A Mid-Series Recap of Books One Through Seven of The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan | Theories, Q/A's, and A Game

Queens of Fantasy Podcast

Gather round, young adventurers, for we have a story recap for you! We are officially (but not literally) halfway through the series – if we don't count the prequel. To celebrate, we're reviewing everything we've read so far in The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. From the first moments we stepped into Eamon's Field to the last moments we saw of the crews' journeys through Randland, we've witnessed the fall and rise of Rand, the hair-tugging, braid-pulling, stubborn-babe ways of Nynaeve, and the ascent of Perrin from King of the Wolves to Lord of Eamon's Field. Mat's gone from our silly little dagger stealer to a dice-throwing general. Egwene's received the job promotion of a lifetime with a resume of a toddler. And, Min, Elayne, and Aviendha continue to dance closer to their future marriage to the man doomed to go mad.

In this episode, join the Queens as they unpack this journey, recapping each character's progress. Queens Tay and Marissa exile Alix Sedai to discuss all the theories they've had – and a few new ones. Then, all three Queens join forces to answer some amazing questions from our listeners about our thoughts, predictions, and reading adventure. Finally, like all good Queens of Fantasy pods, we end it with a game. This time, our game has the Queens describing each book very, very poorly.

So, gather round all, and join the Queens in this mid-series recap of The Wheel of Time.

The theory tracker is now available. You can check that out right here.

Content Warnings:
Please take care of yourself. We briefly mention the following in this podcast:

• Sexual Assault
• Misogyny
• Sexism
• Domestic Abuse
• Death

Expect spoilers for the first seven novels in the series: 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 June 11, 2024, and will cover the prologue to the end of chapter 16 of The Path of Daggers, the eighth instalment in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series.

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Timestamps
00:00 The Wheel of Time Turns
1:08 Intro
2:40 What You Missed On The Wheel of Time
15:09 The Forsaken Tracker
20:29 Character Rankings Review
27:31 Let's Theorize!
28:11 Marissa's Stats
28:30 How Many Theories?
29:37 How Right Are We?
32:29 Book One Theories
37:01 Book Two Theories
42:00 Book Three Theories
50:11 Book Four Theories
55:36 We Are In Fact Wrong (Sometimes)
1:00:45 Book Five Theories
1:02:37 We Are Wrong Some More
1:14:30 A New Theory (Taylor's Version)
1:21:13 Book Six Theories
1:34:29 Book Seven Theories
1:57:00 The Return of Alix Sedai
1:57:47 Start of Our Q/A!
1:58:00 Q: More Theories
2:05:50 Q: Fave & Least Fave Theories
2:10:24 Q: Fave & Least Fave Character Arcs
2:17:05 Q: Fave Unique Part of Randland
2:21:25 Q: Who Is the Dragon?
2:25:24 Q: Rank the Romances
2:49:44 Q: What About the Slog?
2:51:31 Q: What Magical Power Do You Want?
2:54:14 Q: Who Is Your Fave Villain?
2:56:23 Q: Where Would You Live in Randland?
2:58:16 Q: Major Change You'd Make to the Plot?
3:02:33 Q: Your Palette Cleansing Reads?
3:10:39 Q: What Objects Do You Think Are Important?
3:18:49 A Very Bad Description: The Game
3:24:12 Final Thoughts
3:27:06 Next Chapters to Read
3:27:41 Socials & Outro
3:30:16 Blooper Reel