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Fantasy writer Brandon Sanderson has retained rare control over screen adaptations of his Cosmere universe

  • Written by: Cassie Brummitt, Assistant Professor in Film and Television Studies, University of Nottingham
Fantasy writer Brandon Sanderson has retained rare control over screen adaptations of his Cosmere universe

Have you heard of the writer Brandon Sanderson? If you’ve not, you’re sure to soon as a major deal with AppleTV signals that his writing could be a big new fantasy franchise that everyone will be talking about.

Sanderson is best known for his expansive literary universe, the Cosmere, with books set on various planets that manifest...

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