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Rithmatist, Stormblessed shirts, Religion panel video
Written by Steve
Thursday, 9 May 2013 06:20

The Rithmatist is almost here!  Tor.com has a tour schedule, review, and the first six chapters free!  Order or look for it May 14.

If you would like to show off your support for Stormblessed and The Stormlight Archive at a Rithmatist or (later this year) Words of Radiance signing, we have an update on our forum thread on how you can get a Stormblessed t-shirt.

And for our aspiring writers and people just curious about what makes fantastical fiction work (or not work), you may enjoy this panel from JordanCon 2013 – Brandon, Seanan McGuire, Stuart Jaffe, Delilah S. Dawson, Alex Bledsoe, and Anthony Taylor discuss the role of religion and spirituality in a storyteller’s toolbox.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 9 May 2013 06:22
Stormlight Archive #2 Titled!
Written by Steve
Friday, 1 March 2013 08:49

The second volume in The Stormlight Archive has its final title: Words of Radiance.  In the announcement on Tor.com, Brandon explains what went into the choice and why he didn’t use his original idea, The Book of Endless Pages.

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Last Updated on Friday, 1 March 2013 08:49
Celebration Giveaway (Bags & Bookmarks)
Written by Steve
Wednesday, 6 July 2011 04:26
Celebrating Brandon Sanderson’s Gemell Legend Award for The Way of Kings – and Stormblessed ‘s 1st birthday (July 5!), we have 2 ways for you to win a Way of Kings promotional bag (those small blue ones from Tor) and bookmark.
Last day to enter is July 11.  This is open to people from anywhere.  Some bags will be signed, some unsigned.

How to enter:
1 – Follow us on Twitter and use hashtag #stormblessed to tell something you like or would like to change about our site.
OR
2 – Join our facebook group and post on our wall something you like or would like to change about our site.  (We have not been converted to the new group format yet, so you may need to re-join later after that happens – but you can still enter and win a bag whether you want to rejoin or not)
Comments on this post will not count as an entry.
Watch your Facebook or Twitter messages next week – we’ll need your mailing address if you win!
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 July 2011 04:28
The Way of Kings Wins Gemmell Legend Award
Written by Steve
Sunday, 19 June 2011 02:55

We began hearing last night that The Way of Kings has won the David Gemmell Legend Award for Best Novel.  Congratulations to Brandon Sanderson!  He’s had several prior nominations, even getting two books on the short list at the same time both this year and last year.

Some people saw this as a surprise and an upset, given that Brandon’s other nomination this year was alongside Robert Jordan for Towers of Midnight.  That, too, is a great book, and apparently The Wheel of Time has not received a major award so far.  It certainly should have, and as a WoT fan also, I’d be very happy to see that happen.  But if Robert Jordan only won an award, at long last, for one of the volumes he didn’t get to finish, that would seem to be less credit than he’s really due.  I hope someone will give the series as a whole a shot at recognition for its contribution to the genre.

The Way of Kings, meanwhile, is fully deserving of this win.  (Naw, we’re not biased here. :)  )

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Last Updated on Monday, 20 June 2011 02:00
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