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  1. 17th Shard

    1. Introduce Yourself!

      New to our community? Post a topic here letting us know that you exist!

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    2. 17th Shard Discussion

      Discuss all site things, like Shardcast and more, in this forum! Review code of conduct here!

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    3. The Coppermind Wiki

      Talk about our wiki here, because Discussion pages clearly don't work.

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    4. Arcanum Discussion

      Discuss Arcanum, the Brandon Sanderson Archive here. 

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  2. Brandon Sanderson

    1. General Brandon Discussion

      Discuss general, spoiler-free Brandon stuff here. Use dedicated book forums or Cosmere Discussion for discussion that has spoilers.

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    2. Events and Signings

      Discuss and report on Brandon's recent and upcoming events.

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    3. Sanderson Fan Works

      Post all your creative works based on Brandon's books here, be it fanfiction, art, or anything!

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    4. Arcanum, the Brandon Sanderson Archive   (44,340 visits to this link)

      Ever wondered if Brandon has said something on a topic? Arcanum, the Brandon Sanderson Archive, has all the quotes and audio in one centralized place!

  3. Rhythm of War and Dawnshard Spoiler Area

    1. RoW General Thoughts

      Rhythm of War, the fourth Stormlight book, comes out November 17th. Post general reactions to it here! Be mindful to put character discussion in the respective board, and worldbuilding/magic talk in the lore board. Dawnshard spoilers must be tagged.

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    2. RoW Character Discussion

      Here you can discuss Rhythm of War character-related topics! Dawnshard spoilers must be tagged.

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    3. RoW Lore, Magic, and Cosmere Discussion

      Discuss Rhythm of War worldbuilding and cosmere related things here! Cosmere spoilers are permitted. Dawnshard spoilers must be tagged.

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    4. Dawnshard Discussion

      Discuss Dawnshard here! Cosmere spoilers are allowed. Do not include Rhythm of War spoilers here.

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  4. The Cosmere

    1. Cosmere Q&A

      New to the cosmere and want to know more? Have intensely deep questions and want cosmere experts to answer them? Here you can ask anything you desire! Spoilers are allowed!

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    2. Cosmere Discussion

      Post discussion for the cosmere at large, Shards, Hoid, or general Arcanum Unbounded content here. All spoilers allowed (except RoW). Use book forums if your post only relates to a single series.

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    3. Stormlight Archive

      Discuss The Stormlight Archive and all things Roshar here, except for Rhythm of War, which must go in its spoiler boards until the spoiler period ends.

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    4. Mistborn

      Discuss Scadrial, the Mistborn series, and its most recent installments, The Bands of Mourning, and Mistborn: Secret History, here.

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    5. Elantris and Emperor's Soul

      Welcome to Sel, the world of Elantris (and its eventual sequels) and The Emperor's Soul.

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    6. Warbreaker

      Discuss Warbreaker, a standalone novel you can get for free on Brandon's website, and all things Nalthis here.

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    7. White Sand

      Discuss the sequence of graphic novels set in the cosmere, the first of three coming in June. Discussion of the prose version of White Sand is not allowed.

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    8. Cosmere Short Stories

      Discuss various cosmere short stories, such as Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell, and Sixth of the Dusk. Post general Arcanum Unbounded comments, like the essays, in Cosmere Theories.

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    9. Unpublished Works

      Brandon wrote many novels before he published one. In this forum, if you have an unpublished manuscript, you can input a password to discuss these works.

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  5. Non-cosmere Works

    1. The Reckoners

      Discuss the Reckoners series--Brandon's YA superhero trilogy--and its conclusion, Calamity, here.

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    2. The Rithmatist

      The Rithmatist, formerly Scribbler, is a YA series about chalk magic and awesome.
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    3. Skyward

      Discuss the Cytoverse--Skyward, Starsight, its eventual sequels, and Defending Elysium--here!

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    4. Alcatraz

      Brandon's middle grade novels. Alcatraz will make fun of you if don't read them. Actually, he'll make fun of you anyways.

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    5. Dark One

      Here you can discuss Dark One and its graphic novel, whose ebook comes out on June 26th and in hardcover in August.

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    6. Other Stories

      Discuss any of Brandon's other non-cosmere works here.

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    7. The Wheel of Time

      Brandon has concluded Robert Jordan's epic series. Discuss the last three books here and A Memory of Light here.

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  6. Related Works

    1. Writing Excuses

      Brandon does a podcast on writing with authors Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, and Mary Robinette Kowal.

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    2. Reading Excuses

      A writing support group where you can trade critiques with other writers who intend their work for publication. All genres and skill levels welcome. Beginners encouraged.

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    3. TWG Archive   (22,217 visits to this link)

      You can find the read-only version of the Time-Waster's Guide forums, archived in their entirety, here.

  7. Community

    1. General Discussion

      The place to discuss anything that isn't related to Brandon, and doesn't fit into our other forums. If it's related to Brandon, put it in Brandon Discussion.

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    2. Entertainment Discussion

      Books, TV, movies, Pokémon, video games, music, Pokémon, discuss it all here.

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    3. Science, Tech, and Math Discussion

      Talk about all your STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) topics here.

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    4. Creator's Corner

      For all you aspiring writer or artist types, here's your new home.

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    5. Role-Playing

      Create your very own RP here. Any RP genre is welcome, Brandon-related or not. All roleplaying is expected to adhere to the established rating.

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    6. Social Groups, Clans, and Guilds

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