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Interviews: COT Signing Report - Matthew Julius

Summary:

Entries

8

Date

Jan 16th, 2003

Type

Paraphrased

Location

Dayton, OH

TourCon

Crossroads of Twilight Book Tour

Bookstore

Books & Co.

Reporter

Matthew Julius

Links

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  • 1

    Matthew Julius

    This event was pretty much the same as the Kroger's signing I went to yesterday, just with almost ten times as many people—at least 280 at this one. And that with the most horrible weather we've had all winter.
  • 2

    Matthew Julius

    Robert Jordan arrived after a very flowery introduction by some Books & Co. dude. ("The check's in the mail.") Started off by pronouncing names again ... with several "I told you so"s from folks in the crowd. Odd that, considering all of the pronunciations are in the back of the freakin' books.

    Robert Jordan

    Same pronunciations as in the signing yesterday, except I managed to listen a little closer...

    Egwene was definitely E-gwain
    Aiel—Aye-eel
    Seanchan—Shawn-chan
    Tel'aron'rhiod was, I think, tell-erin-ree-ode or tell-erin-ray-ode, although he said it very softly and I don't think I'd get it right hearing it three times.

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  • 3

    Robert Jordan

    Asmodean's killer was solved by somebody some time ago. I guess the guy sent RJ a letter or something with clues he used to solve it. RJ said that all of the clues were there before he died, and he thought about this, and then said that he believed all of the clues used were from before he died. He did not tell the person he was right and he will not tell anyone who it was that figured it out.

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  • 4

    Robert Jordan

    He mentioned again that there's "at least two more books" and apologized for it yet again. There was no "if" clause as there was yesterday, though. Although, he did mention that he's trying to get the series done as quickly as possible, and that not one extra word would appear if it's not necessary, or something very close to that. *sigh*

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  • 5

    Robert Jordan

    He talked about the three prequels that he will write, but didn't mention when he was writing them which I guess was fortunate after mentioning "no extra words". He also mentioned that the next stuff he writes will be something that's been brewing in his head for eight years now and will be completely independent of WOT.

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  • 6

    Matthew Julius

    I had ticket number #121 so it was about an hour before I got my books signed. I was ten feet from RJ but there was no way I could've heard a word spoken from there, so I chatted with my friends for an hour.
  • 7

    Matthew Julius

    Right before I get my book signed, a group of people clustered near the table asked if they can ask a question...

    "How long was Danelle a novice before becoming Aes Sedai?" Or something. Obviously a RAFO, which it was. Those folks seemed to be taking notes, so maybe they'll post something here also. Dunno, maybe that was Michael's group.

    FOOTNOTE—TEREZ

    It was indeed Michael's group; here is his account of the question.

    MATTHEW JULIUS

    Which led to my question...

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  • 8

    Matthew Julius

    It's been said that you mentioned that Mazrim Taim is not Demandred. There seems to be some confusion on whether or not you said that.

    Robert Jordan

    Mazrim Taim is not Demandred.

    MATTHEW JULIUS

    So, he's being set up as a new Demandred then?

    ROBERT JORDAN

    RAFO.

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