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 [email protected]

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 flirts with anything that moves.” “Like Thomas the Tank Engine. IT MOVES!” -There can’t be an episode of Raven Rising without some argument between Jonathan and Anna over Elli Winter, apparently. -The real war for Halla: everyone fights for Saint Dane’s affections! -The BIG NEWS is announced! Details will be coming shortly. -Shout outs to people who have reviewed us on iTunes! Thanks again to Pendragon…, lostinhalla, and Melodicall! -Also a shout out to our second voice mail caller! Even if we don’t exactly know what you said. If you would like to contact us with any questions, comments, suggestions, etc, you can contact us at any of the following: Websites: www.ravenrising.weebly.com, http://ravenrising.podomatic.com/ E-mail: [email protected] Voicemail: 206-888-6547

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? Does he have the same capabilities as Saint Dane? -Lengthy talk of why Anna hates Elli. -SD? Well, it obviously stands for SUPER-DUPER!! -Here comes Elli’s necklace (again)! What is up with this necklace? -The importance of the letter ‘t’. -Confusion over the Penultimate Traveler of Denduron. -Shout-outs to everyone who has sent us feedback! -We talk about the cover of the Book Three: Before the War. This book will hopefully be the discussion of our next episode. If you would like to contact us with any questions, comments, suggestions, etc, you can contact us at any of the following: Website: www.ravenrising.weebly.com E-mail: [email protected] Voicemail: (206-888-6547)