SEASON 12 EPISODE 4: DISCOVERY

Get ready to dive deep cause we're all about discovery this week! That's our theme for chapters 21-26 of Maggie Stiefvater's The Raven King.

In this section, Adam and Ronan run into trouble retrieving Orphan Girl from Cabeswater. Adam finally asks all the right questions, and discovers that Ronan manifested Cabeswater—which raises lots of questions about who Adam is beholden to, if anyone. Meanwhile, Blue and Gansey head back to Fox Way, only to find the entire house dark, and buzzing, and terrifying. A possessed Noah trie to claw out Blue’s eye; Gansey’s intention and her battery power are the only things that save them. Piper Greenmantle uses her new friend the demon to casually murder her ex, Colin. 

We’re returning to the foundational theme of connections. This is the same theme that’s carried us through the series so far, see our seasons on The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves and Blue Lily, Lily Blue.

This episode was recorded on 28 October 2023.  

Show notes

This week, we’re reading the chapters 21-26. If you’d like to read along with us, you can find the full breakdown here. Our copies are the 2016 US hardback editions. We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know, and we’ll answer them as we go!

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Thanks for listening! Next week, we’re reading Chapters 27-33 through the theme of bravery.