Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson Podcast

This week on SpanReads, we're talking about the spicy part of Dawnshard, all the lore and cosmere implications! This episode we have Mi'ch, (firstRainbowRose), Ian (Weiry), David (Windrunner), 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-world-and-history-r1056/ For a deep refresher of the book, check out the Coppermind's summary of Dawnshard: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:Dawnshard Thumbnail is the UK cover by Julia Lloyd: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Dawnshard_UK_Cover_-_Amazon.jpg New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December's release of Wind and Truth! Next up, from November 14th to December 5th we're on Rhythm of War! 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: htt

We're onto Dawnshard! We're talking about reactions and characters, and we will talk about lore next week! This episode we have Mi'ch, (firstRainbowRose), Ian (Weiry), David (Windrunner), 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-world-and-history-r1056/ For a deep refresher of the book, check out the Coppermind's summary of Oathbringer: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:Dawnshard Thumbnail is the US cover by Ben McSweeney and Isaac Stewart: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Dawnshard_cover.jpg New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December's release of Wind and Truth! Our release schedule is: October 31st - November 7th: Dawnshard November 14th - December 5th: Rhythm of War 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

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 I found it funny so whatever 0:05:32 Show and Tell of Words of Radiance Leatherbound 0:09:51 Challenge coin spoilers 0:11:49 More Show and Tell 0:23:49 White Sand News, Bands Leatherbound 0:35:12 Brandon Avalanches! 0:41:21 Elantris 0:50:40 Mistborn 1:04:10 The Well of Ascension & Hero of Ages 1:15:38 Warbreaker 1:22:16 Mistborn Era 2 1:36:46 The Reckoners & Calamity 1:44:43 Legion: Lies of the Beholder 1:50:02 Defiant 1:54:16 The Way of Kings 1:59:27 Words of Radiance 2:11:18 Oathbringer 2:23:05 Rhythm of War 2:31:14 Wind and Truth preview thoughts 2:33:31 Wrap-up thoughts 2:34:16 Who's That Cosmere Characte

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 refresher of the book, check out the Coppermind's summary of Oathbringer: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:Oathbringer Thumbnail is the part 1 Hungarian cover, by Péter Kovács: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Oathbringer_HU_Part_1_Cover_Art.jpg New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December's release of Wind and Truth! Our release schedule is: October 31st - November 7th: Dawnshard November 14th - December 5th: Rhythm of War 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 wit

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 Oathbringer: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:Oathbringer Thumbnail is the Bulgarian cover, by Yasen Stoilov: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:OB_BG_2024_Cover_Art.jpg New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December's release of Wind and Truth! Our release schedule is: October 3rd - October 24th: Oathbringer October 31st - November 7th: Dawnshard November 14th - December 5th: Rhythm of War 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 S

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 General Reactions 00:38:26 Jerick 00:44:44 Ryalla 00:57:27 Topaz 01:17:58 Frost 01:22:54 Yolish Mythology 01:40:31 Microkinesis 01:51:48 The Yolish Pantheon 01:55:18 Aronack's Sho Del 01:59:18 Similarities and Differences to Later Books 02:08:23 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 at: https://coppermind.net Read

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 summary of Oathbringer: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:Oathbringer Thumbnail is the UK cover, by Sam Green: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:OB_UK_cover.jpg New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December's release of Wind and Truth! Our release schedule is: October 3rd - October 24th: Oathbringer October 31st - November 7th: Dawnshard November 14th - December 5th: Rhythm of War 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

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-archive-recap-world-and-history-r1056/ For a deep refresher of the book, check out the Coppermind's summary of Oathbringer: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:Oathbringer Thumbnail is the US cover, by Michael Whelan: https://www.tor.com/2017/03/16/revealing-the-cover-to-oathbringer-the-third-book-in-brandon-sandersons-stormlight-archive/ New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December's release of Wind and Truth! Our release schedule is: October 3rd - October 24th: Oathbringer October 31st - November 7th: Dawnshard November 14th - December 5th: Rhythm of War If you like our content, support u

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/news/features/stormlight-archive-recap-world-and-history-r1056/ For a deep refresher of the novella, check out the Coppermind's summary of Edgedancer: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:Edgedancer Thumbnail is the UK cover, by Sam Green: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Edgedancer_UK_cover.jpg New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December's release of Wind and Truth! Our release schedule is: October 3rd - October 24th: Oathbringer October 31st - November 7th: Dawnshard November 14th - December 5th: Rhythm of War If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17ths

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 our episode on the last reading, on Shallan's chapters: https://youtu.be/NlM1hodHIVc?si=7bCO7HXQENfFVjJi Our Cognitive Realm Urithiru commission: https://www.patreon.com/posts/august-2022-art-72432774 0:00:00 Introductions 0:02:00 Summary 0:05:37 Kaladin's chapters 0:37:42 Wind and the Epigraphs 0:56:12 Shallan's chapter 1:29:28 Character Predictions 1:32:36 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 and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: http

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 through Rhythm of War: https://www.17thshard.com/news/features/stormlight-archive-recap-world-and-history-r1056/ For a deep refresher of the novella, check out the Coppermind's summary of Edgedancer: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:Edgedancer Thumbnail is the US cover, by both Isaac Stewart and Ben McSweeney: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Edgedancer_Cover.jpg New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December's release of Wind and Truth! Our release schedule is: September 19th - September 26th: Edgedancer October 3rd - October 24th: Oathbringer October 31st - November 7th: Dawnshard November 14t

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-world-and-history-r1056/ For a deep refresher of the whole book, check out the Coppermind's summary of Words of Radiance: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:Words_of_Radiance Thumbnail is the part 1 Hungarian cover, by Péter Kovács: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:WOR_HU_Part_1_cover.jpg New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December's release of Wind and Truth! Our release schedule is: September 19th - September 26th: Edgedancer October 3rd - October 24th: Oathbringer October 31st - November 7th: Dawnshard November 14th - December 5th: Rhythm of War If you like our content, support us on Pa

== 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 Hoid art from the Secret Project Kickstarter, by Howard Lyon: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:HoidPromo.jpg 0:00:00 Introductions 0:03:26 Roshar and Scadrial 0:40:11 Other Factions & Organizations 1:04:46 Shards 1:23:09 Anti-Light and Dawnshards 1:49:37 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 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'

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://www.17thshard.com/news/features/stormlight-archive-recap-world-and-history-r1056/ For a deep refresher of the whole book, check out the Coppermind's summary of Words of Radiance: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:Words_of_Radiance Thumbnail is the Bulgarian cover, by the amazing Yasen Stoilov: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:WOR_BG_2024_Cover.jpeg New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December's release of Wind and Truth! Our release schedule is: August 22nd - September 12th: Words of Radiance September 19th - September 26th: Edgedancer October 3rd - October 24th: Oathbringer October 31st

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.17thshard.com/news/features/stormlight-archive-recap-world-and-history-r1056/ For a deep refresher of the whole book, check out the Coppermind's summary of Words of Radiance: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:Words_of_Radiance Thumbnail is the UK cover of part one of the book, by Sam Green: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:WoR_UK_Part_1_cover.jpg New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December's release of Wind and Truth! Our release schedule is: August 22nd - September 12th: Words of Radiance September 19th - September 26th: Edgedancer October 3rd - October 24th: Oathbringer October 31st - November

== 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 of the heaviest hitters in this era: Roshar and Scadrial. This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Ala (Rasarr)! Thumbnail art by Diego Lopez: https://x.com/diegolopezart/status/1724170988777001273 0:00:00 Intro 0:08:13 Space Age Factions 0:12:04 Nalthis and Awakened Metalminds 0:39:31 Sel 0:59:44 Threnody and the Night Brigade 1:17:39 Dhatri 1:26:13 WTCC 1:45:24 Conclusion and Sign Off --- 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

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 of War: https://www.17thshard.com/news/features/stormlight-archive-recap-world-and-history-r1056/ For a deep refresher of the whole book, check out the Coppermind's summary of Words of Radiance: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:Words_of_Radiance Thumbnail is the US cover of the book, by the Michael Whelan: https://www.tor.com/2014/01/23/download-the-revised-words-of-radiance-wallpapers/ New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December's release of Wind and Truth! Our release schedule is: August 22nd - September 12th: Words of Radiance September 19th - September 26th: Edgedancer October 3rd -

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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.kickstarter.com/projects/brotherwise/the-stormlight-archive-rpg. This episode, we have Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), Verónica (Cheyenne Sedai), and of course Johnny O'Neal as guest! Chapters: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:03:56 Mistborn Deck Building Game Distribution 00:07:25 Shards of Creation 00:08:50 Canonicity of the RPG and future Supplements 00:11:24 Most Fun Bit of Lore to Add 00:16:03 Reasons for Including Mistborn in the Kickstarter 00:18:28 Show and Tell 00:29:18 Mistborn Setting Heroic Paths 00:32:33 Scope of the Scadrial World Guide 00:36:39 State of the Mistborn Adventure Game 00:40:29 Incorporating Menta

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