Another book down, only five (six with the prequel) to go! From wells of magic in a magic-free town to genius plans by our main characters being executed every other chapter, Queens Marissa, Tay, and Alix dive right into this novel. Queens Marissa and Tay decide to ride out a theory until it's impossible to hold on to. Queen Alix tries to direct without revealing anything new. And, all together, you can listen to the theories we're proven correct about, the theories we have to say goodbye to, and all those in between. In short, listen – and read – along with your favourite Queens as they take on Chapter 20 to the end of Book Nine of The Wheel of Time, Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan.

The Queens do some character alignments for this episode's game, and like always do their character rankings.

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

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

Expect spoilers for novels 1-9 of The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan: 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 1, 2024, and will cover the prologue to the end of Chapter 15 of Crossroads of Twilight, the tenth instalment in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series.

If you'd like to join our discord server, you can do so here. Find us on Instagram at @queensoffantasypod. Please also consider checking out our sister podcast, The Book Jar Pod. If you'd like to find a specific Queen online, please see:
Alix: Personal Instagram | StoryGraph
Taylor: Personal Instagram | StoryGraph
Marissa: Personal Instagram | The Book Jar Pod | StoryGraph | Crowned Heathens

Background music via https://www.FesliyanStu

Timestamps
00:00 The Wheel of Time Turns
0:58 Intro
3:30 Short Summary
4:51 Start of In-Depth Analysis
15:36 The Most Baddest Grammar
29:43 Certainly Not Sapphic
42:01 Verin (Side Eye)
52:46 Pregnancy Kinda Sucks Though
1:07:05 Mat And The Thrusting Port of Ebou Dar
1:20:45 An Anatomy Question
1:35:42 All the Wells, Wells, Wells
1:40:06 Kill the UGLY One?!
1:54:42 Where All the Action Is Packed
2:24:05 Book Reviews
2:33:35 Game Time: Character Coffee Orders
2:55:06 Character Rankings
2:59:46 Next Reading
3:02:30 Socials & Outro

In this episode, some theories are made, others are proved wrong and discussions are had. Queen Marissa has something to say about the accuracies of the weather conditions, Queen Tay wants to know the others favourite flavour of ice cream and Queen Al is just so excited to see all her very favourite characters come together in a single storyline. The Queens are still upset with Perrin, and have an important question; what is up with the cats in the Two Rivers? Find out what happens when the Queens read the Prologue to the end of Chapter 19 of Book Nine of The Wheel of Time, Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan.

The Queens do some character alignments for this episode's game, and like always do 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 eight novels in the series: 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 July 15, 2024, and will cover chapter 20 to the end of the novel, Winter's Heart, the ninth instalment in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series.

If you'd like to join our discord server, you can do so here. Find us on Instagram at @queensoffantasypod. Please also consider checking out our sister podcast, The Book Jar Pod. If you'd like to find a specific Queen online, please see:
Alix: Personal Instagram | StoryGraph
Taylor: Personal Instagram | StoryGraph
Marissa: Personal Instagram | The Book Jar Pod | StoryGraph | Crowned Heathens

Background music via https://www.FesliyanStu

Timestamps
00:00 The Wheel of Time Turns
0:53 Intro
2:10 Short Summary
3:49 Start of In-Depth Analysis
8:42 Short Summary 2.0
15:20 The Myth of the Sync
22:44 Give Them Shoes
28:28 A Rebirthing
51:51 NOT book boyfriend material
1:12:41 What Is Up With Two Rivers Cats?
1:14:43 Golden Lily
1:40:37 Who is this?
2:07:33 Babies
2:15:02 Pillow Friends
2:21:13 Favourite Flavour of Ice Cream
2:36:02 Trigger Warning : SA
2:52:40 Game Time: Character Alignments
3:23:36 Character Rankings
3:34:44 Next Chapters
3:35:07 Socials & Outro
3:37:07 Bloopers

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.

If you'd like to join our discord server, you can do so here. Find us on Instagram at @queensoffantasypod. Please also consider checking out our sister podcast, The Book Jar Pod. If you'd like to find a specific Queen online, please see:
Alix: Personal Instagram | StoryGraph
Taylor: Personal Instagram | StoryGraph
Marissa: Personal Instagram | The Book Jar Pod | StoryGraph | Crowned Heathens

Background music via https://www.FesliyanStu

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

The Queens officially begin the slog, but with the power of friendship they are sure to make it through. From screaming to get through the Gateway, to screaming not to kiss her there, the Queens have a lot to talk about despite a slow moving plot. Queen Tay pulls out her map to make a theory, Queen Al tries to figure out what Alliandre did with her arms and begs for more colours, and Queen Marissa wants a dragon called a dragon, a romance called a romance and shares a little gamer lore. So hop through the Gateway and join us as we read the Prologue to the end of Chapter 16 of Book Eight of The Wheel of Time, The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan.

The Queens play a round of What’s the Vibe?, then as always Tay and Marissa put the characters in their place as they update their character rankings, with some last minute rearranges

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 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 June 21, 2024, and will cover chapter 17 to the end of the novel, The Path of Daggers, the eighth instalment in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series.

If you'd like to join our discord server, you can do so here. Find us on Instagram at @queensoffantasypod. Please also consider checking out our sister podcast, The Book Jar Pod. If you'd like to find a specific Queen online, please see:
Alix: Personal Instagram | StoryGraph
Taylor: Personal Instagram | StoryGraph
Marissa: Personal Instagram | The Book Jar Pod | StoryGraph | Crowned Heathens

Background music via https://www.FesliyanStu

Timestamps
00:00 The Wheel of Time Turns
0:56 Intro
3:02 Short Summary
5:54 Start of In-Depth Analysis
29:26 Sorry, WHY Does Brigitte Care About Ugly Little Boys?
54:06 Elayne's Bad Day For Us All
55:33 Words Are Different
1:11:19 Aviendha & Elayne: Exhibit A
1:22:58 It's Literally a Dragon
1:26:22 PSA: This Isn't About Sex
1:30:14 Aviendha & Elayne: Exhibit B
1:49:38 An Owl Hooted in the Moonlight
1:51:54 He Kissed Her Where?
2:16:13 Geography 101
3:00:48 Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault
3:03:30 End of In-Depth Analysis & Trigger Warning
3:06:46 Game Time: What's the Vibe?
3:19:12 Character Rankings
3:26:18 Next Chapters to Read
3:26:38 Socials & Outro
3:28:22 Bloopers

We'd like to emphasize our trigger warnings throughout book seven, and particularly for this episode. Given the frequency of certain content throughout this book – rape and sexual assault, in particular – we are putting out a blanket warning for this episode. Please expect rape and sexual assault content throughout the whole podcast.

The Queens have some tough topics to cover in this episode, but we have some laughs as well. The Sea Folk are finally approached, Nynaeve goes for a swim, and Tay and Alix would simply swear an oath and then break it. Queen Tay gets a reality check, Queen Marissa is now an expert on longboats and Queen Al probably screams internally while holding in spoilers. So come along as we read Chapter 25 to the end of Chapter 34 of Book Seven of The Wheel of Time, A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan.

The Queens play a game of Housewives Taglines, where we imagine what the Wheel of Time characters would say as their catchphrase in a Real Housewives title sequence. Queens Tay and Marissa update 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

Expect spoilers for the first seven novels in the series: 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 May 22, 2024, and will cover chapter 35 to the end of the novel, A Crown of Swords, the seventh instalment in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series.

If you'd like to join our discord server, you can do so here. Find us on Instagram at @queensoffantasypod. Please also consider checking out our sister podcast, The Book Jar Pod. If you'd like to find a specific Queen online, please see:
Alix: Personal Instagram | StoryGraph
Taylor: Personal Instagram | StoryGraph
Marissa: Personal Instagram | The Book Jar Pod | StoryGraph | Crowned Heathens

Background music via https://www.FesliyanStu

00:00 The Wheel of Time Turns
10:01 In-Depth Analysis
22:14 Morgase
29:37 It's Clearly A Dragon!
42:35 The Fight Flashback
51:44 The One-Chapter Reprieve
01:03:22 A New Friendship
01:13:16 The Tavern
01:17:51 Change of Tone
01:26:59 Sit Down And Shut Up
01:40:03 Sonic The Hedgehog
01:45:41 Captain Nynaeve
01:51:37 Our Least Favourite Girl
02:16:35 Sort Of Progressive Views
02:25:46 The Sea Folk
02:32:31 Don't Be A WOT Character
02:39:31 So They Got On This Boat
02:45:25 A Game: Character Taglines
02:55:04 Character Ratings
03:05:21 Outro
03:07:26 Bloopers

The Queens begin the seventh book of the Wheel of Time series, A Crown of Swords. We'd like to emphasize our trigger warnings throughout book seven. Please see the trigger warnings below and keep yourself safe.

Welcome back to Book 7. As Elayne falls in the Queens' eyes, we follow the crew as they braid each other's hair in the dark and negotiate around the most uncharacteristic moments. We learn of Olver's skill for jocky-ing and Mat's skill of getting mad at anyone who dares to take it away from him. As Mat is tossed about the castle, the Queens pick up on unsettling vibes that they hope they're wrong about. From theorizing about everything and every character to wondering whether or not certain much-missed characters are truly gone, expect to find your favourite Queens analyzing every sentence in this book. That is to say, join us as we read Chapter 11 to the end of Chapter 24 of Book Seven of The Wheel of Time, A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan.

At the end of the podcast, we have a special treat with not one, but two games! The Queens play Black Ajah or Nah, where Queens Tay and Marissa attempt to root out the Black Ajah we haven't yet found. The second game is Dead or Alive, where the two Queens attempt to guess which characters are going to make it to the very end. To cap it all off, Queens Tay and Marissa update 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

Expect spoilers for the first seven novels in the series: 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 May 15, 2024, and will cover chapter 25 to the end of chapter 34 of A Crown of Swords, the seventh instalment in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series.

If you'd like to join our discord server, you can do so here. Find us on Instagram at @queensoffantasypod. Please also consider checking out our sister podcast, The Book Jar Pod. If you'd like to find a specific Queen online, please see:
Alix: Personal Instagram | StoryGraph
Taylor: Personal Instagram | StoryGraph
Marissa: Personal Instagram | The Book Jar Pod | StoryGraph | Crowned Heathens

Background music via https://www.FesliyanStu

00:00 The Wheel of Time Turns
1:04 Intro
5:06 Short Summary
6:05 Start of In-Depth Analysis
29:36 Egwene Finds Lan
31:38 CW: Sexual Assault, Rape
44:07 End of CW: Sexual Assault, Rape
58:48 Braid My Hair & Tell Me Secrets
1:09:20 Olver, the Jockey
1:21:06 CW: Sexual Assault, Rape
1:27:10 End of CW: Sexual Assault, Rape
1:28:10 Mat's A Hot Potato
1:32:47 CW: Sexual Assault, Rape
1:36:16 End of CW: Sexual Assault, Rape
1:47:46 Berelain Needs to Go
2:10:56 Time to Theorize
2:22:48 How to Not Be A Friend by Elayne
2:42:33 Nynaeve's Bad News
2:49:46 End of In-Depth Analysis
2:50:07 Next Chapters to Read
2:50:44 A Game: Black Ajah or Nah
2:57:27 Another Game: Dead or Alive
3:05:42 Character Ratings
3:13:00 Outro & Socials
3:15:26 Blooper