Crescent City: Avallen Deep Dive

It’s finally time to dig into one of the biggest questions in the Maasverse: What’s going on with Avallen? This week we’re breaking down the misty isle to the North, and we definitely have more questions than answers! We’re chatting about why the mists around Avallen parted for Bryce and Helena, what’s going on with those wards that extend Beneath, and why the Prison and Avallen seem to be identical? Plus we’re diving into Morven, his stag throne (ew!), his powers, and his mysterious sensitivity to Truth Teller. And finally we’re wrapping up with a popular internet theory - is Cormac really dead? All that (and more) in this week’s episode!

NOTE ON SPOILERS: This episode will have spoilers for both ACOTAR and Crescent City. If you have not read every book in both the A Court of Thorns and Roses and Crescent City series, beware! We will also have a section at the end for full Maasverse spoilers, including Throne of Glass - but we will include a spoiler warning in the episode for that!

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CHAPTERS:

00:35 Crispy Diet Coke Season is Once Again Upon Us

04:07 Episode Overview

09:05 Fun Question: Would you Rather

11:20 COSMS: An Update on Lunch

18:39 Avallen Background

24:48 Why do the Mists part for Bryce and Helena on Avallen?

43:00 Why are there Naturally Occurring Wards in Avallen?

59:37 Why can Morven feel Truth Teller's Power?

01:13:48 Why are the Tunnels in Avallen and the Prison Nearly Identical?

01:26:34 Maasverse COSMs

01:34:52 Why is the Avallen Throne made from Stag Antlers?

01:46:16 Is Cormac Really Dead?

01:56:16 Pre-Cog Corner!

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Dragons in the Details is the podcast that helps YOU better understand your favorite books. We never recap chapters—we find new insights, make new connections, and give you those WOW moments you love. WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for the entire ACOTAR series. The "Maasverse" section contains spoilers for Throne of Glass and Crescent City.

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