Attolian Archives

The characters take stock of who survived the battle, while we take stock of funeral pract... more

The Battle of the Naupent approaches. We discuss following Dad's advice, keeping a cool he... more

Gen scoffs at fate (and finally gets his elephants). We discuss the stories-within-the-sto... more

Pheris gets mixed up in some serious business. Gen has a weird dream. We discuss hypostati... more

While Eugenides plays host to an unexpected guest, we discuss sucking chest wounds, ruinin... more

In this episode, we finally see the long-awaited elephants. Oh yeah, and Nahuseresh is bac... more

The army marches to war. We discuss imaginary birds, divine luck, self-doubt, self-indulge... more

Everyone lets off some steam before bottling it all up again to go kill people. We discuss... more

Gen accomplishes his goal with the max amount of damage to himself and the max amount of d... more

Truth bombs are dropped while the armies muster. We discuss dads, Gen’s parentage, and div... more

Eugenides and Irene make a serious threat, and we discuss the centralization of power, ris... more

War comes to the Little Peninsula. We discuss the logistics of killing people, Fordad’s fa... more

Pheris gets to know his new tutor and we see the last of Melheret. We discuss the Greater ... more

Pheris saves the day! We discuss ghostly messages, new relationships, narrative overlap, a... more

Pheris sees a terrifying apparition after his cover is blown. We discuss war prep, what ma... more

In this episode, the Pent's script goes off track. We discuss Cenna's daring theatrical pe... more

In our story, we find a prophecy, a garden, a lot of personal drama, and, oh, also a death... more

Eugenides gets a bow, a decorative pomegranate, a horse, and the stomach flu. We discuss o... more

Pheris adjusts to his new home. We discuss adult supervision, Gen's master plan, Eddisian ... more

Here’s what we thought of Return of the Thief! Warning: we talk about the whole book, so i... more

Pheris is minding his own business when he's pulled into a story more epic than he ever co... more

Secrets are revealed, and we discuss the advanced reader’s copy, errand boys, secret ident... more

Our duo crosses the waves. We discuss dolphins, earrings versus toe rings, private seals, ... more

Kamet and Costis make new friends then make new enemies. We discuss water as a metaphor, h... more

Kamet and Costis bond over another myth and some good conversations. We look at violence, ... more

Kamet and Costis escape another bad situation through teamwork. We discuss quick thinking,... more