Elaida wanted to throw Rand in jail in book 1. She had no proof that he had done anything wrong but he made her suspicious. Queen Morgase had to step in and stop the Aes Sedai. Elayne and Gawyn tried to help Rand but Elaida wouldn't listen. Elaida was a jerk in book 1 long before Fain came into...
The Seanchan wanted every each nation to swear the new oath. The world followed Artur Hawkwing and now honor demands that they must bow to the descendance of Hawking's son, Luthair.
Oaths are very important to the Seanchan!
Tanchico just became one colony of many new settlements.
The Aiel also...
I'm rereading the Great Hunt and seeing all kinds of foreshadowing about Verrin.
I've done rereads before but it seems more and more obvious each time for both Verrin and Sheriam(sorry about spelling).
I agree with the earlier posts: I can't wait to see what channeling looks like. I am also excited to see how Min's visions look. I hope the show uses visuals like the books did: female channelers learning to use their powers by imagining an opening rose and saidin being like a raging river. I...
Nynaeve is not one of my favorite characters but I relate to her desire to heal and help others. I like how even Mat notices that she took death personally.
I never understood how Rand fell for Aviendha. She was mean to him from day one!
I thought they would have to dance the spears before either one of them could even respect the other!
I agree with you about Lan. He's the type of guy a girl can respect but not the type I could talk with.
Rand seemed sweet and caring in books one and two but duty already changed him in book three. He got too angst-y to be around.
I would have to choose either Perrin or Mat (Mat might make a...
The Matt scenes upset me because they just pointed out how much I didn't get to see. Matt is out planning and doing but readers don't get to see that! We're stuck watching Perrin chase after Faile and Eguene do all the things she said she'd never do!
She complained about Siuan Sanche using...