
He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds includes the novellas Legion and Legion: Skin Deep, published together for the first time, as well as a brand new Stephen Leeds novella, Lies of the Beholder.īrandon Sanderson grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. What he discovers may upend the foundation of three major world religions-and, perhaps, give him a vital clue into the true nature of his aspects.


When a company hires him to recover stolen property-a camera that can allegedly take pictures of the past-Stephen finds himself in an adventure crossing oceans and fighting terrorists. His brain is getting a little crowded and the aspects have a tendency of taking on lives of their own. Wherever he goes, he is joined by a team of imaginary experts to give advice, interpretation, and explanation. However, to contain all of this, his mind creates hallucinatory people-Stephen calls them aspects-to hold and manifest the information. It's his hallucinations who are mad.Ī genius of unrivaled aptitude, Stephen can learn any new skill, vocation, or art in a matter of hours.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes a new novella collection, including a brand new, never-been-published story.
