WOT 101 - Introduction to the Wheel of Time for New Fans

The Wheel of Time fantasy series is so epic in scope, that each book contains a glossary of phrases and definitions to help new readers follow everything.

With the Sony Pictures and Amazon Studios TV show coming out soon on Amazon Prime, new fans are likely to have lots of questions about various terms, locations and characters from the show. They’ll also want to avoid spoilers.

That’s where this video series comes in.

Welcome to WOT 101 - An Introduction to the Wheel of Time

I’ll post a series of very short and simple glossary definition videos to help new fans of the books and tv show navigate Robert Jordan’s complex world. It will also help me to create a library of clips that I can re-use and update for future deep dive videos and episode breakdowns.

Now, the only way to COMPLETELY avoid spoilers, is to watch the show or to read the books on your own, with no outside influence, but I figure that I can offer introductions to a variety of topics, just like Robert Jordan did with the glossaries, with little to no spoilers.

So, most of these videos will sit here on the spoiler meter. Very light worldbuilding and glossary-style definitions with no story-related spoilers.

In each video, I’ll place the spoiler-meter in the corner of the screen. There may be occasions when the spoiler level is moderate. I’ll call this out as needed. These moderate spoilers will not give away current plot-lines or story related twists either. They’ll just help to inform new fans of terms or historical background that may be significant later in the series. Honestly, they’re probably very light as well, but I want to be considerate of those who may be more sensitive to spoilers.

At first as I release these videos they may not feel like they go together. Just like reading the glossary alphabetically, I want these to just be helpful guides for new fans. However, as more videos are released, I’ll provide playlists and a recommended viewing order to help you navigate everything more easily. I’m currently working on creating a Website where all of this can be easily tracked and linked together.

These videos may change or be updated depending on changes made in the tv show that differ from the books or as more information is revealed from season to season.

So, consider yourself enrolled in WOT 101. Whether you’re a new student or possibly an old timer returning for college credit welcome!

Hopefully we can all learn together and after season one is fully released, we can graduate to WOT 102.

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