This week, a dip into Scadriel to discuss the interesting parallels between two of the biggest players in the Mistborn series (spoilers for ALL of Mistborn, including Secret History). Expect an episode on Starsight and the new Stormlight chapter next tim...
On an off-week, I chatter about some of my favorite books for about 8 minutes, then call it quits. Go forth, fantasy readers! Books Mentioned: Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy Bartimaeus Sequence by Jonathan Stroud Dresden Files by Jim Butcher Redwa...
This week, an overview of Sel, the home of Elantris and The Emperor's Soul. We talk geography, religion, magic, and history, and apologies for the weird mic quality--it'll be fixed by next time. Music: Kevin MacLeod, Eternal Terminal. Links: RAFO Video...
This week, a brief discussion on atheism in the Cosmere, the nature of Adonalsium, and Brandon Sanderson's view on writing those with different perspectives from himself. Spoilers for the entire Cosmere. Music: Kevin MacLeod, Eternal Terminal. Links: Ema...
Bit of a tricky episode, but this week we ask the most important question a man can ask: What do we think of Moash? Going beyond that, what are we to make of the true history of humanity on Roshar? Ultimately, who is justified in the True Desolation? We'...
Finally back with another episode! This week, we discuss the philosophy of Taravangian, King of Kharbranth, as well as speculation about his role in the Stormlight Archive going forward. Spoilers for the entire Stormlight Archive through Oathbringer. If ...
Moderately Breaking News! At DragonCon 2019, Brandon Sanderson did a Q&A and a reading from the prologue of Stormlight 4, which is chock-full of some fascinating discoveries. This is only a part of the prologue, but it reveals a whole about the world and...
Prepare to be haunted by the specter of your next thirty years of fantasy reading. This week, we examine the planned stories in the future of the Cosmere, though not in terms of hard dates. Spoilers for the whole Cosmere ahead! Links: An excellent timeli...
Rounding out the Metallic Arts of Scadriel, this time we explore the mechanics of Hemalurgy, one of the most dangerous magic systems in the entire Cosmere. Spoilers for all of Mistborn and, later, the Cosmere. Music: Kevin MacLeod, Eternal Terminal. Li...
What's a Worldhopper and where have we seen them? Excellent question, young Cosmerenauts. This episode, we briefly discuss the nature of worldhopping as well as some of the main factions that do it. Spoilers for most of the Cosmere! Music: Kevin MacLeod...