Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson Podcast

It's time for a Mistborn Shardcast! We have learned a lot of new stuff of Hemalurgy in The Lost Metal, so let's talk in extensive detail about those two chapters, and then talk about Hemalurgy implications for the future! This episode has Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), and David (Windrunner). Chapters: 00:00 Introductions and Show & Tell 4:18 Hemalurgy Fundamentals 16:08 Partial Hemalurgy Spikes 1:03:25 Ars Arcanum 1:55:08 Trellium 2:11:41 Other Thoughts 2:17:50 Who's That Cosmere Character Here are some of the other episodes and videos we referred to in this podcast: Hemalurgy 2018: https://youtu.be/hLM7hql2zFo?si=TgTkBe-wRblY_3_A White Sand Omnibus: https://youtu.be/BEm5TmHAKw4?si=lpScba-QPBRjikjM Our Brandon Interview: https://youtu.be/rkCP04Wo1Ho?si=ZAmOuSu7mlvZLJ60 Black Smoke / Midnight Essence: https://youtu.be/7o5DVWANF64?si=ypq2m9TR1gQ8qvOy Harmony: https://youtu.be/C-Qa5zNS57Q?si=X280mEKTNBpOpwRS Secrets in Stained Glass (our Mistborn actual-play): https://youtu.be/VneUfsu3RrU?si=KppT1qPDL

Brandon read an absolutely insane interlude for Stormlight 5 (now officially Wind and Truth) at Dragonsteel 2023, and so it's only fitting that we have our actually most unhinged Shardcast ever on it. This episode goes places, everyone. Are they insane tangents? Most of them... I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I had in editing it! Obviously, this episode contains Stormlight 5 reading stuff, but there are some Sunlit Man comments in it too. On this episode, we have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Ala (Rasarr)! Read the interlude here: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/522-dragonsteel-2023/#e16257 Watch Brandon narrate the interlude here: https://youtu.be/jhODyoRZUns?feature=shared&t=5100 Read Rasarr's Dragonsteel recap: https://www.17thshard.com/news/events/news-from-dragonsteel-2023-stormlight-5-release-date-reading-words-of-radiance-leatherbound-info-and-new-tabletop-games-r1023/ Thumbnail art is Cusicesh the Protector by Jordi Rapture, our March 2022 Patreon art com

State of the Sanderson for 2023 is out, and so let's do a Shardcast stream discussing it! Featuring a lot of complaining about White Sand. We'll be doing this at a later timeslot than our usual streams, at 3pm Pacific / 6pm Eastern! Read the State of the Sanderson 2023 here: https://www.brandonsanderson.com/state-of-the-sanderson-2023/ If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:102123174/sounds.rss Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to wtcc@17thshard.com

Defiant, the fourth Skyward came out on the 21st, and so it's time to talk about it! Did Brandon stick the landing? As it so happens, he absolutely did! This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Jessie (Lady Lameness), and Ene (AonEne). Our next episode will be a livestream on State of the Sanderson! Thumbnail art is the US Defiant cover by Charlie Bowater. Chapters: 00:00 Introductions 1:03 Spoiler-Free Reactions 5:44 Spensa Character Relationships 16:49 Some Complaining 34:48 Gran-Gran 49:25 Brade 1:02:43 Delvers, Slugs, and the Ending 1:19:22 Luna 1:26:20 Skyward Flight 1:32:31 The Future, Skyward Legacy 1:52:46 Who's That Cytoverse Character 1:46:40 Final Thoughts If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's a

So much happened in The Sunlit Man, that... well, we needed a second lore episodes discussing all of it. And here it is! In this one, we talk about the what's going on with Aux, how you get from Threnody to Canticle, and how some of Canticle's crazy invested geography really works. Also, we start out with a round of shots, so you know it's all going to go downhill from there. This episode, we have Eric (Chaos), David (Windrunner), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Ala (Rasarr). Thumbnail image is the art of Canticle in the The Sunlit Man, by Ernanda Souza. If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: h

It's the last SpanReads for the 2023, our last Cytoverse SpanReads, and Defiant is just days away! Last up we are talking about lore in Cytonic, and oh boy there's a lot to discuss! As always for our Skywards Spanreads, we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Ian (Weiry), and Eric (Chaos). Defiant comes out on November 21st! Stay tuned for our Defiant Reactions Shardcast later. Thumbnail is the French cover of Cytonic, by Alain Brion. If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:102123174/sounds.rss Send your Who's That Cosmere Character

It's time for characters and relationships in Cytonic, and our longest SpanReads yet! There's just a few Jessie rants, as well as some discussion at the end of general Brandon comments too. As always for our Skywards Spanreads, we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Ian (Weiry), and Eric (Chaos). Only one more week of Cytoverse SpanReads left, and then Defiant comes out on November 21st! Thumbnail is the UK cover of Cytonic, by Sam Green. Chapters: 00:00 Cytonic 1:04:27 Full Spoilers Including Stormlight 5 Previews 1:10:36 Conclusion If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http:/

So much happened in The Sunlit Man, that we recorded two lore episodes discussing all of it, and honestly, we probably could have done more. In this one, we talk about the Charred, sunhearts, Nomad's abilities, and the Torment. But really, this episode is maybe the most off-the-rails and unhinged we have ever been, while also being the most in-depth lore-wise ever. Get your bingo cards. We open with "Can the Charred talk?" and it goes from there. This episode, we have Eric (Chaos), David (Windrunner), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Ala (Rasarr). Thumbnail image is the art of Elegy in the The Sunlit Man, by Ernanda Souza. 00:00 Introductions 5:57 An Incandescent Interlude 7:11 Grace and Ala's Thoughts 12:26 The Charred and Sunhearts 59:22 Nomad and His Abilities and His Torment 2:10:43 Who's That Cosmere Character If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us an

It's onto our last Cytoverse SpanReads: Cytonic! This is certainly not a controversial book, and we didn't have too much to say... Oh wait, this is one of our longest SpanReads. Also featuring Defiant hopes, some general Brandon comments, and the ocean. As always for our Skywards Spanreads, we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Ian (Weiry), and Eric (Chaos). Only two weeks of Cytoverse SpanReads left, and then Defiant comes out on November 21st! For a recap, see Jessie's video: https://youtu.be/udNA1fhDgc0?si=-XbEeQZnIpOVdicj Thumbnail is the US cover of Cytonic, by Charlie Bowater. If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https:/

It's our last Skyward Flight SpanReads, where we discuss the lore in the Skyward Flight novellas! As always for our Skywards Spanreads, we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Ian (Weiry), and Eric (Chaos). SpanReads will come out weekly until Defiant comes out. Next up will be Cytonic from November 3rd to November 17th, and then Defiant comes out the week after! Thumbnail is the French omnibus cover, by Alain Brion: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Skyward_Flight_FR_Cover.jpg If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:102123174/sound

It's time for another manic episode talking about our interview with Brandon back in July. I'm sure nothing interesting happens in this one. It's not like Brandon would ramble about... just everything about cosmere dragons in this one, right? Well, we thought wrong. For this episode, we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), Shannon (Grey), and Jessie (Lady Lameness)! Watch our Brandon interview here: https://youtu.be/rkCP04Wo1Ho Thumbnail image is by Howard Lyon, the art of Xisis in Tress of the Emerald Sea. If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:u

It's time to discuss the characters in the Skyward Flight novellas, and oh boy, there's so much to discuss in these, from all three protagonists, romance, and more! As always for our Skywards Spanreads, we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Ian (Weiry), and Eric (Chaos). SpanReads will come out weekly until Defiant comes out. Next up will be Cytonic from November 3rd to November 17th, and then Defiant comes out the week after! Thumbnail is the US cover, by Sam Green! If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:102123174/sounds.rss Sen

We're onto to the Skyward Flight collection, the novellas written by Janci Patterson in collaboration with Brandon. We talk about our thoughts and compare them especially with Cytonic! As always for our Skywards Spanreads, we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Ian (Weiry), and Eric (Chaos). SpanReads will come out weekly until Defiant comes out. Next up will be Cytonic from November 3rd to November 17th, and then Defiant comes out the week after! Thumbnail is the US cover, by Charlie Bowater! View Jessie's recaps over on her personal channel: Sunreach: https://youtu.be/exXN4V719Rg?si=aDpSmxWWh8mMnF2I ReDawn: https://youtu.be/eA9n1xKzvTs?si=Bx3aJHx5qEdKG2zr Evershore: https://youtu.be/h6hCHidNfB4?si=c8Ot6tPlvBpsmPx2 View our Janci interview on these books here: https://youtu.be/edAoeeEhuDA?si=TxY_JWKEHphJQ2Q7 If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with

The final Brandon Sanderson Secret Project, The Sunlit Man, is out! In this episode of Shardcast, we talk about our thoughts on the book some, but we just can't help ourselves getting into the implications of it all. And this was us trying to not get into "the lore," uh oh! This episode we have Eric (Chaos), David (Windrunner), Evgeni (Argent), and Verónica (Cheyenne Sedai)! Next episode (coming October 22nd) will have us cover more WoBs from our interview with him, and then we will have episodes on lore from this book! Chapters: 00:00 Intro 3:10 Spoiler-free Thoughts 13:11 Is This a Good Starting point? 18:44 General Spoilery Thoughts 34:07 Sigzil Timeline & the Dawnshard 1:08:03 More Fav Moments 1:21:22 Chorus, Night Brigade, Threnody 1:36:28 Space Age Cosmere (Includes Sixth of the Dusk 2 stuff, and anti-Scadrian propaganda) 2:11:58 More Book Comments 2:18:06 What's Next for Sigzil? 2:29:27 Art and Final Thoughts 2:42:40:17 Who's That Cosmere Character If you like our content, support us on Patreo

Oh boy, we learned about so much lore in Starsight! Let's talk about it. We talk about delver mazes, figments, slugs, and of course, Twilight Imperium. For this book, we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Ian (Weiry), and Eric (Chaos). SpanReads will come out weekly until Defiant comes out. Next up is Skyward Flight from October 13th to October 27th, Cytonic from November 4nd to November 17th, and then Defiant comes out the week after! Thumbnail is the French cover at of Starsight, by Alain Brion. If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud

It's time to talk about the characters in Starsight, and oh boy, there is a lot to talk about! We discuss M-Bot, Spensa and her arc, Jorgen, and of course, the new flight in the book. For this book, we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Ian (Weiry), and Eric (Chaos). SpanReads will come out weekly until Defiant comes out. Starsight episodes air from September 21st to October 5th, Skyward Flight from October 12th to October 26th, Cytonic from November 2nd to November 16th, and then Defiant comes out the week after! Thumbnail art is the UK art of Starsight, by Sam Green. If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind

Today on Shardcast, we start talking about the Words of Brandon from our interview with Brandon in July. We get through a record low amount of WoBs, but we discuss Mistborn: Ghostbloods and Yumi questions. It's also a completely unhinged episode. Enjoy! Next episode will be Secret Project 4 reactions, then we will do part 2 of these WoBs. But for this one, have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), Shannon (Grey), and Jessie (Lady Lameness)! You can watch our Brandon interview here: https://youtu.be/rkCP04Wo1Ho?si=TzcNblog43xw5m05 Thumbnail art is by Nozomi: https://www.instagram.com/p/CopOBpyy7ro/?img_index=2 Chapters: 00:00 Unhinged Intro and Show & Tell 7:20 Unmade, Sja-anat, and Ambition 13:17 Dawnshard Mural and Super-Shard 18:54 Hemalurgic Spikes and the Beyond 20:52 Our Questions! Marasi and the Ghostbloods, Plus Mistborn: Ghostbloods 32:27 Did Shallan Rejecting Ghostbloods Affect Marasi? 40:38 Virtuosity's Investiture in Two Streams 57:55 Awakening and the Father Machine 1:16:04 Can Painti

This week on SpanReads, we are onto Starsight, the sequel to Skyward. How do we feel about this controversial book on a reread? Stay tuned to find out. For this book, we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Ian (Weiry), and Eric (Chaos). For a recap, see Jessie's video on her personal channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYkAoQ6HSeo&pp=ygUPc3RhcnNpZ2h0IHJlY2Fw SpanReads will come out weekly until Defiant comes out. Starsight episodes air from September 21st to October 5th, Skyward Flight from October 12th to October 26th, Cytonic from November 2nd to November 16th, and then Defiant comes out the week after! Thumbnail art is the US hardcover art of Starsight, by Charlie Bowater. If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Cop

This week on SpanReads, we are talking about the Lore in Skyward! We talk about foreshadowing for the future, and inconsistencies. For this book, we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Ian (Weiry), and Eric (Chaos). SpanReads will come out weekly until Defiant comes out. Skyward episodes air August 31st to September 14th, Starsight from September 21st to October 5th, Skyward Flight from October 12th to October 26th, Cytonic from November 2nd to November 16th, and then Defiant comes out the week after! Thumbnail art is the Italian Skyward cover, by Federico Musetti! If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net

Brandon has read previews from book 5 of The Stormlight Archive, called Knights of Wind and Truth for now, at various occasions. We delve into them and discuss what this might mean for the book and the greater Cosmere! This episode we have Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Ala (Rasarr)! Read the chapters yourself: https://wob.coppermind.net/help/readings Thumbnail by Randy Vargas: https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/x7h8vo/stormlight_five_update_one/ Watch our episode on the SA 5 prologue on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMCXseuRCjE 00:00:00 Introductions 00:03:20 Kaladin Chapters 00:42:00 Szeth Chapters 01:21:54 Jasnah Chapter 01:54:50 Character Groupings 02:01:45 Who’s That Cosmere Character? 02:07:08 Outro If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to l