Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time Spoilercast

Who's hungry? Because, wow, is there a lot of table setting happening in this stretch of chapters!Rand is setting up stuff in Arad Doman while Cadsuane and Nynaeve are frustrated by Semirhage's ability to resist their questioning.Rodel Ituralde comes face to face with General Turan, leader of the Seanchan army that chased him into Arad Doan and fell for his trap.Egwene helps save Leane from a bubble of evil and continues her silent war from within the White Tower.In the meantime, the Aiel arrive at Rand's temporary post in Arad Doman and Rand instructs them to kidnap the Domani Merchant Council so he can coerce them into electing a new king in Alsalam's absence.Siuan finally admits to Bryen why she broke her oath, and the two come to an agreement. Later Siuan relays all the news regarding the Forsaken and the Asha'man bonding to Ewgene in Tel'aran'rhiod.In Malden, Perrin is preparing his huge party of soldiers and refugees to get out of Dodge before the other Shaido forces arrive.And finally, Rand goes alone to meet with Rodel Ituralde and recruit him to the Dragon's cause.Let us know what you thought of these chapters and our discussion about them using the links below!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

It's a brand new day and a brand new book. Also, a brand new author!There are ominous signs of the last battle in the Borderlands and people are starting to see the writing on the wall. Rand sends a message to Ebou Dar, Tylee and Mishima meet their first Trollocs, Graendal is privy to some dressing down of Demandred and Mesaana at the hands of Moridin, Rodel Ituralde pulls the trigger on the next phase of his grand plan against the Seanchan, and Masema meets up with Faile. And that's just in the prologue!Also: Rand's Aes Sedai struggle to interrogate Semirhage while Egwene finally achieves her goal of dealing with pain like the Aiel do. This after a really upsetting meeting with Elaida.Speaking of Aiel, Aviendha feels stuck and somewhat perplexed by the Wise Ones' treatment and witholding of actual teachings, and finally we check in with the most confused man in the world: Gawyn Trakand.That's quite a lot! Let us know what you think about all of this and our assessment thereof by using any of the links below!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Here we are, team! The Knife of Dreams grand finale!Karede finally catches up with tuon and her military mastermind abductor, thom Merrilin, LOL, and tuon herself finally says "I bloody do".Elayne crushes her opponent for the throne, almost literally and the royal houses of Andor fall in line.And Suroth finally gets her just desserts.Let us know what you thought of the book and the pisode by using any of the social media links below!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Oh boy, things continue to wrap up for our main characters!We'll keep this brief: Perrin and his forces attack Malden while Faile tries to escape Galina's trap.Stuff happens! Fighting, deaths, tears.We then switch to Elaine who sets in motion her completely foolhardy plan to capture the Black Ajah sisters in Caemlyn, but gets kidnapped herself. More deaths, more tears but the Sea Folk finally earn their keepTell us what you thought!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Welcome back, folks, strap in for a big one!Mat and the Band continue to impress Tuon as she slowly begins to realise just who she has tied herself to.Rand and his entourage take a trip to meet who they think is the Daughter of the Nine Moons, and boy, do things escalate quickly. Many important beans are spilled as a result!And we also check in with Perrin and Faile, both of whom have set their plans for Faile's freedom in action, blissfully unaware of what the other is doing.Tell us what you thought!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Welcome back, friends! There's action at the rebel Aes Sedai camp as Romanda, of all people, pieces together the "Halima" situation after an impactful visit from Merise and Narishma.Then Egwene is completely bossing the White Tower from within, setting in motion all sorts of plans, resisting and confounding the Aes Sedai and winning over all the novices.Elaida on the other hand has completely lost touch with reality.And finally Mat is reunited with Talmanes after leaving the menagerie! Rejoice!But let us know what you thought using the links below:X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Well folks, we've reached the point where Knife of Dreams shifts gears on us!Loial gets married, but there is little time for celebration as the estate in Tear is attacked by 100,000 trollocs and all hell breaks loose.After the battle they get word from the Seanchan that The Daughter of the Nine Moons is ready to meet Rand, and they start preparing.Nynaeve tricks Lan into fulfilling his destiny regarding the Golden Crane.In Tear Rand meets the nobles in The Stone and Loagin delivers a message to the Seafolk leaders, right before they get the news of the mass Amayar suicide.Things are hotting up, big time!But let us know what you thought using the links below:X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Welcome back, friends! In this episode we finalise what I feel is the setup for Knife of Dreams and we are poised for action!Elayne is under siege, literally and figuratively. She is swamped with responsibilities while being completely molly coddled. And then her sister has to leave!At least Aviendha has figured out a cool new skill, but she leaves for Arad Doman with the rest of the Aiel in Andor.And Elayne has a new pet cut-purse.Then we check in with Rand who is still on the estate in Tear surrounded by friends, followers and enemies.Let us know what you thought using the links below:X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Here we go again, gang! Another episode with a great mix of characters and action!On the road from Jurador, Valan Luca's travelling show encounters a whole ghsot village, and Mat finally triggers the conversation about the Finns with Thom.Mat and Thom take Tuon and Selucia on a double date to a dive bar and all... hell... breaks loose.Perrin and his new Seanchan allies manage to scoop up the forkroot they need for their plan, and Elayne gets some much needed backup arrive in Caemlyn.Let us know what you thought using the links below!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

We're back after a big ol' break and we're right back into it!The whole episode focuses on Mat and his courtship of Tuon.He buys her a gift, seems to take 1 step forward and 2 steps back in every interaction with her.At the same time the Aes Sedai and sul'dam give him multiple headaches and he needs to manage all this while avoiding Seanchan detection.In other news, Domona and Egeanin (Leilwin) get married and Aludra agrees to make Mat some dragons!Let us know what you thought using the links below!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

We're back and Knife of Dreams is wasting no time getting into it!Siuan gets her orders from Egwene and passes them along to the rebels.All but one, rebel, that is. Beonin makes her way to Elaida and lets us all down, bigtime.The surviving forsaken convene in Tel'aran'rhiod and take new orders from Moridin.Perrin meets with the Seanchan and they establish a working relationship.And lastly, Faile's plans get a massive boost thanks to some loyal fellow gai'shain!Let us know what you thought!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

It's a new day, a new episode and a new book! And Knife of Dreams kicks things off with a BANG!Galad makes some big moves in the Whitecloaks organisation.Rodel Ituralde starts his raids on the Seanchan in Tarabon, putting his grand plan in action.Suroth gets annoyed and takes Rodel Ituralde's bait.Pevara formally gets assigned the job of approaching the Black Tower about bonding Asha'man as warders, and learns Talene has been summoned by the Black Ajah Supreme Council.Alviarin smells a rat, and not just one of the rats in the Tower. She has Doesine and Yukiri watched.Perrin gets a visit from Galina after she's scooped up by Gaul and Neald and extracts a bit of information about the Shaido and Malden from her.Egwene arrives at the White Tower after being captured at the harbour. She learns she won't be stilled, but will be re-entered into the Novice book.Let us know what you thought!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

And just like that we're at the finish line!Moiraine and her Malkieri escort encounter some bandits and would be assassins on the way to Chachin, but deal with them accordingly.In Chachin Lan is eager to get away from the infuriating woman and makes his way to the palace. He's confronted by his past as a future he is not remotely interested in is laid out before him.Meanwhile Moiraine and Siuan set up in the palace in an ttempt to find noble mother from their lists. Merean also appears and it forces Moiraine to act quickly.After a bit of rooting around Moiraine finds out who Lan really is and things start to happen quickly, resulting in a big showdown and the deaths of multiple people.When the dust has settled Moiraine and Siuan have more information on the Black Ajah, and Moiraine gets a new warder...Let us know what you thought!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

It's time to hit the road!Moiraine is making preparations to leave the city, despite a direct order from the Amyrlin to stay in the White Tower.Meanwhile Lan and Bukama arrive in Canluum and re-connect with old aquaintances. Some news and a bit of swordplay set the Malkieri to Chachin.Then, surprise visits from Cadsuane and Siuan!On the way to Chachin, the fresh faced Aes Sedai and the King without a country finally meet.Let us know what you thought!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

We're back in the White Tower and the girls, (Moiraine and Siuan in this book) are busy poring over the lists of names captured by the Accepted in the Camps around Tar Valon. They decide to make their own short lists for their own use later...Meanwhile Tamra seems to be reaching out to trsuted Sisters to begin the search for the Dragon Reborn in earnest.All the while they are also preparing for their imminent test to be raised to the shawl. Elaida decides to insert herself in the practice and things get ugly.But eventually Moiraine and Siuan are both called to their test and rasied to the Blue Ajah. They get the big welcome in the Blue ajah quarters, meet the First Selector and are immediately conscripted into their pre-assigedn roles.Moiraine knows she needs to escape the Tower ASAP...Let us know what you thought of this stretch of chapters using the links below!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

We're diving into the prequel and our experiences are... different!We park Rand's journey to pick up with young Lan and Moiraine.Lan encounters some Aiel after Laman has been killed already, while Moiraine and Siuan witness the Foretelling from Gitara Moroso annoucing the birth of The Dragon Reborn on the slopes of Dragonmount.They are immediately made part of the effort to identify and locate the infant, and the Tower is abuzz...Let us know what you thought of this stretch of chapters using the links below!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

And there it is! The end of the slog! Or is it? Does the slog even exist!? Tune in and find out!While we do spend most of our time talking about the slog there are still some significant events in these chapters.Mat has to deal with a renegade sul'dam and Tuon's willfulness at the same time, and Egwene makes a last minute change to her secrett plan for the White Tower and... things don't work out great.And Rand gets a response from thte Seanchan and they agree to meet with him.Let us know what you thought of this stretch of chapters using the links below!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

We're getting to the pointy end and things are starting to wrap up!Perrin's army is at each other's throats and they are hungry. Then Perrin and his crew have to navigate a haunted town to buy some wheat.Back at camp Perrin pushes himself futher than he's comfortable when interrogating some captured Shaido, and makes a big choice.Finally, and old friend with more options returns to the scene, thanks to Balwer.Mat is having a torrid time trying to keep his entourage to keep a low profile. Plus he's full on courting Tuon!Let us know what you thought of this stretch of chapters using the links below!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Can you believe it? We've been doing this for 100 episodes!? Well, I can. So let's keep rolling!We have quite a bit of variety in this episode: Egwene and some prophetic dreams plus an Aes Sedai murder. Alviarin returns to the White Tower and has to face Elaida, Mesaana and Shaidar Haran.Pevara and Tarna Feir do their best to redeem the Red Ajah by considering plans Elaida would despise.Cadsuane schemes while Rand heals up, and suddenly Logain, Bashere and Loial show up for a visit!Let us know what you thought of this stretch of chapters using the links below!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

We're back and we have moved on from the Andoran politics!We join Egwene as she assesses her options for the siege of Tar Valon. Gareth Bryne advises attack, but Egwene wants to avoid Aes Sedai on Aes Sedai fighting at all costs. In the meantime there are various political under currents demanding she address negotiations with the White and Black Towers, as well as the small issue of the massive "weapon" deployed at Shadar Logoth.And for good measure, Egwene is surrounded by Black Ajah sisters and an actual Forsaken sleeping in her tent. Yikes!Let us know what you thought of this stretch of chapters using the links below!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

And we're back! Ready to tackle the political intrigue of Andor, as well as the concept of "The Slog".In these chapters Elayne meets the young High Seats of the houses Dyelin has managed to recruit for Elayne's claim to the throne before she gets her reports from her spy-masters-in-all-but-name: Reene Harfour and Halwin Norry!Later she is visited by Monaelle and Sumeko to practice a pregnancy weave and they sense the cleansing event end.We then cut to a rare POV from Elenia Sarand, the captive Andoran noble who is being controlled by Arymilla but who has her own plans. We also get a POV from Daved Hanlon as he meets with Falion and Milli Skane to give us some insights into their machinations...Let us know what you thought of these chapters!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

We're in it now, friends. The stretch of chapters that have alwasy to me represented the concept of the slog.And I'm happy to report, I didn't mind them. But at least one of us has very strong feelings about the chapters and the book, and we explore that with vigor! We touch base with Faile who is fending off adversity on every front.Then we join Elayne and aviendha as they go about the business of managing the Kin, Windfinders and Aes Sedai. During a siege. While trying to gain support for the crown. And then a bath happens and more Seafolk rudeness.Let us know what you thought of these much discussed stretch of the story!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

And we're back! Albeit with 2 of the three a little under the weather, so brace yourself for some croaky voices at points!But we soldier on, much like Perrin on his unrelenting persuit of his kidnapped wife. There is some good news on that front, but at teh same time Perrin needs to manage his own reputation, the various forces travelling with him, Masema and his army of madmen and to top it all off, a huge pack of 50 darkhounds circling his camp.It's a tough gig, but so far he's keeping it together. Let us know what you thought of his situation and our recounting thereof!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

It's our triumphant return after an 8 week break!And we kick off book 10 with a BANG.After working through a healthy amount of listener contributions and callbacks, we join Mat in the aftermath of their escape from Ebou Dar in the confusion caused by the freed Windfinders.Mat must navigate the conflicting priorities and under currents of all his entourage, including Egeanin, Tuon, the Aes Sedai he freed, and of course, Valan Luca.We also get an insightful chapter from Furyk Karede, a downright likeable Seanchan Deathwatch Guard.Let us know what you think of these chapters and our discussion of them by following any of the social media links below!X - @BloodAndAshPodBluesky - @bloodandashes.bsky.socialEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

We're back with a brand new book! And this one is already shaping up to be a bit of a test. We're surprisingly divided on the prologue here, which makes for some good conversation. 3h of it!We're treated to a scattershot of points of view, 7 of them over 80 pages. Rodel Ituralde joins the narrative, we check in with Eamon Valda and the surviving Whitecloaks, Gabrelle is observing a change in Logain, Yukiri is navigating heavy under currents in the White Tower, Gawyn feels cornered, Bashere sees things intensify in Andor when Caemlyn is besieged, and finally Samitsu and Sashalle plot, meet Loial and Krldin and save Dobraine from almost certain death.It's a lot of setup, and some of us got more out of it than others, so let us know what you got out of it via any of the social media links below:X - @BloodAndAshPodEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

It's the big finale! And we mean, BIG. HUGE.Rand takes care of some unfinished business in Far Madding, but not without a price. By the time the women pull him and Lan out of the coals it's too late, and Rand has taken some more emotional knocks.But he's all business as he leads the now combined party from Far Madding to everyone's favourite cursed city to perform the single greatest feat of channelling performed in this age. And the Forsaken won't have it! Battles ensue...Let us know what you think of the chapters, book and episode by using any of the links below!X - @BloodAndAshPodEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Too late now for anything but beginning...Mat and the gang prepare to escape Ebou Dar. They do all the recon, make some plans, then make some new plans, then change those plans in an all action episode!We also quickly check back in with Rand who is still hunting traitors in Far Madding, and who receives a big tip off on where to find two of them...Let us know what you think of the episode using the links below:X - @BloodAndAshPodEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Welcome back friends!Join us as we peer over Shallon's shoulder and watch Cadsuane run roughshod over the Far Madding Leadership. Later it's Rand's turn to be Cadsuaned and he finally has a big chat with Allana.Verin almost steals the show with a last minute change of plan, but when Merilille returns with news from the Borderlander army Elayne springs into action and negotiates a deal with the 4 rulers to help her claim.We're getting ready for the big finale!Let us know what you think of the episode using the links below:X - @BloodAndAshPodEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Another mixed bag of treats this week with loads of rare POVs!The Seanchan Seeker, Almurat Mor, makes an appearance and scares the bejsus out of Bethamin, a lame Sul'dam.She runs to Egeanin who's lounging around with her butler boyfriend and smuggler extraordinaire, Bayle Domon.We have Rand kicking ass in Far Madding and Padan Fain with a subtle cameo.And finally we have Cadsuane and an entourage of Aes Sedai and Seafolk show up right outside Far Madding as well. Whooooo, wonder how this is going to go!Let us know what you think of the episode using the links below:X - @BloodAndAshPodEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

It's all happening in Ebou Dar!Mat's party for the next leg of his journey is taking shape. Alludra, Teslyn, Joline and Tuon are all around him, plus Thom, Juilin, Olver and his closest men from the Band.Tuon is definitely taking an ineterst in Mat, but Mat can only think of getting out of Ebou Dar and how to squeeze Alludra's secrets from her. Literally.Oh, and a Gholam tries to kill Mat, only for Jain Farstrider to join his party.We're gearing up for the great escape from Ebou Dar!Let us know what you think of the episode using the links below:X - @BloodAndAshPodEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

At long last, more rambling!In this episode Rand is cornered by the women in his life, and made to understand how things will be. Spoiler: Everyone is happy (except Nynaeve)Cadsuane is doing Cadsuane things, including taking down the Seafolk a peg or two and having Asha'am in civvies serve her mulled wine.There is a fun little Forsaken gathering with Moridin in fine form.Tuon arrives! And as if the herald the return of a fan favourite......Mat's back! And healing up in Ebou Dar, trying to cuddle the secrets of fireworks out of Aludra.Tell us what you thought of the episode using any of the links below:X - @BloodAndAshPodEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Hello again, and welcome back to "everybody's popping in"!We join Elayne and her gang shortly after the attempt at her life and get an unexpected but welcome visit from Egwene in Tel'aran'rhiod. We also get a glimpse of Slayer and a bit of a debrief from the Black Ajah sisters in Caemlyn, and as if that's not dark enough, a check in with Milli Skane and her latest plant, Daved Hanlon.We then switch to Nynaeve who is having a torrid time with the Windfinders, but another surprise visit from Rand and Min seems to open the door for her to escape the drudgery of being everyone's teacher.Tell us what you though of the episode using any of the links below:X - @BloodAndAshPodEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

And they're off! Perrin finally sets off after Faile but not after having to navigate a tricky PR situation and suffering the Prophet's madness.Elayne meanwhile has a busy morning. Riding around the city, taking reports, getting changed, dealing with the Kin and the "gift" from Rand, managing Vandene and getting frustrated and inspired by Nynaeve in equal measure, and finally gets forkrooted and attacked. It's tough being the Daughter Heir!Let us know what we missed by using any of the social media links below:X - @BloodAndAshPodEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Ok, everybody get your scarves and mittens on because we're starting the ol' cold trudge!Perrin and his entourage leave Abila and the prophet and head back to camp where they find a tense stand off. He learns that Faile has been captured and reacts predictably.Meanwhile Faile, Alliandre, Maigdin and co are learning what it means to be taken gai'shain, in the snow, on the move. They cross paths with Therava and Sevannah, and regretably, Galina. Immediately plans are made by everyone...Let us know what we missed by using any of the social media links below!X - @BloodAndAshPodEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

One more time, from the top! Join us as we embark on the journey that is book 9, Winter's Heart.In the prologue we check in with Seaine and Pevara as they hunt the Black ajah in the White Tower.We jump over to Elayne who is dealing with the current state of affairs in Andor, including the Black Tower, as well as partaking in a sacred Aiel ceremony.Toveine is coming to grips with what has happened to the captured sisters and the political undercurrents in the Black Tower.And finally Rand is jumping around, laying false trails for anyone that might be hunting him, and he explains to Min exactly what he intends to do next. It's a doozy!Let us know what we missed by using any of the social media links below!X - @BloodAndAshPodEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

It's that time again! A book finale! And boy, what a finale it is. After the wild events of our previous episode, there is plenty more to chew on here. Elayne has to deal with new developments in the Kin/Aes Sedai relationship, and finally arrives in Caemlyn to begin her claim in earnest. We bid farewell to Jaichim Carridin, but before you gett too excited, he's replaced by arguably an even more hateful character in Daved Hanlon. In Cairhien the Aes Sedai kidnappers under Wise ONes control swear fealty to Rand, and soon after his rooms in are exploded. He goes haring off to find the attackers, spooking the Dashiva, Gedwyn and Rochaid who seem to be the perpetrators. Morr is left to defend Min, but he suffers a sad fate. Perrin finally meets up with Masema, but while he's away Faile and friends are captured by Shaido. We all know where this is going!We also discuss Book 8 as a whole and whether it should be counted among "The Slog" or not. Spoiler: it shouldn't!Let us know what you think of book 8 using the links below!X - @BloodAndAshPodEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Book 8 is almost done and stuff is HAPPENING!Rand faces the full Seanchan force at Ebou Dar and stuff goes a little wild.In the White Tower Elaida is bossed about by Alviarin, who in turn has a meeting with Mesaana and starts to get a little ahead of herself...The hunt for the Black Ajah in the White Tower has begun in earnest and quickly reaps some rewards. While near the Black Tower, things are not much better for the Aes Sedai.Rand returns to Cairhien where he has to reckon with Min's annoyance at being shelved while Rand chases danger, and then the Maidens for leaving them behind too. He eventually meets again with Cadsuane and they come to an arrangement.Let's come to an arrangement as well, and to do so, please use the helpful links below!X - @BloodAndAshPodEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Welcome back friends!In this episode we check in briefly with the women who fled the farm near Ebou Dar as it was attacked by the Seanchan. When everyone is healed and rested up, the party of Aes Sedai, Kin, Seafolk and other hangers on make their way to CaemlynWe then jump to Rand who has undertaken a massive task. He's planning on rooting out the Seanchan from the mountains between Ebou Dar and Illian, and he's doing it with a handful of soldiers, nobles plotting against him and around 50 half mad Asha'man.And things seem to be going well! For now. If you take the crippling nausea, assassination attempts and the brutality of war out of it...Willie generates a bunch of fan fiction in this episode, so keep an ear out for that!Send us your fan fiction using the links below!Twitter - @BloodAndAshPodEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

And we're back! Guess who else is back? Egwene. The young, rebel Amyrlin Seat with a plan. And it all plays out in this episode.From the setup at camp, the meeting on the ice, the interactions with all the Aes Sedai factions along the way and finally, the showdown with the Hall.Great stuff and thouroughly compelling! But did you enjoy it? Let us know, using th social media links below!Twitter - @BloodAndAshPodEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

What a mix in this episode!Three forsaken in one room. That goes about as well as you'd imagine. ThenCadsuane and Sorilea in one room, another clash of strong personalities...Rand is scooping up the remnants of Lord Brend's army in the countryside and then gets reports from Eben Hopwill, Fedwin Morr and Torval before sending them all off. Narishma gets some special instructions too...And we get back to Egwene who has had another obstacle put in her way. Quite literally. An army.Let us know what you think using the links below!Twitter - @BloodAndAshPodEmail - [email protected] - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Things are happening!Well, sort of. Perrin is trying to manage his hodge podge army while at the same time meddling in Wise Ones' affairs. Seems foolhardy.But things suddenly take a turn when Alliandre shows up in camp and Perrin stumbles his way to a small victory. And then some hangings. Also, Elyas!We catch up with the loathemsome Sevanna who is holding on for dear life trying to control the Shaido Wise Ones, and Galina ends up swearing an oath to obey Sevanna and Therava, and it's starting to look a little hopeless for this black ajah sister...Finally, I must apologise again for my poor mic quality. You have no idea how that breaks my heart! Let me know what you think about my mic work and contribute to our Callbacks section using the links below! Twitter - @BloodAndAshPodYouTube - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

We're back after a loooong break and we're rearing to go!Much like Nynaeve, Elayne and Aviendha as they flee the Kin's farm to avoid Seanchan capture. In the process Elayne attempts something dangerous and almost pays the ultimate price...Perrin in the meantime sends Berelain to meet with Queen Alliandre and on the way back to his camp saves Morgase and co. from a Dragonsworn attack. They join his army and suddenly Faile has a bunch of staff!Also, Tallanvor continues his tortured courtship of Morgase, but he seems to be making some inroads.Let us know what you think about the episode and contribute to our Callbacks section using the links below!Twitter - @BloodAndAshPodYouTube - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Welcome back everyone! In this episode we finally get to see the use of the fabled Bowl of the Winds! But first we have a bit of housekeeping to do.The girls, Windfinders, Kin and Aes Sedai travel through the gateway to the Kin's farm while being observed by both Moridin and the gholam. Even Moridin is impressed by Aviendha's skill at unweaving.On the other side of the gateway there is a ride of a couple hours until they reach the farm and the various groups put Elayne's skills as a leader to the test.At the farm pandemonium breaks loose but eventually everyone is brought under control and the channellers use the Bowl of the winds to... great success? Time will tell!As they finish they notice action over Ebou Dar, and immediately are faced with downing a raken. It's time to RUN!Let us know what you think of the events around the Bowl of the Winds using any of the links below:Twitter - @BloodAndAshPodYouTube - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Well well well! What's this? A brand new book? Excellent!We join the leaders of the Borderlands as they make a blood pact to... do something?Verin meanwhile is running her own little game from within the Aiel camp outside Cairhien.And Aviendha is struggling with her own growing fondness for wetlander extravagances like dresses and horses, much to her consternation. She, Elayne and Nynaeve prepare to move the Kin and the Windfinders to the Kin's farm outside the city so they can use The Bowl of the Winds to finally correct the weather.It's all setup for what is hopefully a slogless book! Let us know what you think of the intro to The Path of Daggers using any of the links below:Twitter - @BloodAndAshPodYouTube - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

It's the book 7 finale and the halfway point of the series!Mat tries desperately to get the channelers to listed to him after the Gholam attack and finally gets some traction only to learn Olver is gone. So while everyone prepares to set off with the Bowl of the Winds, Mat heads into the city to find Olver when all hell breaks loose.Then we check in with a number of villains. Galina, Sevanna, Therava, Sammael, Graendal and even Shaidar Haran make an appearance and Sammael scatters the shaido to the wind and all hell breaks loose.Rand wakes up from his regenerative sleep and immediately sets off to face Sammael. They take their fight to Shadar Logoth where, you guessed it, all hell breaks loose.Let us know what you think of the finale and the book as a whole by using any of the links below!Twitter - @BloodAndAshPodYouTube - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

We're getting close to the end and it's white knuckle stuff!Rand shows off his sword techniques before he, Min, Cadsuane and others are accosted by Padan Fain and Mashadar 2.0!Rand takes a ruby hilted dagger to the side and almost dies before Sumitsu and Damer Flinn stabilize his and save his life.Meanwhile Mat is preoccupied with thoughts of Tylin and her treatment of him while they prepare to retrieve The Bowl of the Winds from the Rahad. But things go terribly wrong and a gholam inflicts heavy losses upon the good guys.Lucky for everyone, Mat is there to save the day, no matter how begrudgingly he does it!Let us know what you think, using the links below:Twitter - @BloodAndAshPodYouTube - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Hello hello hello!In this week's episode we check in with everyone's least favourite Amyrlin as she is deftly cornered and manoeuvred by Alviarin. However, the Black ajah sister's actions indirectly result in a fresh hunt for the shadow sisters in the Tower.Rand is sad. Min makes him feel better and he is bathed and ogled by Min and the Maidens. Now fresh of odour and mind, Rand meets with the Seafolk to finally strike a deal.Riding his ta'veren fortunes he decides to take on the rebels camped out in the forest, so he takes Min and they manage to meet up with the traitorous nobles where he spots his old nemesis. Not Cadsuane, although she's there too, but none other than Padan Fain!Let us know what you think, using the links below:Twitter - @BloodAndAshPodYouTube - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Welcome back, friends! Or are we the ones that are back? I forget.In this episode we bear witness to poor Mat being completely victimised by Tylin. At least he doesn't seem too cut up about it, but it does generate a good conversation about consent. Elayne puts her foot down with the rebel Aes Sedai and finally gets to show Reanne and The Kin who she really is.And Moghedien shoots her shot, and misses, effectively freeing Nynaeve from her block. Happy days!Let us know what you think, using the links below:Twitter - @BloodAndAshPodYouTube - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

Hello and welcome back to the kidnapping corner! All jokes aside, wtf tries to kidnap Nynaeve and Elayne in Ebou Dar? TThey meet the Kin, get bustled out and immediately fall afoul of some would-be assailants.In the meantime Moghedien has to face her fate as a Moridin puppet, and Morgase and co live through the Seanchan invasion of Amadicia. Then walk out the front door.And finally we have Perrin leave Cairhien behind with quite the entourage. Let us know who planned the kidnapping by reaching out via any of the links below!Twitter - @BloodAndAshPodYouTube - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody

We're back and better than ever!In this episode we see the entrance of everyone's favourite scary grandma, Cadsuane!We check in with Sevanna, Sammael and Graendal, all being spied on by Moridin who makes his entry into the series. Just who is more crazy or delusional between those is debateable.We also hop back to Ebou Dar where Birgitte and Mat bond over some pitchers of wine and Nynaeve is forced by Elayne to go apologise to Mat for their their treatment of him after Aviendha schools them in ji'e'toh.Immediately after doing so, the girls latch onto a new lead.But what did you think of these chapters? Or of our observations of these chapters? Let us know via the links below!Twitter - @BloodAndAshPodYouTube - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord - Blood and Ashes (If the link doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll email you a fresh one)Merch - Blood and Ashes Merch! (If you send in some good ideas, we'll use them too!)Enjoy!Mo, Willie and Jody