The headline here spills the beans but it's definitely worth watching his announcement video "It's time to come clean" at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a-k6eaT-jQ" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a-k6eaT-jQ</a><p>I was certain he is announcing he's working with a team of ghost writers given his extraordinary writing speed.
I hadn't heard of Brandon Sanderson until I went to a book store in Provo, Utah. He is a very much a big deal there and had two complete bookshelves dedicated to his work. He went to BYU so there is a local connection, but it caught me by surprise because I wasn't aware of his popularity.
First time hearing about this author - what's the hacker news angle here? From what I gather it is that: 1) he's a very popular sci-fi/fantasy writer, 2) it's an incredible amount of funding for a kickstarter campaign<p>I'm genuinely interested - for someone new to his work, where is a good book to start?<p>Edit: as mentioned in other comments: <a href="https://www.brandonsanderson.com/where-do-i-start/" rel="nofollow">https://www.brandonsanderson.com/where-do-i-start/</a>
I saw the update video yesterday and he mentioned the video scheduled for today. I hoped it wouldn't be a hiatus or a we can't finish Stormlight.<p>It was handled well.
Why is this blowing up so much? It’s been on the frontpage of /r/fantasy since it happened, and now here. I mean, I like Sanderson, and I might eventually read those 4 novels, but isn’t this just an announcement of 4 unnamed novels in 2023? And nothing else?<p>I feel like I’m missing something here, or maybe everyone else is just way more of a Sanderson fan than I am ;)