The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies

Have y'all  seen the art in  The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England ? It's gorgeous! In this episode, the SICS hosts take a look at all of Steve Argyle's amazing artwork in the second of Brandon Sanderson's Secret Projects this year. ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/160HeVAYJlX-4hKoAlG0XXY_AfAZoXDRP9yReH_yAkuk/edit?usp=sharing...

Secret Project #2 is OUT! In this episode, Amy, Jordan, and Bill give their initial reactions to Secret Project #2, The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England ! ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sOGV7HgexpLEEUJppJMbMIboHFILR9Q8K7U_If7EpLc/edit?usp=sharing ___ You can support The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies by becomin...

Brandon Sanderson has a habit of building his own spins on fantasy creatures, and kandra are among his most fascinating creations. In this episode, Bill, Amy, and Jordan discuss the various kandra we've seen, as well as how their society seems to have evolved over the course of the Cosmere. ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h3Z5F3uJbdLjJxJ0yMf6D4z...

It's been about three years since the Knights Radiant Order Quiz was released, and we thought it might be a good idea to take them again alongside our listeners and see if anything has changed. And the results were interesting! Some things changed, some stayed exactly the same, and some results were completely unexpected! Have you retaken it? Did you take it the first time? We'd love to hear your...

Yes, we realize we've already done an episode about the correspondence between Hoid and Harmony. But since the release of  The Lost Metal , the final entry into Era 2 of Brandon Sanderson's  Mistborn series, some of that correspondence may ring a little bit differently. Join Bill, Amy, and Jordan as they talk and theorize about what little nuggets could potentially be gleaned in this new context....

We've started to get some glimpses into what's in store for the Cosmere in the "future" era. Several of Brandon's recent books have either taken place in or given clues as to what could start showing up as the Cosmere's timeline progresses. In this episode, the SICS crew discuss and speculate on what that future might look like. ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://docs.google....

The SICS crew is back for more  Tress of the Emerald Sea , and we hope you are too! In this second part of our discussion of the newest entry into Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere, we dig into the worldbuilding and mechanics of the magic systems. There's  so much packed into this (comparatively) short book! ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14dwEqcSzSCr...

Secret Project #1, aka  Tress of the Emerald Sea , is out, and the SICS host are excited to talk about it! It's a buckswashling adventure on the high seas, full of romance, whimsy (with a lower-case W, so don't freak out, although how awesome would  that be?), and juicy nuggets of Cosmere lore! Find this week's Cosmere Thing of the Week here: https://youtu.be/MoKu3211zpI ___ This episode's show no...

It's the Year of Sanderson! The State of the Sanderson has arrived, and The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies has lots to say about it! Every year, typically on Koloss Head-Munching Day (which just coincidentally happens to fall on Brandon's birthday, December 19th), Brandon Sanderson releases the annual State of the Sanderson post. Over the years, it's grown into a large, greatly anticipa...

It's the most munchingest time of the year! Koloss Head-Munching Day comes but once a year, every December 19th, which also happens, by pure coincidence, to be the birthday of the man who started this whole crazy avalanche, Brandon Sanderson! While the SICS crew were planning to discuss the 2022 State of the Sanderson, it has sadly been slightly delayed. So instead, we discussed the livestream Bra...

The End...? The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies crew is back, and we're starting our larger discussion of  The Lost Metal , by Brandon Sanderson, at the very... end. (Sorry, Maria von Trapp.) There's all SORTS of epilogue juiciness going on in this book, and we're excited to break it down, one piece at a time. ___ This week's Cosmere Thing of the Week: https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginaryc...

This bonus episode of The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies was recorded LIVE at Dragonsteel 2022 at the Salt Palace convention center in Salt Lake City, Utah! At the recording, we asked members of the live audience to come up and present their Aluminum Foil Hat Theories about just what in the world was going on in the Cosmere! Aspects of some of these predictions have already been proven...

Okay... let's talk about the Lost Metal! This week's Cosmere Thing of the Week: ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CTp8IaCQ_2-SwLir1Q2B5Y0RsOte-0H2CekqW4O0zMM/edit?usp=sharing ___ You can support The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies by becoming a Patron at http://www.patreon.com/cosmerestudies SICS patrons make the show possible and gain a...

It's time! The release of  The Lost Metal , the final book in Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn Era 2, is imminent! In less than a week, we'll be at Dragonsteel 2022 and actually holding our copies in our hands! But first, we have to test our predictive mettle against each other  and our returning guest host, Steve from the Read and Find Out YouTube channel! Jordan says he's a scientist, but we think h...

Just how deep does this rabbit hole go? Bill, Jordan, and Amy continue their chat about the preview chapters that Brandon Sanderson has released for  The Lost Metal , the final book in Mistborn Era 2. They're talking about Chapters 9-13 this time, and that's all the description you're going to get, because SPOILERS! This week's Cosmere Thing of the Week: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cosmere/comments/y...

We're going even deeper! In this episode of  The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies , the SICS crew continue their discussion of the preview chapters of  The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson, talking about Chapters 3-8. This week's Cosmere Thing of the Week: https://www.reddit.com/r/Mistborn/comments/xz9gm0/i_finally_finished_the_fanart_of_vin_i_posted_a/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&co...

It's almost time! As we get closer to the long-awaited release of  The Lost Metal , the final book in Era 2 of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series, Brandon has started to release preview chapters of the book. In this episode, the SICS hosts discuss the newly-released Prologue, as well as Chapters 1 and 2. So what's been going on in Scadrial since we last visited? What are Wax, Wayne, Steris, Maras...

Today is a bit of a different episode where we examine the effect of growing up in the shadow of giants through the lenses of Vin and Elhokar growing up under the shadows of Kelsier and Gavilar. This video is a bit bare bones on the setup because Bill's computer has decided to overheat making editing in things like the outro and better audio. Once we get his computer back up and running, we'll get...

It's another art-based episode! (People listening to the audio version of the show should still be able to appreciate it, though.) In this episode, the SICS crew takes a look at all the different art in Book 4 of Brandon Sanderson's  The Stormlight Archive: Rhythm of War . Seriously, the art in this thing is stunning! This week's Cosmere Thing of the Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LCxdkdpe...

The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies is diving into the murky waters of parenting! In this episode, Amy (the only one of us with kids) takes the reins to lead a discussion on the huge variety of parenting relationships across the Cosmere. This week's Cosmere Thing of the Week: https://twitter.com/Seruji/status/1555309134790139906 ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://do...

Remember the time when there was that really epic duel in  Words of Radiance? Yeah... that was awesome. In this episode, Jordan, Amy, and Bill talk about what many consider to be the most epic scene in the entire Cosmere. (Though there's definitely several other contenders for that title!) Honestly, we may not be able to do it justice... "but [we]'ll see what [we] can do." ___ This episode's show...

Steve from the  Read and Find Out YouTube channel joins the Cosmere Studies crew for a dive into all the Cosmere connections that are going on in the background of our favorite series. Because seriously,  what's going on back there!? This episode was sponsored by ANDi. Visit http://www.shopandi.com and use the promo code SICS25 to save 25% on your first order! ___ This episode's show notes can be...

The SICS crew is  finally getting to that mailbag! What's up with silver in the Cosmere? And how do you quantify power in Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere? No children were harmed in the production of this episode. What are your theories or Cosmere concepts that you'd like us to discuss in a future episode? Let us know at cosmerestudies@gmail.com ! ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https...

Let's look a little...  deeper , shall we? In this episode, the SICS crew focuses in on a specific scene from  Words of Radiance : the Chasm scene. You know the one. What did you think of this scene? Do you have any favorite scenes you'd like us to focus an episode around? Let us know at cosmerestudies@gmail.com ! ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/...

Although it's among Brandon Sanderson's shortest works,  Legion is easily one of his most unusual—which is strange, because it's one of the only books he's written that take place on  our version of Earth! In this episode, the SICS hosts take a brief step away from the Cosmere in order to discuss Brandon's psychological (in more ways than one) thriller/television pilot. Plus, the latest audiobook...