Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson Podcast

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 language, and lastly we have David (Windrunner)! Watch the full stream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VryNgoZY7fo Here are the WoBs we talked about in this episode: https://wob.coppermind.net/collections/1250/ Dragonsteel Prime sample chapters: https://www.brandonsanderson.com/dragonsteel-prime-chapter-25-bridge-four-1/ 0:00 Introductions 4:30 Can Odium's champion not be native to Roshar? 6:01 Are Odium and Cultivation aware of Thaidakar? 9:50 Is the Shroud made of Identity? 14:26 The Sixteenth Shard!? Also all the Ingenuity stuff 43:20 Yoki-hijo initiation 49:24 Can Yumi travel offworld? 1:01:44 Is Iron Seven Waystation a space station? 1:06:57 Yellow hion 1

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), Evgeni (Argent), Shannon (Grey), Joshua (jofwu), and Ene (AonEne). Our Arcanum collection of the WoBs we discussed: https://wob.coppermind.net/collections/1248/ Chapters: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:06:26 Valor's Vessel 00:10:54 Arcanum Unbounded Leatherbound 00:17:53 Stormlight Title Ketek 00:21:17 Stormlight 5 not Stones Unhallowed 00:22:08 Stormlight Scene that Brandon has always wanted to write 00:24:36 Shallan Futuresight? Spiritual Mumbo Jumbo! 00:30:23 Will we see Xisis again? 00:36:53 Can Harmony control people on other planets? 00:39:38 More books with Tress? 00:42:03 Szeth's Highspren 00:48:17 Nightstreet gang victim that Wax should investigate 00:53:30 Stor

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 wonderful cosmere YouTube channel, ReadAndFindOut (https://www.youtube.com/c/ReadAndFindOutCosmere), which you should all check out because he does great explainers. It was lovely to have him on! We also have Eric (Chaos), Veronica (Cheyenne Sedai), Ene (Aon Ene), and Ala (Rasarr)! Words of Radiance campaign: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/dragonsteel/words-of-radiance-leatherbound Brandon's announcement video: https://youtu.be/X9HEKnswsy0?si=P1XG1vIQ4_OqnMOi Isles of the Emberdark sample chapters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0L06Y37W70 Brandon's stream with Isles of the Emberdark's artist: https://www.youtube.com/live/xjsKRmXaPcA?si=LxwBnWalZj2ri6lZ Veronica

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 in mind. There's a new one coming in 2025 and we get a reading on March 21st. This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), Ene (Aon Ene), and Kendra (little wilson)! Postcard display: https://dragonwoodshop.com/products/postcard-display-3-slot Pin display: https://dragonwoodshop.com/products/pin-display-2x3inch-slots Chapters: 00:00 Introductions & News (But not SP5) 10:12 Year of Sanderson, Brandon (Not) Dying, How Tired Are You 17:06 Titles Being Spoilers 25:10 Exhausted by Brandon Content, Cosmere Drought, Industry stuff 45:33 Favorite of the Secret Projects 1:09:23 Subscription Boxes 2:01:46 Who's That Cosmere Character If you like

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 piece we commissioned from Ashley Coad (https://www.ashleycoadart.com/). By supporting our Patreon, you can vote on what art we commission every month! Here's this awesome piece: https://www.patreon.com/posts/december-2023-98742446 Dragonwoodshop's frame for the Year of Sanderson postcards: https://dragonwoodshop.com/products/postcard-display-3-slot Our Arcanum collection of the WoBs we discussed: https://wob.coppermind.net/collections/1239/ Chapters: 00:00 Introductions 4:37 Other forms of Investiture to Awaken stuff 11:06 Can people other than yoki-hijo negotiate with spirits? 16:28 How much knowledge does a new Vessel get? 26:20 Why did the Heralds think

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 (Feather), Evgeni (Argent), and Joshua (jofwu)! Our thumbnail today is not the Grand Apparatus, but actually Cybertron by Jaime Jasso: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/4rvn1 Dragonsteel 2023 Spoiler Q&A: Dragonsteel 2023 Spoiler Q&A: https://youtu.be/fDm5Hif5rQo?si=rpVcPfWKjlmFsSPQ Our Arcanum collection of the WoBs we discussed: https://wob.coppermind.net/collections/1238/ Chapters: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:49 Oathgate mechanics 0:04:19 Hoid dating dragons 0:08:58 Hoid dating Shards 11:04 Aether homeworld name except Brandon doesn't know how to say it 15:05 The Admiral is protagonist of Night Brigade 17:23 Overcoming Torments with soulstamps 18:47 BUG MRAIZE 2

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 relevant to what we are talking about and not just nonsense. This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Alyx (Feather), Evgeni (Argent), and David (Windrunner)! Thanks, Alyx, for being a champ with our nonsense. Dragonsteel 2023 Spoiler Q&A: https://youtu.be/fDm5Hif5rQo?si=rpVcPfWKjlmFsSPQ Our Arcanum collection of the WoBs we discussed: https://wob.coppermind.net/collections/1230/ 00:00 Introduction, Dragonsteel VIP Access for some reason 9:29 Is Nightblood a Dawnshard? 11:57 Does Rsyn have a Torment? 13:22 How good is Taln in a fight really? 16:56 Is Hoid able to use Soulstamps 26:36 Why can't Hoid Skip but Nomad can? (also random SiSG stuff) 34:34 Mistborn

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