Kadere has made it back to Cairhien traveling with the People of the Dragon. He's received a note from another darkfriend, simply letting him know that he's not alone. He's musing over the note which appears to have been written by an Aiel woman for various reasons, when Isendre enters his wagon. After speaking with her for a short time, Kadere realizes that the Maidens of the Spear have broken her completely. With no more ways to make use of her, and the possibility that she could betray him th...
Dec 14, 2019•22 min
Bryne arrives at Salidar, still in pursuit of his quarry. The Salidar six are amused by the his appearance once they understand why he's appeared. Suian must now begin paying her debt to Bryne while wrangling the Six to where she wants them to be. Bryne won't be allowed to leave alive, so now he too has a debt to pay, but to the six Aes Sedai that represent the rebel tower. WoTSpoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord. Please remember, Seth a...
Dec 10, 2019•52 min
Suian has the ear of the Salidar Six, at least for now and she intends to use what time with she has effectively. We spend some time with our friend Morgan breaking down the motivations and allegiances of the powerful women in the room. Some are Black Ajah, some are moles for Elaida, and none have uncomplicated intentions. Suian knows this group is directionless, and will require a leader in order to get anything done. She knows they won't take her back, so who to prop up in her place? One of he...
Dec 07, 2019•1 hr 29 min
Logain still has his aura of future glory as he, Suian, Min, and Leane approach the outskirts of Salidar, where they find the Aes Sedai in Exile from Elaida's Tower. At first The three women and false Dragon are cloistered in one of the larger buildings where Sheriam closelyquestions Min, being the only of the three women there she recognizes. Eventually Min directs the questions of the Salidar six toward the changed Suian and Leane. After an odd sort of interrogation, their identities are confi...
Dec 06, 2019•1 hr 2 min
WoTSpoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord. Please remember, Seth and Patrick are two nerds in a basement who would rather be creating content full time, than working our 9-5s. You can help us create the content you love, and become full time podcast creators, by donating on Patreon
Nov 19, 2019•53 min
WoTSpoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord. Please remember, Seth and Patrick are two nerds in a basement who would rather be creating content full time, than working our 9-5s. You can help us create the content you love, and become full time podcast creators, by donating on Patreon
Nov 16, 2019•50 min
WoTSpoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord. Please remember, Seth and Patrick are two nerds in a basement who would rather be creating content full time, than working our 9-5s. You can help us create the content you love, and become full time podcast creators, by donating on Patreon
Nov 12, 2019•29 min
Happy birthday to Robert Jordan! (on the day we recorded this one). We establish that Mat's memories range between 500 years after the Breaking and about 2,000 years A.B. So, nothing in the last thousand years. That may have to do with the availability of the Red Stone Doorway Ter'angreal. One of Rand's wards around the camp is triggered, Mat realizes that the camp is being attacked from the south, AND north. We'll learn later that the purpose of the Trolloc and Myrdraal attack is to distract fr...
Nov 09, 2019•52 min
Nov 05, 2019•49 min
Moiraine has warned Rand to trust no woman of the White Tower other than herself now that Siuan has been deposed, and Elaida has taken her place as Amyrlin. Rand and his Aiel armies have reached the Jangai Pass and are preparing to cross the Dragon Wall. A small town just inside of it has been sacked by the Shaido, and as Rand nears it he relaizes he can see the bodies of hanged resisters lining the town wall, spurring him to remember a similar scene witnessed through the eyes of Lews Therin dur...
Nov 01, 2019•47 min
Oct 28, 2019•1 hr 12 min
Liandrin and her fellow Sisters of the Black Ajah are currently in Amador, staying in the house of Jorin Arene awaiting orders from the Tower. We spend this chapter entirely in Liandrin's perspective which leaves us all feeling a bit like we need to wash. As She arrives at the manor house, Liandrin is directed upstairs where she finds waiting for her nine cowed sisters standing at attention, and Gyldin their old maid is the only one sitting. Gyldin shields Liandrin, reveals herself as Moghedien,...
Oct 25, 2019•38 min
Oct 23, 2019•36 min
When Nynaeve wakes, she reviews all the terrible experiences she had in her own dreams and The Dream. She and Elayne have agreed to travel toward Tear now that they've confirmed that there is Siuan has been deposed, Elaida has been raised to Amyrlin, all leading to a deadly dangerous split in the Tower. They happen to run into Galad in a White Cloak uniform. Elayne insists that they get out of town as quickly as possible, believing that her brother will either turn them in to the Children of the...
Oct 18, 2019•56 min
Nynaeve realizes she can not travel to the Amyrlin's study in the Dream. She can't find it, because it no longer looks anything like what she remembers. There is a new Amyrlin Seat now. When Egwene arrives she tries to reinforce the dangers of Tel'aran'rhiod once more by summoning a nightmare, likely because Egwene doesn't want anyone to know that she herself has been forbidden from entering the dream alone. The relationship between the two women is rapidly changing. The two go about searching f...
Oct 15, 2019•1 hr 6 min
Nynaeve calls out to Birgitte in Tel'aran'rhiod, who gave her word to monitor the Forsaken in the Dream. At this point Nynaeve's interactions with the Hero of the Horn are still kept secret at Birgitte's request. When Egwene arrives for they're meeting, she tells Nynaeve that Rand's Aiel followers are hunting Couladin and his Shaido, and will soon arrive at Jangai, threatening a violent invasion of Cairhien. Melaine warns Nynaeve again about the dangers of Tel'aran'rhiod, and asks her to come st...
Oct 12, 2019•46 min
Does Elayne deserve to be mocked so thoroughly by Nynaeve? They probably both do, considering how stubborn and headstrong all three of the super girls are. While they're bickering, their coach is suddenly stopped by Valan Luca, the owner of a traveling managerie. They spot Luca's “giant boar horses” immediatley. They've both seen S'redit before, and know that they're Seanchan animals. Luca offers to put on a show for the “Lady Morellin” for “a pittance”, but the young women are in a hurry and, w...
Oct 07, 2019•47 min
Gareth Bryne is the Bull whose harnessed by ring of Roses. His pondering 'the old pipe' is Bryne's reassessment of those old loyalties. Gareth's team of aging veterans is hot on the tail Suian's group, and as they ride and search for information on their whereabouts, Bryne tells his men a funny story about how he once went up against Elaida, Suian, and Morgase in an argument about protecting Andor's borders. He may be a great warrior, but he fared poorly against those extremely formidable women....
Oct 04, 2019•21 min
Sep 24, 2019•34 min
Thom and Juilin head to town to gather supplies while Elayne and Nynaeve discuss Moghedien, and the threats Nynaeve's encounter with her present. What the men bring back is unsatisfactory to Nynaeve and so she and Elayne head to town. When they do Nynaeve sees a Yellow Ajah signal hanging on the shop of a dressmaker. It's a trap. WoTSpoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord. Please remember, Seth and Patrick are two nerds in a basement who wo...
Sep 20, 2019•39 min
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Aug 26, 2019•53 min
Aug 20, 2019•1 hr 17 min
Egwene is summoned to the Wise Ones' sweat tent. Moiraine is there, trying to influence the Wise Ones to prevent Rand from bringing the Aiel over the Dragon Wall and invading Cairhien. It doesn't go well for her, these three Wise Ones will not interfere. Egwene still can't find the dreams of others, and Amys instructs her to find her dreams that night. We see the Wise Ones plan the Aiel equivalent of Amys' wedding contract, Aviendha's continuing struggles against her fate, and a punishment for t...
Aug 17, 2019•1 hr 41 min
Rand is navigating a new relationship with his honor guard, the Maidens of the Spear. It's mostly hilarious to watch Rand fumble around while trying to understand a complex exotic culture but one ex-Maiden, Aviendha, is giving him the hardest time of it. When Rand gave Aviendha the ivory bracelet, to thank her for being his advisor. The Maidens of the Spear believed it to be a courting gift, Aviendha is shamed by that assumption, knowing her true destiny with the Car'a'carn, and his relationship...
Aug 10, 2019•49 min
Jul 30, 2019•51 min
Lews Therin's mind and thoughts are beginning to slip into Rand's. Why and how that works are a matter of debate in the fan community. We'll tell you our theories, so you should feel free to send us yours! Moiraine has collected a number of items of the power and had them loaded onto wagons, but she takes special interest in the precise placement red stone doorway. She already knows about her showdown with Lanfear. She knows how to take her out, and knows she needs everything placed perfectly. H...
Jul 23, 2019•1 hr 5 min
The Tairen High Lady Alteima, effectively exiled from her home by the political machinations of Thom Merrilin and Rand Al'thor, has arrived in Caemlyn hoping to find sanctuary in the Royal palace of Caemlyn, and protection from Queen Morgase. She is escorted through the palace grounds to meet with Queen Morgase by young Lieutenant Tallanvor, escorted right into the snake pit that Morgase has been trapped in. Of course, how could Lady Alteima have known that Rahvin, in disguise as Lord Gaebril, w...
Jul 19, 2019•26 min
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