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Interview: Apr 20th, 2004
TOR Questions of the Week Part I (Verbatim)Week 12 Question
You stated in another interview that Mat's memories came from adventurers who traveled through the ter'angreal. However several of Mat's memories end with the adventurer dying. Since adventurers probably didn't go through the ter'angreal after they died, how could the 'Finns have obtained these memories?Robert Jordan
A good question. I was wondering when someone would ask that. I expected it as soon as Mat started revealing those old memories. At least a partial answer will be coming up in the next main sequence book, so I guess you could say this is a RAFO. But I will say that if I said those adventurers all entered through the two ter'angreal, I misspoke. A good many entered through the Tower of Ghenjei, which was more widely known in earlier years, if never exactly a household name.Footnote
The misstatement in question comes from the Crossroads of Twilight prologue ebook interview.Tags
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Interview: Jul, 2002
COT: 'Glimmers' Ebook Q&A (Verbatim)Question
Are all of Mat’s memories from his past lives?Robert Jordan
No, Mat’s “old” memories are not from his past lives at all. The “sickness” he got from the Shadar Logoth dagger resulted in holes in his memory. He found whole stretches of his life that seemed to be missing. When he passed through the “doorframe” ter’angreal in Rhuidean, one of the things he said – not knowing that the rules here were different than in the other ter’angreal he had used – was that he wanted the holes in his memory filled up, meaning that he wanted to recover his own memories. In this place, however, it was not a matter of asking questions and receiving answers, but of striking bargains for what you want. What he received for that particular demand was memories gathered by the people on that side of the ter’angreal, memories from many men, all long dead, from many cultures. And since not everyone passing by has the nerve to journey through a ter’angreal to some other world, the memories he received were those of adventurers and soldiers and men of daring.Footnote
RJ is obviously talking about the memories Mat received from the Eelfinn, so this quote does not rule out past life memories as an explanation for the Aemon memories in The Dragon Reborn Chapter 19 (before Mat ever visited the Aelfinn or the Eelfinn), nor does the Dromen and Demonen chat rule out the Old Blood as an explanation. Also, RJ meant to say that most of the men who provided the memories went through the Tower of Ghenjei; he corrected himself later in the TOR Questions of the Week.Tags
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Interview: Jul 19th, 2005
TOR Questions of the Week Part III (Verbatim)Week 1 Question
Are the Eelfinn limited in their power to grant wishes? To what degree can they affect the outside world? Also, is there any relation between what the Aelfinn do and Min's ability?Robert Jordan
Oh, yes, there definitely are limits to the powers of the Eelfinn. For one thing, they cannot affect the outside world at all. If you said that you wanted to be King of the World, you might well find that what you received was not what you expected. For example, they might put you out of their world into a world with no other sentient life, where you would be king by default. Then again, you might find yourself with the necessary skills to make yourself King of the World, if you were able. Actually achieving it would be up to you. But then, many of their "gifts" are skewed in this way. You must be very careful as you're asking if you want to receive what you are hoping for. And yet, remember that Mat actually did receive very much what he asked for. Just not in the way that he wanted.
No, there is no connection between what the Aelfinn do and what Min does.
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Interview: 2011
Twitter 2011 (WoT) (Verbatim)Brandon Sanderson (6 January 2011)
At the 35% mark we have Mat speaking the Old Tongue for the first time, books ahead of him getting memories stuck in his head.BRANDON SANDERSON
I've always found this a very curious event. Of the five Two Riversers, Mat's powers are the most subtly foreshadowed in the book.BRANDON SANDERSON
Unless you count the short exchange between Lan and Perrin about wolves in a much earlier chapter.KRIT PETTY
I thought that Mat's Old Tongue was a small way of RJ letting you think maybe Mat was the important one, not Rand.BRANDON SANDERSON
Yes, I think you're right on that count. It was certainly meant to make us think.LEE DAVIS
The speaking the Old Tongue is from his bloodline though, not his memories in that case, isn't it?BRANDON SANDERSON
Yes, but it's still foreshadowing. He's the one who does it, not the others.SLEEPINGHOUR
In The Eye of the World, is Mat remembering the Old Tongue from his own past life or from his ancestors?TEREZ
Good question. He seems to have confirmed Old Blood for the Old Tongue, but the Aemon memory?FELIX PAX
That's what my belief is, Aemon. Mat Cauthon is the reborn soul of Aemon. Aemon's Old Tongue.BRANDON SANDERSON
It isn't made clear. It could be either. The implication is his bloodline.BRANDON SANDERSON
The Aemon connection is certainly implied strongly.BRANDON SANDERSON (7 JANUARY)
"A metal tower?" Rand said. "I'll bet there's treasure inside," Mat said. "A thing like that must have been made to protect something..."BRANDON SANDERSON
This is the start of Mat acting tainted, which always makes me sad. It will be a while before I can read him as himself again.BRANDON SANDERSON
First time one of the boys thinks, "I wish [insert other boy] were here. He knows what to say to women" happens at the 48% mark.BRANDON SANDERSON (10 JANUARY)
I love that in the scene in Four Kings, the fact that the innkeeper is thin seems almost as ill an omen as a flock of ravens.BRANDON SANDERSON
I wonder if Mat wearing the scarf around his head here is foreshadowing intentionally, or by coincidence, of the scarf on his neck.BRANDON SANDERSON
Either way, there's some other strong foreshadowing there of events in Towers of Midnight, though I won't say specifics to avoid spoilers.ADAM DOWARD
I've been wondering for ages is Mat going to wear an eye patch? Or will he wear a strip of cloth like Gemmel's Grymauch?BRANDON SANDERSON
RAFO.BRANDON SANDERSON
Not sure what I think of the "start chapter, flashback to what has happened since last chapter" narrative style RJ prefers here.BRANDON SANDERSON
I don't think he does it as much later. In these first books, he seems more worried about characters going chronologically off of each other.BRANDON SANDERSON
Note that I do like flashbacks, and think that Chapter 33 is interesting structurally. I don't know if it fits just right, though.BRANDON SANDERSON
A good point: Some note that the erratic timeline here does help reinforce the sense of sickness from Rand and Mat's growing paranoia.BRANDON SANDERSON
Also, it's fun that Mat is getting paranoid and crazy because of the dagger—except when he's thinking about food or a nice bed.Tags
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Interview: Oct 31st, 1994
LOC Signing Report - Judy Ghirardelli (Paraphrased)Judy Ghirardelli
Next time through (for my next 3 books): Is the Tower of Ghenjei based on the dark tower from the story of Childe Roland?Robert Jordan
No.Judy Ghirardelli
(Sorry Emma—it sounded like a good idea to me...)Tags
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Interview: 2011
Twitter 2011 (WoT) (Verbatim)Joshua Cahill (31 August 2011)
Was bringing Moraine back your idea or Jordan's?Brandon Sanderson (31 August 2011)
Jordan's.JOSHUA CAHILL
Oh okay, thanks. It's something that's been on my mind for a while.BRANDON SANDERSON
He wrote most of the Tower of Ghenjei scenes in that book before he passed away.Tags
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Interview: Oct 9th, 1996
ACOS Signing Report - Erica Sadun (Paraphrased)Erica Sadun
What was going on in Aelfland when Mat went round and round and round the same location? Were they traveling in time?Robert Jordan
Not traveling in time. The physical laws of nature differ. Mentioning the Dark One [in Randland] is bad luck. In Aelfland, it is *REALLY* bad. You cannot go to Aelfland in Tel'aran'rhiod (similar to stedding).Tags
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Interview: Nov 11th, 1997
Barnes and Noble Chat (Verbatim)Kjell from Sweden
In The Shadow Rising, Perrin was chasing Slayer in Tel'aran'rhiod. Slayer vanished at the Tower of Ghenjei. Did he enter it or did he just step out of the Dreamworld?Robert Jordan
Read and find out.Footnote
RJ told Erica Sadun in 1996 that Finnland can't be entered in Tel'aran'rhiod.Tags
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Interview: Sep 3rd, 2005
DragonCon Signing Reports - Matt Hatch (Verbatim)Ted Herman
Do the Finns inhabit a perpendicular world?Robert Jordan
No, it is a parallel world.Ted Herman
Does the physical location of the world of Finns have anything to do with the bells ringing when the ta'veren were in together?Robert Jordan
No.Ted Herman
Have the Finns existed as long as the Wheel?Robert Jordan
Yes.Ted Herman
Do they have souls?Robert Jordan
Yes.Ted Herman
Are the Finns from human stock?Robert Jordan
No.Ted Herman
Did they originate in their current location?Robert Jordan
Yes.Ted Herman
Are they related to Tel'aran'rhiod or do they control Tel'aran'rhiod?Robert Jordan
No.Tags
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Interview: Sep 3rd, 2005
DragonCon Signing Reports - Matt Hatch (Verbatim)Matt Hatch
Did Lanfear get the opportunity to ask the Finns, to make a wish, after going through the doorway with Moiraine?Robert Jordan
Read and find out.Matt Hatch
Okay, well, then did Moiraine get the opportunity to make a wish?Robert Jordan
Read and find out.Tags
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Interview: Sep 4th, 2005
DragonCon Report - Matt Hatch (Paraphrased)Question
Mr. Jordan, if you could, I would like to know who built the Tower of Ghenjei. If you can't tell us that, is there any kind of detail you can share without compromising the future?Robert Jordan
I am sorry this is a RAFO.Tags
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Interview: Sep 4th, 2005
DragonCon Report - Matt Hatch (Paraphrased)Question
I guess most of your Aelfinn and Eelfinn questions are RAFO, but could you tell us why it was they didn't consider Mat's silver dagger to be a weapon, silver is really iron?Robert Jordan
Why the Finns didn't consider the dagger to be a weapon?Question
Yes.Robert Jordan
No, I am going to have to RAFO that one, it is going to give away too much.Tags
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Interview: Oct 20th, 2005
KOD Signing Report (Paraphrased)Question
I went to the signing tonight and asked the "Where did Mat's spear come from and what was its significance for him receiving it from the Finns? He received i) a way out ii) to be free from Aes Sedai, and iii) to have his memories filled" question. It's one I've been wondering for a while.Robert Jordan
RJ's answer was that the Finns just saw it as a way to kill Mat.Tags
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Interview: Nov 4th, 2005
KOD Signing Report - Bluecole (Paraphrased)Robert Jordan
You CANNOT reach the Tower of Ghengei through the Portal Stones. (direct from RJ)Tags
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Interview: Nov 4th, 2005
KOD Signing Report - Karana Majin (Paraphrased)Question
Can the Tower of Ghenjei be reached through any of the Portal Stones?Robert Jordan
No.Tags
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Interview: Oct 27th, 2009
TGS Midnight Release - Matt Hatch (Verbatim)Question
When Perrin is chasing Slayer in Tel'aran'rhiod, does Slayer actually disappear into the Tower of Ghenjei or does he disappear from the Dream?Brandon Sanderson
That’s actually something I wondered and I asked and that’s a RAFO. Both Slayer and the Tower of Ghenjei are things that are reserved for Towers of Midnight.Footnote
RJ said that you cannot enter the Tower of Ghenjei in Tel'aran'rhiod at all. Most fans conclude that Slayer must have stepped out.Tags
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Interview: Nov 11th, 2009
TGS Signing Report - Tim Kington (Paraphrased)Question
Will Moiraine be rescued in the next book?Brandon Sanderson
You're assuming that Moiraine will be rescued.Question
Will Moiraine's rescue attempt be in the next book?Brandon Sanderson
You're assuming that Thom and Mat will attempt to rescue Moiraine. (I'll tell you, he's as bad as an Aes Sedai.)Question
What will be the focus of the next book?Brandon Sanderson
This book really needed to focus on Egwene and Rand, and get their stories moving. There was also a nice contrast between their arcs in this book, with Egwene's going upwards and Rand's downward. The next book will be much broader in scope—we need to see what's going on with a lot of different parts of the story. There will be a lot more Mat and Perrin than in this one. I suppose you could say that if there was going to be a rescue attempt, the logical place to put it would be in a book with a lot of Mat.Tags
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Interview: Apr 23rd, 2010
JordanCon 2010 Q&A Report - Terez (Paraphrased)Ted Herman
I was also RAFO'd on whether Noal has previously been inside the Tower of Ghenjei.Tags
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Interview: Jan 10th, 2011
Tor Q&A with Brandon Sanderson (Verbatim)tonka ()
About the swirling colors/ta'veren experience: Would Perrin be able to see what Mat is doing in the Tower of Ghenjei? If I was Perrin I'd be following every move Mat makes. And hypothetically if Rand thinks about Mat at some moment during and after his journey in the Finn World Rand should be able to see Mat and Moraine or if before they rescue her Mat and company in the Finn World. Is that right? I find this connection between the ta'veren so fascinating.Brandon Sanderson ()
How about this. Swirling colors don't work in Tel'aran'rhiod. Granted that within the Tower of Ghenjei is somewhat different from Tel'aran'rhiod, but there are some similarities.Tags
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Interview: Apr 15th, 2011
JordanCon Report - Ted Herman (Paraphrased)Question
Did the Eelfinn know Mat would be returning when they gave him the ashandarei and told him "Wise to take leavetaking, etc..."?Brandon Sanderson
They don't have perfect knowledge of the future (think Dreamers) but they knew it was a possibility. Also, they gave him the ashandarei in fulfillment of his request for leavetaking, but were hoping he would not realize that, and be trapped in their domain.Tags
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Interview: Apr 15th, 2011
JordanCon Report - Ted Herman (Paraphrased)Question
[paraphrased] Were there any consequences from Rand asking questions of the Aelfinn that touched on the Shadow (about cleansing the taint and winning Tarmon Gai'don)?Alan Romanczuk
Moiraine and Cadsuane thought there would be consequences, but that doesn't necessarily make it so.Ted Herman
However, the glossary entry in Towers of Midnight for the Aelfinn states that there are consequences in such circumstances, so either that is wrong or there is a possible contradiction.
Towers of Midnight
CHAPTER: GLOSSARY
Aelfinn: A race of beings, largely human in appearance but with snakelike characteristics, who will give true answers to three questions. Whatever the question, their answers are always correct, if frequently given in forms that are not clear, but questions concerning the Shadow can be extremely dangerous. Their true location is unknown, but they can be visited by passing through a ter'angreal, once a possession of Mayene but in recent years held in the Stone of Tear. They can also be reached by entering the Tower of Ghenjei. They speak the Old Tongue, mention treaties and agreements, and ask if those entering carry iron, instruments of music, or devices that can make fire. See also Eelfinn, Snakes and Foxes.Tags
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Interview: Apr 17th, 2011
JordanCon 2011 - Terez (Verbatim)Ted Herman
When the Eelfinn told Mat, 'Wise to ask for leavetaking, when you set no price' etc., did they know he would be back?Brandon Sanderson
The 'Finns do not have a perfect vision of the future, but are capable of reading some things about it, and so I would say it's likely they knew. They didn't know everything, though.Ted Herman
So, it's...to the best of their knowledge, they couldn't...Brandon Sanderson
Yes. They sincerely tried to kill him, but they knew there was a strong possibility he'd be back.Ted Herman
Did they know that his ashandarei was the answer to the leavetaking thing?Brandon Sanderson
They knew what they were giving him. They were hoping he wouldn't.Ted Herman
Excellent. Thank you.Tags
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Interview: Dec 2nd, 2010
4th Age Podcast Interview with Team Jordan (Verbatim)Virginia
Okay. Well…I guess we'll just go into the pronunciations.
SPENCER POWELL
Well, our next little bit needs a little bit of a lead-in for our listeners who don't have access to our huge list of questions like we do. As part of our interview questions, we have a list of words, and we asked, "How do you pronounce each of these words?" And there are about 43 of them. There are probably some on here that don't need to be on here, and I know that there aren't some on here that should be, but these are the 43 that we came up with.
VIRGINIA
Yeah, Spencer got mad at me because I went and annotated the list, like…I gotta be exact, and he's like "No…"
SPENCER POWELL
I didn't get mad at you! I just took 'em off; I'm like, "Oh yeah, you're right; take that one off." Anyway. And so Maria, Alan…would you please go through the list and tell us how to pronounce these names and places?
Maria Simons
Okay, here we go. And I may, you know, be wrong on some. But others, I'm pretty sure of.
VIRGINIA
And feel free to add some in if something occurs to you as you're going.
MARIA SIMONS
O-kay. We have add-uh-LAY-us. (Adeleas) el-FINN. (Aelfinn) eyes-DEYE-shar. (Aesdaishar) (RJ used EYE to rhyme with the word 'eye') ahm-uh-DEE-see-uh. (Amadicia) [glossary: ah-mah-DEE-see-ah] (ah=ahhh sound, uh=schwa) ERR-id doe-MAHN. (Arad Doman) [glossary: AH-rad do-MAHN] arr-uh-FELL. (Arafel) [glossary: AH-rah-fehl] brr-GEE-tuh. (Birgitte) (hard G) [glossary: ber-GEET-teh] Brenn. (Bryne) [glossary: BRIHN, GAH-rehth] KEYE-ree-enn. (Cairhien) [glossary: KEYE-ree-EHN] CHA fah-EEL. (Cha Faile) (mid ch) drag-car. (Draghkar) [glossary: DRAGH-kahr] EEL-finn. (Eelfinn) guh-LAHD. (Galad) [glossary: gah-LAHD] GAH-win. (Gawyn) [glossary: GAH-wihn] GALE-donn. (Ghealdan) [glossary: GHEL-dahn] I'm not sure if it's huh-REEN or huh-REEN-uh. (Harine) din toe-GAHR-uh Two Winds. ILL-ee-in. (Illian) [glossary: IHL-lee-ahn] ill-ee-AY-nuh. (? - AY is long A) CAN-door. (Kandor) (door like the word) lee-AH-nuh. (Leane) [glossary: lee-AHN-eh shah-REEF] mall-KEER. (Malkier) [glossary: mahl-KEER] my-EEN. (Mayene) [glossary: may-EHN] myur-an-DEE. (Murandy) [glossary: MEW-ran-dee] MEER-drahl. (Myrddraal) [glossary: MUHRD-draal] NEIGH-bliss. Sorry. NAY-bliss. [laughter] (Nae'blis) NEFF. (Naeff?) nee-AHM Passes (Niamh Passes) nigh-NEEV. (Nynaeve) [glossary: NIGH-neev al-MEER-ah] Plains of mah-REE-doh. (Plains of Maredo) ree-AH-nuh. (Reanne) seye-DAR. (saidar). [glossary: sah-ih-DAHR] seye-DEEN. (saidin) [glossary: sah-ih-DEEN] sall-DAY-uh. (Saldaea) [glossary: sahl-DAY-ee-ya] see-AEN. (Seaine?) Alan…
ALAN ROMANCZUK
SHE-nar.
MARIA SIMONS
SHE-nar. (Shienar) [glossary: shy-NAHR] Swan. (Siuan) [glossary: SWAHN SAHN-chay] sor-uh-LEE-uh. (Sorilea) [glossary: soh-rih-LEE-ah] terra-BONN. (Tarabon) [glossary: TAH-rah-BON] TAR-win's Gap. (Tarwin's Gap) tell-uh-RON-ree-odd. (Tel'aran'rhiod) [glossary: tel-AYE-rahn-rhee-ODD] Tower of genn-JEYE. (Ghenjei) (hard G) truh-MALL-king. (Tremalking) [glossary: treh-MAL-king] too-AH-thuh-AHN. (Tuatha'an) [glossary: too-AH-thah-AHN]
ALAN ROMANCZUK
Do you want to go over the saidar/saidin thing we talked about?
MARIA SIMONS
In the glossaries of the books, Jim has it sah-ih-DEEN and sah-ih-DAHR, but I swear, I don't think he pronounced it that way; I mean you kind of give a little hint of the i but not much: sah-ee-DEEN, sah-ee-DAHR.
ALAN ROMANCZUK
Yeah, he always seemed to be saying seye-DEEN and seye-DAHR.
SPENCER POWELL
I'm surprised at how many of those I thought I knew, but I didn't.
JENNIFER LIANG
Yeah. That's like, "Waait a second, that's not…but oh, I guess it is."
MARK
How do you pronounce the Traveling people again?
MARIA SIMONS
too-AH-thah-AHN.
VIRGINIA
There's something else with the double A there…
MARIA SIMONS
ah-tha-AHN mee-AIR. (Atha'an Miere)
VIRGINIA
Okay, great. Any others you can think of that are commonly mangled, that would have driven Jim crazy?
MARIA SIMONS
I think I've mentioned tah-EEM before, and egg-ee-AH-nin…
VIRGINIA
dee-MAN-dred? dee-MAHN-dred? DEE-man-dred?
MARIA SIMONS
Ehh...dee-MAHN-dred, I think…but I wouldn't swear dee-MAHN-dred. [glossary: DEE-man-drehd]
ALAN ROMANCZUK
Pretty straightforward.
VIRGINIA
How about all of the Forsaken? A lot of them often get mangled, or a few. GRIN-doll?
MARIA SIMONS
Grindle, is how I say it. [glossary: GREHN-dahl] And it's interesting, just looking at a thing, and I pronounce CADD-in-soar (cadin'sor) wrong. [glossary: KAH-dihn-sohr]
JENNIFER LIANG
Oh really?
MARIA SIMONS
Yeah, because it's supposed to be cah-DIN-soar. [It's not, according to the glossary.]
JENNIFER LIANG
Okay, because I say it the way you say it.
VIRGINIA
Yeah, I think… [inaudible] so that makes sense.
ALAN ROMANCZUK
Oh! ish-AH-may-el, and SAM-may-el. [glossary: ih-SHAH-may-EHL, SAHM-may-EHL] [When RJ said it, the 'may' part was more like the German 'Mai'.]
JENNIFER LIANG
Yes. Those are really common mistakes; I hear that a lot.
VIRGINIA
Ben [?] was right; we had that famous tagline from the original podcast, and we had this thing…I think, "Sammael was pretty buff!" [laughter] We used that a lot, and it sort of went away when he did, I guess.
SPENCER POWELL
Another one that I have lots of problems with—and I can't believe I didn't get it on the list—but is the GOLL-um (gholam), or the…I can't even pronounce it right now.
MARK
GO-lem?
SPENCER POWELL
Yeah, the GO-lem, that's chasing Mat.
ALAN ROMANCZUK
Yeah.
MARIA SIMONS
Gollum.
SPENCER POWELL
Gollum?
VIRGINIA
Oh, it's Gollum! [crosstalk]
MARIA SIMONS
I am not absolutely sure, but that's how I say it, so…
VIRGINIA
What about some of the other Seanchan beasts that made me think of, the grolm, then there were two of the others that…
MARIA SIMONS
ROCK-in (raken), and TOE-rock-in. (to'raken)
VIRGINIA
Yeah, and then there was another one, the um…
MARIA SIMONS
Torm…the book is right in front of me…
VIRGINIA
Oh, maybe it was the name of that…oh, Suroth's pet!
MARK
S'redit?
MARIA SIMONS
Oh yes, that thing. I can't remember… [crosstalk]
VIRGINIA
Mandra…Mandragal?…Almandragal.
ALAN ROMANCZUK
The LOW-par (lopar)?
VIRGINIA
Yeah, the lopar. Almandaragal was his name, or something like that?
MARIA SIMONS
Something like that. I would have to look it up.
ALAN ROMANCZUK
It was a LOW-par (lopar), wasn't it?
VIRGINIA
Yeah, lopar. I think there was another one that I couldn't…maybe I'm just hallucinating. [laughs]
MARIA SIMONS
Let's see…
VIRGINIA
I'm sure there's a zillion others I'll think of after you're off the air here with us…
ALAN ROMANCZUK
Oh, s'RED-dit (s'redit) is another one. Remember the elephant-like creature?
MARIA SIMONS
Corlm, C-O-R-L-M (I like that word). Torm…that's all I can find.
VIRGINIA
What about Tuon's new name as Empress?
MARIA SIMONS
for-too-OH-nah?
VIRGINIA
Fortuona, okay. I'm not sure how else you could pronounce that, but I've been wrong before, so...
MARIA SIMONS
That, I'm assuming is right; I'm pretty sure I heard Jim pronounce it that way, because that was his choice of name.
VIRGINIA
There must be something else; there seems like a million things, and that I didn't add enough to the list.
MARIA SIMONS
OH-geer…
ALAN ROMANCZUK
moe-TIE? (???)
VIRGINIA
Oh! What about—speaking of historical figures—LAH-tra…poe-SAI? Or poe-SAY? deh-KYU-meh? (Latra Posae Decume)
ALAN ROMANCZUK
Oh yeah, LA-tra (LA rhymes with laugh)…
VIRGINIA
I got the Latra, but I'm not sure about the second and third names.
MARIA SIMONS
Boy.
VIRGINIA
It's P-O-S-A-E, and then D-E-C-U-M-E.
MARIA SIMONS
po-SAY-uh deh-COO-may.
VIRGINIA
deh-COO-may, okay. [crosstalk]
MARIA SIMONS
That's totally off the top of my head. I see it (?) and think it, anyway. po-SAY-uh deh-COO-may, yeah.
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Interview: Apr, 2012
Afternoon Tea with Brandon Sanderson - Luckers (Paraphrased)Luckers
What happened to Moiraine’s original angreal? The one she had in the Two Rivers?Brandon Sanderson
Oh, you mean the fat man with... no, wait that was Rand....
LUCKERS
Yeah, Moiraine’s one was an ivory woman.
BRANDON SANDERSON
Yeah, yeah. You know, that’s a good question, because it’s odd, the notes specifically said she got the angreal as one of her wishes...
LUCKERS
Ah, so it’s definitely not the angreal Lanfear had? People have asked, I think because both were bracelets.
BRANDON SANDERSON
No, it’s definitely a different angreal. But yes, if she had another angreal, why would she ask for one?
LUCKERS
Maybe the Finns took her original one. I mean she was naked when they found her, so they took...
BRANDON SANDERSON
Yeah, maybe *looks dubious*.
LUCKERS
Or maybe it’s still in Cairhien with the rest of her stuff.
BRANDON SANDERSON
Yeah, but it would still be odd, that she’d ask, if she had another. Yeah, so, I don’t know, sorry.
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There are not two bracelets; the description in The Fires of Heaven is the exact same description of that given in Towers of Midnight. In other words, Moiraine's new angreal is the same one she clawed away from Lanfear; her old one disappeared.Tags
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Interview: Nov 4th, 2010
TOM Signing Report - aurik (Paraphrased)aurik
What was the most jaw-dropping scene (or scenes) to you when you read the material for Towers of Midnight?Brandon Sanderson
Verin.
aurik
That's what you answered for Book 12. I'm asking about Book 13, which I've already read.
Brandon Sanderson
Everyone in line close your ears. The whole Tower of Ghenjei sequence. That was all written by Jim. Also, the surprise proposal at the end.
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Interview: May 30th, 2010
CONduit XX - Matt Hatch (Paraphrased)Matt Hatch
So, I didn't get to ask many questions. I spent lunch with Brandon, but pestering him with questions seemed inappropriate at the time and the Q&A was after his reading/book signing which I had to leave early.
Oh well.
But two things he did say.
Brandon Sanderson
One, recently he read an email a fan sent; this particular fan picked the right small detail. Two—I asked him regarding the big impact of the small detail and he said we have been discussing this big event, which I felt he implied that we (fandom) have been discussing this big event for a long time.
Matt Hatch
As to other questions, I plan to attend DragonCon, so I recommend we get a list of questions together for that event (still have three months).
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Interview: Oct 31st, 2009
TGS Signing Report - Matt Hatch (Paraphrased)Matt Hatch
Since we are fan freaks, and we enjoy all that is speculation as it pertains to the Wheel of Time, I thought I'd pass this on from a report in Chicago and something Brandon said at a signing today in Vegas. Here is the quote. And here is what he said in Vegas when talking about Towers of Midnight:Brandon Sanderson
"...including one thing is secretly hidden in the books for books and books and books, and I haven't been able to find a hint that any of the fan communities have even gotten a whiff it, which is awesome, because they get a whiff of almost everything. And it is really going to be a shocker when it happens, but it is going to be one of those shockers that people are going to slap their foreheads, why haven't we been talking about this for twelve years..."
Matt Hatch
So—while I find it hard to believe that none of us have found it, or discussed it even in our geekiest "out in left field" craziness, like Mat being the Dark One's Pawn, it sounds like something fun to be on the lookout for over the next year.
Seems to me almost insulting...if we don't or haven't found it.
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It was something we had discussed before, and it was brought up fairly early on in the thread as a possibility. We just couldn't make sense of it.Tags
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Interview: Feb 22nd, 2013
AMOL Signing Report - Terez (Verbatim)Terez
Fain says that the thinning of reality around Shayol Ghul would make it easier for him to anchor himself there, and Dom wants to know if the proximity of the Tower of Ghenjei had anything to do with the fate of Aridhol.
Brandon Sanderson
I honestly don't know. That would make logical sense...
Terez
Yeah, it would...
Brandon Sanderson
But...we could look in the notes. That's one I suspect is not in there.
Terez
Okay.
Brandon Sanderson
But you can say there's a good chance that's the sort of thing that would make sense...
Terez
Yeah, okay.
Brandon Sanderson
Good question.
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Interview: Feb 22nd, 2013
AMOL Signing Report - J. Dauro (Verbatim)Question
In book 6 or 7 when Moiraine gets thrown through the portal, was it RJ's plan to bring her back in Towers of Midnight?
Brandon Sanderson
Yes, he actually wrote most of the scenes that take place in the Tower of Ghenjei and afterwards.
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