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(Non-Cosmere) The Raven Tower - Post-Read

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In this episode, Nick and AJ finish their detour out of the Cosmere with a spoiler-filled review of The Raven Tower, by Anne Leckie!


The last 10 minutes contains spoilers for Hero of Ages, and (more vague) spoilers for the tropes behind the overarching narrative of Stormlight Archive through Oathbringer.


Discussion points:

  • Just not that funny... which is fine!
  • Parallels to Shakespeare
  • Prose - beautiful and haunting
  • I'm protecting you from myself
  • Denouement is a fancy word
  • Silences and the Silent
  • Lost in Translation... sometimes on purpose
  • "This is a story I have heard" and the book's themes
  • Similar tropes to Cosmere
    • ...more
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