Memory of Light- Chapter 2 Spoilers

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An audio version of chapter 2 was released today.

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/10/audioslice-a-memory-of-light-chapter-2-qthe-choice-of-an-ajahq

Has anyone else listened to it? I think it took me about an hour to hear the whole thing. It was my first time listening to an audiobook version of any WoT book. Aside from being completely thrown off balance as to much of the pronunciations of names, I really enjoyed the chapter, although I would have preferred to have been able to read it as well, just for clarification's sake.

If you have listened to it, what did you think?
 

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Did it cut out mid paragraph, or did my connection just drop?
 

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I think it ended with Elayne & Avienhda going to find Min, if that helps.
 

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I heard it, and yes, I was also baffled over how long it was... First that part about Pevara and Androl, and then more from Merrilor. That time when Elayne suddenly talked to Aviendha was hilarious :D
 
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The majority of this novel will take place over a 16-24 hours span. Its the day before the Last Battle. And all the plots (that will be resolved) have to come together in this short span. So expect a lot of intercutting between Merrilor and other locations and events.

As for the chapters contents ... The double bonding was I think the most shocking moment for me. I have always wondered what would happen if that happened and now we know. The fear that Logain might be turned is well represented. At least for the characters. For the reader not so much. Given both Egwene's dreams and Min's viewings I think its safe to say that Logain isn't going to be turned and will lead the revolution in the Black Tower.
 
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Ya, I dont think Logan got turned either. It seams like he has been heavily recruiting and keeping his recruits away from the black tower. I thought him and Rand had 1000 Asha man not involved with the black tower at all. Proof: Rand can gather 100 un tainted (by the black tower) asha men quickly, and does so for the city in Saladea. (sorry, my spelling is terrible) Also Rand specifically has a conversation with logan about recruiting elsewhere. My thoughts could be wrong, but if it is right, then I think 1000+ Asha men can take the black tower by storm.
Although, if Logan is turned it could be how the vision of him laughing and stepping over Rand's body happens. He could kill Rand if he was turned.
I also like the idea of everything happening at once, but I think it will take several days for the last battle to finish, not one. Rand has to die and be resurrected, which I think will take 3 days (he will be dead 3 days before he is resurrected.) then there is the whole senchan plot, which can't be resolved so quickly. They will fight in Tarvalon, egwene will be saved by a seanchan, fortuana will channel, and then they need to have a happy meeting to work out the differences, all before they even prepare for the last battle. And lastly, what happened to all those people who got the mystic idea to go north? I think we will see all those people gather into an army, and that will not happen in a day.
But, I do think things will happen simultaneously. Like the wolves will save Lan, not channelers. The black tower will be resolved internally mostly, without help from Rand. Mat will meet with the seanchan in Ebour Dar, and there will be lots of individual arcs all coming to a close separately.
 

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It's also an audio book, so seems much longer. I imagine if I was reading it myself, it would take a quarter of the time
The double bond was interesting, I have been thinking that should happen eventualy, though it seems a little unlikely Androl was able to create and set the weave in his state, especiaaly given how complex the demale version is
 

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Remember that there are two different male bonds :look: It is the one Logain used on the Aes Sedai-I-temporarily-forgot-the-name-of and there is the bond that Asha-man use to bond with their wives... I believe Androl used the latter...
 

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Was it clear there were two male bonds?
 

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The bond used on the Aes Sedai required them to obey the Asha-Man absolute. I don't see how a man would want to do that with his wife. :cheeseeni:
 

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It might be something they don't know how to change
 
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The Male bond is the same weave more or less both ways. One just has a stronger compelling/obedience portion to it. Something Aes Sedai seem to be able to do as a separate weave touching the parts of the brain where the bond is held. (Myrelle did this in the scene where Lan first came to her).
 
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The double-bond (discovered by Androl & Pevara) will be used by Rand to seal the Bore. However this would require that the two women linked to Rand with Callandor be Avi & Eylane.

They have each bonded him, so now he needs to bond them back.

Then ... "He shall hold a blade of light in his hands and the three shall be one"

See, the double-bond allows them to truly be "one"

Many think that the new cover art excludes Eylane from being one of the two, but since when has the cover art ever accurately shown a scene!
 
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I doubt it will be exactly like that. The double-bond will be important, yes, but not this way. I believe it will be more like a tool to communicate between people during the Last Battle. Like built-in walkie-talkies. That would be nice, personal radio's...
 

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But I think now that Androl will play a significant role in freeing the Black Tower! Or whatever will happen there...

Maybe this bond will mean that he can use both the male and the female parts of the Power, and thus be stronger? That would be great :D
 
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I don't think he will be able to use saisar just like that. He would have to link with a female channeler for that, most likely Pevara.
But maybe both of them will have greater control over the OP when linked, and thus be stronger.
 
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I'll just comment on the audiobook part, I almost exclusively listen to audiobooks, just from a time standpoint. And this pair does read fairly slowly, but it's also very clear and easy to understand. Depending on the reader, I have now bumped my narrator speed up to 2x just to speed it up.. There are sometimes you really have to pay attention, but it seems to be more a normal reading speed.
 
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