search for problems. But thanks to supernatural abilities, the hero comes out of the intricate situations and in parallel discloses crimes associated with genetic experiments and accompanied the theft of human tel.
Personal life
The personal life of Sunderson took place due to a friend of the University of Brighema Yang, who arranged him a date with Emily Bushman, in 2006 he became his legitimate wife. Before the meeting, young people together studied the course of English literature and rotated in the same students' societies, but they needed time to notice each other and in a couple of years after the wedding, to settle around the city, to build a house and acquire children.
Now the writer's family together with the three sons lives in the American Fork, located north of Lake Utah, where Brandon composes novels, and Emily works as a teacher and from time to time helps him.
In an interview with journalists, the author of numerous trilogy told that, in addition to the creation of novels, he contributes to the development of the younger generation and teaches a course of creative letters at the university. In his free time, Sunderson meets with readers and, judging by the published photo, goes to fantastic meetings.
Brandon Sanderson now
Sanderson has many plans for the future, first of all he is going to continue the series of Romanov about the Universe "Cosmer". In 2019, the writer graduated from the next book of the "Elantris" cycle and edited the last part of the "doubt" trilogy.In addition, the author subtracts the fourth work from the Bures Archive, and also prepares an outline of additional scenes and writes drafts of the 5th and 6th parts.
Bibliography
- 2005 - Elantris
- 2007 - "Hope Elantrix"
- 2012 - "Emperor's Soul"
Cycle "Original Trilogy"
- 2006 - "Sidel and Steel"
- 2007 - "Ascension Source"
- 2008 - "Hero of Centuries"
Cycle "Doubt's"
- 2011 - "Alloy and Law"
- 2015 - "Shadows of Truth"
- 2016 - "Ground Bracelets"
Cycle "BuShwet Archive"
- 2010 - "The Way of Kings"
- 2014 - "Words of Shine"
- 2017 - "Giving an oath"
Cycle "Wheel Time" (Robert Jordan)
- 2009 - "Coming Storm"
- 2010 - "Towers of midnight"
- 2013 - "Memory of Light"