I'm kind of shocked that anyone thinks that Egwene is in for a fall in the last book. She's going to be one of the principle protagonists.
Just because she doesn't agree with Rand doesn't mean she's in for the plunge. That's a very simplistic way of looking at her character.
The list of people who disagreed with Rand includes Nynaeve, Min, Aviendha, Elayne, Cadsuane, Lan, Moiraine, Perrin... are we sensing a Pattern here yet?
We know for a fact that there have been previous turnings where the Pattern has set a counter to the Dragon soul. That counter was Hawkwing, who has worked with the Dragon as many times as he has opposed him.
What people don't seem to get is that opposition to the Dragon is not a sign of evil.
I'm not saying that Egwene's soul is also a counter the Wheel has used many times (I don't think she's LPD reborn, for example). But she certainly is being used as such at this point. And she has several Parallels with Hawkwing, too.
What mystifies me is that these people don't seem to pick on the respect Egwene and Rand display for each other in ToM. Are they set on a collision course? Sure. Are they exasperated by each other? Sure. Do they show respect for what the other has become? Yes!
These aren't rivals in a power play. These are allies who disagree. FoM is going to be nowhere close to the acrimonious battle of wills so many people are expects (even hoping).
And all signs point to them soon learning to work together, and Egwene being involved in Rand's "death". In many ways, the Seals debate is a distraction. I'm not even entirely sure Brandon didn't invent it to give a convenient end point to ToM, and that the real FoM debate was supposed to be about the Seanchan and the Dragon's Peace.
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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- 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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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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- 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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- 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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- 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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*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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- 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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*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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