Questioner
If there is only one Shard on [Taldain], are there other Shards in the solar system?
Brandon Sanderson
Ahhh. Now that's a clever question. The answer is "no". One for that solar system. And there's also, um-- we'll stop there.
Questioner 2
There's also what?
Brandon Sanderson
There are other places with only one. It's not uncommon for there to be only one. I've gone to the planets with multiples intentionally because the conflict there is very long. And the ones on the planets without multiples: like for instance in Warbreaker the conflict is not about cosmere-centric things. And you'll see that very commonly on the planets you go to. There's the same sort of things on Elantris. And so when you see me going-- even though there are two there, they're dead. And so, when you see me--
Questioner
The reason I ask is that there have been intimations that in Stormlight Archive a Shard may be on the moon just from things that people have--
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There have been *inaudible* that that may be the case, so I had to ask.
Brandon Sanderson
You guys are awesome, thank you so much.