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It's been a while, but I have some interesting news from the SFWA site (thanks to Charlie for sharing):
Tor Books announced today that novelist Brandon Sanderson has been chosen to finish the final novel in Robert Jordan's best selling Wheel of Time fantasy series. Robert Jordan died September 16th after a battle with the rare blood disease amyloidosis.
The new novel, A Memory of Light, will be the twelfth and final book in the fantasy series which has sold over 14 million copies in North America and over 30 million copies worldwide. The last four books in the series were all #1 New York Times bestsellers, and for over decade fans have been awaiting the final novel that would bring the epic story to its conclusion.
Jordan had known the ending of the series for a long time and, according to a blog posting by his cousin, Wilson W. Grooms, Jr., had a few months ago revealed secret details about the end of the series to close members of his family which he had never discussed before.
Delivery of the manuscript is scheduled for December 2008, with a planned publication in Fall 2009.
Posted December 10, 2007; see full article at the SFWA site.
Good luck, Brandon!(posted on behalf of Brandon Sanderson)
Brandon's Book Tour News!
A quick note here--not a real newsletter--for those of you on the Brandon Sanderson mailing list. I'm on book tour on the west coast right now, and I thought I'd fire off the list of dates. I apologize for not sending this sooner; also, forgive me for blasting some of you with both this and a personal invitation. I'm not trying to spam; I just want to get the word out!
Upcoming dates:
Monday, October 8th: 7 PM: San Francisco
Borderlands Books.
866 Valencia St.
San Francisco CA 94110
Tuesday, October 9th 2 PM: California
Borders Express
6157 Sunrise Mall
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
Phone: 916.969.7877
Wednesday, October 10th 7 PM: Oregon
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd.
Beaverton, OR 97005
Phone: 503.352.0665
Thursday, October 11th 7 PM: Washington
Borders Express
8700 NE Vancouver Mall Drive
Vancouver, WA 98662
Phone: 360.892.6677
Friday, October 12th 7 PM: Washington
University Bookstore
4326 University Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: 206.634.340 Toll Free: 1.800.335.READ
Saturday, October 13th 1 PM: Washington
Barnes & Noble
5711 Main Street Southwest
Lakewood, WA 98499
Phone: 253.983.0852
Sunday, October 14th: Day Off
Monday, October 15th 7 PM: Idaho
Borders
350 N. Milwaukee St.
Boise, ID 83704
Phone: 208.322.6668
Tuesday, October 16th 4 PM: Idaho
Waldenbooks
Pine Ridge Mall
4155 Yellowstone Ave
Pocatello, ID 83202
Phone: 208.237.9785
Tuesday, October 16th 7 PM: Idaho
Barnes & Noble
Grand Teton Mall
2300 East 17th Street Suite #1101
Idaho Falls, ID 83404
Phone: 208.552.1452
Wednesday, October 17th PM: Utah
Waldenbooks
1300 N Main St
Logan, UT 84341
Phone: 435.753.2590
Wednesday, October 17th 7 PM: Utah
Borders
1050 N Main St
Logan, UT 84341
Phone: 435.787.0678
Thursday, October 18th 7 PM: Utah
Barnes & Noble
1780 Woodland Park Dr
Layton, UT 84041
Phone: 801.773.9973
Friday, October 19th 7 PM: Utah
Barnes & Noble
7157 South Plaza Center Drive
West Jordan, UT 84084
Phone: 801.282.1324
Saturday, October 20th 1 PM: Utah (Brandon only)
Barnes & Noble
University Crossings Plaza
330 East 1300 South
Orem, UT 84058
Phone: 801.229.1611
Like last year, I'm touring with author David Farland, of the Runelords series. East coast folks, I'm sorry to not make it your direction. I'm trying to get out there this Christmas season. We'll see what happens!
Best,
A quick note here--not a real newsletter--for those of you on the Brandon Sanderson mailing list. I'm on book tour on the west coast right now, and I thought I'd fire off the list of dates. I apologize for not sending this sooner; also, forgive me for blasting some of you with both this and a personal invitation. I'm not trying to spam; I just want to get the word out!
Upcoming dates:
Monday, October 8th: 7 PM: San Francisco
Borderlands Books.
866 Valencia St.
San Francisco CA 94110
Tuesday, October 9th 2 PM: California
Borders Express
6157 Sunrise Mall
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
Phone: 916.969.7877
Wednesday, October 10th 7 PM: Oregon
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd.
Beaverton, OR 97005
Phone: 503.352.0665
Thursday, October 11th 7 PM: Washington
Borders Express
8700 NE Vancouver Mall Drive
Vancouver, WA 98662
Phone: 360.892.6677
Friday, October 12th 7 PM: Washington
University Bookstore
4326 University Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: 206.634.340 Toll Free: 1.800.335.READ
Saturday, October 13th 1 PM: Washington
Barnes & Noble
5711 Main Street Southwest
Lakewood, WA 98499
Phone: 253.983.0852
Sunday, October 14th: Day Off
Monday, October 15th 7 PM: Idaho
Borders
350 N. Milwaukee St.
Boise, ID 83704
Phone: 208.322.6668
Tuesday, October 16th 4 PM: Idaho
Waldenbooks
Pine Ridge Mall
4155 Yellowstone Ave
Pocatello, ID 83202
Phone: 208.237.9785
Tuesday, October 16th 7 PM: Idaho
Barnes & Noble
Grand Teton Mall
2300 East 17th Street Suite #1101
Idaho Falls, ID 83404
Phone: 208.552.1452
Wednesday, October 17th PM: Utah
Waldenbooks
1300 N Main St
Logan, UT 84341
Phone: 435.753.2590
Wednesday, October 17th 7 PM: Utah
Borders
1050 N Main St
Logan, UT 84341
Phone: 435.787.0678
Thursday, October 18th 7 PM: Utah
Barnes & Noble
1780 Woodland Park Dr
Layton, UT 84041
Phone: 801.773.9973
Friday, October 19th 7 PM: Utah
Barnes & Noble
7157 South Plaza Center Drive
West Jordan, UT 84084
Phone: 801.282.1324
Saturday, October 20th 1 PM: Utah (Brandon only)
Barnes & Noble
University Crossings Plaza
330 East 1300 South
Orem, UT 84058
Phone: 801.229.1611
Like last year, I'm touring with author David Farland, of the Runelords series. East coast folks, I'm sorry to not make it your direction. I'm trying to get out there this Christmas season. We'll see what happens!
Best,
Brandon
The Hugo Awards have a new website. They will be announcing the 2007 winners on September 1, 2007 after being announced and presented at the 2007 Worldcon held in Yokohama, Japan over labor Day weekend. You can also find lists of past winners, and info about the John W. Campbell Award.
Check it out!
Okay, so it's only $0.49. Still if you want a little more detail on the world of Elantris, (by Brandon Sanderson), this is a very inexpensive way to get some additional information beyond the content of the book. You can find it on Amazon.com, under The Hope of Elantris.
It's a good little read.
Brandon Sanderson's pre-release party for the second Mistborn book, The Well of Ascension, at the Provo Waldenbooks was a great success. Everyone who came and purchased one of the new books had it signed and numbered by Sanderson. Waldenbooks also had copies of Elantris (in hardcover and paperback) and the first Mistborn book (Mistborn: The Final Empire, in paperback) on hand for anyone who wanted one.
The line stretched out the door, across the bridge, and around the corner, eventually holding 150-200 people (the line ended back by that Pepsi machine in the back of the picture by the palm tree).Waldenbooks ended up selling between 130-150 books--I lost count after I got through the line (books #121 and #122), and there were 20 or so people after me. Some fans purchased as many as five books (I saw one person carrying that many to the register after Sanderson signed them).
After the signing, Sanderson answered several questions from the gathered fans about tips for getting published, finding an agent, and what to expect when trying to break into the writer's market. After the questions and answers, he drew out the winners of the raffle, the first prize being an edited copy of the third Mistborn novel (left) which isn't due out for another year. Four other lucky winners received gift cards from Waldenbooks. 
Also at the signing was Isaac Stewart (right), the illustrator for the maps and internal ornaments found in both Mistborn books. He also signed all of the books and spoke with people at the release party.
Eric James Stone (left, watching Sanderson sign books) was at the event and told me that he has a story ("Premature Emergence" according to his bibliography page) coming out in Jim Baen's Universe in February 2008, and that he just sold a story to Analog, though he doesn't yet know the issue in which the story will appear. Keep an eye on this blog for more information as I find out. On a "that's just cool" note, Stone was wearing a "Mistborn Llamas" t-shirt.
July 2007
Wizards of the Coast, July 2007
The Great and Terrible, Volume 4: Fury and Light
Chris Stewart
Deseret Book, July 2007
Mistborn: The Final Empire (paperback)
Tor, July 31, 2007
August 2007
Mistborn: The Well of Ascension (hardcover)
Brandon Sanderson
Tor, August 21, 2007
The Crystal Locket: The Key to the Portals of Time
Julia Lawrence
Brushfire Press, August 2007
September 2007
Worldbinder
Tor, September 4, 2007
The Candy Shop War
Shadow Mountain, September 11, 2007
Bloomsbury, September 18, 2007
October 2007
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
Brandon Sanderson
Scholastic, October 1, 2007
Obert Skye
Shadow Mountain, October 1, 2007
Moon without Magic
Michael O. Tunnell
Dutton, October 4, 2007
Tunnel was just named to the Newbery committee
2007 (unconfirmed)
Song of the Dragon
Daw Books, 2007 (unconfirmed)
January 2008
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow
Jessica Day George
Bloomsbury, January 8, 2008
April 2008
The Journal of Curious Letters
James Dashner
Shadow Mountain, April 2008
May 2008
Pax Dakota
Ken Rand
Five Star, May 2008
The cover art is by Alan M. Clark
2008 (unconfirmed)
Dark Memories
Jeffrey S. Savage
Covenant Communications, 2008
Farworld Book 1: Water
Jeffrey S. Savage
Shadow Mountain, 2008
Thanks to Marny and Jani for the information!
For any of you who don't already get Brandon's newsletter. If you don't get it and want to, feel free to go to http://brandonsanderson.com/ and sign up for it. Brandon doesn't share your email, and he doesn't spam you, so no worries there.
Hopefully I'll see some of you at his pre-release party on August 18 at the Provo Waldenbooks. It's in the Provo Towne Centre Mall, which is just off the University Avenue exit in East Bay (an area of south Provo). Their phone number and address are below:
Waldenbooks
1200 Town Centre Blvd
Provo, UT 84601
Phone: 801.852.0015
--
Joe
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Brandon Sanderson
Date: Jul 18, 2007 4:43 PM
BRANDON SANDERSON NEWSLETTER
A NOTE FROM BRANDON
Greetings! Welcome to the newsletter for Summer 2007. You're getting this because you signed up for it on my website. If you don't want to get these in the future, just reply to it and let us know.
There's a lot going on in my life, and much is covered below. Many of you may know I got married last year, and my wonderful wife is finding a way to help out by taking over newsletter duties. There will still be a note from me in each of these, but she'll be doing the rest of the work. Hopefully, this will mean I get them out more often than
once a year!
Two things I want to mention of particular note for those of you in the Utah area. First off, have a look at the Harry Potter signing below. Since I want a copy of book seven myself, I figured I might as well do a signing that evening. I'll be at the Borders in Provo (at the shops at Riverwoods) from about 11-1. (Yes, in the morning.)
I'll be doing readings, chatting with people, and hopefully will make waiting for HP to finally come out a more enjoyable experience. If you are planning on getting a book that night, come see me! I'll have hardback copies of both Elantris and Mistborn for your collection.
The other thing that is really important is the Mistborn 2 pre-release. Last year, the MB 1 pre-release was a huge event--with hundreds of people attending--and I'd sure like to make this one equally successful. If you live in Utah, give the Waldenbooks a call and have them reserve you a copy. (It doesn't cost anything; we just want a good count of how many to order.) I will be bringing prizes to give away, including things like draft versions of my books and other collector's items. Don't miss it! We'll be doing the official signing on August 18th (Saturday) from 6-8 at the Waldenbooks in the Provo Towne Centre Mall. Everyone who calls and reserves a copy gets a numbered edition! It's the only way to get one!
CAMPBELL AWARD NOMINATION
Brandon was nominated again this year for the John W. Campbell Best New Writer Award. Other eligible authors include Scott Lynch for LIES OF LOCK LAMORIA, Sarah Monette, author of MELUSINE, short story writer Lawrence M. Schoen, and Naomi Novik with HIS MAGESTY'S DRAGON. The Campbell will be presented at The 65th World Science Fiction Convention held August 30th - September 3rd, 2007 in Yokohama, Japan.
NEW BUSINESS
Many have found that incorporating is a good way to deal with the sometimes-chaotic business of being a self-employed author. For this reason, we recently created an S-corp, which is why readers may begin to see the name DRAGONSTEEL ENTERTAINMENT associated with the works of Brandon Sanderson.
BABY BOY
Brandon and his wife are expecting a baby boy, due on November 2nd. Since he will be the first grandchild for Brandon's parents, and the 2nd grandson for Emily's parents, (who have 8 granddaughters) the poor kid is going to be spoiled rotten!
UPCOMING EVENTS
7/20/07 10PM Borders (Riverwoods-4801 N University Ave Provo, UT)
Brandon will be doing a reading of unpublished material, as well as signing his books, and visiting with readers to help while away the wait during the Harry Potter 7 release.
7/31/07
MISTBORN: THE FINAL EMPIRE available in paperback
8/18/07 6-8PM Waldenbooks (Provo Towne Center)
Pre-release event for MISTBORN: THE WELL OF ASCENSION
8/21/07
MISTBORN: THE WELL OF ASCENSION released by Tor
10/1/07
ALCATRAZ VS. THE EVIL LIBRARIANS released by Scholastic
This is the first book in the series that Brandon is writing for younger readers.
10/1/07-10/20/07 Tour de Tor
Brandon and David Farland will travel the West coast to do signings, school visits, and the like. Tentative stops include: Las Vegas NV 10/1, San Diego CA 10/2, Los Angeles 10/3, Fresno 10/4, San Francisco 10/5, Sacramento 10/6, San Francisco 10/8, Sacramento 10/9, Portland OR 10/10 & 10/11, Seattle WA 10/12 & 10/13, Boise ID 10/15, Idaho Falls 10/16, Logan UT 10/17, Layton 10/18, Salt Lake 10/19, St. George 10/20.
