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Interviews: Elf Fantasy Fair - Gonzo
Summary:
Entries
23
Date
Apr 8th, 2001
Type
Paraphrased
Location
Arcen, NL
TourCon
Elf Fantasy Fair
Reporter
Gonzo
Links
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1
Gonzo the Great
Not all the questions were asked, but I have repeated all of them, with (wherever applicable) the answers we received. Some of these things refer to Winter's Heart, so there are some spoilers in here. I do not think they are too bad, and I am sure most of this is interesting to everyone, so I will post it here and let you decide to stop reading if you do not want to get any information before you have finished that book. -
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Gonzo the Great
Why do Aviendha, Egwene, Elayne and Nynaeve keep quiet about Mazrim Taim having been turned to the Shadow? -
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Gonzo the Great
Why did Elayne and Nynaeve assume that the male a'dam had been taken care of? -
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Gonzo the Great
How did Bashere approach Rand without being announced the first time?Robert Jordan
Matters were a bit confused at the time. It was just coincidence.GONZO THE GREAT
One down.Tags
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Gonzo the Great
Are the main characters ever going to quarrel over keeping secrets? -
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Gonzo the Great
Is Mat really as strongly ta'veren as Hawkwing was?Robert Jordan
No.GONZO THE GREAT
Two down.Tags
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Gonzo the Great
I noticed that only men use the phrase 'so-called', while only women use 'who called themselves'. Is that a coincidence, or is it intentional?Robert Jordan
Coincidence.GONZO THE GREAT
Three down. This is not going well.Footnote
Gonzo is confused since women use the phrase 'so-called' quite a bit.Tags
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8
Dragon Theif [sic]
Is it possible for two souls to inhabit one body at the same time without the aid of the Dark One's powers?Robert Jordan
RAFO.GONZO THE GREAT
Obvious :D .Footnote
This question was asked because some people at Theoryland believed that Rand and Lews Therin were separate souls.Tags
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9
TerceI
How did Aginor die in book one? -
10
Gonzo the Great
Did Demandred recognise Flinn in the last chapter of Winter's Heart?Robert Jordan
RAFO.GONZO THE GREAT
Naturally :( .GONZO THE GREAT
Would Taim have recognised Flinn, in that position?ROBERT JORDAN
Yes.GONZO THE GREAT
Not expected, but not helpful either because of [the previous answer].GONZO THE GREAT
Did you intend in Winter's Heart to make it clear that Demandred is not Taim?ROBERT JORDAN
RAFO.GONZO THE GREAT
Obvious :D .Tags
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11
Question
Did you post that "Answer" post at Theoryland? Or have you ever posted a message at a messageboard?Robert Jordan
Not quite answer (to another question): "I hardly ever look at the sites about WOT. If I sit behind my computer, I do what I like most there: I write."Tags
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12
Gonzo the Great
Is Ilyena reborn and if so, who? -
13
Isabel
Can you tell me something more about how the taint was cleansed?Robert Jordan
Shadar Logoth and the taint destroyed each other. -> Taint is destroyed.Tags
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14
TerceI
Can you explain Nicola's foretelling? -
15
Frenzy
Can a Warder bond be passed to a non-channeler?Robert Jordan
"No." He also said that a non-channeler could be included; I think he was referring to Min.Tags
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16
Gonzo the Great
A few more, possibly interesting, remarks and answers we got:Robert Jordan
Being burned out is different from being stilled. The latter is not as severe as the former.GONZO THE GREAT
This is just as I expected, or at least in no way in contrast with it. :)Tags
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17
Robert Jordan
Sammael is dead. He is dead. He is dead. He may be reborn again, but then he will not remember he was Sammael. He cannot be reincarnated. He is dead.GONZO THE GREAT
To me, this suggests that we will not see Sammael again.Tags
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18
Robert Jordan
Not too many more books ... I hope. At least three.GONZO THE GREAT
I got the distinct impression that he wants to finish it eventually.Tags
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19
Gonzo the Great
I asked a question about using gateways as cannons, but I am not certain I made clear what I had in mind, so this is not completely shot down yet.Robert Jordan
You couldn't do it that way. Not the way you describe it, I think.Tags
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20
Robert Jordan
New Spring is shorter than the notes on which it was based.Tags
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21
Question
When will we see Loial again?Robert Jordan
(quite happily): RAFO :D ! -
22
Isabel
Can you eliminate anyone from the list of suspects in Asmodean's murder?Robert Jordan
No. I like to see you wondering. It should be obvious to anyone.Isabel
Not even a single one?ROBERT JORDAN
(After some thinking): Rand. Apart from him, I will not clear any other suspects. Not even Bela.GONZO THE GREAT
After this, it deteriorated into a discussion of Bela as the Creator/Moridin. Isabel defended my view that Moridin is Jeade'en, Rand's horse. For some reason, she failed to convince RJ; probably her fault, as my theory was very good. It was just my humility that made me stay in the background, of course. Certainly not the fact that I was not quite sure I could have defended it better.Footnote
Gonzo's 'theory' derived from the prophecy which states that Rand will ride a horse named Death.Tags
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23
Gonzo the Great
Final result:
Three down, two RAFOs I expected, one idea badly damaged, and two as I told everyone was the case. All in all, I got a bit over 50 percent, and that is not as bad as I feared after the first few. ;)PS—Isabela, did you get anything more? I think you asked even more questions than I did, so you should have some more answers. I must admit, before you start mentioning irrelevant details, that I stole some of your answers for this post. But I had given fair warning, so that doesn't count. :)
Footnote
Isabel added her notes here.