01-31-2003, 01:56 PM | #201 |
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For information about Wheel of Time go to wotmainia.com or there is another site that is rather good. It might be dragonmount.com, but I'm not sure.
Mat doesn't exactley become more mature. He just doesn't have much of a chance to have his fun. But he still complains about it. The books are moving a little slow at the moment, but I think the purpose of Book 10 was to set things up for Book 11, which, unless the series is going to have 20 books, should be quite eventful. Rosie
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02-03-2003, 06:03 AM | #202 |
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I though book 10 left a lot of loose ends that will take ages to be explained
Is it just me or is the WOT set after present day coz they talk about helicopters and lifts (elevators)? Perrin irritates me esp. since Faile got kidnaped she was the only interesting part of his scenes esp. when shes argueing with Berelain
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02-03-2003, 01:29 PM | #203 |
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i've started to read it but i've been busy so i haven't got very far. also i read about five books at one time so it takes me a while
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02-06-2003, 04:09 PM | #204 |
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I really don't know how everything is going to be wrapped up in two books, as they are supposed to be. There are SO many plot lines all going on at once, it would seem at least four or so books would be needed.
I really don't know when Wheel of Time is set. I always thought it was a little before our time (they talk about people inventing the car at Rand's university in Cairhien) but in a parallel world like the one Hurin, Rand, Loial, and "Selene" were in in The Great Hunt. Both Perrin and Rand have annoyed me recently too. I never particularly like Faile, but I wanted her back so Perrin will FINALLY stop complaining. Wayfarer, why did you hate everything besides Mat and Perrin? Rosie
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02-13-2003, 04:10 PM | #206 |
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Thats a good point, perhaps the Wheel of Time is the distant future. I never thought about it that way. It's sort of interesting to think about. Maybe I can become a Hero of the Horn somehow and come back then to help out Mat, Perrin, Rand and the rest.
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I'm bringing this thread back!
Do you think Moiraine will ever come back? I think that will be a big part of Book 11, because in an earlier Book, Min says it was her onnly vision that has ever been wrong. Then, when Mat plays Snakes and Foxes with Olver (the Snakes and the Foxes are the people in the Aelfinn and Eelfinn) he says: Quote:
What do you think? Rosie
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02-28-2003, 04:24 AM | #208 |
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Ugh, these books suck. Why did I read this thread?
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What's your fav. book?? I like The Dragon Reborn and The Lord of Chaos When do you think they're going to kill off another Forsaken off?? Although you don't actually know the death toll from Winter's heart. Who do u think got killed?? Who are Oran'gar and Asan'gar?? This is really irritating me but i think they could be Balthamel and Aginor?? I hope they bring Moirianne back she was a good source of sarcastic remarks like Cadsuane
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02-28-2003, 08:46 AM | #210 |
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When is the next book coming out?
About the time problem: In The Wheel of Time, time is, well, a wheel. The Ages come and go, around and around and around and around . . . So it takes place in both the future and the past, so to speak. If you pay very close attention, you can find references to modern-day occurrences. For example: The Eye of the World - check out what Thom says when he first appears in the Two Rivers. Remember how he jumps up on a rock and starts juggling? Read what he says! He's talking about telling ancient stories from before the Age of Legends. Examples of these stories are that of Terez (or something like that) the fabulous mother of Ind, some guy with a name like Lenn going to the moon on an eagle, and some other things I forgot. Compare these two examples to the following: Mother Teresa of India, John Glenn going to the moon in the Eagle . Thom is talking about things from our time! So I think WOT takes place two "ages" in the future. After our time comes the Age of Legends, when magic and technology are both at their height, then WOT. Things just go in circles with slight differences. I wonder how many ages there are?
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im only on From the Two Rivers, and im getting To The Blight. How many books is there actually?
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Elendili, I think my favorite books are Dragon Reborn and Crown of Swords But I liked them all! Rosie
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I just finished Winter's heart, and it was pretty good, but I liked The Dragon Reborn best.
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Well, now I'm on Crossroads of Twilight. Anyone read it yet?
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I know there's the normal 10 books but what are "the two rivers " and "to the blight" books are they extended versions or something?
Amandil don't make me drag you through the screen and rip your head off. go away
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Grr, I was once arguing with a WoT lover, and they're like, "Well, women are more present in WoT than in LoTR"
and I'm like, "That's because LoTR Is fantasy that makes sense. LoTR was supposed to be an image of what Medieval times ACTUALLY WERE." Then they're like, "Well, there are 10 huge books in the series. That's alot more writing than LoTR." So I replied, "Wel, if Robert Jordan has to write 10 large books to match up to Tolkien's 3 in LoTR, then they can't be that good." Then they're like, "Well, Robert Jordan make a language to go along with his books, and people search for weeks online to find more information about it!" So I say, "Tolkien created 16 languages, and he wrote books finalizing his languages and making them ACTUAL LANGUAGES, not some made-up dribble."
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I believe I 'pwnd' him bad, if you know what I mean.
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