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: The Alloy of Law - Episode 15
We talk about the highs and lows of The Alloy of Law, our first foray into Mistborn Era 2.
Next month we'll be reading The Eleventh Metal and H.A.R.R.E, Episode Airs: May 31st
Content warnings for this episode: ableism, addiction, age gap, arranged marriages, betrayal, bleeding, body horror, body modification, broken bones, classism, death, decapitation, discussion of rape, discussion of sexuality, domestic violence, enemies to lovers, eugenic breeding, eugenics, fatphobia, gaslighting, genocide, hallucinations, homophobia, human sacrifice, insanity, maiming, mind control, misogyny, murder, mutation, mutilation, racism, rape, references to Nazis, religious conversion, religious extremism, self harm, sexual assault, sexual violence, slavery, spousal death, stabbing, sterilization, strangulation, suicide/suicidal ideation, terminal illness, undeath, wounds and infection
Corrections: Grant Morrison's pronouns are They/Them, many apologies for misgendering them.
Correction 2: Folks on the autism spectrum are moving away from the term "Asperger's Syndrome" for a multitude of reasons, one of which being the originator of the term was a nazi scientist.
Things Mentioned:
Grant Morrison's X-Men
A Game of Thrones
Grant Morrison's The Invisibles (Sympathy for the Henchman)
Necropolitics - Achille Mbembe https://muse.jhu.edu/article/39984
Society Must be Defended - Michelle Foucault (Biopolitics)
Dicipline and Punish - Michel Foucault
Rykers Island https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/09/nyregion/kalief-browder-held-at-rikers-island-for-3-years-without-trial-commits-suicide.html
This show is created by Graham Gillman, Taylor Lane, and Jack McLaughlan.
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