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Warbreaker: Magic | SpanReads Jul 11, 2024

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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:Warbreaker_CN_cover_art.jpg New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December! Our release schedule is: June 27th - July 18th: Warbreaker July 25th - August 15th: The Way of Kings August 22nd - September 12th: Words of Radiance 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 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

Warbreaker: Characters & Relationships | SpanReads Jul 04, 2024

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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://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Warbreaker_UK_cover.jpg New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December! Our release schedule is: June 27th - July 18th: Warbreaker July 25th - August 15th: The Way of Kings August 22nd - September 12th: Words of Radiance 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 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

Mistborn Era 3 Speculation Jun 30, 2024

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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 (Argent), Alyx (Feather), and Matt (Comatose). Our Brandon interview that talked about Mistborn Ghostbloods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkCP04Wo1Ho C2E2 Words of Brandon talking about Cyberpunk era: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlM1hodHIVc 0:00:00 Introductions 0:01:43 What is Diceborn? 0:03:38 Intro to the Mistborn Eras 0:12:29 Tech Level & Political Situation 0:42:12 Trell, Offworld Influence, Structure Thoughts 1:06:44 Protagonist 1:14:06 More Structure Talk, Discord and Kelsier 1:55:33 Random WoBs 2:11:00 "It is Yours" and More Discord 2:30:01 Cosmere Connection Level & Ghostbloods 2:47:57 Final Thoughts 3:02:32 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

Warbreaker: Reactions & Retrospective | SpanReads Jun 27, 2024

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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 Warbreaker spoilers only. Thumbnail is the US cover of Warbreaker, by the incredible Dan Dos Santos: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:WB_cover_artwork.jpg New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December! Our release schedule is: June 27th - July 18th: Warbreaker July 25th - August 15th: The Way of Kings August 22nd - September 12th: Words of Radiance 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 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

Shallan's First Wind and Truth Chapters and C2E2 Words of Brandon Jun 17, 2024

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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, who does fantastic, well-produced cosmere content that you should definitely check out. His channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/@jasonioan Here's a link to the Shallan reading: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/535-c2e2-2024/#e16576 Our WoB episode on the Last Shard, which we refer to in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV1H-khbrhA 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:48 (Stormlight 5) Shallan's chapters 0:53:43 (Stormlight 5) When are we getting more Renarin? 0:58:23 Reassembling Adonalsium as a Bondsmith 1:01:47 Cyberpunk Mistborn Era! 1:14:22 Tien's Truths? 1:17:31 Was Khriss an apprentice of Hoid's? 1:20:32 Ambition and the Evil 1:27:30 Adonalsium avatars 1:32:29 God Metal changing with Vessel 1:37:46 Stormlight 5 ending 1:48:19 The last Shard 1:53:11 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

Wind and Truth Predictions & Speculation! Jun 02, 2024

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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 here. But I hope if you read those, you get a kick out of some of our comments :) Here are the relevant posts and readings we did discuss: Prologue: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/495/#e15580 Kaladin ch 1 and 2: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/508/#e15921 Szeth flashback 1-2: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/504/#e15784 Szeth flashback 3: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/508/#e15913 Stormlight 5 update 2 (featuring our thumbnail art of Dalinar by Peter Panev): https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/11qnpnm/stormlight_five_update_2/ 0:00:00 Introductions 0:02:59 What are you excited about? 0:14:01 Structure 0:31:14 Kaladin & Szeth 0:50:43 Shallan 1:07:51 Adolin, Dalinar 1:35:10 Other characters 1:42:41 Contest of Champions, Deaths 1:59:38 Stormfaker? 2:12:04 Last Thoughts 2:15:54 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

Who's the Most Invested? | The Final 2023 Words of Brandon May 19, 2024

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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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkCP04Wo1Ho&t Thumbnail art is Backlit by Wonder, by Aliya Chen: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Backlit_by_Wonder_by_Aliya_Chen.jpg 0:00:00 Introductions 0:02:51 Charlie 0:09:12 Is Yumi immortal now? + raysium dagger thoughts 0:15:37 Lots of silver 0:21:52 Lutha 0:23:50 Father machine's Command 0:25:40 Rat skulls glow 0:26:34 Horneater 0:28:58 Who is the most Invested? 0:41:57 Could yoki-hijo use other magical effects 0:46:05 Father machine and Taking Memories 0:49:18 Paintbrush similarity to Shardblades 0:50:34 How are Threnodites so well known? 0:55:12 Disease magic 0:59:34 Shades and the Reliquaries 1:05:06 Could Hoid get rid of his Torment? 1:09:20 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

The Last Shard!? | December 2023 Spoiler Stream Words of Brandon Part 2 Apr 28, 2024

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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 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 1:11:28 UTol visible through the Shroud 1:15:24 UTol's significant to the cosmere 1:19:26 Did Komashi ecology survive? 1:21:35 What else could yoki-hijo actually do? 1:43:01 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

Wind and Truth and Find Out! | December 2023 Spoiler Stream Words of Brandon Apr 14, 2024

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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), 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 Stormlight Back Half Prologues 01:01:47 Why did Taln not break? 01:07:22 Dragon Lifecycle 01:17:08 Gender-neutral bathroom on Malwish ship 01:22:49 Will we see dragons in action before Dragonsteel? 01:24:51 Spiritual Ideals vs Platonic Ideals 01:35:49 Moash's Black Uniform 01:41:43 Does Axies have a Torment? 01:48:16 Was Mare a kandra? 01:49:45 Nightblood's Creation 02:01:16 Who's that Cosmere Character? 02:12:46 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 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

Isles of the Emberdark Previews (ft. ReadAndFindOut) Mar 26, 2024

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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 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's article on Audible: https://www.17thshard.com/news/brandon-news/brandon-works-with-audible-for-a-historic-deal-in-the-audiobook-industry-r1039/ Old Sixth of the Dusk 2 reading: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/448-row-release-party/#e14408 Our old Sixth of the Dusk 2 podcast: https://youtu.be/kM0sfy7IzXU?si=SyQJK_iZk3_e6M5D 0:00 Introductions 1:54 Intro thoughts on the announcement 10:46 Flashbacks thoughts and Emberdark 23:35 Other Words of Radiance campaign news 30:52 Prologue 46:35 Chapter 3 1:04:01 Chapter 11 2:02:08 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

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