Raven Rising

A brief episode to update the listeners on what's happening with Raven Rising. -Apologies that no new episodes have been released, and that the live show never happened. It might someday, but don't count down the days. -Due to time limitations and other factors, Raven Rising may or may not have semi-regular updates anymore. -Jonathan will no longer be a co-host on the show. If you are interested in potentially being a Raven Rising co-host, e-mail Anna at raven.rising@gmail.com

The fifth episode of Raven Rising! This episode was recorded long before Soldiers of Halla was released, and so is entirely spoiler free for the tenth book. -Belated Pendragon news: D.J. MacHale tour, D.J. MacHale e-mails, Pendragon games. -Raven Rising has exceeded its bandwidth on Pod-o-Matic, which means we will be taking down earlier episodes to make room for new ones. The early episodes will still be available for direct download here: http://www.filefactory.com/f/1bd4226913a34b6e/. -Raven Rising has BIG NEWS to make! At the end of the show, that is. -Pen Pals discussion of Loor. Well, sort of. We end up tangenting about shipping and arguing over random Pendragon subjects. -Halla Hypothesis: what did D.J. MacHale mean when he said, “How do you know there are only ten territories in Halla?” We don’t come up with many answers. -The introduction of a brand new segment that we literally came up with while recording: Random Ravens! We have an extensive discussion of many Pendragon ships. -“Spader flir

And we’re back! This week’s episode is much better than the last, if we do say so ourselves. The main topic of this week’s show is Before the War: Book Two of the Travelers. If you have not read this book, please do not listen, as THERE WILL BE SPOILERS. -Pendragon news: Soldier’s of Halla cover released, D.J. MacHale's Facebook, and contest for the first signed copy of Raven Rising. -Special discussion of Before the War: Book Two of the Travelers! Again, if you haven’t read this yet, SPOILERS ABOUND! -Carla versus Walter? Sorry Carla, but Walter wins on sparklyness. -Discussions of Aja’s, Elli’s, and Alder’s stories, including our opinions and analysis. -Saint Dane’s role: how active was he before Bobby became a Traveler? Why was he around more in Book Two than Book One? And why does he keep winking at people? -Is Nak really Nevva? -Morals and lessons that we’re not sure if the characters actually learned. -Press: how big of a role does he play in the other Travelers’ lives? Is he too all-knowing?