Brandon Sanderson asks who actually wrote MrBeast's The Most Dangerous Games

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Brandon Sanderson said on his Intentionally Blank podcast that he is curious who the ghostwriter was for MrBeast's book The Most Dangerous Games and that he would like them to be credited, IGN reported on Oct 22, 2026. Sanderson described how he approaches co-authoring and said this differs from being an editor, citing his recent work on Blightfall, according to IGN. He also said "It doesn't feel like a James Patterson book," the report added. IGN's article noted it seems unlikely MrBeast wrote the book himself, and did not report any confirmation of the ghostwriter's identity or a change to credits.

• What happened: Brandon Sanderson told his podcast Intentionally Blank that he is curious who the ghostwriter for MrBeast's The Most Dangerous Games was and said he would love for that person to be credited, as reported by IGN on Oct 22, 2026.
• Why it matters: According to IGN, Sanderson framed the question around authorship and credit, and contrasted his own co-authoring process with his role as an editor when discussing the recent Blightfall collaboration.
• Context: IGN reported Sanderson's remark "It doesn't feel like a James Patterson book" and added that "it seems pretty unlikely" MrBeast wrote the book himself; the article did not identify a confirmed ghostwriter.
• What next: IGN did not report any confirmed identity for a ghostwriter or any announced change to author credits, so no confirmation of next steps is available from the supplied report.