The Cognitive Realm
Ryan Cahill’s dragons are like his fantasy: deadly, grounded, and deep. The Bound and the Broken is his series of epic fantasy novels, chock full of dragons, magic swords, and tearjerking character moments.
Ash fell from the sky. Two decades ago, this iconic line started the story that set the Cosmere in motion. The world of ashfalls and allomancers, of kandra and koloss—the world of Mistborn reaches its twentieth birthday on July 17th of this year.
Accounts and depictions of dragons are as varied as the dragons themselves. Dragons have remained a staple of fantasy literature since Tolkien, and with the translation of the fantasy genre to new media, dragons too have been translated. One thing is certain, though: When the smoke clears from any nerd argument or deep lore discussion, here, there be dragons.
What we don’t know is why, 10,000 years ago, the shards decided that Adonalsium needed to go. And we don’t know how the conflict between them is going to end.
Hoid knows his stuff. And the artists who have brought his stories to life know theirs. If you're interested in owning this art for yourself, check out Hoid's Storybook Campaign on BackerKit until March 27th, then keep an eye out for their release on the Dragonsteel Store.
The stories Will tells have become beloved for millions of readers. While it was his writing that won me over, our conversation took me from interested party to life-long fan. If Will Wight isn't already on your favorites shelf or your TBR, he's about to be.