I bought a $200 version of Way of Kings [1]. It is actually two books. It is nicest book I own, and I have some pretty nice books. I only did $60 for the kickstarter campaign. That gets you all the books and audio books.

Brandon does stuff for his fans. Sure he is probably quite wealthy at this point, but he is just writing books for /us/ still. He actually finishes stories and is a good guy. I freely support him with $. I know many fans feel the same way. He writes books for everyone and has some really fun stories. Reading his blog post about Audible just affirms my long support for him.

[1] https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/the-way-of-kings-l...

> That's crazy. A $41 million kickstarter - my head is exploding.

After which he turned around and used some of that money to fund other people's crowdfunding projects:

* https://www.tubefilter.com/2022/03/25/brandon-sanderson-back...

* https://winteriscoming.net/2022/03/29/brandon-sanderson-back...

Sanderson's fans are very loyal, and he has proven that he will deliver.

And just recently, commenters here were saying that no one reads complicated books any more.

(My kids read Sanderson. In volume. One of them is responsible for an average chunk of that kickstarter)

There was a lot available to buy - 4 previously unannounced books, a bunch of merch, etc. and he is a relatively popular author.