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 (Windru...
Nov 06, 2023•3 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 ...
Nov 03, 2023•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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....
Oct 27, 2023•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 T...
Oct 22, 2023•2 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 y...
Oct 20, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Oct 14, 2023•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast The final Brandon Sanderson Secret Project, The Sunlit Man, is out! In this episode of Shardcast, we talk about our thoughts on the book some, but we just can't help ourselves getting into the implications of it all. And this was us trying to not get into "the lore," uh oh! This episode we have Eric (Chaos), David (Windrunner), Evgeni (Argent), and Verónica (Cheyenne Sedai)! Next episode (coming October 22nd) will have us cover more WoBs from our interview with him, and then we will have episode...
Oct 11, 2023•3 hr 56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Oh boy, we learned about so much lore in Starsight! Let's talk about it. We talk about delver mazes, figments, slugs, and of course, Twilight Imperium. For this book, we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Ian (Weiry), and Eric (Chaos). SpanReads will come out weekly until Defiant comes out. Next up is Skyward Flight from October 13th to October 27th, Cytonic from November 4nd to November 17th, and then Defiant comes out the week after! Thumbnail is the French cover at of ...
Oct 06, 2023•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's time to talk about the characters in Starsight, and oh boy, there is a lot to talk about! We discuss M-Bot, Spensa and her arc, Jorgen, and of course, the new flight in the book. For this book, we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Ian (Weiry), and Eric (Chaos). SpanReads will come out weekly until Defiant comes out. Starsight episodes air from September 21st to October 5th, Skyward Flight from October 12th to October 26th, Cytonic from November 2nd to November 16th,...
Sep 29, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on Shardcast, we start talking about the Words of Brandon from our interview with Brandon in July. We get through a record low amount of WoBs, but we discuss Mistborn: Ghostbloods and Yumi questions. It's also a completely unhinged episode. Enjoy! Next episode will be Secret Project 4 reactions, then we will do part 2 of these WoBs. But for this one, have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), Shannon (Grey), and Jessie (Lady Lameness)! You can watch our Brandon interview here: https:...
Sep 24, 2023•2 hr 36 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on SpanReads, we are onto Starsight, the sequel to Skyward. How do we feel about this controversial book on a reread? Stay tuned to find out. For this book, we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Ian (Weiry), and Eric (Chaos). For a recap, see Jessie's video on her personal channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYkAoQ6HSeo&pp=ygUPc3RhcnNpZ2h0IHJlY2Fw SpanReads will come out weekly until Defiant comes out. Starsight episodes air from September 21st to October 5...
Sep 22, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on SpanReads, we are talking about the Lore in Skyward! We talk about foreshadowing for the future, and inconsistencies. For this book, we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Ian (Weiry), and Eric (Chaos). SpanReads will come out weekly until Defiant comes out. Skyward episodes air August 31st to September 14th, Starsight from September 21st to October 5th, Skyward Flight from October 12th to October 26th, Cytonic from November 2nd to November 16th, and then Defi...
Sep 15, 2023•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Brandon has read previews from book 5 of The Stormlight Archive, called Knights of Wind and Truth for now, at various occasions. We delve into them and discuss what this might mean for the book and the greater Cosmere! This episode we have Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Ala (Rasarr)! Read the chapters yourself: https://wob.coppermind.net/help/readings Thumbnail by Randy Vargas: https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/x7h8vo/stormlight_five_update_one/ Watch our episode o...
Sep 10, 2023•2 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on SpanReads, we are talking about the Characters & Relationships in Skyward! We talk about M-Bot, Cobb, Skyward Flight and Jorgen, and of course, ZEEN NIGHTSHADE. For this book, we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Ian (Weiry), and Eric (Chaos). SpanReads will come out weekly until Defiant comes out. Skyward episodes air August 31st to September 14th, Starsight from September 21st to October 5th, Skyward Flight from October 12th to October 26th, Cytonic from N...
Sep 07, 2023•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast SpanReads, our reread show, returns! For 2023, in anticipation for Defiant's release, we are doing the Skyward series! We're doing three episodes on each book, and this one is Reactions & Retrospectives. Importantly, unlike our cosmere SpanReads, we need to compare with the rest of the series, so this does have full Skyward series spoilers, excluding Defiant, of course, because it isn't out yet. So, what did we think of Skyward on a reread? Stay tuned to find out. For this book, we have Mi'chell...
Aug 31, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to a bonkers, off-the-rails Shardcast. We're talking Tress and Yumi. We're talking Midnight Essence and the nightmares. We're talking about smoke. Black smoke! Yes, that's what we are doing for over two hours. Can you guess where we go in this episode and how many bizarre terms we mention? Well... you'll find out! This episode we have Eric (Chaos), David (Windrunner), Evgeni (Argent), and Grace (thegatorgirl)! Thumbnail by Aliya Chen: https://www.brandonsanderson.com/standalones-cosmere/...
Aug 13, 2023•3 hr 36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Brandon's back on Shardcast! In this episode we discuss all sorts of spoiler questions from The Lost Metal, Tress of the Emerald Sea, and Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, and other cosmere questions. Brandon is awesome as always and we really thank him for his time here! Enjoy, there are some very interesting new things here, like a title for Era 3 and... more dragons than you would expect. It's a shorter episode, but Brandon is super busy, so we hope you don't mind! On this episode we have Evgen...
Jul 30, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's time to talk about Secret Project 3: Yumi and the Nightmare Painter. It's a Brandon cosmere romance book, and how did he do? Listen on to find out. This episode, we have Eric (Chaos), Alyx (Feather), Joshua (jofwu), Ala (Rasarr), and Veronica (Cheyenne)! Buy the Yumi art here: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/chenalii/ Mythwalker sample chapters: https://www.brandonsanderson.com/warbreaker-prime-mythwalker-prologue/ Dragonsteel Prime sample chapters: https://www.brandonsanderson.com/dragonste...
Jul 18, 2023•3 hr 44 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (Secret Project 2) is now out to everyone in bookstores (as of June 27th), so with that and because of some scheduling issues in April, we thought we'd do it now! What did we think about the noncosmere Secret Project? Stay tuned to find out! This episode, we have Ian (Weiry), Shannon (Grey), and Kadie (Aon Ene)! Next episode will be Secret Project 3 Reactions, coming July 16th. That one comes out tomorrow! 00:00 Introductions 1:11 Initi...
Jun 30, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ship It or Rip It returns after a very long hiatus, this time with characters up through Tress of the Emerald, Lost Metal, and Rhythm of War. Our cast today includes Eric (Chaos), Alyx (Feather), Matt (Comatose), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Shannon (Grey)! Chapters: 00:00 Introductions 4:46 MeLaan and Charlie 13:52 Shallan & Sadeas 28:51 Khriss & Ranette 42:42 Wayne & Ruin 54:57 Allriane & Rushu 1:07:10 Spook & Cultivation 1:21:44 Galladon & Frost 1:39:47 Jasnah & The Sorceress 1:56:06 Raboniel & ...
Jun 18, 2023•3 hr 33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our occasionally-running show where we talk about non-Brandon Sanderson stuff, we are talking about Shadow & Bone season 2! This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Lucy (Empress), Verónica (Cheyenne Sedai). 00:00 Intros / What Grisha Order are You 5:09 Show and Tell 16:02 What We've Read/Watched 26:08 Season 1 Thoughts 30:45 Season 2 (Show only) 1:17:21 Full Book Spoilers If you're here from the Grishaverse fandom, we're 17th Shard, and we do Brandon Sand...
Jun 04, 2023•3 hr 35 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this very special episode of Shardcast, we interview Isaac Stewart, VP of Creative Development at Dragonsteel! We talk about all the projects he has been or is currently working on, including his very own Cosmere novel! From our regular cast, we have Evgeni (Argent), Marvin (Paleo), and Veronica (Cheyenne Sedai). 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:45 Isaac’s Role 00:04:45 White Sand Omnibus 00:18:50 The Arcanist/Darkside story 00:22:35 Graphic Novels at Dragonsteel 00:25:15 Boatload of Mummies 00:3...
May 28, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is it, it's our final Word of Brandon episode for solidly like a month. This episode covers the final bit of the December Spoiler Stream, and then we talk about the Tress Spoiler Stream. This episode, we have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), Shannon (Grey), Marvin (Paleo), and Veronica (Cheyenne Sedai). Dragonsteel Prime Bridge Four Sequence: https://www.brandonsanderson.com/dragonsteel-prime-chapter-25-bridge-four-1/ 00:00 Intro 1:30 Evgeni's week 11:16 News 14:05 The Last Bit of Spoiler Str...
May 13, 2023•2 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast We're back! There's still more WoBs! Jaddeth is Autonomy, maybe? Tons of Elantris and Lost Metal stuff here, as well as Hoid and Bloody Tan stuff! We have Eric (Chaos), David (Windrunner), Veronica (Cheyenne Sedai), and Kendra (little wilson). Our 2022 Art Commissions: https://www.17thshard.com/news/features/a-year-of-art-commissions-2022-edition-r954/ Chapters: 00:00 Introductions 2:14 Newsy and Lots of Show & Tell 14:11 Words of Brandon 2:04:53 Who's That Cosmere Character If you like our cont...
Apr 30, 2023•3 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode, we are finally finishing up WoBs, except for the Tress stream from yesterday. We talk about Navani's past, Jasnah and Hoid, storms blowing leeward, intense ship names discussion (I didn't expect this today!), and cosmere hell. This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), Marvin (Paleo), and Kadie (Aon Ene)! You can find these WoBs and more at Arcanum: https://tinyurl.com/4rfvjaw5 Thumbnail image by Elisgardor: https://www.instagram.com/p/CVRAzR_qB7C/ If you like our co...
Apr 01, 2023•2 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's time for more Words of Brandon from Dragonsteel, and we start on December's spoiler stream! This one is even more unhinged and philosophical than the last one. We talk about brontosauruses (brontosauri?), bugs, bones, piles of cash, and of course, what is a soul, anyway? This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), Marvin (Paleo), and Kadie (Aon Ene)! Please note we will not be having an episode two weeks from now on March 26th, because Eric is getting married. We will have more WoBs...
Mar 12, 2023•2 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's been ages since we've done Words of Brandon, and boy there's a ton to catch up on. We start with some miscellaneous events, then get to Dragonsteel 2022 ones. Expect two more WoB episodes as well! This episode is peak unhinged Shardcast, and I love it. This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Alyx (Feather), Evgeni (Argent), and Marvin (Paleo)! All WoBs discussed this episode: https://wob.coppermind.net/collections/1151/ Shire Post Mint: https://www.shirepost.com/collections/mistborn...
Feb 26, 2023•3 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast The White Sand Omnibus is here, and so it's time for another episode of Shardcast where we go into extensive detail on things. There's character stuff, lore stuff, talking about the Indiegogo failure, as well as astrophysics and complex cosmere stuff. Oh, and infesting sand! This is a very weird and extremely nerdy episode, even for us. We have Eric (Chaos), David (Windrunner), Evgeni (Argent), and Joshua (jofwu)! If you want to buy White Sand Omnibus, you can here: https://www.dynamite.com/html...
Feb 12, 2023•3 hr 51 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's time we talk about aethers, the last big cosmere magic system! Or is this actually an MCU podcast? A Pinnochio podcast? Maybe it's an ecology and physics podcast. Surprise, it's red spikes all the way down. This episode is both very on the rails and also totally not. Spoilers for Lost Metal and Tress of the Emerald Sea. This episode we have Eric (Chaos), David (Windrunner on the forums), Evgeni (Argent), Ala (Rasarr), and Veronica (Cheyenne Sedai)! Aether of Night requests thread is here (p...
Jan 29, 2023•3 hr 41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Secret Project 1 is here, and it's Tress of the Emerald Sea! What did we think of it? Turns out it's reeeeeally good! Watch on for our reactions, some complaining, some lore, and randomly, Rithmatist and White Sand thoughts? Oh yeah, things are wild. This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Grace (thegatorgirl), Evgeni (Argent), Jessie (Lady Lameness), and Veronica (Cheyenne Sedai)! 00:00 Introductions 2:20 Spoiler-free reactions 7:47 Spoilery initial reactions 29:51 Art 50:34 Likes and D...
Jan 16, 2023•2 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
