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The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies

Mar 29, 2023

Brandon Sanderson has a habit of building his own spins on fantasy creatures, and kandra are among his most fascinating creations. In this episode, Bill, Amy, and Jordan discuss the various kandra we've seen, as well as how their society seems to have evolved over the course of the Cosmere.

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Mar 15, 2023

It's been about three years since the Knights Radiant Order Quiz was released, and we thought it might be a good idea to take them again alongside our listeners and see if anything has changed. And the results were interesting! Some things changed, some stayed exactly the same, and some results were completely...


Mar 1, 2023

Yes, we realize we've already done an episode about the correspondence between Hoid and Harmony. But since the release of The Lost Metal, the final entry into Era 2 of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series, some of that correspondence may ring a little bit differently. Join Bill, Amy, and Jordan as they talk and theorize...


Feb 15, 2023

We've started to get some glimpses into what's in store for the Cosmere in the "future" era. Several of Brandon's recent books have either taken place in or given clues as to what could start showing up as the Cosmere's timeline progresses. In this episode, the SICS crew discuss and speculate on what that future might...


Feb 1, 2023

The SICS crew is back for more Tress of the Emerald Sea, and we hope you are too! In this second part of our discussion of the newest entry into Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere, we dig into the worldbuilding and mechanics of the magic systems. There's so much packed into this (comparatively) short book!

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