“Fantasy has had some problems with being too repetitive, in my opinion. I try to read what other people are doing - and say, 'How can I add to this rather than just recycle it? How can I stand on Tolkien's shoulders rather than stand tied to his kneecaps?'”

American author of high fantasy, science fiction, and young adult fiction

Brandon Sanderson is an American author of high fantasy, science fiction, and young adult fiction. He is known for the Mistborn series and The Stormlight Archive, both set in his fictional Cosmere universe. He has also written several young adult and juvenile series outside the Cosmere, including The Reckoners, Skyward, and Alcatraz. Sanderson is also known for finishing Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time, and for creating the graphic novels White Sand and Dark One.