Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson Podcast

Brandon Sanderson famously has an AVALANCHE in his endings, where POV switching goes crazy and the whole book comes together. We discuss that and talk about our favorite avalanches here! We also show off the Words of Radiance Leatherbound. This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), David (Windrunner), and Ala (Rasarr)! 0:00:00 I probably should have cut this nonsense from the episode but...

Today, we're discussing the stuff in Oathbringer that, even with full cosmere knowledge, are still a bit odd. This episode we have Ian (Weiry), David (Windrunner), Joshua (Jofwu), and Eric (Chaos). We're doing a series of Stormlight recap articles on our site, updated through Rhythm of War: https://www.17thshard.com/news/features/stormlight-archive-recap-world-and-history-r1056/ For a deep refresh...

Today, we're discussing the magic in Oathbringer! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), David (Windrunner), Joshua (Jofwu), and Eric (Chaos). We're doing a series of Stormlight recap articles on our site, updated through Rhythm of War: https://www.17thshard.com/news/features/stormlight-archive-recap-world-and-history-r1056/ For a deep refresher of the book, check out the Coppermind's summary of Oathbr...

It's time to look at the origins of the Cosmere as we discuss Dragonsteel Prime. How does Brandon's early work hold up today? Come and find out with us! Today we have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), David (Windrunner), and Ene (AonEne)! You can download Dragonsteel Prime for free here: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/dragonsteel-prime-ebook Chapters: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:46 Genera...

Let's talk about the characters and relationships in Oathbringer! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), David (Windrunner), Joshua (Jofwu), and Eric (Chaos). We're doing a series of Stormlight recap articles on our site, updated through Rhythm of War: https://www.17thshard.com/news/features/stormlight-archive-recap-world-and-history-r1056/ For a deep refresher of the book, check out the Coppermind's s...

It's time for Oathbringer on SpanReads, the third Stormlight Archive book, which was not at all controversial when it came out. What did we think of it in retrospect? This episode we have Ian (Weiry), David (Windrunner), Joshua (Jofwu), and Eric (Chaos). We're doing a series of Stormlight recap articles on our site, updated through Rhythm of War: https://www.17thshard.com/news/features/stormlight-...

This episode of SpanReads is our full cosmere spoiler episode, where we talk about Lift and Arclo in context of the later Stormlight stuff, in addition to looking at the magic! This episode we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Ian (Weiry), David (Windrunner), and Joshua (Jofwu). We're doing a series of Stormlight recap articles on our site, updated through Rhythm of War: https://www.17thshard.com...

Wind and Truth preview chapters have begun, and the first part is already done, so let's talk about our thoughts on this! Today we have Verónica (Cheyenne Sedai), Marvin (Paleo), and Ala (Rasarr)! You can read the sample chapters here: https://reactormag.com/tag/wind-and-truth/ Here's our playlist on Wind and Truth: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgGfrVwudwTFD3DJ27ohfJsOP2ilrXDqo Here's ou...

We're onto Edgedancer, the first Stormlight Archive novella! For this novella, we are changing up the format a bit, and doing just two episodes: one on reactions and characters, and the second on magic and the cosmere. This episode we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Ian (Weiry), David (Windrunner), and Joshua (Jofwu). We're doing a series of Stormlight recap articles on our site, updated throug...

Now it's time for our full cosmere spoiler episode on Words of Radiance! (Up through Lost Metal, because we recorded this ages ago...) This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), David (Windrunner), and Joshua (Jofwu). We're doing a series of Stormlight recap articles on our site, updated through Rhythm of War: https://www.17thshard.com/news/features/stormlight-archive-recap-wo...

== CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR EMBERDARK READINGS == We're continuing our look into the space age cosmere and what that would look like! We talk about Roshar and Scadrial, other groups and factions, and the Shards. This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Ala (Rasarr)! The Traveler reading: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/332-jordancon-2018/#e9518 Thumbnail is the...

This week on SpanReads, we discuss the magic of Words of Radiance, because the world is opening up quickly! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), David (Windrunner), and Joshua (Jofwu). Spoiler policy in this episode is The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance spoilers only. We're doing a series of Stormlight recap articles on our site, updated through Rhythm of War: https:...

This week on SpanReads, it's time for the characters and character arcs of Words of Radiance! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), David (Windrunner), and Joshua (Jofwu). Spoiler policy in this episode is The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance spoilers only. We're doing a series of Stormlight recap articles on our site, updated through Rhythm of War: https://www.17thshar...

== CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR EMBERDARK READINGS == Today, we're looking forward. Faaarr forward, into the future of the cosmere. The first of a two-part conversation diving in on the late-era Cosmere works, looking at technology, who's who in these late game stages, and how all these complicated Shards, planets, and factions are interacting with each other. Stay tuned for Part 2, which will cover some...

This week on SpanReads, we are onto Words of Radiance, the best Stormlight book, perhaps? Either way, it's pretty stellar! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), David (Windrunner), and Joshua (Jofwu). Spoiler policy in this episode is The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance spoilers only. We're doing a series of Stormlight recap articles on our site, updated through Rhythm...

It's time for our full cosmere episode on The Way of Kings, where we can not only talk about later in the series, but also other books too! This episode has spoilers up through Rhythm of War. This episode we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Ian (Weiry), David (Windrunner), and Joshua (Jofwu). We're doing a series of Stormlight recap articles on our site, updated through Rhythm of War: https://ww...

In this very special episode, we're joined by Johnny O'Neal of Brotherwise Games to talk about the new Cosmere RPG and its Kickstarter campaign. We also get a first look at some incredible art for the game, so be sure to check out the video for this episode if you're an audio only listener! If you somehow missed that the Kickstarter campaign was a thing, you can check it out at https://www.kicksta...

This week on SpanReads, we are discussing the magic of The Way of Kings, which... is actually fairly light, so you get a shorter episode today. This episode we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Ian (Weiry), David (Windrunner), and Joshua (Jofwu). Spoiler policy in this episode is The Way of Kings spoilers only. We're doing a series of Stormlight recap articles on our site, updated through Rhythm...

This week on SpanReads, we are discussing all the characters of The Way of Kings, and since it is Stormlight, there are just a few to discuss. This episode we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Ian (Weiry), David (Windrunner), and Joshua (Jofwu). Spoiler policy in this episode is The Way of Kings spoilers only. We're doing a series of Stormlight recap articles on our site, updated through Rhythm o...

It's been over THREE YEARS since we did the last dedicated Who's That Cosmere Character episode, so it's finally time for Ben to torture us once again with what you all sent in. This episode, we have Ben (Overlord Jebus), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Marvin (Paleo), and Ene (Aon Ene)! Chapters: 0:00:00 Introductions 0:03:46 #1 by Lemerney 0:09:46 #2 by Presto the Magnificent 0:16:07 #3 by Jax Cordella...

This week on SpanReads, we are onto The Way of Kings, the first book of The Stormlight Archive! What did we think of it on a reread? Is it just as much a classic as we all remember? This episode we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Ian (Weiry), David (Windrunner), and Joshua (Jofwu). Spoiler policy in this episode is The Way of Kings spoilers only. We're doing a series of Stormlight recap article...

It's our full cosmere spoiler episode for Warbreaker! Turns out it's a pretty important book. This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), and Ene (AonEne). This episode is all spoilers, but uh... we didn't have Lost Metal out when we recorded this, so the most recent thing was Rhythm of War at the time! Thumbnail is the UK cover of Warbreaker, by Sam Gre...

This week on SpanReads, we are discussing the colorful magic of Warbreaker! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), and Ene (AonEne). Spoiler policy in this episode is Warbreaker spoilers only. Thumbnail is the Chinese cover of Warbreaker, by the amazing Jian Guo: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Warbreaker_CN_cover_art.jpg New SpanReads episodes eve...

Next up on SpanReads, we talk about the many characters of Warbreaker, like Lightsong, Siri, Vivenna, and Vasher! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), and Ene (AonEne). Spoiler policy in this episode is Warbreaker spoilers only. Thumbnail is the UK cover of Warbreaker, by Sam Green: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Warbreaker_UK_cover.jpg New Span...

With Lost Metal closing out Mistborn Era 2, and us now knowing Era 3 is called Ghostbloods, let's talk about what we know about Mistborn: Ghostbloods. Brandon's talked about it a lot over the years. We talk about that and our hopes for the series, along with many, many cold wars. And Discord, of course. This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), Alyx (Feather), and Matt (Comatose). Our Br...