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Prolific fantasy author Brandon Sanderson has just broken the Kickstarter record<\/a> for the most successful crowdfunded project of all time, cracking the $20,338,986 milestone set by the Pebble Time all the way back in 2015<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Sanderson\u2019s achievement isn\u2019t just notable for the sheer amount of money raised but for the speed. The project \u2014 for four new novels that the author wrote in secret over the course of the pandemic \u2014 was announced on Tuesday, March 1st and broke the record by early Friday morning, March 4th. <\/p>\n

The project\u2019s original goal was to raise $1,000,000 in 30 days; Sanderson hit that number in around 35 minutes, according to The New York Times<\/em><\/a>. The campaign currently exceeds 82,000 backers and still has 27 days to raise additional contributions. The Pebble Time ended its record-setting campaign with contributions from 78,471 backers.<\/p>\n

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The top three most funded kickstarters in history from left to right. <\/em><\/figcaption>Image: Kickstarter<\/cite><\/p>\n

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There are actually two halves to the Kickstarter project: the aforementioned four novels, which Sanderson will be releasing directly to fans on a quarterly basis throughout 2023 in ebook, print, or audiobook formats; and a larger \u201cYear of Sanderson\u201d subscription box that pairs the four book drops with an additional eight boxes of swag themed across different Sanderson series and novels. <\/p>\n

Pledges start at $40 for just the four ebooks, $160 for hardcovers, $360 for ebooks and the rest of the swag, and a full $500 for the four books in all three formats and the eight swag boxes. <\/p>\n

Sanderson is one of the science-fiction and fantasy genre\u2019s most prolific modern writers, famous for the sheer speed at which he churns out new books across his various series (often in comparison to the glacial pace of other popular writers like George R.R. Martin or Patrick Rothfuss), as well as the varied and intricate magic systems across his books. He also rose to prominence for his work in finishing the final three books of the Wheel of Time<\/em> series following the death of original author Robert Jordan. <\/p>\n

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