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The Brandon Sanderson Podcast made by 17th Shard, the biggest Brandon Sanderson nerds. Come here for all your cosmere, Stormlight Archive, and Mistborn discussion, as well analysis of news and current Words of Brandon.
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The Sunday Times—and New York Times—best-selling epic fantasy author Brandon Sanderson discusses his brand-new Mistborn adventure, Shadows of Self, with Bradley P Beaulieu, the author of Twelve Kings, who was shortlisted by the David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy for his debut novel, The Winds of Khalakovo. Hosted by Bradley P Beaulieu at the Apple Store, Covent Garden in London.
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Words of Radiance: Characters and Relationships | SpanReads
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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, upd…
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== 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 o…
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Words of Radiance: Reactions and Retrospective | SpanReads
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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 re…
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The Way of Kings: Cosmere Implications | SpanReads
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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 ou…
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Talking about the Cosmere RPG with Johnny O'Neal
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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 t…
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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 rec…
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The Way of Kings: Characters & Relationships | SpanReads
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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 rec…
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Who's That Cosmere Character (2024 Edition)
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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 Introductions0:03:46 #1 by Lemerney0:09:46 #2 by Pres…
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The Way of Kings: Reactions & Retrospective | SpanReads
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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.…
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Warbreaker: Cosmere Implications | SpanReads
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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! Th…
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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:Warbre…
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Warbreaker: Characters & Relationships | SpanReads
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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://coppermin…
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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 (Arg…
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Warbreaker: Reactions & Retrospective | SpanReads
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SpanReads, our reread series, returns! We are starting with Warbreaker, and then moving through Stormlight until Wind and Truth comes out! So what did we think of Warbreaker on a reread? Stay tuned to find out! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), and Ene (AonEne). Spoiler policy in this episode is…
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Shallan's First Wind and Truth Chapters and C2E2 Words of Brandon
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In April, Brandon read the first two Shallan chapters from Wind and Truth at C2E2, and hoooo boy they are exciting! We discuss those and the C2E2 Words of Brandon, meaning we are finally caught up on WoBs--for now! This week, we have Eric (Chaos), Grace (thegatorgirl), Marvin (Paleo), and featuring a special guest, Jason from the channel Jasonioan,…
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Wind and Truth Predictions & Speculation!
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It's time to talk about our thoughts for Stormlight 5, titled Wind and Truth, coming this December! Who's going to die??This episode we have Eric (Chaos), David (Windrunner), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Verónica (Cheyenne Sedai).Please note we recorded this last June, so newer things like the interlude or the new Shallan chapters aren't mentioned her…
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Who's the Most Invested? | The Final 2023 Words of Brandon
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We're finally wrapping up 2023 Words of Brandon, with WoBs hot off the presses like things our Brandon interview last July and other odds and ends. But there's still some interesting stuff, like silver, Reliquaries, and more!This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Ben (Overlord Jebus), and Verónica (Cheyenne Sedai)! Our Brandon interview: h…
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The Last Shard!? | December 2023 Spoiler Stream Words of Brandon Part 2
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The Words of Brandon never end, and we are wrapping up the December spoiler stream. This episode we... kind of learn something about the final Shard. We also go on a massive history lesson about it, which is possibly entertaining. There's also tons of Yumi WoBs!Today we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), who doesn't speak this languag…
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Wind and Truth and Find Out! | December 2023 Spoiler Stream Words of Brandon
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Brandon held a spoiler livestream for Koloss Head Munching Day 2023 (his birthday). While a lot of questions are apparently going to be answered in book 5 of The Stormlight Archive, Wind and Truth, there still was plenty to talk about dragons, specific Mistborn Era 2 details, and Plato's allegory of the cave!This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Evgen…
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Isles of the Emberdark Previews (ft. ReadAndFindOut)
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We have the announcement for Secret Project 5, and it's called Isles of the Emberdark, and oh boy... it sure is high cosmere connectivity! There's so much to discuss, so let's dig in. We also discuss the announcement itself, so feel free to skip to 30:52 for discussion of the chapters!This episode we have a very special guest, Steve of the wonderfu…
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It's been two years since Brandon's huge Year of Sanderson announcement, so we thought we'd talk about how we feel about it. How tired are we? What was our favorite Secret Project? How were the Year of Sanderson boxes?Do note we recorded this prior to the Words of Radiance leatherbound announcement of yet another Secret Project, so please keep that…
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Shards Changing Intents?? | Dragonsteel 2023 Words of Brandon Part 3
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We're back with more WoBs, and this time it's the last of the Dragonsteel 2023 Words of Brandon. Today we have a grab bag of a bunch of random stuff, like kandra babies, stabbing Hoid with atium, Harmony lying, and the IDENTITY FIELD returns. This episode we have Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), and Grace (thegatorgirl).Our thumbnail today is a …
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The GRAND APPARATUS! (And Tons of Hoid WoBs) | Dragonsteel 2023 Words of Brandon Part 2
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Today on our eternal string of Words of Brandon episodes, we are continuing to talk about what happened from Dragonsteel 2023. And in this case we learn about the GRAND APPARATUS and a lot of WoBs about Hoid's dating life. Also, there's a legitimately serious Stick discussion. Yes, really.This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Alyx (Feathe…
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The Dragon-Lift Theory is Dead! | Dragonsteel 2023 Words of Brandon Part 1
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Oh my goodness, everyone. We have SO many Words of Brandon episodes ahead of you. We're going out of order, with the Dragonsteel 2023 Spoiler Q&A! And sorry Lift-dragon enjoyers, that theory is dead! We also talk about a surprising amount of Warbreaker stuff, Zane, Mistborn: Birthright, and Alyx solves Silverlight. Some of those are even vaguely re…
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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 & Tell4:18 Hemalurgy…
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