***Brandon*** Re: Will we see Rand in the next book? YES. The book will not be a 100% flash-back like Bk 10. There will be a little bit of catch-up for Perrin, but Egwene and Rand both have large parts too.
***Brandon*** Thing is, Elayne was way ahead of everyone else in her plotline. (Meaning what she needed to get done.) And so, with great regret, I moved her to TofM.
***Brandon*** Re: Is Rand up to date with Elayne. To be honest, Luckers, I'd have to go look at my timeline. I'm pretty sure Rand was at June (our world months) at the end of TGS. Perrin ended at beginning of April. Elayne...grrr Can't remember. But Rand/Egwene are in sync with one another as of the end of that book. I think Elayne is just a tad behind.
***Brandon*** Thing is, Elayne was way ahead of everyone else in her plotline. (Meaning what she needed to get done.) And so, with great regret, I moved her to TofM.
***Brandon*** Re: Is Rand up to date with Elayne. To be honest, Luckers, I'd have to go look at my timeline. I'm pretty sure Rand was at June (our world months) at the end of TGS. Perrin ended at beginning of April. Elayne...grrr Can't remember. But Rand/Egwene are in sync with one another as of the end of that book. I think Elayne is just a tad behind.
Makes it yet less likely that there will be an on-screen Graendal flashback, possibly meeting Aran'gar, from before Graendal's death (as some believe might happen, because it would be "cool", and otherwise Graendal couldn't reveal in her PoV that she killed Asmo, since RJ wanted to reveal it in the killer's PoV...).
Graendal was a part of Rand's plot- and timeline, which is basically up to date; the same applies to Aran'gar in Egwene's plotline, which was also sufficiently advanced in TGS. No reason to suddenly jump back in the respective timelines regarding these two Forsaken (though Aran'gar might think in her next PoV about a last meeting with Graendal).
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- 12/07/2010 04:23:24 PM
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This...
- 12/07/2010 04:54:28 PM
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how do you get there from this?
- 12/07/2010 05:47:42 PM
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Because...
- 12/07/2010 10:40:29 PM
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the only reason you say this is because you think it makes Slayer
- 14/07/2010 02:39:52 AM
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Re: the only reason you say this is because you think it makes Slayer
- 14/07/2010 04:54:16 AM
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Graendal is part of several plot lines. Aran'gar at the very least is unseen in TGS, but involved
- 14/07/2010 02:40:09 PM
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No...
- 14/07/2010 08:10:12 AM
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so it's not possible for anything that has never been done in the series to happen... ok
- 14/07/2010 02:38:08 PM
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Again, there is no sensible reason for a scene where Graendal is shown again before her death. *NM*
- 14/07/2010 04:47:21 PM
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sure there is ... to tell us she killed Asmo
- 14/07/2010 04:56:09 PM
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- 14/07/2010 04:56:09 PM
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Again...
- 15/07/2010 08:57:34 AM
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or it could as easily be a scene from Aran'gar's POV that includes Graendal
- 15/07/2010 01:36:21 PM
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The point is...
- 15/07/2010 01:55:43 PM
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that is 100% your interpretation
- 15/07/2010 02:51:49 PM
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Noal was involved with Ishy; a connection to Graendal is pure speculation.
- 15/07/2010 03:19:38 PM
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I'm pointing out that she had more than just Rands plot line
- 15/07/2010 03:59:36 PM
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As far as we know...
- 15/07/2010 04:06:56 PM
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she also knows what Cyndane and Moghedien are up to and may be involved
- 16/07/2010 01:58:36 PM
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There is nothing to support your view, that Graendal was directly involved in any other plotlines...
- 16/07/2010 02:31:01 PM
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Indeed
- 13/07/2010 08:49:43 AM
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The "flashbacks" are obviously related to those characters, which aren't up to date yet...
- 13/07/2010 09:14:04 AM
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give up Eztel...they think they know Asmodens killer...we know they are wrong
- 13/07/2010 09:45:15 AM
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I agree regarding Graendal, but have to disagree concerning Lanfear.
*NM*
- 13/07/2010 09:51:00 AM
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*NM*
- 13/07/2010 09:51:00 AM
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Re: The "flashbacks" are obviously related to those characters, which aren't up to date yet...
- 13/07/2010 10:03:14 AM
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It's completely unlikely and unnecessary
- 13/07/2010 10:25:36 AM
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you keep trotting this point out like it matters
- 14/07/2010 09:07:36 PM
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a very irritating habit indeed!!
- 15/07/2010 05:29:19 AM
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There is no indication that Graendal & Aran'gar did anything, except for exchanging infos!
- 15/07/2010 09:01:58 AM
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where do you get this stuff from?
- 15/07/2010 01:41:07 PM
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Eh, no
- 15/07/2010 02:08:56 PM
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I disagree
- 15/07/2010 02:56:02 PM
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Graendal actually tells that she learned interesting things from Aran'gar
- 15/07/2010 03:14:54 PM
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pure interpretation
- 15/07/2010 04:00:31 PM
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Well, it fits RJ's theme that the bad guys actually aren't that competent. *NM*
- 15/07/2010 04:12:19 PM
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No really since it would make Aran'gar look pretty competent *NM*
- 16/07/2010 03:27:40 PM
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Exchanging info is not doing nothing
- 15/07/2010 06:54:17 PM
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Re: Exchanging info is not doing nothing
- 15/07/2010 10:08:44 PM
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Re: Exchanging info is not doing nothing
- 16/07/2010 05:30:25 AM
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And...
- 16/07/2010 11:35:44 AM
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you continue to ignore that Graendal died about 2 months after she
- 16/07/2010 02:06:48 PM
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Usually the Forsaken meet in neutral TAR...
- 16/07/2010 02:22:34 PM
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Trust me, Graendal won't be seen; only her name will be mentioned a few times (as BS said).
*NM*
- 15/07/2010 09:03:33 AM
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*NM*
- 15/07/2010 09:03:33 AM
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You should really just write it for BS since you clearly know exactly what's going to happen
- 15/07/2010 02:57:59 PM
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Ok...
- 15/07/2010 03:17:02 PM
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Re: It's completely unlikely and unnecessary
- 14/07/2010 10:10:48 PM
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But we never...
- 15/07/2010 09:17:30 AM
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Re: But we never...
- 15/07/2010 10:52:24 PM
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I think
- 16/07/2010 09:30:46 AM
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Re: I think
- 16/07/2010 04:37:20 PM
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Yeah, RAFO! I predigt however, that we won't have another Graendal PoV. *NM*
- 16/07/2010 05:59:26 PM
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Etzel, you're making an assumption that might not be true.
- 16/07/2010 05:47:39 PM
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I admit the possibility, but consider it highly unlikely for the reasons I pointed out. *NM*
- 16/07/2010 05:58:01 PM
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Because some people can't read...
- 14/07/2010 01:05:08 PM
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Re: Because some people can't read...
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Re: Because some people can't read...
- 15/07/2010 05:31:22 AM
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Rand used so much baelfire on her that he zapped them all back to the last 3rd Age
- 15/07/2010 01:38:48 PM
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I wonder if their big role means Rand and Eg will get more chapters than first thought. *NM*
- 12/07/2010 05:27:44 PM
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Brandon's "Mostly" answer makes it less likely we see the Land of Madmen as Demandred's base
- 12/07/2010 07:36:49 PM
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On a somewhat related note, Sanderson says ToM consists of 80 chapters as of now. Ginormous!
- 13/07/2010 01:54:15 AM
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On Mat's "death"
- 13/07/2010 12:34:35 PM
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Re: On Mat's "death"
- 13/07/2010 02:23:19 PM
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I emailed BS and he sent me copies of both the books he mentioned in the Q&A!
- 14/07/2010 08:32:58 PM
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