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'''Janci Patterson''', sometimes referred to as '''Janci Olds''', is a novelist and collaborator with [[Brandon Sanderson]]. A friend and former student of Brandon's, she is the coauthor of the upcoming young adult novel ''[[The Worldspire|<s>Alcatraz</s> Bastille versusVersus the Evil Librarians:]]'', Theas Worldspirewell as the [[Skyward (series)|Skyward]] novellas ''.{{wob[[Sunreach]]'', ref''[[ReDawn (novella)|8860}}ReDawn]]'', and ''[[Evershore (novella)|Evershore]]''. She is also writing the ''[[Skyward Legacy]]'' books.

She provided Brandon with feedback on the ''[[Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (series)|Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians]]'' novels throughout the series.{{wob ref|7571}} The final novel in the series, ''TheBastille WorldspireVersus the Evil Librarians'', is written from [[Bastille]]'s point of view, and Brandon had difficulty settling in on her voice. He thought of Janci as a good fit to help him coauthor the book, since he was seeking a different voice but a similar tone and spirit to the rest of the series.{{wob ref|8860}} The duo worked on the novel from 2018 to 2020, with each author writing about half of the book.{{wob ref|13888}} The book was completed and sold to Tor Books in 2020,{{wob ref|13977}} and is expected to bewas published in 20212022.{{wob ref|13977}}