Book Four, Part Two: Chapter 16 to End of Chapter 30 | The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan

Queens of Fantasy Podcast

Please Note: We experienced some technical difficulties with Taylor's audio this week. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope you still enjoy this episode!

We're back with part two of book four – and our Queens have a lot to discuss. We've got biblical connections, rising tensions, more misogyny, and a growing plot, which, of course, means more theories from both Tay and Marissa. Oh, and what's that? A possible redemption for Rand? Could this be the end of the Rand slander? Between Marissa's ecclesiastical musings at the start to Taylor's eagerness to share exactly how hot Mat is on the cover of her book, anything can happen in this episode. You can expect Marissa to start taking bets on a new theory she's cooked up. Taylor is also confused at Rand's new and provocative form of CPR. Alix, as always, attempts to lead the other two Queens through the novel without spoiling the journey. And, all three Queens lament how awful Perrin and Faile are together, and how quickly Perrin is rushing to the bottom of our fave character lists. In short, join along as the Queens of this podcast discuss and analyze Chapter 16 to the end of Chapter 30 of The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan.

At the end of the podcast, the Queens also bring back a game you might recognize: It's Giving. And, of course, we finish off with Tay and Marissa's character rankings from this section of The Wheel of Time.

Content Warnings:
We talk about the following in this podcast:

• Violence against women
• Misogyny
• Sexism
• Domestic Abuse
• Emotional Abuse
• Toxic Relationships
• Death of Family Members

Expect spoilers up to the end of Chapter 30 for The Shadow Rising, as well as The Dragon Reborn, The Great Hunt, and The Eye of the World novels.

For those reading along with us, our next episode will come out on February 15, 2024, and will cover chapters 31 to the end of chapter 44 for The Shadow Rising, the fourth installment in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series.

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