Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson Podcast Shardcast

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

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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

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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

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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

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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 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

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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 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 they needed to leave their Blades?
28:46 Vin's earring
30:47 Enhanced Leeching on a normal person
38:47 Why do only the Heralds have magical maladies?
44:36 Dawnshards and Splintered Shards
50:39 Kandra and human babies hybrids??
51:52 The Shroud and tin
56:03 Editorial changes from arcanist comments
59:38 Was Harmony lying at the end of Lost Metal?
1:03:51 Holding Vessels in Hemalurgic spikes
1:07:35 Shallan alter's shapeshifting
1:09:28 Shades attacking non-Threnodites
1:12:19 Canticle's subastral
1:14:53 Was Yolen technologically advanced?
1:18:16 Spiking atium into Hoid's chest
1:21:00 Aux and Nomad's bond is kind of flipped, can this happen to Adolin and Maya?
1:28:14 Who's That Cosmere Character

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