Brandon Sanderson is a #1 New York Times bestselling American author who studied English literature and creative writing at Brigham Young University before channeling his extraordinary imagination—including orchestrating the largest Kickstarter in history—into writing massive, fast-paced epic fantasy and sci-fi novels that captivate global audiences with intricate world-building, highly logical magic systems, and deeply human characters. His professional career launched in 2005 with Elantris, and he quickly became legendary for his unparalleled productivity, eventually being chosen to finish Robert Jordan’s iconic The Wheel of Time series, all while meticulously building his own interconnected literary universe known as the Cosmere.