Brandon Sanderson grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University and lives in Provo, Utah, with his wife, Emily, and son, Joel.
Many say Robert Jordan was the greatest fantasy author of our time. His untimely death at age 58 in 2007 left his masterful "Wheel of Time" epic unfinished. His widow and longtime editor Harriet McDougal handpicked bestselling author Brandon Sanderson to complete the Wheel of Time. With access to Jordan's papers, recordings, and notes, Sanderson realized the final book would have to be three books - the first of the series-ending trilogy is called "The Gathering Storm." We talked with both Brandon Sanderson and Harriet McDougal at a recent bookstore event near Baltimore.
Above all, [Pauline Bonaparte] was a character. I think it's an American term, "a piece of work." I mean, she was a piece of work!
