The Sanderlanche Podcast

We get into the book proper this week, and there are mixed reactions. We're jumping right into some action which is always good, but there's also lots of setup here and no completely clear path as to what to expect next. So it opens the door to some excellent predigments on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

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In this episode we meet Allomancer Jak, hero of the roughs. There are ... strong feelings about him amongst the crew. There's a reveal of the dark, terrible secret behind the existence of the Koloss (they're people; the secret is they're people, shocking, I know). We also get another wacky Wax/Lessie adventure. Just reading the prologue with no other context leads to some interesting feelings and expectations for this new book. Hear all about it on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

We have reached the end of The Alloy of Law! This week we get to hear what the crew thinks of the wrap-up on this one. Did it live up to the first trilogy's legacy?

Also this week, the launch of our Patreon page, which you can find here: https://www.patreon.com/thesanderlanche

There won't be any new content there for a bit yet, but stay tuned at the end of the discussion in the episode for more information!

We finally solve the mystery of the Vanishers and how they ... you know, vanish things. That's a verb, right? Anyway, also there's another big firefight. Wax shoots and blows up some guys. Wayne beats them up. Even Marasi gets in on the action. With only one more episode left in this book, though, the real fun is hearing what the crew thinks will happen to manage to wrap this story up by the end. It's Sanderlanche time on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

This week we meet Ranette, who is an interesting character, if not quite what some of the crew had been hoping for. And then Wax has a plan. We're rapidly approaching the end of the book now, but exactly what that end will look like is still shrouded in mystery for our newbies. Some great theories this week, though. Is Mr. Suit not human? Is Miles an old friend in disguise? Is Marasi still the secret bad guy? Who knows? Not us on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

This week our crew gets to meet the infamous Miles Hundredlives, and then they get to see Wax fight him on top of a moving train. Also, Clamps appears. I can't stress enough how much we all love that there's a guy called Clamps in this book. Hear the myriad Futurama references that inevitably follow on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

This week there's a couple of attempted murders, which, let's be honest, is kind of a step back from all the actual killing in the previous episode. On top of that, we get some very emotional backstory on Wayne, which has each of our crew feeling like actual feelings for this wacky, off-the-wall sidekick. All this and Brandon's Kickstarter on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

THERE WAS A FIREFIGHT!! - FBI Special Agent Paul Smecker

So, yeah, that sums up the first chapter pretty well. And then there's a nice little chat about chemistry and human nature, just for a change of pace. Kind of whiplashy couple of chapters for our crew, but they came through them ok. Still a lot of suspicious looks being thrown Marasi's way. There's just something off about that girl. Hear what everyone thinks about her on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

Jaymee is out this week. So the boys get together to discuss a chatty couple of chapters. Marasi's character starts to develop a bit more, and the Wax and Wayne relationship is really coming to life - that is until the party is stormed by bandits, a guy gets murdered, and Steris and Marasi are both kidnapped. Check out the reactions on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

This week we meet Wayne and the Harms family. We also learn about the mysterious railroad-robbing Vanishers gang. And while the mysteries of who the Vanishers are, and how and why they're pulling off these robberies is definitely enticing, the real gem for our crew this week was Steris. Just how crazy is this woman? Find out where we stand on this issue in this week's edition of The Sanderlanche!

This week we return to Scadrial for The Alloy of Law. Our crew is delighted by the western vibe and intrigued by Waxillium Ladrian, our new allomancer-about-town. But mysteries abound. What was the deal with Bloody Tan? Who is the mysterious Wayne? What kind of parent names their kid Barl? Join us as we begin a whole new Mistborn adventure on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

This week is a special event, we actually read an entire story in one go. I know, it's like a revolution in podcast form. Join the crew as we talk about the infamous trapper, and the end of an era on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

We finish up The Emperor's Soul this week. And Brandon doesn't let us get away without a bit of action in the story.  Listen to everyone's reactions and thoughts on this piece now that it's over. Then get hyped for the next story we're reading, Sixth of Dusk, by going through the Drominad System essay with us, an essay filled with interesting Cosmere tidbits, particularly about how travelling between planets works. All this and a lengthy sidebar about Jack Black on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

Lot of days, but not all that much happening. Shai continues to be trapped in her room and makes progress toward her dual goals of completing the emperor's soul and escaping with her life. We do, however, get a few interesting pieces of knowledge and character that give the podcast crew some interesting topics to talk over. The real question is, with only two chapters left, how is this all going to end? You certainly won't find out on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

We're back for the next portion of Shai's imprisonment this week. Her time is almost half gone by the end of this section, and her prospects for escape or even success are looking a bit bleak. Find out what the crew thinks is going to happen to her on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

This is the first of 4 episodes covering the novella, The Emperor's Soul. Our crew is excited to be starting something new again and is immediately drawn into Shai's story. What twist and turns await them in this tale of art and intrigue? Who knows ... other than me ... and I guess most of you. Lots of people know is basically what I'm saying, but Joe, Dac and Jaymee don't, and that's what makes it fun for the rest of us. Right? Anyway, eat Sanderlanche!

This week we're kind of wrapping up the whole Elantris thing by reading one short story and then a few other tidbits, all to give us more of an idea about what is going on on Sel. Dead god? Sentient planet? Sexy Drifter? The fun never stops on Sel, at least that's the idea on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

And we're finishing Elantris in this episode. Final chapters and final thoughts on this, Brandon's first published novel. Find out what the crew thinks overall on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

Things really took a turn for the worse in these chapters. It's been exactly a day since Roial died in the previous set of chapters, and if you thought that was bad, you ain't seen nothin' yet, my kayana sules. If something bad could happen, it's happening here. So strap in and join the crew as we sift through the charred remains of all the hopes and dreams we very briefly cherished for the happiness of our beloved characters on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

The magic is back! The crew is very excited as Raoden finally finds the solution to the puzzle of how to fix AonDor. Then things really start to ramp up. People die. Identities are revealed. Things. Are. Happening. It looks like it we have firmly entered the Sanderlanche at this point. The only thing left to do is hold on for dear life on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!