Wheel of Time Arc Reading Guide (WoTARG!)

[Nakor667]

http://astralspirit.blogspot.com/2010/11/wheel-of-time-arc-reading-guide-wotarg.html

 

Alright, so if you're like me you've read Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series many times over. It's insanely long (book 13 just came out), has waaay too many plotlines (6 major, 20 minor, and hundreds of sub-plots), and there are just 'some' sections you would rather skim over at times.

 

Well, I have a solution! During my last re-read, I broke down each book into 50,000 word segments, focusing only on 1 or 2 character/plotlines at a time. WoT made simple, as it were.

 

And this guide not only makes the reread a completely different experience, but it also functions as a timeline. Very handy for a quick reference.

 

Lastly, if the powers that be ever decided to put this massive story on screen as a long-form television fantasy drama series (the only possible way to make it work), each segment would be one episode, with a beginning, middle, and end. Total of four seasons, composed of about 4 books each. Much faster than Legend of the Seeker went. Anyway, here's the guide:

 

Episode(season/book/#) Title chapters

Lead- Plot

co-star- subplot(s)

 

s1b01e1 Emond's Field Prologue, ch01-ch09

Rand- intro, trollocs, history lesson

 

s1b01e2 Baerlon Ravens, ch10-17

Rand- on the run, Min, Nynaeve catches up, dreams, escape at gate

Egwene- becoming aes sedai

 

s1b01e3 Shadar Logoth ch18-20, 24, 26, 31-32

Rand- dagger, river, Whitebridge, Four Kings, exploding wall

 

s1b01e4 Wolfbrother ch21-23, 25, 27-30, 37-38

Perrin, Egwene- Elyas, Tinkers, Aram, Whitecloaks, captured

Nynaeve- tracking Rand, rescue Perrin

 

s1b01e5 Camelyn ch33-36, 39-41

Rand- Darkfriends, Loial, Logain, royal family, reunion

 

s1b01e6 The Eye of the World ch42-53

Rand- Ways, Fal Dara, Fain, Blight, Forsaken

Lan- Nynaeve, Malkier

 

s1b02e1 Fal Dara Prologue - ch06

Rand, Moiraine- Amyrlin arrives, horn stolen

Jaichim Carridin- Whitecloak plots

 

s1b02e2 The Great Hunt ch07-11, 13-17

Rand, Perrin- Quest, goodbyes, hunting, portal stones, Selene

Bayle Domon- flight from Illian

 

s1b02e3 Flight from the White Tower ch12, 18, 22-24, 29, 38-40

Egwene, Nynaeve- joining Aes Sedai, testing, ways, damane

Moirane; Bayle Domon- research; Seanchan

 

s1b02e4 Cairhien ch19-21, 25-28, 30-34

Rand, Perrin, Thom- got horn, get to safety, Illuminators, reunion, party

Padan Fain- Gives horn to Seanchan

 

s1b02e5 Falme ch35-37, 41-50

Rand- Stedding, realities, strategy, Mat blows horn, fight in sky

Egwene, Nynave, Min, Bayle- free Egwene, escape

 

s1b03e1 The Dragon Reborn Prologue - ch09

Perrin, Rand- Rand leaves, chaos wake

Nial, Carridin- Whitecloak fallout

 

s1b03e2 The Black Ajah ch10-23

Egwene, Siuan, Verin- consequences, healing, test

Mat- awakening, Lanfear

 

s1b03e3 The First Ship ch24-32, 37-39

Egwene, Nynaeve- dreaming, off to Tear, Aiel, captured

Mat- escape Tar Valon, Thom, gray men

 

s1b03e4 Illian ch33-36, 40-47

Perrin- Remen, Faile, frees Gaul, forsaken in Illian

Mat- Fireworks, letter, rescue mission

 

s1b03e5 Tear ch48-56

Mat, Nynaeve- captured, storming the Stone of Tear

Perrin, Rand- Faile trapped; Callandor and Belal

 

s1b04e1 Playing With Fire ch02-08

Perrin, Mat, Rand- Lord Dragon, bubbles of evil, Berelain, researching, romance

Elayne, Egwene- questioning Black Ajah

 

s1b04e2 Into the Doorway ch01, 09-15

Mat, Rand, Egwene- Lanfear, Trollocs, dead girl, dreamwalkers, news from home, Ogiers Oath, 3 questions

Min; whitecloaks; Seanchan- Elmindreda; Taren Ferry; The Return

 

s1b04e3 The Shadow Rising ch16-20, 27, 47

Perrin, Elayne, Thom- goodbyes to Lan and Moiraine, Sea Folk ship, attacked in the Ways

Min, Siuan- Breaking of the White Tower

 

s1b04e4 Rhuidean ch21-26

Rand, Mat- 3 wishes, history of the Aiel

Moirane, Egwene- manipulations; wise ones

 

s1b04e5 Homecoming ch28-35

Perrin- family dead, trollocs, whitecloaks

Egwene, Rand- Car'a'carn, dream meetings

 

s1b04e6 Revelations in Tanchico ch38-39, 46, 51-52, 54-55

Egeanin, Elayne, Nynaeve- a'dam, Seeker, new friendships, Compulsion, storming the palace

Jaichim, Liandrin- sieze Panarch's Palace, Black Ajah

 

s1b04e7 Goldeneyes ch40-45, 53, 56

Perrin- general, defending Emond's Field

Aram- Tinker's sword

 

s1b04e8 A Breaking in the Three-fold Land ch36-37, 48-50, 57-58

Rand- Imre Stand --> Cold Rocks Hold --> Alcair Dal; vs. Asmodean

Mat- The Hat, battle leader

 

 

s2b05e1 The First Sparks Fall Prologue, ch02-07

Rand, Egwene- Rhuidean, darkhounds, leaving

Elaida, Fain, Rahvin- Fain in the Tower, Forsaken meeting

 

s2b05e2 A Small Room in Sienda ch08-10, 13-18

Nynaeve, Elayne, Egwene- Forkroot, Sienda, dreamworld, circus

Liandrin- Mogedien

 

s2b05e3 Sallie Daera ch01, 11-12, 20-22, 26-28

Min, Bryne, Siuan- Persuit, Lugard, Nine Horse Hitch, Salidar

Rand, Mat- Jangai Pass

 

s2b05e4 The Far Snows ch23-25, 29-35

Rand- Shaido's trail, Avienda in Seanchan

Egwene- dreamwalker training

 

s2b05e5 Band of the Red Hand ch19, 41-46

Mat, Rand- The Second Battle of Cairhien

Morgase, Padan Fain- Escaping Rahvin, dagger in tower

 

s2b05e6 Encounters in Samara ch37-40, 47-49

Elayne, Nynave- Birgitte, Uno, Prophet, Galad, riot, boat

 

s2b05e7 The Fires of Heaven ch50-56

Rand, Mat, Egwene Lanfear vs Moirane, Caemlyn raid

Nynaeve, Elayne- Salidar, Mogedien captured, used

 

s2b06e1 The First Message Prologue, ch07-08

Elayne, Nynaeve- stilled allies, embassy, new weaves, dream lessons

Faile; Gawyn; Morgase; Forsaken- Two Rivers; Younglings; Amadicia; Shayol Ghul, Tel’aran’rhiod

 

s2b06e2 Lord of Chaos ch01-04, 06, 10-11, 16

Rand, Verin- Taim, seal, farm, Two Rivers girls, bonded

Sammael, Graendal, Semirhage- politics, truce w/Sammael

 

s2b06e3 Fire and Spirit ch05, 12-15, 29-30

Elayne, Nynaeve- bubble of evil, stilling study, restoration

Mat- dead tinkers

 

s2b06e4 An Embassy ch17-21, 23-28

Egwene, Rand- school, Ogier, waygates, embassy, Gawyn, Sea Folk

 

s2b06e5 Journey to Salidar ch22, 32-40, 44

Egwene- summoned, toh, journey, raised, consequences

Mat- Olver, Salidar

 

s2b06e6 The Crown of Roses ch09, 31, 41-43, 45-46, 49

Rand, Perrin- Min, Perrin, Loial, confrontation, fled

Morgase- Whitecloaks, plots

 

s2b06e7 Dumai's Wells ch47-48, 50-55, Epilogue

Perrin- Faile vs. Berelain, hunting Rand, gathering army

Rand- captured, boxed, breakout, AS bow

 

s2b07e1 The Butcher's Yard Prologue, ch01-06

Sevanna, Perrin- aftermath, return to Cairhien, worried for Faile

Elaida- reports, Black Tower, Fortelling

 

s2b07e2 The Figurehead ch08-12, 25-26

Egwene, Moghedien- Moggy' escapes, Lan sent to Nynaeve

Morgase- renounciation

 

s2b07e3 Swovan Night ch07, 13-19, 21

Avienda, Elayne, Mat- sea folk, sharing info; racing, ring, Bors, Tylin, Birgitte

Rand- expecting Elayne in Camelyn

 

s2b07e4 Promises to Keep ch22-24, 28-31, 37-39

Mat- apology, used, finding, golam, deal, Olver, Seanchan

Elayne, Nynaeve- apology, Kin, leading, Lan, golam, leaving

 

s2b07e5 A Crown of Swords ch20, 27, 33-36, 40-41

Rand, Min- Cadsuane, w/Min, seclusion, Sea Folk, rebels, fog, cut, bed, Illian

Sevanna- dispersal of the Shaido

 

s2b08e1 Unweaving Prologue, Ch01-06

Elayne, Avienda- Travel, conflicts, farm, bowl, seanchan, nuke

Ethenielle; Verin- Borderlanders; mind alteration

 

s2b08e2 The Path of Daggers ch12-14, 22-24, 27

Rand- versus Seanchan, Calandor, Casdsuane

Grendael; Cadsuane- New Alliances

 

s2b08e3 An Unwelcome Return ch15-20, 25-26, 28

Egwene; Seaine- camp, war declared, prep for siege, new Accepted; hunting Black Ajah

Elayne- murders, Camelyn

 

s2b08e4 Beginnings ch07-11, 29-31

Perrin, Faile- banner, Morgase joins, queen swears, Prophet, gai'shain

Rand- renegade ashaman

 

 

s3 (The World of Rober Jordan's) The Wheel of Time

Loial- the story thus far....

notes- before the breaking

 

s3b09e1 Winter's Heart Prologue, Ch01-06

Perrin, Faile- captured, robes, Aiel, Prophet

Siane; Elayne; Toveine; Rand- BA hunters; first sisters; Black Tower factions; false trails

 

s3b09e2 The Streets of Caemlyn ch07-12, 26-27

Elayne- damane, Black Ajah, assassin, dreamwalk, bonding, windfinders, Borderlanders

 

s3b09e3 Daughter of the Nine Moons ch14-21, 28-31

Mat- Looking for Inn, Golam, Tuon, escape plans

Tuon, Bethamin, Egeanin- Veiled; Seeker; escape

 

s3b09e4 With the Choedan Kal ch13, 22-25, 32-35

Rand, Cadsuane- Far Madding, trap, prison, negotiation, cleansing

 

s3b10e1 Time to Be Gone Prologue, ch01-04

Mat, Furyk- circus leaving, courting Tuon

Rodel; Valda; Gabrelle; Yukiri; Gawyn; Davram; Sumitsu Domani; whitecloaks; white tower mysteries; assasination attempts

 

s3b10e2 A Cluster of Rosebuds ch10-15, 28-29

Elayne- recruiting, bath, sea folk leaving, young lord and ladies, spies

Mat- Egeanin attacked

 

s3b10e3 Crossroads of Twilight ch06-09, 23-27

Perrin- chasing shaido, darkhounds, Aiel in Malden, So Harbor, ax in tree

Rand, Cadsuane- Resting, Loial, Logain, treaty w/Seanchan

 

s3b10e4 The Subject of Negotiations ch16-22, 30, Epilogue

Egwene- negotiations, cuendilar, investigations, black tower, dreams, captured

 

s3b11e1 Embers Falling on Dry Grass Prologue, Ch01-03

all White Tower- hunting BA; forkroot and novice; dissent; egwene's commands;

Galad; Rodel; Suroth; Galina- kills Valda; uprising; meets Perrin

 

s3b11e2 A Hell in Maderin ch06-11

Mat- Tuon, Zebra, Dead walking, the letter, gambling, attacked in street

 

s3b11e3 Siege ch13-20

Elayne, Arymilla- siege of camelyn, new forces, wet, avienda leaves, borderlanders

Rand, Loial, Nynaeve- marriage, 100K trollocs, Lan's long ride

 

s3b11e4 Knife of Dreams ch21-25

Romanda, Egwene, Tarna- bonding ashaman; seeds of dissent

Rand, Harine; Mat- Illian, logain vs windfinders; kissing Tuon, found by Band

 

s3b11e5 In Malden ch04-05, 12, 26, 28-30

Faile, Perrin, Galina- Seanchan alliance, escape plans, weak tea, betrayal & rescue

Tuon- Band of the Red Hand

 

s3b11e6 Prince of the Ravens ch27, 31-37, Epilogue

Mat, Tuon, Suroth, Furyk- seanchan after Tuon, marriage, battles;

Rand; Elayne, Birgitte- captured by BA, rescue, besiegers captured, becomes queen

 

s3b12e1 The Gathering Storm Prologue, ch01-06, 09

Rand, Avienda, Cadsuane- hard lessons

Egwene, Perrin- tactics in the tower; leaving Malden

 

s3b12e2 The Plan for Arad Doman ch07, 10-11, 14-15, 17, 21-23, 26

Rand, Avienda, Cadsuane- preparations, Semirage freed, true source, wise one

Perrin, Faile- remembering Brotherless

 

s3b12e3 Unexpected Encounters ch08, 12-13, 16, 18-19, 24-25

Siuan, Egwene- embracing pain, Egwene vs. Elaida

Gawyn; Tuon- desertion of Younglings; consolidation of power

 

s3b12e4 Night in Hinderstap ch20, 27-29, 31-33

Mat- zombie attacks

Nynaeve, Rand- trail to Grendeal

 

s3b12e5 The Tower Shakes ch30, 34-36, 38-41

Egwene, Gawyn, Siuan- Verin's legacy, raid by the seanchan

Mat, Tuon- help from Verin; meeting with Rand, raid launched

 

s3b12e6 Dragonmount ch37, 42-50, Epilogue

Rand, Min, Nynaeve- balefire, Tam, revalations

Egwene- aftermath, raised

 

 

s4NSe1 It Begins ch01-11

Moiraine- Fortelling, Elaida, searching, pranks, testing

Lan- Aiel war ends

 

s4NSe2 New Spring ch12-26, Epilogue

Moiraine, Siuan- Ajahs, flight, Cadsuane, warder

Lan- Kandor, pond, first love, Bukama, warder

 

 

Towers of Midnight and A Memory of Lighty to follow, about 7 arcs/episodes each, for a grand total of about 84 or so, depending on if more prequals are written.

 

And we're done! I plan on using this guide myself for my next read through. Also quite handy for determining what happened where. Feel free to steal and modify for your own use!