The Silverlight Guide to the Cosmere

Hosts Alex and Griff talk about August's Year of Sanderson box, The Cosmere Box! What a fantastic box full of quality items. Check us out on YouTube now! The Year of Sanderson boxes can be purchased here: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com. If you have questions you'd like us to discuss, email us at guidetothecosmere@gmail.com. Check out our other project: https://open.spotify.com/show/29wbjfkxvlTDM...

Alex and Griff talk at length about Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, with some major spoilers mentioned. Then, we discuss the book box as July's box for The Year of Sanderson is the Yumi and the Nightmare Painter box. We wrap it up with a short talk on the physical product of the White Sands Omnibus produced by Dynamite. The Year of Sanderson boxes can be purchased here: https://www.dragonsteelbook...

Alex and Griff take on reviewing Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson. This is the third secret project in The Year of Sanderson, and can be purchased in the future here: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com. Listen in to hear our opinions of the book and to talk Cosmere spoilers (indicated clearly with an airhorn before spoilers). If you have questions you'd like us to discuss, ema...

Alex and Griff discuss the April and June boxes from the Year of Sanderson. We also talk about the Stormlight Miniatures Kickstarter done by Brotherwise Games, as well as a little bit about some other fantasy books. Looking forward to seeing you at Dragonsteel 2023! If you have questions you'd like us to discuss, email us at guidetothecosmere@gmail.com. Check out our other project: https://open.sp...

Alex and Griff walk through what to expect when attending Brandon Sanderson's yearly Dragonsteel convention. Dragonsteel 2023 will be November 20th and 21st, coinciding with the release of Defiant, the fourth book of the Skyward series. Get your badges here: https://tabletop.events/conventions/dragonsteel-2023 If you have questions you'd like us to discuss, email us at guidetothecosmere@gm...

Griff and Alex talk about Secret Project 2, the second book of the Year of Sanderson Kickstarter, by Brandon Sanderson. The review is spoiler free for a little bit, and we clearly tell you when the spoilers start. While this book is not in The Cosmere, we felt it was appropriate to add to this channel. If you have questions you'd like us to discuss, email us at guidetothecosmere@gmail.com. Che...

This episode is a brief look into the contents of the Year of Sanderson May box, Mistborn! Featuring a Soonie Pup, metal book stands, amazing stickers, and a Wax pin, this box is a great value. Coming soon is our review of Oathbringer and Secret Project 2, with many more good things happening behind the scenes. If you have questions you'd like us to discuss, email us at guidetothecosmere@gmail...

Season 2 is off to the races like a runaway train of malaphors! Joining us for this episode is TikTok's very own Stormlightmemes! What a wonderful conversation we had reviewing Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson, book two of the Stormlight Archive. Check out our Tress of the Emerald Sea unboxing to hear about our challenge for our Listeners! Spoilers for The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance...

Welcome back to season two's first major installment! We have with us Nathaniel from Generic Entertainment (https://www.youtube.com/@genericallyentertaining) once again with us to review The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, the first of the Stormlight Archives. The Way of Kings starts us on our journey on Roshar and introduces us to Kaladin, Shallan, Dalinar, Szeth, and others. Please enjoy!...

Griff and Alex open the Tress of the Emerald Sea box, discussing the contents in depth. We also pose a challenge to our listeners, with great rewards if completed by June! This was intended to be the first box of The Year of Sanderson, but because of delays it came to us late March. Purchase Tress of the Emerald Sea on Spotify, ebook, and hardcover! Spoilers for all Cosmere books. If you have ques...

Griff and Alex talk about what you, Listener, can expect in season 2 of The Silverlight Guide to the Cosmere. Stay tuned for more reviews, more discussions, and new for this season: interviews! Check out our other project: https://open.spotify.com/show/29wbjfkxvlTDMZRRCGwVBC?si=699679c7f38143df Check out the Coppermind Wiki for more information on The Cosmere: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Coppermin...

Welcome to the third and final episode on the magic of Roshar, the setting of The Stormlight Archive novels by Brandon Sanderson. Griff and Alex and joined by Generic Entertainment's Nathaniel, go check him out on YouTube! www.youtube.com/@genericallyentertaining We discuss The Singers, The Fused, Cultivation, and other forms of Investiture found on Roshar during the first four Stormlight Books. ...

Join Alex, Griff, and special guest host Riley, AKA Lemerney on the 17th Shard discord, as we open and review the March Box from The Year of Sanderson kickstarter by Brandon Sanderson. We keep most of this spoiler free, but be warned, near the end, we do have spoilers for Skyward Flight (Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson), and mild spoilers for Skyward and Starsight. Thanks to Dragonsteel for...

From The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson comes the exciting Knights Radiant and their powerful abilities, the surges. Listen to Griff and Alex discuss the orders and talk about the quiz you can take: https://www.brandonsanderson.com/official-knights-radiant-order-quiz/ Plus, an update on Tress, Year of Sanderson box 3, and White Sands.  Spoilers for all Cosmere books. If you have ques...

Griff and Alex begin their discussion on the magic of Roshar, the world of The Stormlight Archive, a series by Brandon Sanderson (https://www.brandonsanderson.com). In this episode we talk about Stormlight, Lifelight, Voidlight, Warlight, Towerlight, and speculate on what the combination of Lifelight and Voidlight is. Join us next time when we discuss the surges and Knights Radiant.  Spoilers...

Have you ever wondered, "I wonder what the best reading order for Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere novels is?" Well, look no further, because we have got the show for you. Listen as we explain spoiler free what the best reading order is, followed by a spoiler-full discussion about some of Griff's decisions. We also talk about the current update from Dynamite regarding White Sands.  If you have que...

Griff and Alex talk about Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson. This episode, we talk about the planet Nalthis and somewhat about the plot. This book is available online via Brandon Sanderson, as he used it as an experiment to let people see his writing process.  Please forgive us, this was recorded last July (2022). The White Sands Omnibus is still not fully completed as of 2/9/23, Dragonsteel Co...

Griff and Alex talk about the contents of the first Year of Sanderson loot box: The Hoid Box. Whimsical, unexpected, and delightful items accompany an understated and well designed box. Truly, the Kickstarter that broke all the records is off to a good start.  Spoilers for all Cosmere books. If you have questions you'd like us to discuss, email us at guidetothecosmere@gmail.com. Check out our...

Griff and Alex talk about Secret Project 1, the first book of the Year of Sanderson Kickstarter, by Brandon Sanderson. The review is spoiler free for about 7 minutes, and we clearly tell you when the spoilers start. It's a great start to the new year.  Spoilers for all Cosmere books. If you have questions you'd like us to discuss, email us at guidetothecosmere@gmail.com. Check out our other p...

Griff and Alex discuss what they though about The Lost Metal, the 4th Wax and Wayne (Era 2) Mistborn Novel by Brandon Sanderson, released November 2022. They also briefly talk about the State of the Sanderson. Spoilers for all Cosmere books. If you have questions you'd like us to discuss, email us at guidetothecosmere@gmail.com. Check out our other project: https://open.spotify.com/show/29wbjfkxvl...

Griff and Alex talk about their time at Brandon Sanderson's Dragonsteel Con 2022.  Spoilers for all Cosmere books. If you have questions you'd like us to discuss, email us at guidetothecosmere@gmail.com. Check out our other project: https://open.spotify.com/show/29wbjfkxvlTDMZRRCGwVBC?si=699679c7f38143df Check out the Coppermind Wiki for more information on The Cosmere: https://coppermind.net...

In this episode we kindly remind you after the fact that the Stormlight Miniatures Kickstarter campaign was a thing (that has now closed), and Griff shares some exciting news. We then delve into discussing Mistborn Era 1 (The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages) as a whole, reviewing it without really saying it's a review.  Spoilers for all Cosmere books. If you have ques...

Tried to talk about Scadrial, talked about screen adaptations instead. Enjoy! Spoilers for all Cosmere books. If you have questions you'd like us to discuss, email us at guidetothecosmere@gmail.com. Check out our other project: https://open.spotify.com/show/29wbjfkxvlTDMZRRCGwVBC?si=699679c7f38143df Check out the Coppermind Wiki for more information on The Cosmere: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Copp...

This is a continuation from Exordium Scadrial: Allomancy. Griff and Alex talk about the other two Scadrial magic systems: Feruchemy and Hemalurgy. Come along on this wild episode filled with thought experiments and confusion! Hope to see you at Dragonsteel Con 2022.  Spoilers for all Cosmere books. If you have questions you'd like us to discuss, email us at guidetothecosmere@gmail.com. Check...

In part 1 of 3 Griff and Alex start to discuss the magic systems on Scadrial, starting with Allomancy. This is a deep-ish (deep dish?) dive into Allomancy and our thoughts surrounding it. But first, a discussion on seemingly everything except Scadriel, and a shout out to the Red Six podcast. Part 2 may drop before August 1st but for now we'll keep on our semi-weekly schedule.  Spoilers f...