Firstborn: A Tor.Com Original

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Tor Publishing Group, Jul 20, 2010 - Fiction - 32 pages

In Brandon Sanderson's riveting "Firstborn," a Tor.com Original short story, much glory is expected of the son of a High Duke of the interstellar Empire.

And expected. And still expected, despite endless proof that young Dennison Crestmar has no talent whatsoever for war. But the life Dennison is forced to live will have its surprising lessons to impart.

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About the author (2010)

Brandon Sanderson grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. He is the author of such bestsellers as the Mistborn® trilogy and its sequels, The Alloy of Law, Shadows of Self, and The Bands of Mourning; the Stormlight Archive novels The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance; and other novels, including The Rithmatist and Steelheart. In 2013, he won a Hugo Award for Best Novella for The Emperor's Soul, set in the world of his acclaimed first novel, Elantris. Additionally, he was chosen to complete Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time® sequence. For behind-the-scenes information on all of Brandon Sanderson's books, visit brandonsanderson.com.

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TitleFirstborn: A Tor.Com Original
A Tor.Com Original
AuthorBrandon Sanderson
PublisherTor Publishing Group, 2010
ISBN1429952989, 9781429952989
Length32 pages
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