Brandon Sanderson is the real thing-an exciting storyteller with a unique and powerful vision. ELANTRIS is one of the finest debuts I've seen in years.

I'd like to emphasize that when a reader finishes a great novel, he will immediately begin looking for another. If someone loves your book, it increases the chance that he or she will look at mine. So there is no competition between writers. Another writer's success helps build a larger readership for all of us.

Brandon Sanderson is the real thing-an exciting storyteller with a unique and powerful vision. ELANTRIS is one of the finest debuts I've seen in years.

But everyone has a touch of madness, and those who can't admit it are usually farther gone than the rest of us.

Whatever your favorite genre is, you can probably trace your love for it back to one single book that really moved you.

Pay attention to the sound of words.

I warn you, the trip will not be easy. Once you choose to walk in the light, your path will lead you places you do not want to go.