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Reading The Wheel of Time

Epic fantasy enthusiast Sylas K Barrett reads Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time for the first time.

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Cadsuane, Perrin, and Siuan Wrestle with Control in The Gathering Storm (Part 12)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Egwene Makes a Stand in The Gathering Storm (Part 11) 

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Philosophy Has Upsides and Downsides in The Gathering Storm (Part 10)

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Reading The Wheel of Time:The Gathering Storm (Part 9)

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The Eye of the World, first book in The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan

The Eye of the World

20 Posts

Reading The Wheel of Time: For the Love of Egwene in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 20)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: The Green Man and Creation in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 19)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: When Need is Greatest in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 18)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: The Beauty of Simplicity in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 17)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Learning Courage in the Darkness in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 16)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Almost Everything Finally Gets Explained in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 15)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Two Rivers or Aielman in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 14)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: The Bonds of Wolves and Warders in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 13)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Can You Lucid Dream in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World? (Part 12)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: In Caemlyn You Can Be a New Man in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 11)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: A Proliferation of Darkfriends in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 10)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Black Ravens and Whitecloaks in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 9)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Moiraine Vs. Elyas in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 8)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Memories of What Was Lost in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 7)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Nynaeve “Comes Out” in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 6)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Mistrust Fractures the Fellowship in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 5)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Dreams and Prophecy in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 4)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Fiery Magic and Icy Distrust in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 3)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Separate But Not Equal Magic in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 2)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: A Boy Leaves Home in Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World (Part 1)

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The Great Hunt

28 Posts

Reading the Wheel of Time: The Heron Names Him True in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 27)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Ba’alzamon’s Lies in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 26)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Despair and the Shadow in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 25)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: The Hubris of the Seanchan in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 24)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: What’s in a Name? Egwene the Damane in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 23)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: A Variety of Villains in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 22)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: The Truth You Hear in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 21)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Many Worlds, One Fate in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 20)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: The Game of Gender in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 19)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Suspecting Darkfriends in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 18)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: A Shepherd is Growing Up in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 17)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: The Theme of Return in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 16)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: A Game of Trollocs in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 15)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Dangerous Hierarchies in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 14)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Nynaeve Confronts Her Fear in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 13)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Cracks in the Wall in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 12)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Between Desire and Compulsion in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 11)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: The Choice to Channel in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 10)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Two Faces of Temptation in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 9)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Many Worlds, One Wheel in Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt (Part 8)

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The Dragon Reborn

23 Posts

Reading the Wheel of Time: The Sword in the Stone Declares the King in Robert Jordan’s The Dragon Reborn (Part 23)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Mat Discovers a Trap, and So Does Faile in Robert Jordan’s The Dragon Reborn (Part 22)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Hammers, Balefire and Persuasion in Robert Jordan’s The Dragon Reborn (Part 21)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Of Herbs and Luck in Robert Jordan’s The Dragon Reborn (Part 20)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Climbing Adventures with Matrim Cauthon in Robert Jordan’s The Dragon Reborn (Part 19)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Darkhounds, the Forsaken, and Fireworks in Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time (Part 18)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Is it Luck or Ta’veren Power in Robert Jordan’s The Dragon Reborn? (Part 17)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Lost Queens and Exiled Aiel in Robert Jordan’s The Dragon Reborn (Part 16)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: A Falcon That Doesn’t Fly and a Wolf that Does in Robert Jordan’s The Dragon Reborn (Part 15)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Good, Evil, and the Choices We Make in Robert Jordan’s The Dragon Reborn (Part 14)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: The Power of the Ta’veren in Robert Jordan’s The Dragon Reborn (Part 13)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: The Amyrlin’s Plots Backfire in Robert Jordan’s The Dragon Reborn (Part 12)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Farmer’s Weapons and Library Secrets in Robert Jordan’s The Dragon Reborn (Part 11)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Egwene Lets Go of Rand and Is Nearly Lost Herself in Robert Jordan’s The Dragon Reborn (Part 10)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Choosing Who You Want to Be in Robert Jordan’s The Dragon Reborn (Part 9)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Mat Struggles With the Past in Robert Jordan’s The Dragon Reborn (Part 8)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Everyone Wants to Help and They Can’t Be Trusted in Robert Jordan’s The Dragon Reborn (Part 7)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Searching for the Black Ajah in Robert Jordan’s The Dragon Reborn (Part 6)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Secrets Smell Like Fishes in Robert Jordan’s The Dragon Reborn (Part 5)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Whitecloaks, Wolves and the Wheel in Robert Jordan’s The Dragon Reborn (Part 4)

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The Shadow Rising

38 Posts

Reading The Wheel of Time: Rand Gains a Following, and a Teacher, in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 38)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: The Daughter-Heir’s Justice and the Wisdom’s Power in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 37)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Perrin Hunts Slayer and Faces the End in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 36)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Nynaeve Tries To Be Cautious in The Shadow Rising (Part 35)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: There Are No Customs To Cover the Dragon Reborn in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 34)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: A Coup, a Rescue, and Some Thoughts About Pants in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 33)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Ladies Seek Answers and so does a Seeker in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 32)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Perrin Has To Be the Adult in the Room in The Shadow Rising (Part 31)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Perrin Meets Old Friends and Learns From His Mistakes in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 30)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Elayne and Perrin Both Make Mistakes in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 29)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Tanchico is Chockfull of Bad Guys in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 28)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Never Trust a Peddler in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 27)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Rand Is a King, Even Without a Nation in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 26)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Rand and Egwene Plot Their Own Paths in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 25)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: For Our Next Trick, We Hunt Trollocs in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 24)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Perrin Does What Needs Doing in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 23)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Women’s Circle Business as Perrin Grieves a Loss in The Shadow Rising (Part 22)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Women are the Sun in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 21)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: A Question of Sins in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 20)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Why Don’t the Aiel Use Swords, and Other Mysteries in Robert Jordan’s The Shadow Rising (Part 19)

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The Fires of Heaven

35 Posts

Reading The Wheel of Time: Rand Issues an Amnesty in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 35)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Sometimes You Have to Use (Bale)Fire in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 34)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: A Series of Ambushes in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 33)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Women Make Their Own Choices in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 32)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Rand Puts a Chip On His Shoulder in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 31)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Old Friends, New Allies, and a Broken Seal in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 30)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Out of Samara and Back Into Tel’aran’rhiod in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 29)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Nynaeve’s Schemes Bring Her a Ship and a Riot in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 28)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: The Dragon Finds His Clothes and Enters Cairhien in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 27)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: One Battle Ends and Another Begins in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 26)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: War Is a Waste in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 25)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Mat is a Rambling Man in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 24)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Nynaeve Faces Galad, Salidar, and Maerion’s Arrows in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 23)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Nynaeve Meets the Prophet in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 22)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Birgitte Is in the Limelight in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 21)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Nynaeve and Liandrin Both Pay a Price in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 20)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Snow, Sex, and the Seanchan in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 19)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Men Are Trapped and Women Are Too in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 18)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Siuan Sanche Enacts Secret Plans in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 17)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Spying and Secrets of Tel’aran’rhiod in Robert Jordan’s The Fires of Heaven (Part 16)

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New Spring

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Death and Duty in Robert Jordan’s New Spring (Part 14)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Disguises and Revelations in Robert Jordan’s New Spring (Part 13)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: Bandits, Assassins, and Carneira in Robert Jordan’s New Spring (Part 12)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: An Oath and a Grudge in Robert Jordan’s New Spring (Part 11)

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Reading the Wheel of Time: The Black Ajah Revealed in Robert Jordan’s New Spring (Part 10)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Custom as Strong as Law in Robert Jordan’s New Spring (Part 9)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Moiraine Makes a Run for It in Robert Jordan’s New Spring (Part 8)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Seamstresses and Bankers in Robert Jordan’s New Spring (Part 7)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Moiraine and Siuan Come Home in Robert Jordan’s New Spring (Part 6)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Moiraine Endures and Dances in Robert Jordan’s New Spring (Part 5)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Games Are Different From Puzzles in Robert Jordan’s New Spring (Part 4)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Meeting Babies and Taking Names in Robert Jordan’s New Spring (Part 3)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Pranks and Practice in Robert Jordan’s New Spring (Part 2)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: A Hook and a Wish in Robert Jordan’s New Spring (Part 1)

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Lord of Chaos

33 Posts

Reading The Wheel of Time: Answers and Questions in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 33)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: The Biggest Battle Yet in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 32)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: No One Goes it Alone in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 31)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Perrin and Rand Are Both Trapped in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 30)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Thirteen is an Unlucky Number in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 29)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Leaning on the Knife in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 28)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Lots of Animal Metaphors in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 27)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: A Question of Authority in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 26)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Min, Melaine, and Mazrim in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 25)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Conversations About Intent in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 24)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: The Amyrlin Plans in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 23)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: The Amyrlin Seat is Aes Sedai in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 22)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Rand Plans and Egwene Meets Her Toh in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 21)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: The Whitecloaks Scheme in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 20)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Nynaeve Makes a Discovery in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 19)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Rand Struggles to Understand in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 18)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Death, Heritage, and Aes Sedai Gold in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 17)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: An Embassy and a Youngling Arrive in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 16)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Pure Mat Cauthon and Unusual Sammael in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 15)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: A Maiden’s Toh and an Ogier’s Longing in Robert Jordan’s Lord of Chaos (Part 14)

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A Crown of Swords

23 Posts

Reading The Wheel of Time: Sammael and Shadar Logoth in Robert Jordan’s A Crown of Swords (Part 23)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Sea Folk, Seanchan, and Shaido in Robert Jordan’s A Crown of Swords (Part 22)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Mat Is (Sort of) Appreciated in Robert Jordan’s A Crown of Swords (Part 21)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Rand Is Struck By Two Blades in Robert Jordan’s A Crown of Swords (Part 20)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Rand Manipulates the Pattern in Robert Jordan’s A Crown of Swords (Part 19)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: New Black Ajah Hunters are Born and Rand Takes a Bath in Robert Jordan’s A Crown of Swords (Part 18)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Elayne and Nynaeve Prove They Are Aes Sedai in Robert Jordan’s A Crown of Swords (Part 17)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Just Being Ta’veren in Robert Jordan’s A Crown of Swords (Part 16)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Subjugation and Surrender in Robert Jordan’s A Crown of Swords (Part 15)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: A Guild, or Not a Guild in Robert Jordan’s A Crown of Swords (Part 14)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Recognition and Apologies in Robert Jordan’s A Crown of Swords (Part 13)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: New Old Faces in Robert Jordan’s A Crown of Swords (Part 12)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Unexpected Attacks in Robert Jordan’s A Crown of Swords (Part 11)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Everyone Wants a Piece of Mat in Robert Jordan’s A Crown of Swords (Part 10)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Sea Folk, Whitecloaks, and a Darkfriend in Robert Jordan’s A Crown of Swords (Part 9)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Egwene’s Army and Nynaeve’s Warder in Robert Jordan’s A Crown of Swords (Part 8)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: The Amyrlin Gains Allies in Robert Jordan’s A Crown of Swords (Part 7)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: A Figurehead and a Pair of Silverpike in A Crown of Swords (Part 6)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: A Wolf Husband, a Falcon Wife, and a Regent of Andor in Robert Jordan’s A Crown of Swords (Part 5)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: What Was Done Is Undone in Robert Jordan’s A Crown of Swords (Part 4)

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The Path of Daggers

16 Posts

Reading The Wheel of Time: Not the Beginning, but a Beginning in Robert Jordan’s The Path of Daggers (Part 16)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Too Many Women Are Bound in The Path of Daggers (Part 14)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: A Beating and a Murder in The Path of Daggers (Part 15)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: The Dragon and the Amyrlin, Hubris Abounds in The Path of Daggers (Part 13)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Rand Gets More Than He Bargained for, and Less in The Path of Daggers (Part 12)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Winter Storms and the Pitfalls of Pride in The Path of Daggers (Part 11)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: A Tale of Two Pavilions in The Path of Daggers (Part 10)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Amyrlins and Oaths in The Path of Daggers (Part 9)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Laughter and Tears in The Path of Daggers (Part 8)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Oaths are Given and Alliances are Formed in The Path of Daggers (Part 7)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Cultural Clashes and Unexpected Visitors in The Path of Daggers (Part 6)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: A New Lord Meets a Former Queen in The Path of Daggers (Part 5)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: New Weapons and New Weaves in Robert Jordan’s The Path of Daggers (Part 4)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Elayne Deals with Cliques and Politics in Robert Jordan’s The Path of Daggers (Part 3)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: The Unexpected Skill of the Current Age in The Path of Daggers (Part 2)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: It’s Too Late to Turn Back in The Path of Daggers (Part 1)

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Winter's Heart

22 Posts

Reading The Wheel of Time: A Rescue and a Battle for the Future of Saidin in Winter’s Heart (Part 22)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Rand and Lan Defeat Their Enemies, But Lose to a Roof in Winter’s Heart (Part 21)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Mat Escapes and Elopes in Winter’s Heart (Part 20)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: With Help, Mat Manages an Escape Plan in Winter’s Heart (Part 19)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Elayne Goes on the Attack in Winter’s Heart (Part 18)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Bonds, Power, and the Allegory of Assault in Winter’s Heart (Part 17)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Shalon Loses the Sun in Winter’s Heart (Part 16)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Bethamin and Egeanin Ponder Treason in Winter’s Heart (Part 15)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Mat Is Reunited With Some Aes Sedai in Winter’s Heart (Part 14)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Mat Faces a Gholam, and His Future, in Winter’s Heart (Part 13)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Tuon Arrives and Mat Tries to Escape in Winter’s Heart (Part 12)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Flinn Heals, Cadsuane Studies, and Demandred plots in Winter’s Heart (Part 11)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Rand Surrenders to What Must Be in Winter’s Heart (Part 10)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Everyone Wants a Piece of Nynaeve in Winter’s Heart (Part 9)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Elayne Encounters Men Who Are Not Who They Seem in Winter’s Heart (Part 8)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Elayne Deals With Traitors, Warders, and Damane in Winter’s Heart (Part 7)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Young Bull Dreams, and Perrin Makes a Choice in Winter’s Heart (Part 6)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Faile Faces a Snowstorm and Three Deadly Snares in Winter’s Heart (Part 5)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Perrin Loses His Falcon in Winter’s Heart (Part 4)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Taim Tells Lies and Rand Shares His Plan in Winter’s Heart (Part 3)

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Crossroads of Twilight

20 Posts

Reading The Wheel of Time: Egwene Carries Responsibility and Is Betrayed in Crossroads of Twilight (Part 20)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Mat Grins at Fate in Robert Jordan’s Crossroads of Twilight (Part 19)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Perrin Embraces Pain in Crossroads of Twilight (Part 18)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Something is Deeply Wrong With the Town of So Habor in Crossroads of Twilight (Part 17)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Cadsuane and Rand Receive Important News in Crossroads of Twilight (Part 16)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Tarna Plans and Cadsuane Wonders in Crossroads of Twilight (Part 15)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Alviarin Comes Home, and Meets the Dark One’s Hand in Crossroads of Twilight (Part 14)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Egwene Dreams of What’s To Come in Crossroads of Twilight (Part 13)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Egwene Receives a Surprise, and the Hall Makes a Decision in Crossroads of Twilight (Part 12)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Egwene Considers Iron, Negotiation, and Cuendillar in Crossroad’s of Twilight (Part 11)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: High Seats Plot and Darkfriends Kill in Crossroads of Twilight (Part 10)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Elayne Meets Some Children and Learns About Her Own in Crossroads of Twilight (Part 9)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Elayne Always Pays Her Debts and Does Her Duty in Crossroads of Twilight (Part 8)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Perrin Leans About Darkhounds and Faile Finds Allies in Crossroads of Twilight (Part 7) 

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Perrin Becomes a Hammer in Crossroads of Twilight (Part 6)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Mat Makes a Pact and a Seeker Seeks One in Crossroads of Twilight (Part 5)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Two Captains, One Traveling Show in Crossroads of Twilight (Part 4)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Ogiers, Asha’man and Assassins Abound in Crossroads of Twilight (Part 3)

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A Hunt, a Siege and Another Siege in Crossroads of Twilight (Part 2)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Ituralde, Valda, and Logain Go to War in Crossroads of Twilight (Part 1)

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Cover of Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan

Knife of Dreams

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Reading The Wheel of Time: A Prince and Two Darkfriends Are Revealed in Knife of Dreams (Part 25)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Mat Cauthon Is an Onion in Knife of Dreams (Part 24)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Karede Gathers Information and Elayne Gets Results in Knife of Dreams (Part 23)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Birgitte Silverbow Hits Her Target in Knife of Dreams (Part 22)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: The Blacksmith and the Falcon Reunite in Knife of Dreams (Part 21)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Ambushes and Surprises Abound in Knife of Dreams (Part 20)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Elaida Learns Nothing and Tuon Learns Something in Knife of Dreams (Part 19)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Egwene Embraces Pain and Makes Headway in Knife of Dreams (Part 18)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: A Proposal is Made and Accepted in Knife of Dreams (Part 17)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: As Deaths Mount, Tarmon Gai’don Approaches in Knife of Dreams (Part 16)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Duty is Heavy on Every Shoulder in Knife of Dreams (Part 15) 

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Loial Makes Vows and Lews Therin Fights a Battle in Knife of Dreams (Part 14)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Elayne Has Many Meetings and Aviendha Discovers a Skill in Knife of Dreams (Part 13)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Elayne Really Needs a Dry Outfit in Knife of Dreams (Part 12)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Mat Faces Swords and Perrin Faces Arrows in Knife of Dreams (Part 11)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: A Collar, a Village and a Tower in Knife of Dreams (Part 10)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Dragons Eggs and Eelfinn’s Eyes in Knife of Dreams (Part 9)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Hope and Danger Go Hand in Hand in Knife of Dreams (Part 8)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Perrin Makes a Deal With the Dark One (Sort Of) in Knife of Dreams (Part 7)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Everyone Has Their Own Agenda in Knife of Dreams (Part 6)

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Cover of The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Cadsuane, Perrin, and Siuan Wrestle with Control in The Gathering Storm (Part 12)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Egwene Makes a Stand in The Gathering Storm (Part 11) 

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Philosophy Has Upsides and Downsides in The Gathering Storm (Part 10)

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Reading The Wheel of Time:The Gathering Storm (Part 9)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: The Gathering Storm (Part 8)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: The Gathering Storm (Part 7)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: The Gathering Storm (Part 6) 

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Reading The Wheel of Time: The Gathering Storm (Part 5)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: The Gathering Storm (Part 4)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: The Gathering Storm (Part 3)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: The Gathering Storm (Part 2)

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Reading The Wheel of Time: The Gathering Storm (Part 1)

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Baseball, Bene Gesserit, and the Maidens of the Spear

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What I Can Learn From Rand al’Thor’s Mental Health Journey

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Original Sin and Predestination: What “The Strike at Shayol Ghul” Adds to the Worldbuilding of The Wheel of Time

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Understanding What It Means to Be Aes Sedai in New Spring

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Egwene Becomes Rand’s Counterpart as She Readies the White Tower for Tarmon Gai’don

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A Man Channeling Saidar — How Are Mixed Gender Circles Possible in The Wheel of Time?

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What Padan Fain Owes to Gollum, and What Rand al’Thor Might Learn From Him

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Reading The Wheel of Time: Champion of the Light, Nae’blis of the Dark

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The Secret of the Sul’Dam: Subtle Changes to the Way the One Power Works in The Wheel of Time TV Series

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Fedwin Morr and the Corruption of the Taint in The Wheel of Time

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The Ridiculous Nature of the Aes Sedai Hierarchy in The Wheel of Time

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Free Will and the Power of Ta’veren in The Wheel of Time

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Rand al’Thor, the Invisible Battle, and Me

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The Mystery of Aes Sedai Agelessness

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A Darkness in Us: Lan Mandragoran and Depression

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The Wrong Lesson: Nynaeve al’Meara and Bodily Autonomy

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Siuan Sanche and Finding Transgender Experience in The Wheel of Time

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The Wheel of Time and the Storytelling Problem in the Concept of a Binary

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More Than a Boy Leaves Home: Choosing One’s Fate in the World of The Wheel of Time

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Laras, Keille, and the Judgment of Bodies in The Shadow Rising

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“We are all stardust and stories.”

Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea

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