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Interview #428: BarnesandNoble.com Book Club Q&A with Brandon Sanderson, Entry #8

carmen22

Who or what was your inspiration to start writing fantasy?

Brandon Sanderson

When I was 14, I discovered the fantasy genre through Barbara Hambly’s Dragonsbane . After her, I read McCaffrey and Rawn. They are really the ones who inspired me to start. When Robert Jordan’s books came along, I was done for. ;)

carmen22

Which of your books is your favorite?

Brandon Sanderson

Tough call. Right now, Warbreaker is the best written—though The Gathering Storm is better, I think. I think that The Way of Kings will be awesome too. But you didn’t ask for the best, you asked for my favorite. In that case, I’d probably have to say Elantris , as it was my first.

carmen22

Which of your characters is your favorite?

Brandon Sanderson

Tie between Lightsong and Vin.

carmen22

Were books a natural part of your childhood?

Brandon Sanderson

Unlike a lot of writers, I wasn’t a big reader when I was younger. I came to it late, when I was in eighth grade. Until then, none of the books (mostly ones about boys with pet dogs) that people had given me worked. And then I discovered fantasy. From then on, you never found me without a book. Often two or three.

carmen22

And do you have a favorite book or author?

Brandon Sanderson

Right now, Pratchett is my favorite living author. Jordan was my favorite for a long, long time. I’d add the original three ladies—McCaffrey, Rawn, and Hambly—to that as well, as they were the ones to get me into this genre.

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