Warning: This discussion contains major spoilers for the entire Second Apocalypse series, including The Aspect-Emperor novels. There are moments in…
Category: The Second Apocalypse
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The Darkness That Comes Before Part IV: The Warrior – Kellhus, Cnaiür & the Road to the Holy War
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The Darkness That Comes Before Part III: The Harlot – Esmenet, Skin-Spies & Hidden Agendas
WARNING: This podcast series includes full series spoilers Some chapters change completely on a reread. Part III of The Darkness…
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The Darkness That Comes Before Part II: The Emperor Power, Paranoia, and the Gathering Storm
This podcast series is for re-readers only and contains full series spoilers. Listen to the episode here Part II of…
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The Second Apocalypse Readalong: Every Discussion from The Darkness That Comes Before to The Unholy Consult
From 2023 through 2024, I was joined by author Carl D. Albert, Varsha, and Dan (and others who joined when…
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The Darkness That Comes Before Part I: The Sorcerer — Returning to Earwa
Every reread of The Second Apocalypse reinforces the same realization: R. Scott Bakker tells you almost everything from the very…
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The Darkness That Comes Before Reread: Prologue Discussion (Full Series Spoilers)
Early Access for supporters of the Page Chewing blog, episode will be public Saturday 7/4. When readers first pick up…
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The Second Apocalypse Readalong: Exploring R. Scott Bakker’s Epic Fantasy Masterpiece | Page Chewing (2023 with Katerina & Daniel)
If there’s one fantasy series built for deep dives, heated conversations, and big-brain theories, it’s R. Scott Bakker’s The Second…
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Exploring the Depths of R. Scott Bakker’s Quotes: A Journey Through Philosophy and Fantasy
In this episode, we embark on a fascinating journey through the intricate world of R. Scott Bakker’s fantasy series. Known…
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The Unholy Consult Chapters 7-12 by R. Scott Bakker – Exploring the Nature of Dunyain and Compassion
Find the episode here on your favorite podcasting platform In this episode, we dive deep into the complex and enigmatic…
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The Unholy Consult Chapters 1-6 by R. Scott Bakker: Distorting Fantasy Tropes Debating Responsibility and Choice
Listen to the episode here on your favorite podcasting platform In this episode, we dive deep into the dark and…
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Unraveling the Final Chapters of The Great Ordeal by R. Scott Bakker
Find the episode here on your favorite podcasting platform In this episode, we delve into the climactic final chapters of…
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The Great Ordeal Chapters 12-13: Deciphering the Mysterious Coffer
Find the episode here on your favorite podcasting platform Join us as we delve into the intricate and thought-provoking chapters…
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The Great Ordeal Chapters 7 – 11: Madness, Prophecy, and Determinism
Find the episode here on your favorite podcasting platform In this episode, we delve deep into R. Scott Bakker’s captivating…
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The White-Luck Warrior Chapters 12 & 13: Exploring the Historical Timeline Manipulation and Ulterior Motives
Find the episode here on your favorite podcasting platform The discussion covers various topics related to the chapters 12 and…
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Deep Dive into the Prince of Nothing Trilogy Appendices
Click here to download the episode or choose your podcasting platform of choice Introduction: Welcome, fellow travelers, to our exploration…
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A Deep Dive into R. Scott Bakker’s ‘The Warrior Prophet’ Chapters 1-4
Click here to find the episode on your favorite podcasting platform Embarking on a literary crusade often means delving deep…
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The Darkness That Comes Before Part IV: The Warrior – Spoiler Discussion
Click here to download the episode or choose your podcasting platform of choice Varsha, Mike M., Dan, Carl D. Albert…
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The Darkness That Comes Before Part I: The Sorcerer – Spoiler Discussion
Download the podcast episode here Varsha, Mike M., Carl D. Albert and I begin our group read of the Second…
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The Thousandfold Thought by R. Scott Bakker Chapters 9 – 13 SPOILER Discussion
Daniel, Katerina and I discuss chapters 9 – 13 of The Thousandfold Thought by R. Scott Bakker
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The Warrior Prophet by R. Scott Bakker SPOILER Discussion
Daniel, Katerina and I discuss chapters 22 – 24 of The Warrior Prophet by R. Scott Bakker.
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Podcast: The Warrior Prophet by R. Scott Bakker Chapters 18 – 21 SPOILER Discussion
Daniel, Katerina and I discuss chapters 14 – 17 of The Warrior Prophet by R. Scott Bakker. Download the episode…
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Podcast: The Warrior Prophet by R. Scott Bakker Chapters 14 – 17 SPOILER Discussion
Daniel, Katerina and I discuss chapters 14 – 17 of The Warrior Prophet by R. Scott Bakker. Lots to discuss…
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The Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker Part I SPOILER Discussion
Katerina, Daniel and I begin our journey through The Prince of Nothing series by discussing PART I of The Darkness…
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