[Sinisdar Toste]

JesusChrist... so...(big time spoilers)

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the last battle is tomorrow? and the book ends? right after we see the seanchan getting gateways, the possible fall of the aiel and the entire land to them? (never mind the wretched fate of the aiel themselves) i hope it's not mat leading their armies! caemlyn aflame! burn me but getting moiraine back is now like... oh okay sweet but everything else is fucked! mazrim taim is probably a dreadlord and where the hell is Demandred?!

gotta give Sanderson props for bringing this series back to what it should be. can't wait for MoL

This post has been edited by Sinisdar Toste: 07 November 2010 - 07:18 PM

[Use Of Weapons]

I've actually got two copies of this now. Got it while I was in London, forgot I'd pre-ordered it on Amazon.

Awesome. First novel in this series to make me well up -- three times in the Prologue alone! Every bloody scene with Lan was sheer awesome. Can't wait to see what happens next.

[Euler]

I really liked this book, it was full of good scenes I have been waiting for like forever it feels like.

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I did find it pretty cool to finally see all 3 ta´veren at full strength, Perrins story arc was good and in the end he turned out to be a badass, and the forgeing of his hammer was a nice scence. Mat is mat and was nice reading more about him as usual. And finally Light Rand Sedai was nice to see

Only thing that sucks is another wait for the final book!

[WhiskeyJackDaniels]

I just got the book this weekend and am about 200 pages in, the next chapter I start is with Min in Tear. Without any spoilers for the rest of the book, could someone please explain to me the timeline of the major characters leading up to this? I know they aren't all happening simultaneously, but Grady just told Perrin that the taint from Saidin had been cleansed a couple weeks ago. Umm, didn't Rand do that like 4 books ago? I'm confused and just need a broad strokes outline of wtf is going on.

[Imperial Historian]

I just read this and enjoyed it, made me genuinely excited for the final WOT, definitely one of the better WOT outings.

Re timeline issue mentioned above, I wasn't on track with the timeline from these books at all. As far as I can tell large parts of it happen stimultaneously with the previous book, with rands sections further forward in time. How Mat and Perrins timeframe related to that I have no idea. After a while getting really confused about this, I decided that the timeline was not important and let it flow.

I suspect Terez will come and explain in a bit, but I'd really like to know what time everyone is on, especially the seanchean and the black tower(who surely must be further back in time than everyone else in the book for there plotlines to fit into the final book)

[Sinisdar Toste]

rand is definitely ahead in terms of time for this novel. at least until the very end.

@WJD - don't be afraid if you feel tears welling up at the end of that chapter, a man would have to have a heart of stone to feel nothing at that scene.

[Terez]

WhiskeyJackDaniels, on 08 November 2010 - 05:32 PM, said:

I just got the book this weekend and am about 200 pages in, the next chapter I start is with Min in Tear. Without any spoilers for the rest of the book, could someone please explain to me the timeline of the major characters leading up to this? I know they aren't all happening simultaneously, but Grady just told Perrin that the taint from Saidin had been cleansed a couple weeks ago. Umm, didn't Rand do that like 4 books ago? I'm confused and just need a broad strokes outline of wtf is going on.

Perrin, Mat, and Elayne are about a month behind Rand and Egwene at the beginning of the book, and they slowly catch up. By the end of the book, they're almost matched up. But the WoT Chronology might be helpful to you:

http://www.stevenac....ot/wotchron.htm

It's been about two months since the Cleansing when Grady says that (as if he hadn't already told Perrin in KOD that saidin was clean, but I digress). WoT weeks have 10 days though.

By the way...for some reason the timeline issues don't bother me at all, but they have been bothering a lot of fans. Like I told them...once you've read King's Desperation and Bachman's The Regulators back to back, you'll never be confused by a book again.

This post has been edited by Terez: 08 November 2010 - 09:25 PM

[HoosierDaddy]

Those two books are awesome. Different "where's" and "when's" along the Beam.

Enjoyed ToM, but felt a little bit of a let down at not getting some things resolved and annoyed at places. That being said, A Memory of Light should totally kick-ass.

[acesn8s]

H.D., on 08 November 2010 - 09:50 PM, said:

Those two books are awesome. Different "where's" and "when's" along the Beam.

Enjoyed ToM, but felt a little bit of a let down at not getting some things resolved and annoyed at places. That being said, A Memory of Light should totally kick-ass.

I think the only complaint I have (and it is a minor one) is

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The cover art implies the major event is the Tower of Ghenji plot. I was disappointed to see that resolved in the last 40 pages with a cliff-hanger on how Moiraine's rescue will impact things.

[Terez]

The astute reader noticed years ago that the covers don't have much to do with what's in the books at all.

[McLovin]

At least they're not US-edition GOTM bad.

[Abyss]

Halfway thru and enjoying it.

It's funny to me how this series has evolved to the point where i assess a WoT book on its merit within the series as opposed to by comparison with anything else, ie, the way i compare most fantasy lit to MBF.


- Abyss, selective.

[Kurt Montandon]

OK, I'm only about six chapters in, and ... Kateri Nepvue? Seriously?

But I'm probably the only one here who gets the joke. I'm sure there will be other characters with names like Chaid Oruzela and Johun S. Noevake.

And I about choked when someone named Vordarian showed up. Guess Sanderson's a Bujold fan.

[Terez]

Most of the new character names came from a charity contest to get your name in the book.

[acesn8s]

Terez, on 09 November 2010 - 01:32 PM, said:

The astute reader noticed years ago that the covers don't have much to do with what's in the books at all.

outch

[Abyss]

Terez, on 10 November 2010 - 04:45 AM, said:

Most of the new character names came from a charity contest to get your name in the book.

i want to point out the innate lame-itude of this but mil sf authors have been writing their buddies into books for decades, so it was just a question of time.

- Abyss, was hoping for a few more decades...

[Kurt Montandon]

Terez, on 10 November 2010 - 04:45 AM, said:

Most of the new character names came from a charity contest to get your name in the book.

Ah, OK. I thought it was interesting that a devoted rasfwrjian made it in, and thought maybe Sanderson knew something about the online fan base, going waaay back. Jordan did.

[buddhacat]

Kurt Montandon, on 10 November 2010 - 05:03 PM, said:

Terez, on 10 November 2010 - 04:45 AM, said:

Most of the new character names came from a charity contest to get your name in the book.

Ah, OK. I thought it was interesting that a devoted rasfwrjian made it in, and thought maybe Sanderson knew something about the online fan base, going waaay back. Jordan did.

It was also neat that the last name had that same mis-spelling.

[Terez]

buddhacat, on 10 November 2010 - 10:01 PM, said:

Kurt Montandon, on 10 November 2010 - 05:03 PM, said:

Terez, on 10 November 2010 - 04:45 AM, said:

Most of the new character names came from a charity contest to get your name in the book.

Ah, OK. I thought it was interesting that a devoted rasfwrjian made it in, and thought maybe Sanderson knew something about the online fan base, going waaay back. Jordan did.

It was also neat that the last name had that same mis-spelling.

Chapter 8, the Seven-Striped Lass, features Melissa Craib, webmaster of tarvalon.net. The Dusty Wheel is Theoryland, featuring webmaster (innkeeper) Matt Hatch. The Happy Throng is Dragonmount, featuring webmaster Jason Denzel.

[WhiskeyJackDaniels]

What was up with Nakomi? The Aiel that Aviendha met on her way into Rhuidean?