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May 2020
2h 33m

Valar Rereadis: A Storm of Swords Review

History Of Westeros
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A review of the characters arcs and themes in book 3. Featuring guests Lady Gwyn, Ser Buckley and Nina Friel. We discuss our favorite chapters, the 5 year gap, why this is the most popular book of the series, and quite a lot more!


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