Questions tagged [a-memory-of-light]
A Memory of Light is the 14th and final book of The Wheel of Time sequence by Robert Jordan, completed by Brandon Sanderson. It was released January 8th 2013.
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Is it possible to fit "The Fire Within The Ways" within the canon timeline?
Brandon Sanderson has made it quite clear that The Fire Within The Ways, a "deleted scene" from A Memory of Light which was recently published in the Unfettered III anthology, is not canon.
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Who decided the names for the other two parts of the original A Memory of Light?
In the foreword to The Gathering Storm, Sanderson mentions that he was contacted to write the final three books for the Wheel of Time series, which were at the time still part of A Memory of Light.
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What did Mat say in the Old Tongue?
In chapter 27 of A Memory of Light, Mat says:
Laero lendhe an indemela
Min thinks it was:
...Something about a flag.
When questioned about it he says:
It's a saying of the Fallen Army of ...
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Who figured out Rand's fate and how?
Re-reading A Memory Of Light again, and something that didn't bother me so much in the first read-through is that several key folks (his ladies plus Alivia) seemed to know Rand's fate before it ...
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What does "Murdru Kar" mean?
Let's first remember the scene where the Trollocs shout "Murdru Kar":
(A Memory of Light)
Lan’s forces stop their retreat along the banks of the Mora. The ruins of Fal Dara and Fal Moran ...
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Did Pevara prevaricate?
Re-listening to A Memory Of Light. I might add the direct quote if it helps the question, but it's squirreled away somewhere so it's not handy right now.
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How can Thom observe the battle on the valley from the top of Shayol Ghul synchronously?
We know that the nearer you are to Shayol Ghul, the slower the time flows, especially at the last war while Rand is in the cave, struggling with Dark One.
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At the end of A Memory of Light, what is this character's expected lifespan?
Related to but different from A Memory of Light Question on the Epilogue
Spoiler warnings for the end of A Memory of Light, and therefore all of Wheel of Time!
After the Last Battle,
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Did this character really die in A Memory of Light?
In the last book of the Wheel of Time, A Memory of Light, we see that
But is she really dead?
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Which person does King Roedran of Murandy resemble?
According to the below quote, Ashaman and Rand think King Roedran of Murandy resembles someone. Who is this person?
King Roedran of Murandy was one of the last to enter the tent, and
Egwene ...
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The Forsaken and Balefire
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During the War of the Shadow, the use of balefire had a horrible effect on the pattern. Whole cities were burned out of existence and the pattern was almost destroyed before both sides ...
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How was Olver able to do it?
In aMoL,
But, he really shouldn't have been able to do it since Mat is supposed to be the designated wielder of said artefact. What am I missing?
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How would Rand's relationship with these characters be classified?
In aMoL, Rand has a conversation with Gawyn where he states that he's is Galad's half-brother. But he then goes on to state that he is not related to Elayne (presumably by Andoran standards). ...
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The Forsaken after Tarmon Gai'don
From Wikipedia:
Also,
So, that's two. But then there's:
What happens to her after TGS? Does this then make three rather than two?
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What was the point of the switch?
At the end of A Memory of Light,
What was the point of this switch? Won't the new form attract unwanted attention too?
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Are the new factions in A Memory of Light a Sanderson invention?
In A Memory of Light, two new factions are introduced:
Are they from Robert Jordan's notes or are they both a Sanderson invention? IIRC, the second faction above are also mentioned in Towers of ...
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Do we know how much of the ending of "A Memory of Light" did Robert Jordan write himself?
In a comment to this answer to a question speculating on an event in the epilogue of A Memory of Light, someone mentioned that:
the ending was Robert Jordan's, written by him before he died.
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Do we ever see Ishamael channel Saidin?
Warning: Spoilers allowed in answers
Ever since The Eye of the World prologue, Ishamael/Moridin seems to channel the True Power exclusively.
We know that Elan Morin Tedronai was considered Lews ...
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Was Lan ever really dead?
One of the key climactic scenes in A Memory of Light involves two majors characters fighting and apparently killing each other:
This death leads up to the major turning point in the battle:
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Who is the Aiel Woman at the end of A Memory of Light?
In the first section of the Epilogue of Wheel of Time, when
We have the following passage:
She is described as being an woman with white hair, dressed in Aiel clothing. My original assumptions ...
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What happened to Shaidar Haran, the super Myrddraal (minor spoiler)?
Shaidar Haran does not seem to show up at the Last Battle. What is his fate?
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Who were the villagers that Mat sent to keep the river from being dammed? [duplicate]
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The Last Battle - farmers at the river
In the battle at the Fields of Merrilor, Mat makes what seems to be a strange decision. He sends a group of villagers, including women ...
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A character is claimed to have died over the course of the series. When did that happen? [duplicate]
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When else has Mat died? (Wheel of Time, minor spoiler)
In A Memory of Light, it is revealed that:
However, one of the Heroes of the Horn (Artur Hawkwing himself, if I recall ...
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What scene in A Memory of Light did this viewing represent?
Min has this viewing of Rand in Towers of Midnight:
Two dead men on the ground, surrounded by ranks and ranks of Trollocs.
Towers of Midnight, Chapter 13 - For What Has Been Wrought
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What did the boat represent in the Wheel of Time?
Warning: Spoilers for A Memory of Light under spoiler text.
Nicola Treehill had this fortelling, back in Lord of Chaos:
The lion sword, the dedicated spear, she who sees beyond. Three on
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What did the Dark Prophecy in Towers of Midnight mean?
Warning: Spoilers for A Memory of Light under spoiler text.
The Dark Prophecy that Moridin shows to Graendal in Towers of Midnight was:
Lo, it shall come upon the world that the prison of the ...
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The Last Battle - farmers at the river
In "A Memory of Light",
Mat told the Asha'man that it's a story he'd tell him later. I must have missed something.
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What did the title "A Memory of Light" refer to?
One of the things that Robert Jordan left after his untimely death was the title of the final book of the Wheel of Time - A Memory of Light.
Of course, this final book became the "Sanderson Trilogy":...
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What were the questions and answers the Aelfinn gave to Moiraine?
Now that A Memory of Light has been released are we able to deduce what Moiraine's questions / answers were and Rand's final one was from / to the Aelfinn?
We know two of Rand's:
Question: How to ...
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When else has a certain character died? (Wheel of Time, minor spoiler)
Now, this is probably a stupid question, but in a Memory of Light Birgitte mentions to Mat that the time he got hung was not the time he "died and lived again," but that he does not remember it.
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What did this prophecy from the Karaethon Cycle mean in A Memory of Light? (Spoilers)
Warning: heavy spoilers under spoiler text.
How did this prophecy from the Karaethon Cycle play out in A Memory of Light:
Twice dawns the day when his blood is shed. Once for mourning, once
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A Memory of Light Question on the Epilogue
How did Rand al'Thor do what he did at the end of Memory of light?
How was this achieved, and what are the implications?
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Has an official release date of A Memory of Light been published?
Has an official release date of A Memory of Light been published yet?
I have seen some guesses by some book stores of November 2012, but has Brandon Sanderson or anyone related to Team Jordan made a ...
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