Upon his return to BYU, Sanderson became an English major, much to the dismay of his mother, who had always hoped he would become a doctor. He often says that it was during this time in Seoul, Korea that he realized that he didn't miss chemistry one bit, but he did miss writing. From 1995-1997 he took time away from his studies to serve as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. In 1994 Sanderson enrolled at Brigham Young University as a Biochemistry major. His first attempts, he says, were dreadful. He liked epic fantasy so much that he even tried his hand at writing some. He continued to be an avid reader through junior high and high school.
Sanderson thoroughly enjoyed this book, and went in search of anything similar, discovering such authors as David Eddings, Melanie Rawn, Robert Jordan, Anne McCaffrey, and Orson Scott Card. Reader, gave him Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly. This all changed in 8th grade when an astute teacher, Mrs. As a child he enjoyed reading, but he lost interest in the types of titles often suggested for him, and by junior high he never cracked a book if he could help it. A Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fictionīrandon Sanderson was born in December of 1975 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
200 Significant SF Books by Women, 1984-2001.
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