The Fires of December Reading

About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming cosmere book 'The Fires of December' and the related crowdfunding campaign, diving into complex lore topics.

Today we're talking about the reading of The Fires of December, the cosmere book coming out in for Nexus 2026, and the Hoid Storybook Crowdfunding Campaign. We are incredibly stoked for the book and we delve right into complex lore topics almost immediately! Full cosmere spoilers are contained within. This episode we have Shannon (Grey), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Adim (AAKS), Bonnie (Cosmeregirl)! You can find the reading's text here: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/549/#e17002 If you want Brandon's narration, here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYQYzdLmvIQ 0:00:00 Introductions 0:01:13 Book Blurb + Hoid's Trevails 0:08:32 The Mystery in the Future 0:18:24 Pitching Lore Questions 0:43:06 Time Travel??? 0:57:28 Great Prose 1:00:41 The Name December 1:14:54 Final Factoids 1:15:56 Who's That Cosmere Character If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard Purchase merch here! https://store.17thshard.com/ For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is…

People in this episode

Guests: Shannon, Jessie, Adim, Bonnie

Topics covered

• Brandon Sanderson
• Cosmere
• Lore
• Time Travel
• Book Discussion
• Hoid

Keywords

• Brandon Sanderson
• The Fires of December
• Hoid
• Cosmere
• Lore
• Time Travel
• Crowdfunding

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nexus, Hoid Storybook Crowdfunding Campaign, Patreon, 17th Shard, Coppermind Wiki, Arcanum

Books & works: The Fires of December

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