The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies

This is it! SICS will be going on an extended hiatus after this episode, and we really just want to express our gratitude to  you for listening. In this episode, the SICS crew wraps up their discussion of Wind and Truth , Book #5 and the last book in the first arc of Brandon Sanderson's The Stormlight Archive . This time, we're talking about Adolin's adventures defending a foreign land from invasi...

Only ONE EPISODE AFTER THIS ONE before we take our prolonged hiatus and shift to less frequent episodes! In this episode, the SICS crew continuess taking a deeper look at each of the main plot threads in  Wind and Truth . This time, we're focusing on Shallan, Renarin, and Rlain's adventures in [REDACTED]. ___ Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1euuA9EetICfR13u8caQHlkwW7XPNg38rJHWr2EyrI...

In this episode, the SICS crew continuess taking a deeper look at each of the main plot threads in Wind and Truth . This time, we're focusing on Dalinar and Navani's adventures in [REDACTED]. ___ Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1To138bhgdHlxMhMJkMLiAf_YjiiGkCmzP9Fk2YtFHa4/edit?usp=sharing ___ This week's Cosmere Thing of the Week: Leave Your Sword by Micah Epstein https://www.reddit...

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TOP OF THIS EPISODE. _____ In this episode, the SICS crew begins taking a deeper look at each of the main plot threads in  Wind and Truth . This time, we're focusing on Szeth and Kaladin's stories as they head to Shinovar. ___ Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fKcaSgg-5mXXUi9Z-QgExdlxTMVVSDE6KD59_ABCe0o/edit?usp=sharing ___ NO COSMERE THING OF THE WEEK T...

Now that  Wind and Truth has been out, we can take another look at several of the prophecies that we've seen over the course of the previous books. From the Deathrattles to the Diagram, there have been all sorts of clues given about the events taking place on Roshar—and even a few touches on the rest of the Cosmere! In this episode, the SICS crew takes a look at those prophecies. ___ Show Notes: h...

It's the start of a new year, and we're going to kick things off with a look at the end of the  last year. Specifically, we're going to give you our retrospective on the 2024 Dragonsteel Nexus! The SICS crew has been attending Brandon's convention (originally called "Dragonsteel MiniCon," a name which it has now FAR outgrown) ever since its inception in 2021. But this year, we made the decision to...

Happy belated Koloss Head-Munching Day to all! And you know what that means: It's time to talk about the most recent State of the Sanderson post! What did Brandon do over the past year? What's he got planned for the next year (and beyond)? And why does Bill's background look different??? ___ Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sc5XWvwGGyzkMEFCWZ2FY1Syzq6Xjt8qvyzPlrjAZ3s/edit?usp=sharin...

Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh!!!  It's here! IT'S FINALLY HERE! The end of the first arc of The Stormlight Archive , Wind and Truth, is COMPLETE, it's RELEASED, and the SICS crew has been reading like crazy to give you our FIRST IMPRESSIONS of it! (And we've got some things to say!!!) ___ Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iw81qt-d2wVaW6c7Hg7MdPLj9XzYr821Vw-Lcsje76E/edit?usp=sharing ___ Co...

IT'S ALMOST TIME!!! The end of the first arc of The Stormlight Archive , Wind and Truth, is mere HOURS away from its release, and it's time for the SICS crew (and special guest Libralita) to put in their predictions! And of course, to do so, Jordan, our resident scientist (more like a game show host) is here to make a WHOLE production out of it. So join us for The Wind and Truth Pre-Release TITLE...

Wind and Truth Chapters 29-32! Yet more spoilers! Enjoy! ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v9XAi-wTKu2PNHbJIQCQR3kZeH86jDOLxFr1x8ycn30/edit?usp=sharing ___ Cosmere Thing of the Week: Words of Radiance animation by Marc Black: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHQ6UrTmtlg&ab_channel=MarcBlack ___ You can support The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere...

Wind and Truth Chapters 25-28 Amy's back! Still more spoilers! Enjoy! ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lGuQEQohAuE30AOq-BZBYzeTOB3ZX4FIhj4HeYt6p98/edit?usp=sharing ___ No Cosmere Thing of the Week this week! ___ You can support The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies by becoming a Patron at http://www.patreon.com/cosmerestudies SICS patrons...

Wind and Truth Chapters 21-24! Amy's gone! :(  (But only for this week!) Even more spoilers! Enjoy! ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lGuQEQohAuE30AOq-BZBYzeTOB3ZX4FIhj4HeYt6p98/edit?usp=sharing ___ No Cosmere Thing of the Week this week! ___ You can support The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies by becoming a Patron at http://www.patreon.c...

Wind and Truth Chapters 16-20! Even more spoilers! Enjoy! ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hJYbhSqxKz6HMWHp_M6Dnz9MK1BgWQhUyyDt04xMOvk/edit?usp=sharing ___ This episode's "Cosmere Thing of the Week": Stormlight Era 1 Covers Merged by u/jgoux https://www.reddit.com/r/Cosmere/comments/1fw29cr/i_made_a_stormlight_arc_1_wallpaper_by_combining/ ___ Yo...

Wind and Truth Interludes 1-2, Chapters 14-15! More Spoilers! Join us! ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-J2Zp-UwhXtg-Olq7EBZAYJ0dYzP4KhDA0Bgk-i3Ihw/edit?usp=sharing ___ This episode's "Cosmere Thing of the Week": Nerdforge's complete  Wheel of Time bound in one volume (not Cosmere, but Cosmere-adjacent): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bioxZa950v...

Wind and Truth Chapters 10-13! More Spoilers! Join us! ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YdQuaKcXcBt-RpabkFfVB7IkigVrbq1MCubAltKkdD0/edit?usp=sharing ___ This episode's "Cosmere Thing of the Week": Adolin and Gallant by u/solarpines https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/1f2nftm/painted_an_extremely_silly_scene_from_the_wat/ ___ You...

It's time! The countdown to the release of  Wind & Truth , Book 5 of  The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson, has begun! As he's done in the past, Brandon is releasing preview chapters of the book on a weekly basis leading up to launch, and C.J. from Cosmere Quandaries has come on as a guest to discuss the prologue and Chapters 1-9 with the SICS crew. ___ This episode's show notes can be foun...

Somehow, Brandon Sanderson has done it AGAIN! He surprised us all once more with his latest (and currently running) Kickstarter campaign for the upcoming Stormlight... no... COSMERE tabletop role-playing game! That's right, what we thought was just an RPG based around  The Stormlight Archive is actually a much larger RPG for the entire Cosmere! And we're thrilled to have Katie Payne, art director...

This is it! The end of our reread of the currently-published books in  The Stormlight Archive ! After this, it's build-up to  Wind and Truth in December, and we're  thrilled for it! The last time we read  Rhythm of War , we devoted 6 episodes to it as we broke down each piece. This time, we're cramming it all into one so we can devote more time to the final book in the trilogy, so there's a  lot t...

Dawnshard is another example of Brandon's "shorter" work, and much like the rest of his "short" pieces, it's incredibly dense. There's a  ton of character development, additional lore, answered questions and brand new mysteries! So what'd  you think of it? ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q1Subjdi3vXjnJTVuuw7c4E6GUaZ1aoURYdGmA7lbEQ/edit?usp=shari...

For thousands of years, Roshar has been protected by the mysterious Oathpact. But what do we know about this arcane agreement?  How does it protect Roshar? What oaths were involved? And what do we know of the ancient Heralds who made those oaths? ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-tpm7X8656e4bSsZj6n48myHE7xDhu58ePqv-9C7uWw/edit?usp=sharing ___ Thi...

Sorry we're late! Our editor was out of town! Bill is out this week, but fortunately, Seth from The Cosmere Academy was willing to substitute teach! (A little "Institute/Academy" humor there...) In this episode, Jordan, Amy, and Seth continue the Stormlight reread and take another look at  Oathbringer . (Seriously, how did I miss this one!? SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT!) So come along and listen to the d...

In this episode, the SICS crew discusses an interesting conversation between Tress and the mysterious "Xisis" in the later chapters of Brandon Sanderson's Tress of the Emerald Sea . Who is Xisis? And how does one negotiate with a [REDACTED]? ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rFLbiEqaWeAMfU8QQ_4wZ53pnw-lPkPc5Lh3oSfkH4I/edit?usp=sharing ___ This epi...

WARNING! SPOILERS FOR AN UNPUBLISHED BOOK INSIDE! In this episode, the SICS crew discuss the Unmade, a group of entities who have been influencing Roshar for thousands of years. We  do stray into a few mentions of important things that are revealed in the preview chapters of  Wind and Truth that have been released, so be aware of that. Otherwise, come along and let us know what you think is going...

WARNING! SPOILERS FOR AN UNPUBLISHED BOOK INSIDE! Brandon Sanderson has done it again! He dropped some preview chapters of his upcoming Stormlight Archive Book #5,  Wind and Truth,  so of course, the SICS crew had to read and discuss them! We're  really looking forward to this book. ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ck16GO-AkjfIMoinlHzTABjOn7j5da6...

The SICS Stormlight reread continues! In this episode, Bill, Amy, and Jordan discuss  Edgedancer , the novella about Lift that takes place between Books 2 and 3 of  The Stormlight Archive . Is anyone else suddenly craving pancakes? ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZJwKsyQQwn2oq4UgKbQErCV6vcsEjAtFE656JnaDx0w/edit?usp=sharing ___ This episode's "Co...