If Graendal died - and IMO there are no convincing reasons to believe otherwise - she wasn't Asmo's killer.
But the simply reason is then, that Graendal certainly won't have another PoV, and it makes not much sense to let another character than the killer reveal who murdered Asmo. Also RJ said in an interview that, if he will reveal it in the books, the killer will probably think about killing Asmo in the own PoV. This simply makes the most sense to create a powerful revelation scene to the most discussed mystery in the whole series. I see no reason why BS should do it in the less probable way. Since Graendal had the chance to reveal it in her last PoV in TGS (and in her several poV before..), but didn't do it, it follows that she most likely wasn't the killer (of course, the Graendaldunnit theory was anyway always very tenuous, if you really look into the mystery of Asmo's death).
Graendal might have sent Slayer, though (she or Lanfear, most likely).
But the simply reason is then, that Graendal certainly won't have another PoV, and it makes not much sense to let another character than the killer reveal who murdered Asmo. Also RJ said in an interview that, if he will reveal it in the books, the killer will probably think about killing Asmo in the own PoV. This simply makes the most sense to create a powerful revelation scene to the most discussed mystery in the whole series. I see no reason why BS should do it in the less probable way. Since Graendal had the chance to reveal it in her last PoV in TGS (and in her several poV before..), but didn't do it, it follows that she most likely wasn't the killer (of course, the Graendaldunnit theory was anyway always very tenuous, if you really look into the mystery of Asmo's death).
Graendal might have sent Slayer, though (she or Lanfear, most likely).
How much stock do you put in RJ's musing during an interview about what he would "probably" do? It's not like he left notes for the next author that declare "Asmo's killer must think about the murder in their own POV". What you're talking about is Jordan's original intention of what he might do.
Sanderson eliminates a particular somebody from consideration as Asmodean's killer
- 11/11/2009 05:18:48 PM
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He didn't say if she did or did not.
- 11/11/2009 05:27:34 PM
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Yes, Brandon did. I edited my original message to add in another quote from Brandon...see above *NM*
- 11/11/2009 05:33:27 PM
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That still doesn't say if she did or did not.
- 11/11/2009 05:39:12 PM
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It eliminates for the following
- 11/11/2009 05:44:29 PM
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That's quite a leap of logic...
- 11/11/2009 06:31:21 PM
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I can't follow your logic
- 11/11/2009 06:33:41 PM
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That is a fallacious leap of logic.
- 11/11/2009 06:50:13 PM
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your interpretation is wrong
- 11/11/2009 05:47:53 PM
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I generally agree...
- 11/11/2009 06:11:46 PM
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Re: I generally agree...
- 11/11/2009 08:01:31 PM
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There's nothing in those quotes that even touches on who killed Asmodean.
- 11/11/2009 06:40:31 PM
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Re: There's nothing in those quotes that even touches on who killed Asmodean.
- 11/11/2009 07:53:19 PM
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Re: There's nothing in those quotes that even touches on who killed Asmodean.
- 11/11/2009 11:31:12 PM
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Logain is just making too much of a RJ comment in which he said he'd "probably" do it that way.
- 12/11/2009 12:13:25 AM
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This logic is lacking as well
- 11/11/2009 10:17:48 PM
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Re: Sanderson eliminates a particular somebody from consideration as Asmodean's killer
- 11/11/2009 07:59:32 PM
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But do you agree that Graendal cannot reveal herself if she got balefired? *NM*
- 11/11/2009 08:07:53 PM
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Re: But do you agree that Graendal cannot reveal herself if she got balefired?
- 11/11/2009 08:15:16 PM
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Sure she can reveal herself! Even if she got Balefired!
- 11/11/2009 08:52:49 PM
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this is what happens when you get interrupted in the middle of a post *NM*
- 11/11/2009 09:28:01 PM
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What? Did you double post?
- 11/11/2009 09:49:15 PM
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Ya, got couple of phone calls and some other stuff and forgot where I was in the process
*NM*
- 11/11/2009 10:10:10 PM
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*NM*
- 11/11/2009 10:10:10 PM
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According to Etzel, this is impossible
- 12/11/2009 04:14:47 AM
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I don't say it's impossible...
- 12/11/2009 03:11:17 PM
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We can still have a pre-death PoV from her. Or another Chosen can implicate her. *NM*
- 11/11/2009 10:48:10 PM
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That did not confirm anything except her being balefired wouldn't bring him back.
- 12/11/2009 03:48:43 AM
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Uh, I read the exact opposite
- 12/11/2009 04:13:45 AM
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That is the most absurd leap in logic I have read in a LONG time.
- 12/11/2009 02:51:00 PM
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Then you must have missed the threads about Elayne, Aviendha and Min melting together. =P *NM*
- 12/11/2009 06:24:53 PM
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