The Dragon Reread

We're back with the prologue of Winter's Heart. Elaida's Darkfriend hunters strike Black (Ajah) gold, Elayne gets recursively interrupted several times, and Rand has done a poor job of leaving Cairhi…

Elaida's Black Ajah hunters arrive at a breakthrough, Elayne arrives in Caemlyn, Perrin arrives to meet Masema, and Egwene's army arrives at Tar Valon. Rand learns that neglecting your army of channe…

The White Tower is in tumult thanks to the influence of the Black Ajah. However, Elaida's secret Black Ajah hunting squad is closer to their quarry than even they suspect. Meanwhile Rand and Cadsuane…

Rand leads an army into battle with the Seanchan. Things start off well as his literal lightning campaign catches them off-guard, but having an insane commander eventually proves to have a downside t…

Egwene makes her attempt to seize true power over the rebel Aes Sedai. It depends on her being unshakably confident in her own righteousness and also being annoyingly, technically right about legal m…

Rand meets with his variously trustworthy Asha'man and plots his next move. Then Egwene is set up to make her big move to realize her power as the Amyrlin Seat by a helpful Andoran army. Hopefully sh…

Perrin meets with Queen Alliandre of Ghealdan, and it goes swimmingly. Then Rand meets with a mud-spattered remnant of Sammael's army and it goes poorly. When it comes to diplomacy, you want the blac…

Perrin rescues the incognito Morgase and company from zealots trying to cut her ears off. Then he rescues her from unemployment by giving her a job in his wife's household.

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Elayne and Nynaeve finally do something about the unseasonable weather! Not personally, of course. But they did supervise. Then they have a typically nasty run-in with the Seanchan.

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We start in on Path of Daggers! First we check in on the doings of minor players old and new, and then Nynaeve and Elayne's much enlarged entourage makes its exit from Ebou Dar right before the place…

Rand wakes from his second evil injury and leaps back into action: he finally launches his much-delayed strike at Sammael. Then he learns an important lesson: if you're going to have a balefire fight…

Nynaeve and Elayne finally find the bowl, and they also find trouble in the form of a deadly Darkspawn from the Age of Legends. Luckily Mat is along to face it with them. Not so lucky for Mat, of cou…

Rand goes to meet the Sea Folk, which goes well. Then he goes to meet the rebel lords organizing against him. It goes well too, until the fog monsters show up and dismember everyone.

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Nynaeve is finally reunited with Lan, and it only took an attack of evil time magic to do it. Meanwhile Elayne gets some things straight with the Ebou Dar Aes Sedai in an official way, and Rand gets …

Morgase makes her escape from the Whitecloaks, a day too late. Mat moves into the palace, which is the last place he wants to be. Luckily they finally make some progress finding that magic bowl.

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Nynaeve and Elayne actually apologize to Mat, the hardest person in the world to apologize to. Unfortunately, Mat is too hungover for his usual street fight so Nynaeve and Elayne get in one instead.

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The plot twists for Rand as a mysterious new Aes Sedai arrives in Cairhien threatens to confound his plans. Meanwhile Mat and Birgitte bond over their knowledge of the Old Tongue and their love of dr…

Mat is in Ebou Dar. He spends a day gambling, chasing women (figuratively and literally), killing "robbers", trying to avoid having sex with the Queen. The usual stuff.

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Egwene has to face some of the realities of leading an army to war, with the help of Gareth Bryne (who is awesome). Then a conspicuously missing person returns, while Nynaeve and Elayne meet with the…

Egwene spends a busy day being the Amyrlin Seat. It turns out that it's a lot of work. Factional strife, blackmailers, dwindling resources... It's a wonder she finds time to worry about the terrifyin…