Welcome to the tenth book of the Wheel of Time series! We check in with all our characters to see what they were up to during the final events of book nine. Characters get dressed, shoot down viable rescue stratagies and attempt to calculate the consequences of their actions. The Queens lament over the romance between characters that are not together and question the political implications of the bank. Marissa is still upset about the weather conditions, Tay sparks a debate on succession and Alix gives us a lesson on praying mantis care. So saddle up and enjoy the Prologue to the end of Chapter 15 of Book Ten of The Wheel of Time, Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan.

In the game segment of this episode, the Queens give the Wheel of Time books alternate titles and finish off with a shorter-than-usual list of characters in their character rankings.

Content Warnings:
Please take care of yourself. We talk about the following in this podcast:

Rape
Sexual Assault
Confinement
Torture
Physical Abuse
Emotional Abuse
Gore & Violence
Misogyny
Sexism
Domestic Abuse
Death
Disordered Eating
Fatphobia

Expect spoilers for the first ten novels in the series: Crossroads of Twilight, Winter's Heart, The Path of Daggers, A Crown of Swords, Lord of Chaos, The Fires of Heaven, The Shadow Rising, The Dragon Reborn, The Great Hunt, and The Eye of the World.

For those reading along with us, our next episode will come out on August 11, 2024, and will cover chapter 16 to the end of the novel, Crossroads of Twilight, the tenth instalment in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series.

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Timestamps
00:00 The Wheel of Time Turns

00:54 Intro

06:25 Short Summary

06:47 How Many Days in a Week?

10:12 Start of In-Depth Analysis

18:07 Content Warning: SA

27:56 Chapter One!

32:46 Content Warning: SA & Pedophilia

54:15 Mantis Lesson

55:41 Spoiler Warning: Game of Thrones

01:05:35 Bite Bones for Berelain

01:18:14 Berelain Who?

01:27:35 Emotional Intelligence with Perrin

01:32:09 Content Warning: SA

01:45:15 Safety & BDSM

01:58:26 Spoiler Warning: ACOTAR

01:59:22 A Map

02:11:17 What is Happening at the Bank?

02:17:39 Succession Debate

02:24:06 Content Warning: SA

02:31:37 Game Time: Alternate Titles

02:41:08 Character Rankings

02:52:28 Next Chapters

02:52:38 Socials & Outro

02:54:47 Bloopers