A devoted fanbase packed a Salt Lake City convention room for a world-famous, Utah-based author on Saturday afternoon.

Brandon Sanderson — a bestselling author who writes fantasy, sci-fi and young adult novels, including his famous “Mistborn” series — led an hour-and-a-half-long panel at FanX in which he answered fan questions, revealed new art and book editions and did a live reading.

One fan asked if Sanderson had thought of buying up Utah’s Evermore Park and bringing it back to life.

At last year’s convention, Sanderson announced that his corporation, Dragonsteel Entertainment, bought the land next to what used to be Evermore Park in Pleasant Grove, Utah, with the intent of eventually making a bookstore. The area, he said, would be called Dragonsteel Plaza.

“I get asked this a l

See Full Page