A Grain of Sanderson
From the fantasy epics of the Cosmere to the defunct mobile game companion books, Graham, Jack, and Taylor attempt to read every published work by Brandon Sanderson, in publication order. We hope to gain a better understanding of who he is as an author, how his writing changes over time, and his broader effect on the fantasy genre. Starting with Elantris and finishing half a decade from now, please join us as we travel out of the wardrobe, and onto the wagon train.
New episodes the second Tuesday of the month.
A Grain of Sanderson
Mistborn - Episode 2
We read the shonen anime-heist movie that is Mistborn and have *a lot* of thoughts.
Next month we'll be reading all of The Well of Ascension, Episode Airs: April 16
Content warnings for this episode: ableism, addiction, bleeding, body horror, body modification, broken bones, child death, classism, death, decapitation, discussion of rape, discussion of sexuality, disembowelment, eugenics, genocide, human sacrifice, misogyny, murder, mutation, mutilation, racism, religious conversion, religious extremism, slavery, sterilization, suicide/suicidal ideation, terminal illness, undeath, wounds and infection
We didn't mention it on air, but Hoid appears in Chapter 19 as an informant.
Links:
Thug Articles:
https://www.npr.org/2015/04/30/403362626/the-racially-charged-meaning-behind-the-word-thug
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/04/thug/391682/
Hilary Mantel Essay: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v35/n04/hilary-mantel/royal-bodies
Animatics we didn't mention on air but did watch together, potential SPOILERS in the comments:
Mistborn -Elend and Vin- "Don't Lose your Head" from SIX the Musical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxMjboq1e6k
Flight across Luthadel | Short Mistborn animatic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRKsIrNbfVw
This show is created by Graham Gillman, Taylor Lane, and Jack McLaughlan.
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