Brandon Sanderson Is Risking It All

"I'm worried," Brandon Sanderson tells me over Zoom. The shelves behind him are straining under the weight of his books. At forty-eight years old, with a new beard just beginning to turn gray, he's already one of the most successful fantasy writers in history. But today, he seems a little anxious: "If my career is going to crash and burn, this is the book that'll do it."

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