And it shall come to pass that what men made shall be shattered... and Lee shall spend three and a half weeks reading a 700-page book that Lance considers a footnote.

In Episode Two of The Sibling Sidequest, we dig into The Great Hunt, Book Two of The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan. The Horn of Valere has been stolen, the Seanchan have arrived and they brought collars, Rand is still deeply opposed to being the Dragon Reborn, and Robert Jordan has apparently decided it's time to introduce every faction, magic system, and political structure he's been sitting on.

We talk about the tonal whiplash between Books One and Two, why the portal stone chapter is genuinely one of the coolest things in this series, and why the Ingtar reveal felt like a sucker punch to the heart. We also discuss the Egwene storyline, which was upsetting in exactly the ways it was supposed to be, and the Nynaeve/Lan romance, which...seriously??

Also: Mat is still on thin ice, Min deserves everything good in this world, and Padan Fain has become a whole separate problem and we love him for it.

This is a spoiler-heavy discussion of The Great Hunt, but we only spoil up to Book Two. If you're looking for a Wheel of Time podcast with strong opinions and questionable reading habits, welcome back to the sidequest.

The Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills, and it's willed us straight into The Eye of the World.

In Episode One of The Sibling Sidequest, our fantasy book podcast, we dive headfirst into book one of The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan.

One of us has quit the series three times. One of us has read it all more times than is probably healthy. Together, we break down this massive fantasy epic, from unambitious farm boys and nightmare road trips to why Shadar Logoth is the scariest part of the book.

We also air our (many) grievances, including our shared burning hatred of Nynaeve al’Maera and that wild ending where Rand suddenly does a bunch of unexplained magical shit and we're all just supposed to roll with it.

This is a spoiler-heavy discussion of The Eye of the World, but we only spoil up to Book One. If you’re looking for a Wheel of Time book podcast with sibling banter and strong opinions, you've found it. Welcome to the sidequest.

Every great adventure story needs a prologue, so here’s ours.

Episode 0 of The Sibling Sidequest is an introduction to our fantasy book podcast: who we are, how we read, and why The Wheel of Time is our first big quest. One of us is a first-time reader, one is a longtime rereader, and both of us have opinions.

From our different reading tastes to our shared nostalgia, we’re laying the groundwork for monthly deep dives, spoiler-heavy discussions, and plenty of sibling chaos along the way.

If you’re looking for a Wheel of Time podcast or a fantasy book discussion podcast, this is the place to start.