Memory of Light Read-through #48: Chapter 42—Impossibilities
By Linda Aviendha POV The Windfinders have lost control of the storm at Thakan’dar, but it’s not all bad. Plants are growing in Thakan’dar as the mountain vibrates. Lightning freezes and clouds form...
View ArticleMemory of Light Read-through #49: Chapter 43—A Field of Glass
By Linda Logain POV Logain is half-Turned—traumatised by mental torture but with Turning attempts on top of stilling. There’s enough of his old self left to know that he has gone wrong. (This is part...
View ArticleMemory of Light Read-through #50: Chapter 44—Two Craftsmen
By Linda Perrin POV The hospital in Mayene is well-informed about how the battles are going. By recognising Chiad, Perrin reminds of her potential dishonour as a gaishain in visiting the battlefield to...
View ArticleMemory of Light Read-through #51: Chapter 45—Tendrils of Mist
By Linda Mat POV“Blood stained the rocks” after the battles on the Heights is a reference to the prophecy of Rand’s blood sacrifice for salvation and that Rand is one with the Land. Mat carries Rand’s...
View ArticleMemory of Light Read-through #52: Chapter 46—To Awaken
By Linda So much tension: the chapter ends on multiple cliffhangers. Rand POV Mere minutes have passed since the three entered Shayol Ghul, so the total eclipse is barely over at the Pit of Doom,...
View ArticleMemory of Light Read-through #53: Chapter 47—Watching the Flow Writhe
By Linda Aviendha POV Both very dextrous weavers, Aviendha and Graendal have almost killed each other. This is a huge credit to Aviendha, since Graendal is much stronger in the power than she and drew...
View ArticleMemory of Light Read-through #54: Chapter 48—A Brilliant Lance
By Linda The previous chapter was very complex and layered; this chapter is simpler, conveying joy at victory and relief that it is over. Elayne, Thom and Min POVs Elayne, Thom, Aviendha and Min were...
View ArticleMemory of Light Read-through #55: Chapter 49—Light and Shadow
By Linda Perrin POV The Dark One’s influence has caused Tel’aran’rhiod to become a Blight—a black wasteland, almost a void. (Rocks still remain, but they are disintegrating.) The world is collapsing in...
View ArticleMemory of Light Read-through #56: Epilogue—To See the Answer
By Linda It’s not a coincidence that the first three POVs are of the ta’veren, with the Dragon first, naturally. Rand POV Here’s a thing: if Rand hadn’t carried Moridin’s body out, there would have...
View Article2018-2019 Updates of Blog Articles
By Linda Having finished my read-through posts, I am resuming the updating of blog articles with information from Robert Jordan’s notes as well as from all the Wheel of Time books and short stories to...
View ArticleDecember to January Updates
By Linda Happy 2019! Wishing all my readers a wonderful year! For the last couple of months I have been checking the links in the indexes and the updated articles on the blog listed in the post below...
View ArticleThree Character Essays Updated
The last two weeks, I've updated a few of the character parallels essays with new information from Robert Jordan's blog, the WOT interview database and from my own research. Lews TherinMesaanaSemirhage
View ArticleIt's Been Ten Years!
By Linda In mid March 2009, the Thirteenth Depository went public, reposting essays wotmaniacs Linda, Dom, Mar, Peter and Bob wrote for the fan website wotmania, along with a lot of new Wheel of Time...
View ArticleOne new and three updated essays.
By Linda At JordanCon last month, I gave a presentation on Wheel of Time eschatology or end-times. I wrote a long essay on this subject years ago, but put off updating it until the Companion had been...
View ArticleUpdates Completed on One Power Articles
By Linda For the last few weeks I've been updating the articles that deal with the One Power and Channelling with information from Robert Jordan's notes, booksignings and interviews. The main articles...
View ArticleBlog articles on the Shadow have been updated
By Linda For the last few weeks, I've mainly been working on real life things, some rewarding, some just ordinary stuff. Anyway, I was also slowly my way through updating the articles on the Shadow...
View ArticleLatest Updates on the Nations and Society Articles
By Linda This week I updated a few articles on the nations and societies with information from Robert Jordan's notes, booksignings and interviews. Also improving formatting and links. These articles...
View ArticleWheel of Time Costume Articles Updated
By Linda These last few weeks I've been working on updating the two large Wheel of Time costume articles with information from Robert Jordan's notes. Some nations had significant additions--including...
View ArticleThree Aes Sedai Articles Updated
By Linda I've begun updating the last category of articles - The Aes Sedai. Three articles have been updated so far with information from Robert Jordan's notes and interviews.The Black AjahAes Sedai...
View ArticleFinal Aes Sedai articles updated--article updates now complete
By Linda Continuing with updates in the last category of articles, The Aes Sedai, the final five articles have been updated with information from Robert Jordan's notes and interviews. There is a lot of...
View ArticleNew Blog Article: Channeller Training Outside the White Tower
By Linda I've written an article about how the various non-Aes Sedai channellers are trained. This is based not only on the books, but includes quite a bit of information from Robert Jordan's notes....
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Three Women - Character Parallels for Elayne, Aviendha and Min
By Linda "I've seen this," Min said. "I knew it would come the day I first met him. We three, together, here." - A Memory of Light, Epilogue Three witches, three empowering women, three lovers of the...
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Character Parallels: Egwene and Gawyn
By Linda Egwene is the first female character we see in the series. Forthright, active and enterprising, she sets the standard for all the women. The inn-keeper’s daughter was originally expected to...
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Character Parallels: Nynaeve and Lan
By Linda One of the most iconic love stories of the series is that of Lan and Nynaeve: the kingly paramount Knight, who was wedded to his quest and bonded to a fairy princess who had renounced her...
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Character Parallels: Moiraine and Thom
By Linda Moiraine and Thom are a magical duo: one an adept magical user, the other a master of sleight of hand, music and Story. Story and music spellbind their audiences and music is particularly...
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