In the third part of our The Gathering Storm read, the Queens are stoked about a Nynaeve POV, concerned about Rand, confused by Mat and left on a cliffhanger. Queen Marissa throws out quite a few theories, Queen Tay needs consoling over how she really can't do spicy foods, Queen Alix teaches the other Queens a little something, and Tay and Marissa agree they would have left Hinderstap immediately. Alix promises no more spoilers (that we know of) so hold onto your balefire as the Queens chat about Chapter 28 to the end of Chapter 38, Book Twelve of The Wheel of Time, The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson.

Hope you're hungry because the Queens wrap up this episode with a game of Fast Food Orders that is sure to get your mouth watering before Tay and Marissa share their personal character rankings.

Content Warnings:
Please take care of yourself. We talk about the following in this podcast:

• Strangulation
• Domestic Abuse
• Rape
• Sexual Assault
• Confinement
• Torture
• Physical Abuse
• Emotional Abuse
• Gore & Violence
• Misogyny
• Sexism
• Domestic Abuse
• Death
• Disordered Eating
• Fatphobia

Expect spoilers for the first twelve novels in the series, including the prequel: The Gathering Storm, Knife of Dreams, New Spring, Crossroads of Twilight, Winter's Heart, The Path of Daggers, A Crown of Swords, Lord of Chaos, The Fires of Heaven, The Shadow Rising, The Dragon Reborn, The Great Hunt, and The Eye of the World.

For those reading along with us, our next episode will come out on October 22, 2024, and will cover Chapter 39 to the end of the novel, The Gathering Storm, the twelfth instalment in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series, co-authored by Brandon Sanderson.

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Timestamps

00:00 The Wheel of Time Turns...
0:56 Intro
6:40 Short Summary
7:01 Start of In-Depth Analysis
16:22 One of These Queens Would Stay in the Underworld
46:58 It's Too Spicy
1:35:15 Did Alix Teach Us Grammar?
2:23:38 Dark Rand
2:46:49 A Verin Big Surprise
3:00:05 Next Chapters
3:02:36 Game Time : Fast Food Orders
3:28:09 Character Rankings
3:38:25 Outro & Socials
3:40:33 Bloopers