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Interview #1133: Chicago, Entry #74

Question

Do you have any good book recommendations?

Brandon Sanderson

Sure, what kind of book do you like?

Question

I like your books, I like the Rothfuss books–

Brandon Sanderson

Okay.

Question

Jim Butcher’s, big fan of that…

Brandon Sanderson

Okay, have you read Brent Weeks?

Question

I have not.

Brandon Sanderson

Brent Weeks is pretty good, Lightbringer is the one you want to get. I think they are better than his first series. I would also recommend– Let’s see… Brian McClellan, who was my student, who is writing books and they are very good.

Question

What are those called?

Brandon Sanderson

The Promise of Blood, is the first one. It’s just called Promise of Blood.

Question

I think I saw that on Amazon, I was looking at that.

Brandon Sanderson

It’s flintlock fantasy which means gunpowder, early gunpowder fantasy stuff and it’s awesome. Those are both great. I read Naomi Novik’s– ???: […]

Brandon Sanderson

He’s already read Rothfuss. Naomi Novik’s books are very good as well.

Question

Have you read the one that comes out in July?

Brandon Sanderson

I’ve read it! I did, it’s so good!

Question

YES!

Argent

Oh you are the worst.

Question

It’s /so good/.

Brandon Sanderson

It’s really, really good. It’s–

Question

What was the name of that one?

Brandon Sanderson

It’s called Uprooted, it’s like a dark fairy tale, but less fairy tale and more epic fantasy.

Question

[…] I don’t like grown up books so the fact I–

Brandon Sanderson

It’s /totally/ YA. She’s– Or it’s New Adult. It’s /totally/ New Adult. Even though they’re not publishing it that, that book totally reads like New Adult.

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