OTOH, the fact we only know that detail from a single mention in New Spring suggests it may have been overlooked by TJ and the artist. As I said, it's quite possible they chose a blue cloak so people would think it's Moiraine and thus disguise the fact it's actually Egwene, since whether Egwene will or won't agree to work with Rand is not something we're "supposed" to know going into the novel as it's the cliffhanger of the last one after all.
But the odds are slim it's not Moiraine. She "deserves" that spot, far more than Egwene does. It's been her life quest to find Rand and bring the guy alive to that very spot on that very day, it's very logical Rand would ask her to come with him over asking Egwene. We don't know what goes on outside, but it may not be the wisest choice to pick the political leader of the Aes Sedai on whose person rests the fate of perhaps precarious and certainly very recent alliances to go to the Pit of Doom in what would be seen as a likely suicide mission.
It's "cute" if this was Egwene, but it doesn't seem very coherent with her role as Amyrlin Seat.
I still think Egwene is with Perrin at this time, waiting for the moment Mat will sound the Horn of Valere so the dead can be wards "against the fall of the Long Night", which by the look of the sun and moon is about to begin, as Rand enters the Pit of Doom. There seems to be some temporary merging of TAR and the real world when the Horn is sounded.
With Moiraine and Nynaeve with Rand, it seems virtually certain Egwene too has a role in the endgame, like for sure Mat and Perrin do - she'd be the only main character (the ones from the first scenes in EF) not involved otherwise - but I doubt it's at Rand's side.
I can certainly see it being Moiraine. She's far from an unlikely candidate. But I also think it can be Egwene because in many ways, Egwene is Rand's counterpart in the series. Her story and overall arc mirrors his, and when it comes to OP skill, she is likely the foremost among the Light-side women. This being Nynaeve and Egwene could also fit with the fact that they were initially supposed to be one character that got split into two.
As for Egwene being too politically valuable... I don't think that will hold her back. She didn't hold herself back with Mesaana, and facing the DO is many orders of magnitude more significant than defeating a Foresaken.
Anyway, I think Egwene's thoughts of protecting herself and not being the center of action is a red flag that exactly the opposite will happen. I think she'll be a "Soldier Amyrlin", and be fighting at the front anyway. I really don't see her giving that up, in the end. I think she will argue that in the face of the DO's impending victory, no one can afford to stay locked safely in a Tower.
The cover for A Memory of Light is revealed.
03/05/2012 03:52:14 PM
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03/05/2012 04:08:09 PM
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I think I like Callandor from TDR better..
03/05/2012 04:26:42 PM
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I really like it
03/05/2012 05:54:51 PM
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The sword grip is not akward or wrong
03/05/2012 06:20:54 PM
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well, for one, I didn't say it was "wrong" so don't jump down my throat.
04/05/2012 10:03:06 PM
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If you think that was jumping down your throat... seriously... *NM*
07/05/2012 01:51:45 PM
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when I initially read it, it came off that way. I apologize if I misinterpreted you. *NM*
09/05/2012 04:58:13 PM
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Its the sword thats not a sword (its a night light!)
04/05/2012 04:47:27 PM
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oh no fair enough! like i said, I just think it looks a little awkward.
04/05/2012 10:04:21 PM
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Well...
03/05/2012 06:09:51 PM
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I think it is EG and Nyn
03/05/2012 06:24:13 PM
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Pretty sure it's Mo and Nyn
03/05/2012 06:40:49 PM
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Yeah...
03/05/2012 07:55:32 PM
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Egwene is a distinct possibility...
03/05/2012 11:37:48 PM
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She is
04/05/2012 12:15:21 AM
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I don't know...
04/05/2012 12:25:53 AM
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Re: I don't know...
04/05/2012 02:47:02 AM
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"You expect me to wise up?" "No, Egwene, I expect you to DIE!"
11/05/2012 01:36:09 AM
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What books have you been reading?
11/05/2012 01:57:31 AM
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Egwene made many things "clear;" I dug up all the ToM quotes for a post near this time last year
11/05/2012 01:12:05 PM
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The other quotes you requested, as promised.
13/05/2012 03:29:41 AM
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You misinterpreting quotes is hardly worth requoting...
13/05/2012 11:36:21 AM
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Agreed
13/05/2012 03:39:12 PM
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Exactly...
13/05/2012 05:53:17 PM
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Never said she was evil, just wrong. Horribly and tragically wrong.
14/05/2012 02:34:27 AM
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Principle protagonists can still experience epic falls.
14/05/2012 02:21:42 AM
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For the most part, very little interpretation was required.
14/05/2012 01:58:26 AM
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14/05/2012 03:51:31 AM
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Re: I think it is EG and Nyn
03/05/2012 07:38:36 PM
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I could be wrong, but I believe Rand used Calandor as a sword in the Stone.
03/05/2012 08:06:45 PM
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I vote for Nynaeve and Moiraine too
03/05/2012 09:05:58 PM
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Re: I vote for Nynaeve and Moiraine too
03/05/2012 11:28:42 PM
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Idea
04/05/2012 10:11:05 AM
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Re: Idea
04/05/2012 12:09:17 PM
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This would explain the hidden hand
04/05/2012 08:54:00 PM
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Re: I vote for Nynaeve and Moiraine too
04/05/2012 02:49:51 PM
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Re: I vote for Nynaeve and Moiraine too
04/05/2012 07:42:12 PM
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Re: I vote for Nynaeve and Moiraine too
07/05/2012 08:02:26 PM
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I actually found the champion/politician split between parallels very convincing.
11/05/2012 01:35:34 PM
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Re: I actually found the champion/politician split between parallels very convincing.
11/05/2012 04:06:50 PM
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Egwenes problem is her knack for seeing the error of her ways without ever LEARNING it.
13/05/2012 04:57:27 AM
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The Seanchan assassin...
13/05/2012 11:47:53 AM
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You do realize she drew her own (false but firm) conclusions based on a dearth of data. Again.
14/05/2012 02:08:26 AM
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Re: You do realize she drew her own (false but firm) conclusions based on a dearth of data. Again.
14/05/2012 04:08:11 AM
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Re: You do realize she drew her own (false but firm) conclusions based on a dearth of data. Again.
21/05/2012 01:59:15 AM
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looks a little 'naughty pirate novel' but is pretty fricken awesome! *NM*
03/05/2012 06:50:42 PM
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Re: The cover for A Memory of Light is revealed.
03/05/2012 07:25:37 PM
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I does not look like Nynaeve and Moiraine
03/05/2012 11:39:01 PM
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Nynaeve has cut her braid and has her hair shoulder length in TOM....
03/05/2012 11:44:50 PM
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Re: Nynaeve has cut her braid and has her hair shoulder length in TOM....
03/05/2012 11:51:02 PM
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nynaeve with no braid?.... are we sure its not egwene? or did no one tell him the hairstyles? *NM*
08/05/2012 06:48:49 PM
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Nyn cut her braid off. *NM*
08/05/2012 06:55:02 PM
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I thought it was burned off during her test for Aes Sedaihood. *NM*
08/05/2012 07:25:51 PM
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Right, my mistake. Then she cut her hair to make it straight again. *NM*
08/05/2012 08:54:33 PM
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Regarding the identities of the women on the back:
09/05/2012 08:52:47 PM
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What the hell is on the ground close to the bottom edge of the picture? *NM*
10/05/2012 05:55:07 AM
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It's Michael Whelan's signature. I looked it up and found it in a different book cover *NM*
11/05/2012 07:05:22 AM
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That looks pretty cool, better than most of the other WoT covers
26/06/2012 07:37:29 AM
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