Prequel: The Whole Novel | New Spring by Robert Jordan

Queens of Fantasy Podcast

Let's see where this all began! The Queens join Morraine, Siuan, and Lan nearly twenty years before The Eye of the World takes place. Morraine and Siuan are baby Accepted students in the tower, and Lan is fighting the good fight everywhere he can. We follow as our two favourite Sedais learn about the Dragon's birth, gain the shawl, prank anyone and everyone, buy several dresses on unrealistic timelines, and learn to fall out of love (unfortunately). The Queens are distraught to learn Lan's backstory is even more upsetting than they originally thought. Queens Marissa and Tay wonder whether they've missed a clue or six, while Alix practices her Aes Sedai composure as endeavors to remain spoiler-free. In other words, join our Queens as they read the entirety of New Spring, Book 0.5 of The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan.

Queens Tay and Marissa wrap up this trip down memory lane with a full review of the prequel. All the Queens finish it off by playing a game of Yearbook Superlatives.

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

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

Expect spoilers for the first ten novels in the series, including the prequel: 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 September 1, 2024, and will cover will cover the prologue to the end of Chapter 12 of Knife of Dreams, the eleventh instalment in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series.

If you'd like to join our discord server, you can do so here. Find us on Instagram at @queensoffantasypod. Please also consider checking out our sister podcast, The Book Jar Pod. If you'd like to find a specific Queen online, please see:
Alix: Personal Instagram | StoryGraph
Taylor: Personal Instagram | StoryGraph
Marissa: Personal Instagram | The Book Jar Pod | StoryGraph | Crowned Heathens

Background music via https://www.FesliyanStu

Timestamps
00:00 A Cold Wind Gusted
0:54 Intro
2:55 Short Summary
4:44 Start of In-Depth Analysis
37:02 You Just Buy Your Clothes, Bro
56:09 Siuan Gets the Bi
1:07:21 CW: Rape, SA
1:08:10 End of CW: Rape, SA
1:08:11 Lan's (& Nynaeve's) Ring
1:11:42 Wish Siuan Was Here
1:23:39 Wait. Women Want Respect?
1:40:39 WHY DID YOU BETRAY US?
1:53:03 Best Reading Order
2:06:56 Book Review
2:17:36 Yearbook Superlatives: A Game
2:31:09 Mini Character Rankings
2:31:38 Next Reading!
2:32:24 Outro & Socials