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
The Gathering Storm - Episode 10
We read the The Gathering Storm, Book 12 of The Wheel of Time. This was a lot, and we apologize for the delay. Happy Thanksgiving folks.
Next month we'll be reading all of The Way of Kings, Episode Airs: December 24th, Christmas Eve.
Content warnings for this episode: ableism, addiction, age gap, amputation, betrayal, bleeding, body horror, body modification, broken bone, classism, colonization, death, domestic violence, fetishization, gaslighting, gender roles, hallucinations, insanity, J.K. Rowling, kink, knives, maiming, misogyny, murder, mutilation, rape, real world violence, religious extremism, self harm, sexual content, sexual violence, slavery, stabbing, strangulation, suicide/suicidal ideation, terminal illness, transphobia, trauma, undeath, Vietnam War, wounds and infection
Correction: Robert Jordan’s Assistants were Alan Romanczuk and Maria Simons
However, Sanderson makes this weeks claim here and is obviously much more qualified than I am.
Michael Livingston Origins of the Wheel of Time
The Gunslinger by Stephen King
Real-world references Wheel of Time
Women Want Me Fish Fear Me Moraine:
Dune Frank Herbert & David Lynch’s Dune
The Boundless Light of Islam Tweet
The Fifth Season NK Jemisin
51 Books You Could Read Instead of The Wheel of Time
The Once and Future King by T.H. White
Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Mallory (the translation by Simon Armitage is very good)
Mercedes Lackey
Ursula LeGuin
Daggerspell by Katherine Kerr
Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
Dragonball by Akira Toriyama
The Power by Naomi Alderman
Generic Entertainment Wheel of Time
The Green Bone Saga
Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent
The Expanse by James SA Corey
Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn
Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn
Naomi Novik
This show is created by Graham Gillman, Taylor Lane, and Jack McLaughlan.
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