shadar logoth

It's the book 7 finale and the halfway point of the series!

Mat tries desperately to get the channelers to listed to him after the Gholam attack and finally gets some traction only to learn Olver is gone. So while everyone prepares to set off with the Bowl of the Winds, Mat heads into the city to find Olver when all hell breaks loose.

Then we check in with a number of villains. Galina, Sevanna, Therava, Sammael, Graendal and even Shaidar Haran make an appearance and Sammael scatters the shaido to the wind and all hell breaks loose.

Rand wakes up from his regenerative sleep and immediately sets off to face Sammael. They take their fight to Shadar Logoth where, you guessed it, all hell breaks loose.

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Mo, Willie and Jody

In this episode, Joe, Jen, Tom, and Brendan cover the latest production news, then jump back into our re-watch of season one, with episode 102! Joe and Tom start the Spice Wars! Brendan downgrades due to geography! Jen notices a trend in sleevelessness! Michelle chimes in from off-show to translate for wolves! All that, plus an unofficial count of Lan death stares! As always, spoilers abound, as does the abandonment of checklists!

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This was a great episode, with loads to discuss, so get stuck in!

We pick up right where we left off with the Ogier as Rand takes them and some Aiel on a day trip to Shadar Logoth before depositing them in the Two Rivers.

Mat and the Band are on the move South from Maerone toward Illian when they hit some spear shaped snags.

Graendal and Sammael duke it out in a game of bluff and Egwene has gone full Aiel when the Aes Sedai embassy from the Tower arrives in Cairhien and we meet the sisters coming to have a chat with Rand...

Rand takes in a horse show courtesy of Davram Bashere and his Saldean soldiers.

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Mo, Willie and Jody

Well, we've done it again. Beaten our own record for longest episode. At this rate the final episode of A Memory of Light will be 24h long... But I digress. 

Fal Dara is under attack! The seemingly impenetrable fortress of Fal Dara is suddenly crawling with shadowspawn and darkfriends but somehow Rand still manages to be all "emo" about everything. He makes a grizzly discovery in the dungeons, Liandrin is the worst and Lan gives Nynaeve a get-out-of-jail-free card. 

Also, the "true" hunt begins in earnest! The boys race off with Ingtar and his crew of merry lancers to track down the Horn of Valere and the dagger from Shadar Logoth, and the ladies set off for Tar Valon. But not before Rand has an extremely tense audience with the Amyrlin Seat herself and we get to see more of the political games being played by the Aes Sedai. 

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Mo

Here we are, The Great Hunt has begun!

We pick up the action almost immediately after we left off The Eye of the World with the whole gang in Fal Dara, which gets a surprise visit from the Amyrlin Seat herself! 

We're introduced to a number of new Aes Sedai characters, some of which are downright evil. In fact, we start the book with glimpses of a gathering of about 100 high ranking Darkfriends at the now infamous "Darkfriend Social".

Rand is being an indecisive jerk and Moiraine is playing a dangerous game. The politics in The White Tower are becoming treacherous, there are rumors of a strange invading force on the West Coast and suddenly we have a sprawling epic full of mystery and intrigue unfurling before us.

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Mo

Finally, it's here: Our season finale for The Eye of The World!

We were a little late on recording this one due to some scheduling challenges, and even though we made it work we had a couple of audio problems, but nothing that would diminish your ability to enjoy our ramblings. So without further ado...

In our final episode we follow "the fellowship" from Fal Dara into the godawful Blight where they get up close and personal with the Blight flora and fauna, find the Green Man and The Eye of the World and then are forced to deal with two belligerent gate crashers, Aginor and Balthamel. And finally Rand can't deny the fact that he can channel after destroying an entire army of Trollocs and Halfmen at Tarwin's Gap. 

It doesn't take long before we get confused, but for once I think everyone else is in the same boat. So come be confused with us! And where you think you have answers to questions we can't answer ourselves, please let us know via any of the following channels:

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Mo

We're really getting to the pointy end now... 

In this episode we get introduced to The Ways and promptly look for the exit, the gang travel all the way to Fal Dara in the Borderlands where an army of Shadowspawn are gathering at Tarwin's Gap, and we get a big exposition dump from ol' Padan Fain. This is the last setup before the final climax, so naturally we get completely sidetracked by the history of Malkier and the horror poetry of Machin Shin. 

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Mo

Ok, I know I always start with "It's a big one this week!", but this time we really do have our biggest episode yet. Foolishly I thought this one would be thin, but it is WAY fat. In a good way!

We pick up with Egwene and Perrin as they jump from the frying pan of killer crows into the fire of seething Whitecloak contempt. Then we join Rand and Mat as they journey down the Caemlyn road, playing music and performing in inns while staving off constant attempts at their lives. It's dreary business but somehow we manage to make it a lively topic of discussion. 

And we end it off with the boys reaching Caemlyn which is a lovely reprieve from the incessant nightmares and attempted murder.

As always we don't shy away from wild speculation, so when we inevitably miss the plot completely, let us know via the contact page on bloodandashespodcast.com, or email me directly at moritz@bloodandashespodcast.com.

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Moritz

Oh my, it's our biggest episode yet!

This stretch of the book felt like it didn't have too much meat on it, but we managed to find some things to chew on, boy oh boy.

The group is still split with Mat, Rand and Thom passing through Whitebridge 2 days before Lan, Moiraine and Nynaeve. And Perrin and Egwene are escorted by Elyas and the wolves while travelling with the Tinkers for a while. We have a fight with a Fade, a dip into the history of the Aiel by way of the Tinkers and Perrin being confronted by his newfound ability to communicate with wolves, but somehow we get fixated on the smell of a burnt Halfman? Sounds about right!

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It's a meaty one!

As the gang leave Baerlon we see our first big Trolloc battle, we're introduced to Shadar Logoth and the crazy history of that city and its denizens, the group is splintered, Nynaeve figures out she can channel and Perrin learns about his awesome Wolfishness! 

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We thoroughly enjoyed this episode and hope you do too!

Cheers,

Mo