Stay ConnectedLongtime fans Jenn and Preeti revisit the Wheel of Time series in preparation for the TV show’s launch, and dig into their personal connections with the books, how well they hold up, and what they think will make it to screen. Join them for two episodes a month, featuring recaps of the books and the show (eventually), interviews, recommendations, obsessing about Mat Cauthon, and more.
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In which Preeti and Jenn spend an hour talking about 35 pages of text, because that's how they roll. Unreliable narrators, historical timelines, Parks and Rec comparisons, the works! But hey, at least it was only one recording session.
Next section: Book III: The Wolf, Sections 7-12 inclusive
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Get ready, y'all! Three recording sessions later, Preeti and Jenn dive THE DEEPEST into The Falcon. Join them for parallel characters, big revelations, druids, and all the ugh to Uther.
Next section: Book III: The Wolf, Sections 1-6 inclusive
Dhonielle Clayton's The Belles
British officers and batmen/servants trope (Frodo & Sam): https://www.reddit.com/r/tolkienfans/comments/1iuuez9/is_frodo_and_sams_master_and_servant_relationship/
Malka Older's Mossa and Pleiti series
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In this extra-long episode, Preeti and Jenn dig into the language, atmosphere, and voice of The Crystal Cage: Prologue - Book I: The Dove. (We will fight you for baby Merlin!!!!!)
Hild and Menewood, Nicola Griffith
The story of Dinas Emrys and the two dragons
(Help Jenn find the audio cassette she used to listen to! The opening lines included something like 'Storm clouds marched along the sky. Rain beat against the gray castle walls. Inside, a young boy woke.' It had a male narrator.)
Next section: Book II: The Falcon
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As they prepare to dive into their next reread, Preeti and Jenn talk about Mary Stewart as a writer, their personal history with her Arthurian Saga, and what they're expecting, excited for, and nervous about.
Next episode: Prologue - Book 1: The Dove
Nicola Griffith, Hild / Menewood
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Preeti and Jenn recorded live with Patrons for a special retrospective, WoT readalikes, and Q&A!
Read-Alikes:
Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu
Between Earth and Sky series by Rebecca Roanhorse
Inheritance Trilogy by NK Jemisin (and then everything else)
The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey
Dead Djinn Universe series by P. Djeli Clark
Beverly Jenkins, Vivid (for Romanda)
The Kushiel series (incl the Joscelin book) by Jacqueline Carey
The Thief / Megan Whalen Turner
The Emily Wilde trilogy
Babel by RF Kuang
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
anything Kit Rocha (Jenn loves Mercenary Librarians)
It’s Not Me, It’s You by Stephanie Kate Strohm
THE FLOATING WORLD by Axie Oh
Diviners by Libba Bray
Circe by Madeline Miller
Hild / Menewood by Nicola Griffith
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A very special bonus episode! Jenn and musician Bryan Dunn reunite to nerd out over music in fantasy adaptations, from The Hills of Tanchico and Sing of Manetheren to songs from the Witcher, Game of Thrones, and Lord of the Rings; Bryan has two very excellent theories, involving Beyoncé and Ishamael respectively; and Jenn learns a bunch of things about vowel sounds.
Nikhil Koparkar - Reddit AMA about The Hills of Tanchico (https://www.reddit.com/r/WoTshow/comments/1k5d09u/im_nikhil_koparkar_composer_for_the_wheel_of/?rdt=47060)
Playlist (Apple Music or Spotify)
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It's the end?!!! Well, an end. Join Preeti and Jenn for a very extended discussion on their feelings about how things get wrapped up, what they were very wrong about just one episode ago, and for what comes next for Tar Valon or Bust. Spoiler alert: There is more!
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Join Preeti and Jenn as they discuss this absolute JAW-DROPPER of a finale (also can someone please let us know when Season 4 is confirmed, and can that be AS SOON AS POSSIBLE).
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FEELINGS. JUST NONSTOP FEELINGS, Y'ALL.
Next episode: Chapters 38 - Epilogue, airing (probably) next week.
Bryan Dunn's album Zapgun! [Bandcamp]
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In which Preeti and Jenn have SO MANY FEELINGS about Perrin and his greatly accelerated, wildly changing (!?) storyline, plus some speculation about character changes for Dain and Galad, Lord Luc, and Loial.
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