Episode 99 for the week of February 17th, in which we tackle The Mystery Knight, the third short story in the Tales of Dunk and Egg series. We feast on neeps and wild boar while shipping Dunk/Daemon II, examining the feathered coat of arms of House Cockshaw, and appreciating the general badassery of Bloodraven.

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Episode 98 for the week of February 3rd, in which we are joined by Sean T. Collins and Stefan Sasse of the Boiled Leather Audio Hour. We learn about Ashley’s Frey allergy, wonder where the boars go, discuss Chataya’s tunnel, and analyze Tywin/Shae.  We get into fighting match ups (with an ageist bent) and construct the ideal Council (including Danes, Sean and Stefan) and Kingsguard. We are joined in the after-show by Elio and Linda of Westeros.org.

Notes: This is Stefan’s article at Tower of the Hand and this is the image of Daario from our MS Paint project.

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Episode 97 for the week of January 27th, in which Ashley and Amin are joined by guest host Susan (Ours is the Fury) from Winter is Coming. We talk about recent Game of Thrones season 3 photos and cover chapter 29 (Bran IV) and chapter 30 (Tyrion VII) of A Clash of Kings.

Notes: This is the Brienne/Hyle Hunt video mentioned early on, while this is the forest fan-art. The two conventions we mention in the after-show and some of us will be attending are Days of Ice and Fire and the Ice and Fire convention.

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Episode 96 for the week of January 20th, in which Mimi and Amin renew their podcasting marriage vows for 2013. We brave the laggy internets to cover cover chapter 27 (Arya VI) and chapter 28 (Daenerys II) of A Clash of Kings.

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Episode 95 for the week of December 16th, in which the four podcast hosts reunite and discover the true meaning of the holiday season. The singing starts at 59 minutes in, with the debut of the Christmas filks that Ashley, Kyle and our podcast listeners have written and recorded.We cover chapter 26 (Tyrion VI) of A Clash of Kings and are joined briefly by Jed o’white hart, one of our bannermen from across the pond and a major contributor, both lyrics and singing wise, to the Christmas filks project.

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Episode 94 for the week of December 16th, in which we are joined by Jessica, the podcast art manager. We talk about the APOIAF’s drawing projects and cover chapter 24 (Jon III) and chapter 25 (Theon II) of A Clash of Kings.

Notes: The chapter drawings we were talking about are located at our deviantart website, specifically the chapter 24, chapter 25, and chapter 35 drawings.

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Episode 93 for the week of December 9th, in which we are joined by podcast historian Brynden from our forums. We talk about the history and statistics of APOIAF and cover chapter 23 (Catelyn II) of A Clash of Kings. We are joined midway through the episode by Dickon Manwoody, one of our top artists.

Notes: The forum topics we were talking about are in this sub-forum. Brynden’s article on the location of the Blackfish is published at Tower of the Hand.

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Episode 92  for the week of December 2nd, in which we interview Jason Walden (Game Producer) from Fantasy Flight Games (FFG). We talk about FFG’s A Game of Thrones: The Board Game, 2nd edition. We ask Jason a variety of questions suggested by our listeners and learn about some other FFG titles, including the A Dance with Dragons Variant, the A Game of Thrones Card Game, and the Battles of Westeros. We also cover chapter 22 (Bran III) of A Clash of Kings. Note that Mimi joined the call about 30 minutes in.

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Episode 91 for the week of November 11th, in which Ashley and Amin are joined by guest host Nick for a late night recording. We discuss chapter 20 (Arya V) and chapter 21 (Tyrion V) of A Clash of Kings and get caught up on various forum topics and discussions.

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Episode 90 for the week of October 21st, in which we are joined by returning guest host Laura (Cosmia) while Mimi is away attending the APOIAF meet-up in Houston. We discuss chapter 19 (Sansa II) of A Clash of Kings.

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Episode 89 for the week of October 14th, in which we discuss the release of the ebook Tower of the Hand: A Flight of Sorrows. We are joined by “guest host” Amin Javadi to discuss his essay contribution to the ebook, specifically A Game of Beds: Marital infidelity, adultery, and fandom theories in A Song of Ice and Fire.

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Tower of the Hand: A Flight of Sorrows has just been released today! Mimi and Amin are contributing authors to this work. For the full list of authors, check out our previous post below. For those interested, you can purchase it from Amazon here.

Episode 88 for the week of September 16th, in which we are joined by Elio M. García (aka Ran) and Linda Antonsson, the founders and managers of Westeros.org. We get caught up on their various ASOIAF projects, explore various fandom theories, and discuss their experiences with season 2 of HBO’s Game of Thrones. We also cover chapter 18 (Tyrion IV) of A Clash of Kings.

Notes: Sorry about the audio quality in the first part of the episode. The Melisandre/Jon theory was actually suggested by FTWard in the comments here and is being further discussed in this forum thread. In other news, Amin is now on twitter!

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Episode 87 for the week of September 9th, in which we return to our infamously glacial chapter re-read of A Clash of Kings. In this episode, we discuss the upcoming e-book from Tower of the Hand while congratulating ourselves on being participating authors. We also cover chapter 17 (Bran II), shedding medical insights in regards to the neuroscience of Hodor’s speech, Ser Rodrik’s possible STD, and why eating your own fingers is a terrible idea.

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Tower of the Hand: A Flight of Sorrows is coming out a month from today, and to celebrate, we’re letting you all in on a little secret: the book’s complete lineup (which, we’re delighted to finally share, includes a few more friendly faces from the Ice and Fire community).

Here we go:

Foreword – Phil Bicking, editor-in-chief of WinterIsComing.net
And Now It Begins…

Introduction – Marc N. Kleinhenz, editor
All along the Watchtower

“Under the Bleeding Star” – Stefan Sasse, essayist at Tower of the Hand and co-host of the Boiled Leather Audio Hour
On the role of prophecy in songs of ice and fire

“Daggers in the Dark” – Miles Schneiderman, essayist at Tower of the Hand
The ultimate fates of protagonists, from A Game of Thrones to A Dance with Dragons

“The Prince That Illyrio Promised” – Alexander Smith, co-founder of Tower of the Hand
Exploring the identity of – and the aim of the conspiracy around – Aegon Targaryen

“A Game of Beds” – Amin Javadi, co-host of A Podcast of Ice and Fire
Marital infidelity, adultery, and fandom theories in A Song of Ice and Fire

“Every Case Is Different, Every Case Is Alike” – John Jasmin, co-founder of Tower of the Hand
Investigating murder investigations in Westeros

“You Win or You Sit the Bench” – Douglas Cohen, author and former editor of Realms of Fantasy magazine
Power ranking – NFL style – the top contenders in the game of thrones

“The Narratives of Winter” – Marc N. Kleinhenz, editor
Discerning the structure of Martin’s saga and teasing out its final act

“The Telltale Knight” – Mimi Hoshut, co-host of A Podcast of Ice and Fire
The narrative parallels and foreshadowing of the Tales of Dunk and Egg

Afterword – Chelsea Monroe-Cassel, co-author of InnattheCrossroads.com and A Feast of Ice and Fire
Just Desserts

Appendix I: What’s a Game of Thrones without the Tower of the Hand?
Appendix II: The Creaking Door of House Manwoody

As you can see, it’s a packed house, and we’re excited to squeeze you into the nerdfest, as well.

(Note: the two appendices are previously published material – one at Corona’s Coming Attractions, the other at Tower of the Hand itself – that interviews the respective braintrusts behind TOTH and A Podcast of Ice and Fire. It’s collected here to heighten the reader’s enjoyment of these two wacky-but-popular ASOIAF staples.)

A Flight of Sorrows goes on sale on October 13th, exclusively at Amazon, for $5.99.