Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson Podcast

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Wind and Truth Reactions 1 Dec 14, 2024

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The fifth Stormlight book, Wind and Truth, is out, and in this episode we talk about it in full! So warning, many spoilers abound here! Also, this is by far our longest episode ever, at just under FOUR HOURS long. Strap in, everyone. This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), David (Windrunner), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Veronica (Cheyenne Sedai), and Will (#1 Taln Fan). Thumbnail is the Battar endpage in Wind and Truth, by the amazing Miranda Meeks: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Battar_Endsheet.jpeg 0:00:00 Introductions 0:02:08 Initial Thoughts 0:17:26 Decompressing About The Ending 0:46:02 (Positive Comments) Adolin 1:15:29 Renarin and Rlain 1:24:08 Dalinar and Navani 1:47:02 Some Shallan stuff 1:55:12 (Start of Complaining) Shinovar Plotline 2:23:18 Jasnah 2:39:57 Sigzil and Venli 2:57:48 Ba-Ado-Mishram 3:09:35 Shallan's Pregnancy 3:16:49 (Other Stuff) Fourth Moon 3:24:58 Kharbranth 3:34:30 Shard Stuff! 3:39:13 Wrap-up 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 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

Rhythm of War: Cosmere Implications | SpanReads Dec 04, 2024

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It's the FINAL episode of our Stormlight SpanReads series, on the eve of Wind and Truth! Today we discuss the cosmere implications in Rhythm of War! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Joshua (Jofwu), and Ben (Overlord Jebus). Kelsier All Along Short: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VzhENXbvlpE 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 Rhythm of War: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:Rhythm_of_War Thumbnail is the 2020 Bulgarian cover, by Yasen Stoilov: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:ROW_BG_cover_art.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/sounds.rss Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to wtcc@17thshard.com

Wind and Truth Part Two Nov 28, 2024

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It's the last bit of Shardcast content before Wind and Truth, and also some of the last bit of Wind and Truth previews before the book comes out! Let's talk about Day Two, shall we? (This podcast does not contain any info on interludes after Day Two, because those aren't out yet). Today we have Ala--what a traitor--aka Rasarr, Veronica (Cheyenne Sedai), and some new blood with Adim (AAKS) and Will (#1 Taln Fan)! Our next episode will be Wind and Truth Reactions 1, coming about a week after release! See you on the other side. Sample chapters: https://reactormag.com/columns/wind-and-truth/ Szeth flashback readings episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewabzULufdE&t Day One podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69HLlf4nNZY 0:00:00 Introductions 0:02:15 Day Two Overall Thoughts 0:05:25 Interludes 0:12:33 Summaries 0:29:54 The Loophole 0:36:58 Shallan 0:47:32 Gavinor & Spiritual Realm Shenanigans 0:57:16 Renarin & Rlain, Visions 1:17:46 Lift 1:22:42 Adolin 1:28:46 Dalinar 1:40:50 Kaladin and Szeth 1:56:23 Epigraphs 2:03:13 Wrapping Up, Predictions 2:12:19 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'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

Rhythm of War: Magic | SpanReads Nov 27, 2024

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On this episode of SpanReads, we talk about magic in Rhythm of War. I'm sure there wasn't much of that in this book, right? This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Joshua (Jofwu), and Ben (Overlord Jebus). 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 Rhythm of War: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:Rhythm_of_War Thumbnail is the 2024 Bulgarian cover, by Yasen Stoilov: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:ROW_BG_2024_Cover_Art.jpg Our last SpanReads is out next week, just before Wind and Truth! 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

Rhythm of War: Characters & Relationships | SpanReads Nov 21, 2024

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Let's talk about all the many characters in Rhythm of War! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Joshua (Jofwu), and Ben (Overlord Jebus). 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 Rhythm of War: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:Rhythm_of_War Thumbnail is the UK cover by Sam Green: https://reactormag.com/check-out-the-uk-cover-for-brandon-sandersons-rhythm-of-war/ New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December's release of Wind and Truth! 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

Rhythm of War: Reactions & Retrospective | SpanReads Nov 14, 2024

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It's time to begin our last Stormlight SpanReads with Rhythm of War! What did we think of this on a reread? I'm sure Ian had a very unbiased take ;) This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Joshua (Jofwu), and Ben (Overlord Jebus). 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 Rhythm of War: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:Rhythm_of_War Thumbnail is the US cover by Michael Whelan: https://www.tor.com/2020/08/17/behold-the-cover-to-rhythm-of-war-the-fourth-book-in-brandon-sandersons-stormlight-archive/ New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December's release of Wind and Truth! 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

Dawnshard: Magic & Cosmere Implications | SpanReads Nov 07, 2024

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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: 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

Dawnshard: Reactions & Characters | SpanReads Oct 31, 2024

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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 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

Brandon Avalanches & Endings Oct 27, 2024

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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 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'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

Oathbringer: Cosmere Implications | SpanReads Oct 24, 2024

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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 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

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