The Dragon Reread

Rand and his pals get to go to a party! Finally, something nice happens. Then, Rand and his pals get hurled on a terrifying voyage through time and space. So, you know, mixed bag. Your hosts are Jeff Lake , Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan . Support us at armadillo.club ! Music: Treasures of Ancient Dungeon by Alexandr Zhelanov , licensed under CC-BY 3.0 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Things are heating up in Cairhien. The reunion with Thom is as welcome as it is brief and we get back to Rand failing upward in the Great Game. Rand's problems are diverse: the attention of the Great Houses, the wrath of the Illuminators, and of course misshapen monsters, but the solutions are all the same: FIRE. Your hosts are Jeff Lake , Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan . Support us at armadil...

Another big city! Cairhien is the second major metropolis we've seen, and Rand plunges in, immediately getting up to his neck in local politics. Way to go, Rand. Maybe this not-at-all-evil mystery woman can help you out with that? Your hosts are Jeff Lake , Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan . Support us at armadillo.club ! Music: Treasures of Ancient Dungeon by Alexandr Zhelanov , licensed under...

Rand and his companions travel through another world! A world of giant burned swathes and no life forms. Except for evil ones. Oh yeah, and this lady they meet. She's not evil though. Right? Your hosts are Jeff Lake , Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan . Support us at armadillo.club ! Music: Treasures of Ancient Dungeon by Alexandr Zhelanov , licensed under CC-BY 3.0 ★ Support this podcast on Patr...

Does it still count as the Great Hunt if you already had the Horn but lost it? (oops) Well, some of our heroes are setting off on the hunt anyway. Others are setting off on a different hunt for knowledge and power at wizard school. Nothing goes as quite as planned. Your hosts are Jeff Lake , Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan . Support us at armadillo.club ! Music: Treasures of Ancient Dungeon by...

Terror and romance! We get a shot of Robert Jordan's trademark grisly horror reminding us of the stakes on these adventures. Then we get a shot of Robert Jordan's other trademark cheesy romance. Plus, my personal favorite thing: Dark Prophecy! Your hosts are Jeff Lake , Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan . Support us at armadillo.club ! Music: Treasures of Ancient Dungeon by Alexandr Zhelanov , li...

 We tear into the Great Hunt, book 2 of the Wheel of Time! There is a lot of throat clearing in these chapters, which is to say that not a lot happens. We do finally get a strong argument for why you would want to be a Darkfriend: you get to go to sweet masked terror parties. Your hosts are Jeff Lake , Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan . Support us at armadillo.club ! Music: Treasures of Ancient...

This is the climactic final episode of season 1 of our podcast, as we cover the climactic final chapters of The Eye of the World! This ocean of foreshadowing finally pays off in a fiery blaze of action and, well, fire. Special note: on several occasions Jeff mistakenly refers to Shayol Ghul as Shadar Logoth. The person responsible has been sacked. Your hosts are Jeff Lake , Micah Sparkman, and Ali...

The story shifts into high gear as our heroes hurtle onward on their desperate quest. They meet yet another ancient evil and we finally get to see another country of this ever-broadening world. Also, this episode is chock-full of Lan-service. Your hosts are Jeff Lake , Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan . Support us at armadillo.club ! Music: Treasures of Ancient Dungeon by Alexandr Zhelanov , lic...

Here's a fun one! Rescues, fantastic creatures, even some palace intrigue. Finally, some good news for our heroes! Your hosts are Jeff Lake , Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan . Support us at armadillo.club ! Music: Treasures of Ancient Dungeon by Alexandr Zhelanov , licensed under CC-BY 3.0 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dark times for our heroes as Rand and Mat make their way down the Caemlyn Road. Their money is running low and Darkfriends are around every corner. Running for your life is hard work and no fun. You know what is fun, though? Us talking about it! Your hosts are Jeff Lake , Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan . Support us at armadillo.club ! Music: Treasures of Ancient Dungeon by Alexandr Zhelanov ,...

In which bad things happen to good people. Some of our heroes have a lot of trouble in Whitebridge while the rest run afoul of the Children of the Light. Man, I hate those guys. Your hosts are Jeff Lake , Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan . Support us at armadillo.club ! Music: Treasures of Ancient Dungeon by Alexandr Zhelanov , licensed under CC-BY 3.0 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Our heroes are scattered! Rand and Mat head downriver on a sailing ship while Perrin and Egwene meet some real strange folk. Like, wearing a red skirt and a yellow blouse strange. Can you imagine? Your hosts are Jeff Lake , Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan . Support us at armadillo.club ! Music: Treasures of Ancient Dungeon by Alexandr Zhelanov , licensed under CC-BY 3.0 ★ Support this podcast o...

Our heroes' time in Baerlon is cut short. They have to make another desperate dash, and they discover that there are worse things out there than Trollocs and Fades. Also, Mat makes his worst decision yet. Note: the last episode was misnamed 16-20 but was actually 11-15. The person responsible has been sacked. Your hosts are Jeff Lake , Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan . Support us at armadillo.c...

We see what happens when our dear village folk get their first look at a big(ish) city in Baerlon. Whitecloaks, suspicious townsfolk, and darkfriends around every corner! They don't know who to trust. Maybe they should trust... the Devil? Your hosts are Jeff Lake , Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan . Support us at armadillo.club ! Music: Treasures of Ancient Dungeon by Alexandr Zhelanov , license...

We discuss the epic story telling and tense action as the party is pulled away from their home and thrust into a much wider and more dangerous world. Also, we have a lot of trouble pronouncing Nynaeve. Your hosts are Jeff Lake , Micah Sparkman, and Alice Sullivan . Support us at armadillo.club ! Music: Treasures of Ancient Dungeon by Alexandr Zhelanov , licensed under CC-BY 3.0 ★ Support this podc...

Blood and ashes! We begin our odyssey with the first book of the series: The Eye of the World. We'll get our first taste of the sharp characterization and epic scale that makes these books so much fun to read. We'll also dig in to the question that drives this whole series: is Bran al'Vere a cannibal? Note to the wary: this episode has a few SPOILERS for the rest of the books. We got carried away,...