What we’re about
Whether you are an avid reader, or US Magazine is your literature of choice, this book club is for you. We meet every other Wednesday, discussing a book over two meetings (unless it's a short one). New books are selected at the meetings, usually the first meeting of the current book. Please attend and nominate/vote for the next book selection!
It is not required for you to have read the book to attend. Please attend even if you haven't read the book. We do it all the time! The primary purpose of the book club is to be a club. Books are a secondary purpose. Wine is the third purpose. ;)
Make sure you click "Attend" for a meeting to receive an email with the address, about a day before.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Wheel of Time longread #10) Crossroads of Twilight (First Half: to Chapter 14)Lake View, Chicago, IL
Time for book 10, the first half: the prologue through Chapter 14, unless someone has a better stopping point. I cannot find my edition to see if this is a good page count.
Location: Scott's, in Lakeview.
If you would like to catch up, you can use the book summary & chapter summaries on Dragonmount.com
The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. For the Age of 2023, we will dive into the lore of the Dragon Reborn. We'll meet on Fridays to discuss books in The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (& Brandon Sanderson).
Book 10) Crossroads of Twilight on Goodreads
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Mat has fled Ebou Dar with the kidnapped Daughter of the Nine Moons, leaving fire and destruction in his wake. The Atha’an Miere Windfinders he freed beat a path out to sea for their people, using all the destructive knowledge the Seanchan had trained them in. The Great Escape, it is being called, yet Mat sits and frets over the many blackened bodies pulled out of the harbor, dead for his actions.
Perrin’s hunt for Faile continues, but as it does he struggles with the dark obsession growing within his heart. All other matters chafe at him with their unimportance, and even the fact that the dead have begun to walk is merely an irritant to him. Yet when proof of Masema’s double-dealing is brought to him, he begins to perceive a plan for freeing his wife.
Elayne continues to work toward gaining the Lion Throne, but Arymilla’s siege puts all in doubt. Where Arymilla has gathered all her men at arms, House Trakand’s is spread across miles of land. The old adage that she who holds Caemlyn holds Andor may not be true for Elayne, but should Arymilla take Caemlyn from Elayne, it would likely cement her rule.
Egwene lays siege upon the Tower, yet the Aes Sedai have grown skittish. The insane beacon of the One Power felt a week prior puts fears in the hearts of every sister. If such power was turned against them, then not even their strongest circles could survive it. Desperate plans are suggested, contingencies that they pray will make them strong enough to survive are laid down. And around it all a murderer wielding saidin walks the camp, slaying Aes Sedai with impunity.
Whilst Egwene prepares for her final gambit against the Tower, Rand recuperates from the events at Shadar Logoth, and begins to lay his next plans. There must be peace with the Seanchan if there is to be any hope of winning Tarmon Gai’don. But when the Seanchan agree to a meeting, could it be too good to be true?
More dust jacket-type text at Dragonmount.com
