The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies
The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies is a podcast dedicated to the enjoyment of the works of Brandon Sanderson. Join Bill, Amy, and Jordan as they travel through the worlds of Mistborn, the Stormlight Archive, Elantris, Warbreaker and the rest of the Cosmere! You can catch the show live at twitch.tv/innkeeperstable @ 8:30pm MTN time every other Monday. For more updates or to interact with the show hosts, follow our Twitter account @CosmereStudies. If you would like to contribute to S.I.C.S. visit https://www.patreon.com/CosmereStudies and help grow our community. And remember: there's always another secret.
Episodes
This is it! SICS will be going on an extended hiatus after this episode, and we really just want to express our gratitude to you for listening.
In this episode, the SICS crew wraps up their discussion of Wind and Truth, Book #5 and the last book in the first arc of Brandon Sanderson's The Stormlight Archive. This time, we're talking about Adolin's adventures defending a foreign land from invasion.
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Show Notes:
Only ONE EPISODE AFTER THIS ONE before we take our prolonged hiatus and shift to less frequent episodes!
In this episode, the SICS crew continuess taking a deeper look at each of the main plot threads in Wind and Truth. This time, we're focusing on Shallan, Renarin, and Rlain's adventures in [REDACTED].
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Show Notes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1euuA9EetICfR13u8caQHlkwW7XPNg38rJHWr2EyrIJY/edit?usp=sharing
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This week's ...
In this episode, the SICS crew continuess taking a deeper look at each of the main plot threads in Wind and Truth. This time, we're focusing on Dalinar and Navani's adventures in [REDACTED].
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Show Notes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1To138bhgdHlxMhMJkMLiAf_YjiiGkCmzP9Fk2YtFHa4/edit?usp=sharing
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This week's Cosmere Thing of the Week:
Leave Your Sword by Micah Epstein
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TOP OF THIS EPISODE.
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In this episode, the SICS crew begins taking a deeper look at each of the main plot threads in Wind and Truth. This time, we're focusing on Szeth and Kaladin's stories as they head to Shinovar.
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Show Notes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fKcaSgg-5mXXUi9Z-QgExdlxTMVVSDE6KD59_ABCe0o/edit?usp=sharing
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NO COSMERE THING OF THE WEEK THIS WEEK
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Now that Wind and Truth has been out, we can take another look at several of the prophecies that we've seen over the course of the previous books. From the Deathrattles to the Diagram, there have been all sorts of clues given about the events taking place on Roshar—and even a few touches on the rest of the Cosmere! In this episode, the SICS crew takes a look at those prophecies.
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Show Notes:
It's the start of a new year, and we're going to kick things off with a look at the end of the last year. Specifically, we're going to give you our retrospective on the 2024 Dragonsteel Nexus!
The SICS crew has been attending Brandon's convention (originally called "Dragonsteel MiniCon," a name which it has now FAR outgrown) ever since its inception in 2021. But this year, we made the decision to go as regular attendees rather than...
Happy belated Koloss Head-Munching Day to all! And you know what that means: It's time to talk about the most recent State of the Sanderson post! What did Brandon do over the past year? What's he got planned for the next year (and beyond)? And why does Bill's background look different???
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Show Notes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sc5XWvwGGyzkMEFCWZ2FY1Syzq6Xjt8qvyzPlrjAZ3s/edit?usp=sharing
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Cosmere Thing of the Week: D...
Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh!!! It's here! IT'S FINALLY HERE!
The end of the first arc of The Stormlight Archive, Wind and Truth, is COMPLETE, it's RELEASED, and the SICS crew has been reading like crazy to give you our FIRST IMPRESSIONS of it! (And we've got some things to say!!!)
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Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iw81qt-d2wVaW6c7Hg7MdPLj9XzYr821Vw-Lcsje76E/edit?usp=sharing
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IT'S ALMOST TIME!!!
The end of the first arc of The Stormlight Archive, Wind and Truth, is mere HOURS away from its release, and it's time for the SICS crew (and special guest Libralita) to put in their predictions! And of course, to do so, Jordan, our resident scientist (more like a game show host) is here to make a WHOLE production out of it.
So join us for The Wind and Truth Pre-Release TITLE BELT!
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NO SHOW NOTES THIS WEEK
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Wind and Truth Chapters 29-32!
Yet more spoilers!
Enjoy!
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This episode's show notes can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v9XAi-wTKu2PNHbJIQCQR3kZeH86jDOLxFr1x8ycn30/edit?usp=sharing
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Cosmere Thing of the Week: Words of Radiance animation by Marc Black: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHQ6UrTmtlg&ab_channel=MarcBlack
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You can support The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies by becoming a Patron at h...
Wind and Truth Chapters 25-28
Amy's back!
Still more spoilers!
Enjoy!
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This episode's show notes can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lGuQEQohAuE30AOq-BZBYzeTOB3ZX4FIhj4HeYt6p98/edit?usp=sharing
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No Cosmere Thing of the Week this week!
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You can support The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies by becoming a Patron at http://www.patreon.com/cosmerestudies
SICS patrons make the show possible and gain a...
Wind and Truth Chapters 21-24!
Amy's gone! :( (But only for this week!)
Even more spoilers!
Enjoy!
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This episode's show notes can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lGuQEQohAuE30AOq-BZBYzeTOB3ZX4FIhj4HeYt6p98/edit?usp=sharing
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No Cosmere Thing of the Week this week!
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You can support The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies by becoming a Patron at http://www.patreon.com/cosmerestudies
SICS patrons mak...
Wind and Truth Chapters 16-20!
Even more spoilers!
Enjoy!
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This episode's show notes can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hJYbhSqxKz6HMWHp_M6Dnz9MK1BgWQhUyyDt04xMOvk/edit?usp=sharing
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This episode's "Cosmere Thing of the Week": Stormlight Era 1 Covers Merged by u/jgoux
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cosmere/comments/1fw29cr/i_made_a_stormlight_arc_1_wallpaper_by_combining/
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Wind and Truth Interludes 1-2, Chapters 14-15!
More Spoilers!
Join us!
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This episode's show notes can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-J2Zp-UwhXtg-Olq7EBZAYJ0dYzP4KhDA0Bgk-i3Ihw/edit?usp=sharing
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This episode's "Cosmere Thing of the Week": Nerdforge's complete Wheel of Time bound in one volume (not Cosmere, but Cosmere-adjacent):
Wind and Truth Chapters 10-13!
More Spoilers!
Join us!
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This episode's show notes can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YdQuaKcXcBt-RpabkFfVB7IkigVrbq1MCubAltKkdD0/edit?usp=sharing
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This episode's "Cosmere Thing of the Week": Adolin and Gallant by u/solarpines
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It's time! The countdown to the release of Wind & Truth, Book 5 of The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson, has begun! As he's done in the past, Brandon is releasing preview chapters of the book on a weekly basis leading up to launch, and C.J. from Cosmere Quandaries has come on as a guest to discuss the prologue and Chapters 1-9 with the SICS crew.
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This episode's show notes can be found here:
Somehow, Brandon Sanderson has done it AGAIN! He surprised us all once more with his latest (and currently running) Kickstarter campaign for the upcoming Stormlight... no... COSMERE tabletop role-playing game!
That's right, what we thought was just an RPG based around The Stormlight Archive is actually a much larger RPG for the entire Cosmere! And we're thrilled to have Katie Payne, art director for the project, back on the podcast...
This is it! The end of our reread of the currently-published books in The Stormlight Archive! After this, it's build-up to Wind and Truth in December, and we're thrilled for it!
The last time we read Rhythm of War, we devoted 6 episodes to it as we broke down each piece. This time, we're cramming it all into one so we can devote more time to the final book in the trilogy, so there's a lot to get through this time!
So what are your ...
Dawnshard is another example of Brandon's "shorter" work, and much like the rest of his "short" pieces, it's incredibly dense. There's a ton of character development, additional lore, answered questions and brand new mysteries! So what'd you think of it?
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This episode's show notes can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q1Subjdi3vXjnJTVuuw7c4E6GUaZ1aoURYdGmA7lbEQ/edit?usp=sharing
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This episode's "Cosmere Thing...
For thousands of years, Roshar has been protected by the mysterious Oathpact. But what do we know about this arcane agreement? How does it protect Roshar? What oaths were involved? And what do we know of the ancient Heralds who made those oaths?
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This episode's show notes can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-tpm7X8656e4bSsZj6n48myHE7xDhu58ePqv-9C7uWw/edit?usp=sharing
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This episode's "Cosmere Thing of the W...
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