This fantasy series was first published in 1990, and that marked a beginning for many readers, including Lincoln native and current author of the series Brandon Sanderson.
“I picked up the books in 1990,” Sanderson said. “The series has basically been a part of all my life.”
Sanderson struggled as a reader as he was growing up. This was something his English teacher at Lincoln East Junior/Senior High School, where he graduated in the early 1990s, noticed and wanted to change. She assigned to him a book report and asked him to choose a story from her bookshelf—to make sure she was familiar with it. Sanderson chose Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly, and his life as a fantasy reader/author began.
The next summer, Sanderson discovered the The Wheel of Time series, which he felt emotionally attached to and of which he felt a sense of ownership.
“The Wheel of Time is the series that I discovered and I said, ‘This is mine,’” Sanderson said. “I thought it was an undiscovered gem, and I bought them all as soon as they came out.”
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