Re: I don't see why they would have to be unique themes.
guttering flame Send a noteboard - 06/12/2010 08:14:15 AM
The whole concept of Ages implies that each of the seven is different from the others. The division between them is not supposed to be a random division WoT historians made.
Question is why the events in one world are the only ones that matter while the events in all the other worlds have no influence on this transworld conflict.
Besides, I don't feel these other worlds contributed that much to the story. They're tangential or replaceable for the most part. They just raise questions the books don't really deal with.
RJ didn't develop this theme. Maybe he changed his mind about it after the first books
and I also do not see how it undermines the story to have the Mirror Worlds. As has been stated, there are some things constant in all worlds. The DO is bound, for one. In this world, there is a hole he may be able to break out of. It may not be present in other worlds. Thus our story is how this world fixes the whole, via the DR in this world.
Question is why the events in one world are the only ones that matter while the events in all the other worlds have no influence on this transworld conflict.
Besides, I don't feel these other worlds contributed that much to the story. They're tangential or replaceable for the most part. They just raise questions the books don't really deal with.
RJ didn't develop this theme. Maybe he changed his mind about it after the first books
Egwene and the WIse Ones don't know the most basic thing about Teleranriod
- 02/12/2010 10:43:16 PM
2205 Views
IIRC Nicola was killed by a Black Ajah Sister and Egwene had tried to save her.
- 02/12/2010 10:52:01 PM
1484 Views
Yes, I meant allowing her near the battle in the first place
- 03/12/2010 06:28:45 AM
995 Views
And who would enforce those rules?
- 03/12/2010 12:42:33 PM
1152 Views
Also, I'm not sure how you could expect the Wise Ones to know that.
- 03/12/2010 02:51:43 PM
1004 Views
How do you figure?
- 02/12/2010 10:55:15 PM
1206 Views
Re: How do you figure?
- 02/12/2010 11:06:29 PM
1304 Views
may, being the operative word.
- 02/12/2010 11:12:49 PM
1120 Views
except for the part of the soul that stays in the sleeping body, like they've explained many times. *NM*
- 02/12/2010 11:16:43 PM
523 Views
mmm fair point. maybe if you were there "too strongly"?
- 02/12/2010 11:18:50 PM
1132 Views
right. but i dont think 'too strongly' ever means completely. maybe in the flesh or something 
*NM*
- 03/12/2010 01:24:38 AM
553 Views
*NM*
- 03/12/2010 01:24:38 AM
553 Views
Oh, I see.
- 02/12/2010 11:45:37 PM
1172 Views
Re: Oh, I see.
- 03/12/2010 02:29:30 AM
1195 Views
Re: Oh, I see.
- 03/12/2010 02:45:59 AM
1094 Views
He isn't a wolfbrother
- 03/12/2010 05:43:06 AM
1179 Views
You raise an interesting possibility
- 03/12/2010 06:44:18 AM
1247 Views
Wolfbrothers are going to be part of the next age.
- 03/12/2010 07:05:30 AM
989 Views
I thought they were just a transitional thing
- 03/12/2010 07:13:17 AM
1087 Views
I doubt it, that Age is ours.
- 03/12/2010 09:33:03 PM
974 Views
I know RJ said something
- 04/12/2010 06:15:51 AM
968 Views
Re: I know RJ said something
- 04/12/2010 07:05:50 AM
1062 Views
So...
- 04/12/2010 07:24:07 AM
1099 Views
Re: So...
- 04/12/2010 10:12:45 AM
1058 Views
Of course...
- 05/12/2010 08:21:05 PM
1154 Views
If the first age is the Technological / Scientific Age
- 06/12/2010 06:33:18 AM
1096 Views
I don't see why they would have to be unique themes.
- 06/12/2010 07:04:08 AM
1028 Views
I don't even know why they're supposed to be mutually exclusive. *NM*
- 06/12/2010 07:37:35 AM
522 Views
Re: I don't see why they would have to be unique themes.
- 06/12/2010 08:14:15 AM
1014 Views
No, because Heroes and Wolves are both different from run of the mill humans
- 03/12/2010 09:19:05 AM
1111 Views
That's far from "the most basic" thing and it is entirely excusable that they do not know it.
- 02/12/2010 11:17:46 PM
1196 Views
Re: That's far from "the most basic" thing and it is entirely excusable that they do not know it.
- 03/12/2010 02:42:39 AM
1131 Views
It could be extrapolated from the fact that it's souls that inhabit it
- 03/12/2010 06:54:40 AM
1046 Views
You're caving to bias from being outside the story with more information than any single character.
- 03/12/2010 09:13:12 AM
1060 Views
Don't forget the Heroes
- 03/12/2010 09:34:43 AM
930 Views
I think that she meant that comment as more for the "hero" version
- 03/12/2010 10:57:38 AM
1014 Views
Maybe this should be a question for Sanderson?
- 03/12/2010 11:43:54 AM
1038 Views
that's only because you're stubbornly holding to yours, despite everyone indicating its errors 
*NM*
- 03/12/2010 05:29:15 PM
591 Views
*NM*
- 03/12/2010 05:29:15 PM
591 Views
Obviously my tenacity indicates that I have a worthy point
- 03/12/2010 07:06:18 PM
846 Views
Perrin doesn't count since his information is from Hopper
- 03/12/2010 09:58:01 PM
1053 Views
Incidentally, wouldn't that mean it is safer to go to Tel'aran'rhiod in the flesh? *NM*
- 03/12/2010 09:35:21 PM
506 Views
I'm more inclined to believe that being killed in the flesh in TAR
- 04/12/2010 07:35:15 PM
967 Views
Where does that reasoning begin?
- 04/12/2010 07:53:42 PM
1550 Views
Perhaps it's more of a matter that the "usual route" may be altered?
- 04/12/2010 10:20:51 PM
928 Views
But human souls don't go to Tel'aran'rhiod, from what we know.
- 04/12/2010 11:19:53 PM
949 Views
maybe it does?
- 05/12/2010 12:18:05 AM
1272 Views
So do we have any reason to believe this is the case? *NM*
- 05/12/2010 02:48:48 AM
497 Views
Not @ all - if humans regularly go to TAR after they die, we'd have seen it already. Heroes would
- 04/12/2010 01:28:45 AM
1143 Views