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Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp103: New Spring, Chapters 1 - 5We'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...2025-06-132h 47Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp102: Crossroads of Twilight, Chapters 29 - EpilogueAnd 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...2025-05-303h 00Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp101: Crossroads of Twilight, Chapters 25 - 28We'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...2025-05-162h 51Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp100: Crossroads of Twilight, Chapters 20 - 24Can 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!Le...2025-05-022h 36Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp99: Crossroads of Twilight, Chapters 16 - 19We'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 h...2025-04-182h 30Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp98: Crossroads of Twilight, Chapters 13 - 15And 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...2025-04-042h 35Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastMarch Schedule Update!Hi everyone, we were unable to record a new episode this past weekend so our next recording will be on the 30th of March and will be published on the 5th of April.Grab your popcorn and check in to see how Willie and I resolve our differing opinions on the slog and book 10 as a whole!Cheers,Mo2025-03-1901 minBlood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp97: Crossroads of Twilight, Chapters 9 - 12We'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 t...2025-03-073h 05Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp96: Crossroads of Twilight, Chapters 5 - 8And 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...2025-02-211h 56Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp95: Crossroads of Twilight, Chapters 1 - 4It'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...2025-02-072h 08Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp94: Crossroads of Twilight, PrologueWe'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...2024-12-133h 02Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp93: Winter's Heart, Chapters 33 - 35It'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...2024-11-292h 45Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp92: Winter's Heart, Chapters 28 - 32Too 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 - moritz@bloodandashespodcast.comYouTube - Blood and AshesFacebook...2024-11-012h 11Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp91: Winter's Heart, Chapters 24 - 27Welcome 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 e...2024-10-182h 18Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp90: Winter's Heart, Chapters 20 - 23Another 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!2024-10-042h 18Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp89: Winter's Heart, Chapters 16 - 19It'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...2024-09-202h 03Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp88: Winter's Heart, Chapters 12 - 15At 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...2024-09-062h 23Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp87: Winter's Heart, Chapters 10 - 11Hello 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 M...2024-07-262h 38Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp86: Winter's Heart, Chapters 6 - 9And 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 - moritz@bloodandashespodcast.comYouTube...2024-07-122h 30Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp85: Winter's Heart, Chapters 1 - 5Ok, 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...2024-06-282h 45Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp84: Winter's Heart, PrologueOne 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...2024-06-142h 10Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp83: The Path of Daggers, Chapters 28 - 31It'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 soo...2024-05-312h 55Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp82: The Path of Daggers, Chapters 24 - 27Book 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...2024-05-172h 36Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastSchedule Update! (Again...)Hi everyone!Yet another break in our stride this week as Jody goes gallavanting in Scotland with his brother. We'll be back in your earballs on May 18th (or 17th, depending on where you live)Send in your callbacks and we'll see you then!Mo2024-05-0301 minBlood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp81: The Path of Daggers, Chapters 20 - 23Welcome 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.2024-04-192h 25Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp80: The Path of Daggers, Chapters 16 - 19And 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 - moritz@bloodandashespodcast.comYouTube - Blood and AshesFacebook - BloodAndAshesPodcastWeb - www.bloodandashespodcast.com (Now with voicemail capabilities!)Discord...2024-04-052h 36Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastMarch Schedule Update!Hi everyone!We have some travel coming up for the guys, so we won't be able to record for a couple of weeks. Our next availabe recording weekend is on the 31st of March, which means the next full episode will be published on the 5th or 6th of April, depending on where you are in the world.So please use this time to catch up on all your half baked ideas and send in some questions, theories or clarifications!See you soon,Mo, Willie and Jody2024-03-0101 minBlood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp79: The Path of Daggers, Chapters 12 - 15What 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...2024-02-232h 31Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp78: The Path of Daggers, Chapters 9 - 11Things 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...2024-02-092h 13Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp77: The Path of Daggers, Chapters 6 - 8We'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...2024-01-262h 26Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp76: The Path of Daggers, Chapters 2 - 5Welcome 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...2023-12-152h 17Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp75: The Path of Daggers, Prologue - Chapter 1Well 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...2023-12-012h 23Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp74: A Crown of Swords, Chapters 39 - 41It'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...2023-11-173h 15Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp73: A Crown of Swords, Chapters 36 - 38We'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...2023-11-031h 58Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp72: A Crown of Swords, Chapters 32 - 35Hello 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...2023-10-202h 19Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp71: A Crown of Swords, Chapters 28 - 31Welcome 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 t...2023-10-062h 21Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp70: A Crown of Swords, Chapters 23 - 27Hello 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 th...2023-09-082h 29Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp69: A Crown of Swords, Chapters 18 - 22We'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....2023-08-252h 29Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp68: A Crown of Swords, Chapters 13 - 17Welcome back to Ebou Dar! In this episode we leave Egwene and the rebel Aes Sedai behind and check in on our intrepid girls, plus Mat.Elayne, Aviendha and Nynaeve decide to approach the many Sea Folk anchored in the Ebou Dar bay to ask for help finding what they now know to be The Bowl of the Winds.Mat, on the other hand, is gambling. He spots a familiar face in a crowd and follws her to the palace used by Jaichim Carridin. When we switch points of view to Bors, he's meeting with...2023-07-282h 31Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp67: A Crown of Swords, Chapters 10 - 12In this episode we focus in on Egwene as she tries deperately to carve out her place within the Aes Sedai while maintaining her link to the Wise Ones and Rand.First she deals with Faolain and Theodrin with great results! But she is quickly reminded of the work she has cut out for her when she's cornered by Romanda and Lelaine. To the point that she just walks away from them in order to follow up with a request from Gareth Bryne and simultaneously question Myrelle over some suspicious behavior observed by Siuan.Gareth...2023-07-142h 33Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp66: A Crown of Swords, Chapters 6 - 9Welcome back, friends! Sit back, relax, and listen to Willie and I bloviate while Jody sinks deeper into his chair.Perrin and Faile reunite and make up, and Rand immediately tries to send Perrin to Tear and Illian. Tsk tsk.Rand then travels to Caemlyn himself to meet with Bashere and Bael. He tells them the army will march on Illian, much to Bael and Bashere's glee.Meanwhile, Egwene is squeezing Sheriam for info when she senses Moghedien escape. She has one on ones with Siuan and Leane before being cornered by Nicola...2023-06-302h 52Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp65: A Crown of Swords, Chapters 2 - 5We love when RJ focuses in on a short period of time and lays it out over multiple chapters.In this episode we basically have Rand and co. travel from Dumai's Wells via gateway, and take a day's ride to Cairhien.There they head straight to the palace and confront lady Colavere who has been crowned queen in Rand's absence.All of this plays out in a pressure cooker with almost every single faction at each other's throats. Aiel, Asha'man, Aes Sedai, Two Rivers men, Mayeners, Warders, Hunters for the Horn, rebels from b...2023-06-162h 22Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time SpoilercastEp64: A Crown of Swords, Prologue - Chapter 1Mmmmm, that's the smell of a brand new book!We start A Crown of Swords pretty much exactly where we left off with Lord of Chaos: Dumai's Wells.Elaida and Alviarin catch up and we get a clear view of Elaida's state of mind. Spoiler: it's no bueno.We see Sevanna's point of view just before, during and immediately after the battle at Dumai's wellsAlviarin gets a visit from a Forsaken and learns a new trick.Pedron Niall is assassinated and Eamon Valda immediately moves in to capitalise.2023-06-022h 11