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Blood and Ashes is a spoiler filled, chapter by chapter discussion of the Wheel of Time series of fantasy novels penned by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson.Join us, three middle aged dads, as we re-read the series and enthusiastically discuss all the best bits from each chapter. Do we know every single thing about the world of The Wheel of Time? No. Do we know half? Probably not. Does that stop us from wildly speculating and tapping into half faded memories from our teens? Definitely not!It's all just a good ol' time for anyone looking to relive the highs and lows of Rand's journey. Pull in!
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Welcome back, friends! In this episode we finalise what I feel is the setup for Knife of Dreams and we are poised for action! Elayne is under siege, literally and figuratively. She is swamped with responsibilities while being completely molly coddled. And then her sister has to leave! At least Aviendha has figured out a cool new skill, but she leaves for Arad Doman with the rest of the Aiel in Andor. And Elayne has a new pet cut-purse. Then we check in with Rand who is still on the estate in ...
Here we go again, gang! Another episode with a great mix of characters and action! On the road from Jurador, Valan Luca's travelling show encounters a whole ghsot village, and Mat finally triggers the conversation about the Finns with Thom. Mat and Thom take Tuon and Selucia on a double date to a dive bar and all... hell... breaks loose. Perrin and his new Seanchan allies manage to scoop up the forkroot they need for their plan, and Elayne gets some much needed backup arrive in Caemlyn. Let u...
We're back after a big ol' break and we're right back into it! The whole episode focuses on Mat and his courtship of Tuon. He buys her a gift, seems to take 1 step forward and 2 steps back in every interaction with her. At the same time the Aes Sedai and sul'dam give him multiple headaches and he needs to manage all this while avoiding Seanchan detection. In other news, Domona and Egeanin (Leilwin) get married and Aludra agrees to make Mat some dragons! Let us know what you thought using the ...
We're back and Knife of Dreams is wasting no time getting into it! Siuan gets her orders from Egwene and passes them along to the rebels. All but one, rebel, that is. Beonin makes her way to Elaida and lets us all down, bigtime. The surviving forsaken convene in Tel'aran'rhiod and take new orders from Moridin. Perrin meets with the Seanchan and they establish a working relationship. And lastly, Faile's plans get a massive boost thanks to some loyal fellow gai'shain! Let us know what you thoug...
It's a new day, a new episode and a new book! And Knife of Dreams kicks things off with a BANG! Galad makes some big moves in the Whitecloaks organisation. Rodel Ituralde starts his raids on the Seanchan in Tarabon, putting his grand plan in action. Suroth gets annoyed and takes Rodel Ituralde's bait. Pevara formally gets assigned the job of approaching the Black Tower about bonding Asha'man as warders, and learns Talene has been summoned by the Black Ajah Supreme Council. Alviarin smells a r...
And there it is! The end of the slog! Or is it? Does the slog even exist!? Tune in and find out! While we do spend most of our time talking about the slog there are still some significant events in these chapters. Mat has to deal with a renegade sul'dam and Tuon's willfulness at the same time, and Egwene makes a last minute change to her secrett plan for the White Tower and... things don't work out great. And Rand gets a response from thte Seanchan and they agree to meet with him. Let us know...
We're getting to the pointy end and things are starting to wrap up! Perrin's army is at each other's throats and they are hungry. Then Perrin and his crew have to navigate a haunted town to buy some wheat. Back at camp Perrin pushes himself futher than he's comfortable when interrogating some captured Shaido, and makes a big choice. Finally, and old friend with more options returns to the scene, thanks to Balwer. Mat is having a torrid time trying to keep his entourage to keep a low profile. ...
Can you believe it? We've been doing this for 100 episodes!? Well, I can. So let's keep rolling! We have quite a bit of variety in this episode: Egwene and some prophetic dreams plus an Aes Sedai murder. Alviarin returns to the White Tower and has to face Elaida, Mesaana and Shaidar Haran. Pevara and Tarna Feir do their best to redeem the Red Ajah by considering plans Elaida would despise. Cadsuane schemes while Rand heals up, and suddenly Logain, Bashere and Loial show up for a v...
We're back and we have moved on from the Andoran politics! We join Egwene as she assesses her options for the siege of Tar Valon. Gareth Bryne advises attack, but Egwene wants to avoid Aes Sedai on Aes Sedai fighting at all costs. In the meantime there are various political under currents demanding she address negotiations with the White and Black Towers, as well as the small issue of the massive "weapon" deployed at Shadar Logoth. And for good measure, Egwene is surrounded by Black Aja...
And we're back! Ready to tackle the political intrigue of Andor, as well as the concept of "The Slog". In these chapters Elayne meets the young High Seats of the houses Dyelin has managed to recruit for Elayne's claim to the throne before she gets her reports from her spy-masters-in-all-but-name: Reene Harfour and Halwin Norry! Later she is visited by Monaelle and Sumeko to practice a pregnancy weave and they sense the cleansing event end. We then cut to a rare POV from Elenia Sarand, the cap...
We're in it now, friends. The stretch of chapters that have alwasy to me represented the concept of the slog. And I'm happy to report, I didn't mind them. But at least one of us has very strong feelings about the chapters and the book, and we explore that with vigor! We touch base with Faile who is fending off adversity on every front. Then we join Elayne and aviendha as they go about the business of managing the Kin, Windfinders and Aes Sedai. During a siege. While trying to gain suppo...
And we're back! Albeit with 2 of the three a little under the weather, so brace yourself for some croaky voices at points! But we soldier on, much like Perrin on his unrelenting persuit of his kidnapped wife. There is some good news on that front, but at teh same time Perrin needs to manage his own reputation, the various forces travelling with him, Masema and his army of madmen and to top it all off, a huge pack of 50 darkhounds circling his camp. It's a tough gig, but so far he's keeping it...
It's our triumphant return after an 8 week break! And we kick off book 10 with a BANG. After working through a healthy amount of listener contributions and callbacks, we join Mat in the aftermath of their escape from Ebou Dar in the confusion caused by the freed Windfinders. Mat must navigate the conflicting priorities and under currents of all his entourage, including Egeanin, Tuon, the Aes Sedai he freed, and of course, Valan Luca. We also get an insightful chapter from Furyk Karede, a down...
We're back with a brand new book! And this one is already shaping up to be a bit of a test. We're surprisingly divided on the prologue here, which makes for some good conversation. 3h of it! We're treated to a scattershot of points of view, 7 of them over 80 pages. Rodel Ituralde joins the narrative, we check in with Eamon Valda and the surviving Whitecloaks, Gabrelle is observing a change in Logain, Yukiri is navigating heavy under currents in the White Tower, Gawyn feels cornered, Bashere ...
It's the big finale! And we mean, BIG. HUGE. Rand takes care of some unfinished business in Far Madding, but not without a price. By the time the women pull him and Lan out of the coals it's too late, and Rand has taken some more emotional knocks. But he's all business as he leads the now combined party from Far Madding to everyone's favourite cursed city to perform the single greatest feat of channelling performed in this age. And the Forsaken won't have it! Battles ensue... Let us know w...
Too late now for anything but beginning... Mat and the gang prepare to escape Ebou Dar. They do all the recon, make some plans, then make some new plans, then change those plans in an all action episode! We also quickly check back in with Rand who is still hunting traitors in Far Madding, and who receives a big tip off on where to find two of them... Let us know what you think of the episode using the links below: X - @BloodAndAshPodEmail - moritz@bloodandashespodcast.comYouTube - Blood an...
Welcome back friends! Join us as we peer over Shallon's shoulder and watch Cadsuane run roughshod over the Far Madding Leadership. Later it's Rand's turn to be Cadsuaned and he finally has a big chat with Allana. Verin almost steals the show with a last minute change of plan, but when Merilille returns with news from the Borderlander army Elayne springs into action and negotiates a deal with the 4 rulers to help her claim. We're getting ready for the big finale! Let us know what yo...
Another mixed bag of treats this week with loads of rare POVs! The Seanchan Seeker, Almurat Mor, makes an appearance and scares the bejsus out of Bethamin, a lame Sul'dam. She runs to Egeanin who's lounging around with her butler boyfriend and smuggler extraordinaire, Bayle Domon. We have Rand kicking ass in Far Madding and Padan Fain with a subtle cameo. And finally we have Cadsuane and an entourage of Aes Sedai and Seafolk show up right outside Far Madding as well. Whooooo, wonder how t...
It's all happening in Ebou Dar! Mat's party for the next leg of his journey is taking shape. Alludra, Teslyn, Joline and Tuon are all around him, plus Thom, Juilin, Olver and his closest men from the Band. Tuon is definitely taking an ineterst in Mat, but Mat can only think of getting out of Ebou Dar and how to squeeze Alludra's secrets from her. Literally. Oh, and a Gholam tries to kill Mat, only for Jain Farstrider to join his party. We're gearing up for the great escape from Ebou Dar! ...
At long last, more rambling! In this episode Rand is cornered by the women in his life, and made to understand how things will be. Spoiler: Everyone is happy (except Nynaeve) Cadsuane is doing Cadsuane things, including taking down the Seafolk a peg or two and having Asha'am in civvies serve her mulled wine. There is a fun little Forsaken gathering with Moridin in fine form. Tuon arrives! And as if the herald the return of a fan favourite... ...Mat's back! And healing up in Ebou Dar, try...
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