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Tar Valon Or Bust

A Wheel of Time Podcast

Longtime fans Jenn and Preeti revisit the Wheel of Time series in preparation for the TV show’s launch, and dig into their personal connections with the books, how well they hold up, and what they think will make it to s
Latest Episode2/17/2021

The Great Hunt, Chapters 19-26

Season 2, Ep. 3
Preeti and Jenn get excited about some tweets and dive into chapters 19-26 of The Great Hunt, with extra attention paid to suspense-building writing tricks, Nynaeve's character redemption, and lots of "UGH SELENE."Links:Shout out from WOT on Prime!! Scoop: Amer Chadha-Patel’s Role Revealed!
2/17/2021

The Great Hunt, Chapters 19-26

Season 2, Ep. 3
Preeti and Jenn get excited about some tweets and dive into chapters 19-26 of The Great Hunt, with extra attention paid to suspense-building writing tricks, Nynaeve's character redemption, and lots of "UGH SELENE."Links:Shout out from WOT on Prime!! Scoop: Amer Chadha-Patel’s Role Revealed!
2/3/2021

The Great Hunt, Chapters 11-18

Season 2, Ep. 2
Preeti and Jenn dive into Chapters 11-18 of The Great Hunt, discuss the recent concept art reveal from WOTonPrime, and talk about the new POV rules, Nynaeve's character assassination, and exactly how bad-ass Egwene is.This concept art tho!
1/20/2021

The Great Hunt, Prologue - Chapter 10

Season 2, Ep. 1
This week Preeti and Jenn dig into the Prologue through Chapter 10 of The Great Hunt -- like, REALLY dig in -- and talk about how much they hate Liandrin, new POV rules, some annoying narrative choices, and more. Also, Jenn does know about the White Walkers in Game of Thrones, whoops, but feels like her point still stands, JUST SAYING.QUIZ: Wheel of Time Sword Form or Kama Sutra Sex Act?For next time, we'll be reading Chapters 11-18, because wow so much to talk about!
1/13/2021

Music in The Eye of the World, with Bryan Dunn

Season 1
A very special bonus episode! Jenn and musician Bryan Dunn nerd out over folk music, Rand as flute prodigy, Thom's guitar, and dive deep into the musical representation in The Eye of the World.Thom’s mustachiod guitar! https://mobile.twitter.com/WOTonPrime/status/1341805779678982149 Cambodian Rock Band by Lauren Yee // Dengue FeverBryanDunnMusic.netPatreon.com/TarValonOrBust
1/6/2021

Episode 5: The Eye of the World, Chapters 41-53

Season 1, Ep. 5
In this double-length episode (sorry not sorry), Preeti and Jenn basically freak out about the last chapters of The Eye of the World, in which SO MUCH HAPPENS.Patreon.com/TarValonOrBust
12/23/2020

Episode 4: The Eye of the World, Chapters 31-40

Season 1, Ep. 4
This week Jenn and Preeti dig into chapters 31-40 of The Eye of the World (their favorite excerpt so far!) discussing world building, tension, and of course, ogiers versus ents. Patreon.com/TarValonOrBust
12/9/2020

Episode 3: The Eye of the World, Chapters 21-30

Season 1, Ep. 3
Preeti and Jenn nerd out about swords, dig into context, and get stressed out about so many things in Chapters 21 - 30 of Eye of the World. Crafting the Blade - WOTonPrimeAll About Swords: S.L. Huang, V.E. Schwab, Yoon Ha Lee, Suzanne Walker, and Setsu Uzumé Talk Weaponry [Tor.com]The Wheel of Time Companion, shout-out to Loyalty BookstorePatreon.com/TarValonOrBust