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This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone I Ch. 13-25

February 12, 2026 · 49 min

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Abu and Obssa complete their read-through of This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. They explore the ways love fundamentally changes Red and Blue, and redefines what it means to win the war.

(00:00) Intro
(02:59) Chapter Summaries
(16:46) Our Impressions
(23:25) Can This Story Be Adapted?
(28:06) How Red and Blue Redefine Winning
(29:36) Love is Creating Rather Than Destroying
(32:45) Love is Ignoring War
(35:00) Love is Choosing Risk and Freedom
(37:59) This is How Love Wins
(41:47) Our Ratings
(44:28) What We're Reading Next