Another book down! The Queens finish Book 8, The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan, and discover that the slog might be at least a little real. After debating the timeline, the Queens discuss everything from Elayne's judgemental POVs to exactly what fanfiction they want someone to write. Queen Alix rants over the start of her least favourite storyline, Queen Marissa explains why Faile no longer has toes, and Queen Tay throws out several theories that are ahead of their times. From searching for a Forsaken to searching for an action scene, the Queens discuss it all. So, join us as we read Chapters Seventeen to the end of Book Eight of The Wheel of Time, The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan.

The Queens dedicate a new game to their least favourite character: Perrin. Created for Perrin himself, the Queens attempt to describe emotions as smells. The Queens also complete their book reviews for Book Eight and provide the final character rankings for this novel.

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

Expect spoilers for the first eight novels in the series: 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 July 1, 2024, and will cover the prologue to the end of chapter 19, Winter's Heart, the ninth instalment in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series.

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Timestamps
00:00 The Wheel of Time Turns
1:03 Intro
7:02 Short Summary
8:43 Start of In-Depth Analysis
31:51 The Birds and the Bees
54:37 When Even Are We?
1:07:15 The True Source Power Magic
1:34:24 I Guess We're Fighting?
2:08:49 What Happens At the Black Tower
2:09:18 CW: Rape, Sexual Assault
2:18:08 End of CW: Rape, Sexual Assault
2:23:45 The Mand Ship
2:34:17 CW: Torture, Sexual Assault
2:36:39 End of CW: Torture, Sexual Assault
2:52:47 Not Perrin & The Prophet
3:06:43 Berelain x Faile
3:12:27 Book Reviews
3:22:02 Next Chapters to Read
3:23:34 Game Time: What That Smell?
3:47:08 Character Rankings
3:54:17 Outro & Socials
3:56:40 Bloopers