Dragons!! Are you ready for our FIRST Deep Dive of our Crescent City season? Strap in, because this one’s a doozy - it’s our Starborn Fae Deep Dive!

Join your favorite book sleuths Abby and Ronnie as the uncover alllll the secrets of the Starborn fae. What exactly are the Starborn fae, anyway? How come some of them have shadows and some of them don’t? Why does the power seem to mostly pop up in females? And why, oh why, does the power seem so very similar to the Asteri’s? Find out 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!

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Ramen for Breakfast

09:39 Episode Overview: Starborn Deep Dive

13:27 Announcements

14:43 Fun Question: Ritas or White Raven?

17:07 Corrections, Omissions, Social Media Shout Outs

24:54 What are the Starborn Fae?

33:13 What are the Powers of the Starborn Fae?

50:07 What do we think the Starborn Fae are, Actually?

01:31:35 What is the significance of the eight pointed star?

01:40:58 What are the differences between Bryce and Ruhn's starlights?

01:47:22 Why does the Starborn line seem to be stronger in Females than Males?

01:54:09 Why can some starborn fae winnow, wield shadows, and mindspeak, while others can't?

02:12:49 Throne of Glass Omissions

02:17:20 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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