A Grain of Sanderson

About 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.

Publisher

Graham Gillman, Taylor Lane, Jack McLaughlan

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Feb 2024

Latest episode

1 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

29 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Sept 2026

   Firefight - Episode 25

   Today we read all of The Reckoners Book 2: Firefight, one of the best books we've read from Sanderson and our favorite episode we've recorded this year. Next time we're reading Shadows of Self, which will release either the 15th or the 22nd. Content warnings for this episode: aliens, apathy, assisted suicide, beheadings, being unhoused, betrayal, bleeding, bombs, bullying, cancer, Christianity, conspiracies, corpses, corruption, crushing violence, death, devils/Lucifer, drowning, ...

2. 

   18 Aug 2026

   Allomancer Jak & Legion: Skin Deep - Episode 24

   We're back with two more Sanderson short stories, Allomancer Jak & Legion: Skin Deep! Next episode we're reading all of Firefight! Episode airs: September 1 2026 Content warnings for this episode: ableism, assassination, atheism, betrayal, bleeding, body modification, cancer, Catholicism, Christianity, classism, death, DID, discussion of mental health, discussion of sexuality, existentialism, firearms, genetic mutation, germaphobia, germs, Greek Orthodoxy, guns, hallucinations, haun...

3. 

   4 Aug 2026

   Sixth of the Dusk, Dreamer, and Way of Kings Prime - Episode 23

   This time around we read all of Sixth of the Dusk, Dreamer, and Way of Kings Prime! Next episode we're reading Legion: Skin Deep & Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania! Episode airs: August 18 2026 Huge thanks to Eamonn Tee for joining us this episode for a discussion on Sixth of the Dusk! Eamonn’s Linktree Eamonn’s Short Story Innsmouth Eamonn’s Avatar Article Content warnings for this episode: ableism, alien invasion, animal abuse/death, betrayal, bleeding, body horror, body modifi...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.3 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

41

Social presence

90

YouTube

0

Engagement

75

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