# A Kickstarter for books just became the most funded project of all time after its first 3 days! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** books-writing-myths\ **Created:** [March 5, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kickstarter-for-books-just-became-the-most-funded-project-of-all-time-after-its-first-3-days/960498 "2022-03-05T02:24:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wjChia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wjChia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wjChia)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kickstarter-for-books-just-became-the-most-funded-project-of-all-time-after-its-first-3-days/960498/1 "2022-03-05T02:24:32Z")
I love all of the books in Brandon’s Cosmere universe, and this is just crazy! He wrote 5 extra books (that we know of) during the pandemic, and his Youtube video introducing the Kickstarter was the #1 trending video on Youtube for a time! [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-four-secret-novels-by-brandon-sanderson](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-four-secret-novels-by-brandon-sanderson) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kickstarter-for-books-just-became-the-most-funded-project-of-all-time-after-its-first-3-days/960498/2 "2022-03-05T03:44:16Z")
At 22 million just now. That seems…odd. (ETA that’s pushing towards $250 per backer average, or $50 per book.) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kickstarter-for-books-just-became-the-most-funded-project-of-all-time-after-its-first-3-days/960498/3 "2022-03-05T12:02:11Z")
I don’t think you appreciate how popular Sanderson is. He may be largely unknown to the general public, but among fantasy fans, he’s one of the most beloved authors working today. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kickstarter-for-books-just-became-the-most-funded-project-of-all-time-after-its-first-3-days/960498/4 "2022-03-05T18:53:02Z")
Look at the reward tiers. He’s selling more than just the books. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kickstarter-for-books-just-became-the-most-funded-project-of-all-time-after-its-first-3-days/960498/5 "2022-03-11T03:37:50Z")
And of course people are angry that he is successful without being an activist for their favored social movements, or may potentially support ones that they don’t like. > **[Why Brandon Sanderson's Getting Mixed Reactions to His Record-Breaking...](https://www.themarysue.com/brandon-sandersons-reactions-record-breaking-kickstarter/)** > > Brandon Sanderson announced a secret book project that reached its crowdfunding goal within 35 minutes of going live and later shattered Kickstarter records. ---
**Author:** ![wjChia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wjChia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wjChia)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kickstarter-for-books-just-became-the-most-funded-project-of-all-time-after-its-first-3-days/960498/6 "2022-03-29T15:55:14Z")
So, Brandon just teased something else for tomorrow! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8Y_zlMLh70k/maxresdefault.jpg "There's Always Another Secret...") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y_zlMLh70k)