The Dragon Reread

Terror and romance! We get a shot of Robert Jordan's trademark grisly horror reminding us of the stakes on these adventures. Then we get a shot of Robert Jordan's other trademark cheesy romance. Plus…

 We tear into the Great Hunt, book 2 of the Wheel of Time! There is a lot of throat clearing in these chapters, which is to say that not a lot happens. We do finally get a strong argument for why you…

This is the climactic final episode of season 1 of our podcast, as we cover the climactic final chapters of The Eye of the World! This ocean of foreshadowing finally pays off in a fiery blaze of acti…

The story shifts into high gear as our heroes hurtle onward on their desperate quest. They meet yet another ancient evil and we finally get to see another country of this ever-broadening world.

Also, …

Here's a fun one! Rescues, fantastic creatures, even some palace intrigue. Finally, some good news for our heroes!

Your hosts are Jeff Lake, Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan.

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Dark times for our heroes as Rand and Mat make their way down the Caemlyn Road. Their money is running low and Darkfriends are around every corner. Running for your life is hard work and no fun.

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In which bad things happen to good people. Some of our heroes have a lot of trouble in Whitebridge while the rest run afoul of the Children of the Light. Man, I hate those guys.

Your hosts are Jeff La…

Our heroes are scattered! Rand and Mat head downriver on a sailing ship while Perrin and Egwene meet some real strange folk. Like, wearing a red skirt and a yellow blouse strange. Can you imagine?

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Our heroes' time in Baerlon is cut short. They have to make another desperate dash, and they discover that there are worse things out there than Trollocs and Fades.

Also, Mat makes his worst decision …

We see what happens when our dear village folk get their first look at a big(ish) city in Baerlon. Whitecloaks, suspicious townsfolk, and darkfriends around every corner!

They don't know who to trust.…

We discuss the epic story telling and tense action as the party is pulled away from their home and thrust into a much wider and more dangerous world. Also, we have a lot of trouble pronouncing Nynaev…

Blood and ashes! We begin our odyssey with the first book of the series: The Eye of the World. We'll get our first taste of the sharp characterization and epic scale that makes these books so much fu…