Sanderson

Sanderson is a surname meaning "son of Alexander," common in English-speaking countries.

Brandon Sanderson is a prolific American fantasy novelist known for elaborate magic systems and completing Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series.

The name appears in place names and businesses: Sanderson Farms, Sanderson, Texas.

author

Brandon

Masculine English name

bestseller · BYU · Mormon · podcast · Wheel of Time · completion · lectures · Kickstarter

magic-systems

Investiture

Formal conferral of authority

limitations

surname

genealogy

Study of family descent

lineage · clan · bloodline · descendants · patronymic · relatives · pedigree · ancestors · English · Scottish

worldbuilding

chasms

Deep narrow clefts

religions · ecology · geography · politics · history · interconnected

Categories
Opposites
magic system philosophy

SandersonTolkien

numinous

literary reputation and genre positioning

SandersonCormac McCarthy

literary fiction · minimalism · Alice Munro · realism · spare prose

Phrases
Family

Sanders

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Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G