Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance et epic fantasy

[marie.m]

A l'occasion de la sortie de son dernier livre, Words of Radiance, Brandon Sanderson a écrit un texte sur son rapport à la fantasy épique.
C'est à retrouver sur le blog de Tor.

However, after ten years in this business, I somewhat shockingly find myself to be one of the major voices for epic fantasy. I released the biggest (see, even I can’t resist the puns) fantasy book of the year last year, and will likely do so again this year. (Unless George or Pat unexpectedly slip their quarter onto the top of the arcade machine.)

So, I feel that it’s my place to talk a bit about the genre as a form, and explain a little of what I’m trying to do with it. Not because I feel the genre really needs to be defended—the number of people who enjoy epic fantasy indicates it is doing just fine without a defense—but because I think awesome things are happening in my genre right now, and I want to involve you all a little more in the behind the scenes.