Book Ten, Part Two: Chapter 16 to the End of the Novel | Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan

Queens of Fantasy Podcast

Ten books down, only four (well, five) more to go! The Queens join the characters as they make good, bad, and terrible decisions. Queen Marissa argues that Egwene makes a terrible choice, while both Queens Alix and Tay worry over their favourite Amyrlin Seat. Every wonders why Perrin left a perfectly viable axe to rust in the forest, and the Queens continue their disdain for Tuon -- even when she's almost a decent character. Expect axe swinging, weevil winnowing, cuendillar weaving, and a good amount of skirt smoothing as the Queens debate when to drop big questions in a courtship. Marissa is still very upset about the weather, Tay wonders whether she's reading a ghost story, and Al bites her tongue to prevent herself from revealing all the spoilers. In other words, join our Queens as they read Chapter 16 to the end of Book Ten of The Wheel of Time, Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan.

Queens Tay and Marissa wrap up book ten by giving a full and honest ranking of the novel. In the game segment of this episode, the Queens give the Wheel of Time play an old fave: It's Giving. They finish off with 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 21, 2024, and will cover New Spring, the Prequel to Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series.

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Marissa: Personal Instagram | The Book Jar Pod | StoryGraph | Crowned Heathens

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Timestamps
00:00 The Wheel of Time Turns

00:57 Intro

05:57 How Many Ships Were They Going to Sink

19:53 They're Cousins

36:02 A Thousand Novices
1:02:59 Egwene, Be More Like Alix
1:09:13 CW ED
1:17:16 Evil Villain #3
1:29:28 End of CW: SA Rape
1:42:14 The Lost Art of Learning
1:50:41 Another Canadian Rant
2:10:49 The Most Important Chapters
2:16:01 Good Poem?
2:31:29 Equal Opportunity
2:53:31 Book Reviews
3:10:56 Game Time: It's Giving
3:29:04 Character Rankings
3:48:41 Next Chapters
3:49:20 Socials & Outro
3:52:01 Bloopers