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Knife of Dreams: Book Eleven of 'the Wheel of Time'
by Robert Jordan
The dead walking, food spoiling, buildings shifting… Tarmon Gai’don is finally coming in a big way! And boy did Robert Jordan finally deliver after four sloggy books. Things HAPPENED this book! A BUNCH of things! I’m so excited for this series to be good again! :D
CHARACTERS:
•Rand—Nothing much happened with my boy except LOSING HIS WHOLE FREAKING HAND. At least it was his non-dominant hand? I keep imagining him eventually conjuring up some kinda hand made out of the Power or something. Or maybe he’ll just shoot that flame sword straight out from his stump. The other notable Rand moment was when Lews Therin finally got hold of the Power and did the absolute COOLEST SHIT with it. Epic. Speaking of, now Semirhage has outed Rand’s hearing Lews Therin in his head to everyone. Probably good that others know now, though? Also, I think the Aelfinn saying Rand has to “die to live” might be that Lews Therin will die (again) in order for Rand to keep living. Like, the “Dragon Reborn” will die but Rand al’Thor won’t. And somehow Alivia will help that come to pass.
•Mat—Only Mat would insist he wants nothing to do with nobles, marry a royal, and then have the audacity to be shocked when that makes him a noble too. Now he’s the Prince of Ravens, thus completing the ta’veren furry club. Honestly there wasn’t much with Mat beyond his relationship with Tuon in this book, but he’s his usual battle strategist extraordinaire self, and now (hopefully now???) he and Thom and Noal are gonna go rescue Moiraine! :D
•Perrin—AFTER THREE BOOKS he finally completes his mission, not only saving Faile, but apparently striking the final blow to the Shaido in the process. MY MAN. I hope now he can stop being so moody and get back to being amazing like he used to be. Also, shoutout to the random progression of him and Berelain apparently now being so platonic Perrin’s actually shocked anyone still speculates they’re having an affair. I don’t know where that came from but I am SO HERE FOR IT. Berelain should’ve dropped it like two books ago. Additional shoutout to Tam’s random appearance to help out. Someone please give him the full lowdown on his son.
•Faile—Finally saved! It’s about time. I love that she kept a level head the whole time and even built up a little group of followers. I am sad that her friend Rolan died. Obviously he made a terrible choice to join up with the Shaido as a Mera’din instead of accepting Rand as the Car’a’carn. But he was still a good guy and I’m honestly surprised how little Faile really seemed to care about Perrin killing him.
•Egwene—So we’re all well aware of how utterly idiotic it was for Egwene to put herself in a position to be captured in the first place last book. THAT SAID, she was so incredibly badass this book. The way she is absolutely, effortlessly OWNING the whole Tower while she’s there. Getting all the novices behind her by just being a decent person and Amyrlin, sowing discord amongst the sisters, not letting anyone make a fool of her ever, even planting a seed of doubt (or twenty) in Mattin Stepaneos’s head. Absolute PERFECTION. I can’t wait for Elaida to see how badly she’s failed to “break” her. I also hope that with hourly doses of mild forkroot all day every day, Egwene develops an immunity to the stuff and truly becomes ungovernable.
•Min—Unfortunately did nothing but exist. Again. She acutely feels Rand’s pain and pities the emotions he won’t let himself feel. She glares at Alivia. That’s pretty much it.
•Elayne—If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times: I’d rather Dyelin take the throne. BUT I don’t even care anymore. I’m just happy this succession nonsense is finally dealt with! It was long past boring. Thank the Light she’s finally ACTUALLY queen and we can (hopefully) move on to other things! Other notable Elayne moment: when she got the other two Aes Sedai (and the Black Ajah IMPOSTER) killed because she refused to plan enough and properly think out the consequences of her actions. In fact, if she had taken even one day to think before acting, those other Black sisters probably wouldn’t have just popped in unexpectedly and it might’ve actually gone to plan without a hitch. At least she finally arrested Daved Hanlon/Doilin Mellar. (Side note: I wonder if Venr, Cieryl, and Tavan—Careane’s three Warders—are also Black Ajah or not.)
•Aviendha—Not only did she not do much, she was scarcely even IN the book at all. She does have another new Talent though: the ability to intuit a ter’angreal’s purpose. How convenient.
•Nynaeve—I don’t think she did anything of note but rally the troops on Lan’s behalf. (Except glare at Alivia, of course, mustn’t forget that.) But I will admit her strategic meddling to force Lan to ride across the entirety of the Borderlands, and get all the Malkieri and those allied to them to join him, before entering the Blight to face his destiny or whatever was pretty badass in an Aes Sedai way. It was pretty shit in a wife way.
•Lan—This poor man had the decency to not scrutinize his wife’s words and got absolutely kicked in the ass for it. But if he’s gonna be emo and broody all the time, he should be ready for his loved ones to absolutely not put up with that shit. You want to go fight for Malkier’s honor despite how pointless that is? Fine, but you gotta take an army, bitch.
•Loial—Not only is he finally back, but he’s stepping up! He’s gonna participate in his first Stump! And probably rally the Ogier to not abandon everyone. (I wonder what they’re gonna make of the Seanchan Gardeners.)
SHIPS:
•Rand/Min/Aviendha/Elayne—I’m not even going to list them separately this time because a) they’ve all pretty much agreed to be polygamous at this point, and b) not a single development happened between any of them.
•Mat/Tuon—So they finally got married. I still don’t know what Mat really sees in her, considering she’s the head of their greatest enemy besides the Shadow, AND she’s grossly committed to slavery and all the horrible conditions that go with it, but oh well I guess. As for her, I think she already likes Mat more than she lets on. I can only assume this relationship will lead to change in the Seanchan for the better.
•Perrin/Faile—REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD. Their relationship isn’t always great, but ultimately I do like them together and I’m happy this kidnapped storyline has finally concluded. Also, I really want a moment next book where Faile makes everyone who doubted Perrin’s fidelity feel like absolute morons.
•Lan/Nynaeve—Again, their only moment this book was Nynaeve manipulating him for his own good, but they’re still so cute together.
•Domon/Egeanin—They got married! I know I said I didn’t feel too hot about them anymore before, but I was LYING because nope, I still love them. I’m happy she’s finally breaking off ties with the Seanchan and becoming a more decent person. But I wish I knew if she was REALLY going to stick to Leilwin or not. I’m not about deadnaming people, but she only changed it like out of shame, so…? I really don’t know what to call her now.
•Loial/Erith—ANOTHER marriage this book! Never would’ve guessed triple weddings would occur in any one book in this series (unless we count Rand possibly marrying all three of his girlfriends as separate weddings). But they’re so cute together! And I have a feeling Erith is going to be more lenient with Loial than he’s expecting and more considerate of his desires than his mom is.
EVENTS:
MOIRAINE: SHE’S ALIVE. I’m so happy a) because I love Moiraine and have sorely missed her! Even after all these books, she’s still easily in my top 5 favorite Aes Sedai, and b) because I love being proven right. FIVE BOOKS I’ve refused to let my theory go and it was allllll worth it. We better get a move-on with rescuing her because I CAN’T WAIT. I need her to be saved and then immediately bitchslap the broodiness out of Rand.
SHAIDO/GALINA: It looks we have finally, FINALLY defeated an antagonist! For eleven books we just keep collecting new villains without actually dealing with any of them (even freaking Padan Fain is still running around despite how irrelevant he’s become), but FINALLY it looks like the Shaido are really leaving FOR GOOD. And taking Galina with them, to be a miserable slave for the rest of her pathetic life. Very fitting. Don’t get me wrong, I’d rather they all died so we’re really POSITIVE they won’t be a nuisance any longer, but this is satisfying enough. (The only thing that rubs me the wrong way is the fact that someone like Therava still has an oath rod. Wish she didn’t.)
SUROTH: Honestly I wasn’t expecting Suroth to turn out to be a Darkfriend, but I’m not really surprised either, on account of she’s a bitch. One of my favorite moments is Semirhage just completely shutting down so much of Seanchan’s culture as being stupid. And how she so easily massacred their precious empress. Anyway, Tuon absolutely not falling for Suroth’s bullshit for even a moment and sentencing her to become da’covale was EPIC. I wonder if this is the last we’re going to see of her.
BLACK/WHITE TOWER ALLIANCE: The way Rand is like “obviously the easier solution is not to free the bonded Aes Sedai, but instead to let an equal number of Asha’man be bonded in exchange.” It’s just as well though, since the Aes Sedai were wanting to bond Asha’man anyway. Maybe one day they can just *gasp* work together instead of committing to a lifelong magical contract.
HALIMA AND DELANA: Again, after WAY too many books, the rebels FINALLY catch onto Halima and Delana being evil! It’s about time! I’m happy it’s finally becoming public knowledge that there is a woman who can channel saidin too. Everyone should be made aware of that and that saidin is clean.
TAIM: So we knew from the attack in book 8 that Taim was anti-Rand, but, as with so SO many antagonists in this series, that didn’t necessarily mean he was allied with the Shadow. Update: Taim is allied with the Shadow. Turns out the Asha’man have their own little Black Ajah, how sweet. I’m very concerned what the Reds bonding any of these guys might lead to.
THE BOOK OF TRANSLATION: What in the Light is this? The Ogier were talking as though this book can like magically transfer them to some other dimension? WHAT? Is it a ter’angreal like the Aelfinn/Eelfinn doorways? I can’t believe the Ogier are just going to abandon everyone? Why do they think Tarmon Gai’don isn’t their problem? This world belongs to Ogier just as much as to humans.
GALAD: I’ve never really liked Galad, but ngl, watching him kill Valda, and in doing so a) avenge his mother’s rape, b) gain Valda’s heron-marked blade, thus deeming him a blade master himself, and c) basically get voted in as the new Lord Captain Commander was pretty badass. I still don’t like the Whitecloaks either, but if they HAVE to be around, I can’t think of anyone I’d rather have leading them. Hopefully Galad can reform them into a group who actually contributes to society in a positive and helpful way.
ARAM: I find it so funny how after basically adopting this kid and having him obsess over him like a small child with his idol, Perrin barely spares a second thought over him dying. He really didn’t GAF about Aram, which would be kind of sad except I also didn’t GAF about Aram, and am pleased he’s finally dead. Anyone who takes to Masema like that needs to be put down like a rabid dog. That said, I’m happy Perrin didn’t have to do it himself.
OLVER: Okay, this sounds crazy, but after hearing about how EXCEPTIONALLY ugly this kid is for about the hundredth time, I can’t help wondering if he’s Gaidal Cain? It doesn’t make much sense, given that Gaidal got spun out again in book 5, and we first meet Olver not long after that when he’s already nine years old, but I think RJ did say something about how the Pattern can kinda spit you out anywhere on the timeline? So in that case it would make sense.
THE AMAYAR: Are we supposed to know who the heck the Atha’an Miere were talking about when discussing the Amayar? That part confused me so much. They sound almost like the Tuatha’an, people who for whatever reason the Sea Folk took it upon themselves to look out for. And now they like all committed suicide because the Tremalking statue melted after Rand cleansed saidin?
KEEPING UP WITH THE FORSAKEN:
•Aginor/Osan’gar—Is he dead or isn’t he? After cosplaying as Dashiva, I think he was blasted by balefire by Elza (who I don’t think knew who he was), but I would love solid confirmation.
•Balthamel/Aran’gar—Love that she’s a bisexual queen confirmed. Her cosplay as Halima has finally come to an end (thank the Light). I wonder where she and Delana have run off to.
•Demandred—Still kicking. Don’t think he’s done anything of note.
•Graendal—Also doesn’t do much.
•Ishamael/Moridin—Is he the face in Rand’s head? Rand said that was a trick Ishamael knew. If he was that random guy who showed up when Rand was fighting Sammael, why would he help Rand? (Rand already has Lews Therin and four Warder bonds and visions of Mat and Perrin in his head, what’s ONE MORE GUY??)
•Lanfear/Cyndane—Also isn’t doing much, probably because of the cour’souvra. I wonder if she’d still try to ally herself with Rand if given the chance, or if she’s well and truly done with that now?
•Mesaana—Still chilling in the Tower, I guess. Alviarin saw who she was but I don’t think the reader did. But she was punished by Shaidar Haran for it.
•Moghedien—Also passive. Still held at gunpoint by the cour’souvra like Cyndane.
•Sammael—Is he dead or isn’t he? If Moridin was that guy, then he should know. I want confirmation!
•Semirhage—I know she had a plan to collar Rand and co. and all, but she seems wayyyyyyyy too calm about being captured. Makes me suspicious. (Also, obviously not pleased about the mass production of male a’dams. I wonder if Rand will get collared for a minute before the end of all this.)
“When the Wolf King carries the hammer, thus are the final days known. When the fox marries the raven, and the trumpets of battle are blown.” I guess Perrin and Mat have officially reined in Tarmon Gai’don. IT’S HERE.
Overall, SUCH a better book than any of the Slog ones, especially 10. I can’t wait for the last three books to be even better! :D
CHARACTERS:
•Rand—Nothing much happened with my boy except LOSING HIS WHOLE FREAKING HAND. At least it was his non-dominant hand? I keep imagining him eventually conjuring up some kinda hand made out of the Power or something. Or maybe he’ll just shoot that flame sword straight out from his stump. The other notable Rand moment was when Lews Therin finally got hold of the Power and did the absolute COOLEST SHIT with it. Epic. Speaking of, now Semirhage has outed Rand’s hearing Lews Therin in his head to everyone. Probably good that others know now, though? Also, I think the Aelfinn saying Rand has to “die to live” might be that Lews Therin will die (again) in order for Rand to keep living. Like, the “Dragon Reborn” will die but Rand al’Thor won’t. And somehow Alivia will help that come to pass.
•Mat—Only Mat would insist he wants nothing to do with nobles, marry a royal, and then have the audacity to be shocked when that makes him a noble too. Now he’s the Prince of Ravens, thus completing the ta’veren furry club. Honestly there wasn’t much with Mat beyond his relationship with Tuon in this book, but he’s his usual battle strategist extraordinaire self, and now (hopefully now???) he and Thom and Noal are gonna go rescue Moiraine! :D
•Perrin—AFTER THREE BOOKS he finally completes his mission, not only saving Faile, but apparently striking the final blow to the Shaido in the process. MY MAN. I hope now he can stop being so moody and get back to being amazing like he used to be. Also, shoutout to the random progression of him and Berelain apparently now being so platonic Perrin’s actually shocked anyone still speculates they’re having an affair. I don’t know where that came from but I am SO HERE FOR IT. Berelain should’ve dropped it like two books ago. Additional shoutout to Tam’s random appearance to help out. Someone please give him the full lowdown on his son.
•Faile—Finally saved! It’s about time. I love that she kept a level head the whole time and even built up a little group of followers. I am sad that her friend Rolan died. Obviously he made a terrible choice to join up with the Shaido as a Mera’din instead of accepting Rand as the Car’a’carn. But he was still a good guy and I’m honestly surprised how little Faile really seemed to care about Perrin killing him.
•Egwene—So we’re all well aware of how utterly idiotic it was for Egwene to put herself in a position to be captured in the first place last book. THAT SAID, she was so incredibly badass this book. The way she is absolutely, effortlessly OWNING the whole Tower while she’s there. Getting all the novices behind her by just being a decent person and Amyrlin, sowing discord amongst the sisters, not letting anyone make a fool of her ever, even planting a seed of doubt (or twenty) in Mattin Stepaneos’s head. Absolute PERFECTION. I can’t wait for Elaida to see how badly she’s failed to “break” her. I also hope that with hourly doses of mild forkroot all day every day, Egwene develops an immunity to the stuff and truly becomes ungovernable.
•Min—Unfortunately did nothing but exist. Again. She acutely feels Rand’s pain and pities the emotions he won’t let himself feel. She glares at Alivia. That’s pretty much it.
•Elayne—If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times: I’d rather Dyelin take the throne. BUT I don’t even care anymore. I’m just happy this succession nonsense is finally dealt with! It was long past boring. Thank the Light she’s finally ACTUALLY queen and we can (hopefully) move on to other things! Other notable Elayne moment: when she got the other two Aes Sedai (and the Black Ajah IMPOSTER) killed because she refused to plan enough and properly think out the consequences of her actions. In fact, if she had taken even one day to think before acting, those other Black sisters probably wouldn’t have just popped in unexpectedly and it might’ve actually gone to plan without a hitch. At least she finally arrested Daved Hanlon/Doilin Mellar. (Side note: I wonder if Venr, Cieryl, and Tavan—Careane’s three Warders—are also Black Ajah or not.)
•Aviendha—Not only did she not do much, she was scarcely even IN the book at all. She does have another new Talent though: the ability to intuit a ter’angreal’s purpose. How convenient.
•Nynaeve—I don’t think she did anything of note but rally the troops on Lan’s behalf. (Except glare at Alivia, of course, mustn’t forget that.) But I will admit her strategic meddling to force Lan to ride across the entirety of the Borderlands, and get all the Malkieri and those allied to them to join him, before entering the Blight to face his destiny or whatever was pretty badass in an Aes Sedai way. It was pretty shit in a wife way.
•Lan—This poor man had the decency to not scrutinize his wife’s words and got absolutely kicked in the ass for it. But if he’s gonna be emo and broody all the time, he should be ready for his loved ones to absolutely not put up with that shit. You want to go fight for Malkier’s honor despite how pointless that is? Fine, but you gotta take an army, bitch.
•Loial—Not only is he finally back, but he’s stepping up! He’s gonna participate in his first Stump! And probably rally the Ogier to not abandon everyone. (I wonder what they’re gonna make of the Seanchan Gardeners.)
SHIPS:
•Rand/Min/Aviendha/Elayne—I’m not even going to list them separately this time because a) they’ve all pretty much agreed to be polygamous at this point, and b) not a single development happened between any of them.
•Mat/Tuon—So they finally got married. I still don’t know what Mat really sees in her, considering she’s the head of their greatest enemy besides the Shadow, AND she’s grossly committed to slavery and all the horrible conditions that go with it, but oh well I guess. As for her, I think she already likes Mat more than she lets on. I can only assume this relationship will lead to change in the Seanchan for the better.
•Perrin/Faile—REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD. Their relationship isn’t always great, but ultimately I do like them together and I’m happy this kidnapped storyline has finally concluded. Also, I really want a moment next book where Faile makes everyone who doubted Perrin’s fidelity feel like absolute morons.
•Lan/Nynaeve—Again, their only moment this book was Nynaeve manipulating him for his own good, but they’re still so cute together.
•Domon/Egeanin—They got married! I know I said I didn’t feel too hot about them anymore before, but I was LYING because nope, I still love them. I’m happy she’s finally breaking off ties with the Seanchan and becoming a more decent person. But I wish I knew if she was REALLY going to stick to Leilwin or not. I’m not about deadnaming people, but she only changed it like out of shame, so…? I really don’t know what to call her now.
•Loial/Erith—ANOTHER marriage this book! Never would’ve guessed triple weddings would occur in any one book in this series (unless we count Rand possibly marrying all three of his girlfriends as separate weddings). But they’re so cute together! And I have a feeling Erith is going to be more lenient with Loial than he’s expecting and more considerate of his desires than his mom is.
EVENTS:
MOIRAINE: SHE’S ALIVE. I’m so happy a) because I love Moiraine and have sorely missed her! Even after all these books, she’s still easily in my top 5 favorite Aes Sedai, and b) because I love being proven right. FIVE BOOKS I’ve refused to let my theory go and it was allllll worth it. We better get a move-on with rescuing her because I CAN’T WAIT. I need her to be saved and then immediately bitchslap the broodiness out of Rand.
SHAIDO/GALINA: It looks we have finally, FINALLY defeated an antagonist! For eleven books we just keep collecting new villains without actually dealing with any of them (even freaking Padan Fain is still running around despite how irrelevant he’s become), but FINALLY it looks like the Shaido are really leaving FOR GOOD. And taking Galina with them, to be a miserable slave for the rest of her pathetic life. Very fitting. Don’t get me wrong, I’d rather they all died so we’re really POSITIVE they won’t be a nuisance any longer, but this is satisfying enough. (The only thing that rubs me the wrong way is the fact that someone like Therava still has an oath rod. Wish she didn’t.)
SUROTH: Honestly I wasn’t expecting Suroth to turn out to be a Darkfriend, but I’m not really surprised either, on account of she’s a bitch. One of my favorite moments is Semirhage just completely shutting down so much of Seanchan’s culture as being stupid. And how she so easily massacred their precious empress. Anyway, Tuon absolutely not falling for Suroth’s bullshit for even a moment and sentencing her to become da’covale was EPIC. I wonder if this is the last we’re going to see of her.
BLACK/WHITE TOWER ALLIANCE: The way Rand is like “obviously the easier solution is not to free the bonded Aes Sedai, but instead to let an equal number of Asha’man be bonded in exchange.” It’s just as well though, since the Aes Sedai were wanting to bond Asha’man anyway. Maybe one day they can just *gasp* work together instead of committing to a lifelong magical contract.
HALIMA AND DELANA: Again, after WAY too many books, the rebels FINALLY catch onto Halima and Delana being evil! It’s about time! I’m happy it’s finally becoming public knowledge that there is a woman who can channel saidin too. Everyone should be made aware of that and that saidin is clean.
TAIM: So we knew from the attack in book 8 that Taim was anti-Rand, but, as with so SO many antagonists in this series, that didn’t necessarily mean he was allied with the Shadow. Update: Taim is allied with the Shadow. Turns out the Asha’man have their own little Black Ajah, how sweet. I’m very concerned what the Reds bonding any of these guys might lead to.
THE BOOK OF TRANSLATION: What in the Light is this? The Ogier were talking as though this book can like magically transfer them to some other dimension? WHAT? Is it a ter’angreal like the Aelfinn/Eelfinn doorways? I can’t believe the Ogier are just going to abandon everyone? Why do they think Tarmon Gai’don isn’t their problem? This world belongs to Ogier just as much as to humans.
GALAD: I’ve never really liked Galad, but ngl, watching him kill Valda, and in doing so a) avenge his mother’s rape, b) gain Valda’s heron-marked blade, thus deeming him a blade master himself, and c) basically get voted in as the new Lord Captain Commander was pretty badass. I still don’t like the Whitecloaks either, but if they HAVE to be around, I can’t think of anyone I’d rather have leading them. Hopefully Galad can reform them into a group who actually contributes to society in a positive and helpful way.
ARAM: I find it so funny how after basically adopting this kid and having him obsess over him like a small child with his idol, Perrin barely spares a second thought over him dying. He really didn’t GAF about Aram, which would be kind of sad except I also didn’t GAF about Aram, and am pleased he’s finally dead. Anyone who takes to Masema like that needs to be put down like a rabid dog. That said, I’m happy Perrin didn’t have to do it himself.
OLVER: Okay, this sounds crazy, but after hearing about how EXCEPTIONALLY ugly this kid is for about the hundredth time, I can’t help wondering if he’s Gaidal Cain? It doesn’t make much sense, given that Gaidal got spun out again in book 5, and we first meet Olver not long after that when he’s already nine years old, but I think RJ did say something about how the Pattern can kinda spit you out anywhere on the timeline? So in that case it would make sense.
THE AMAYAR: Are we supposed to know who the heck the Atha’an Miere were talking about when discussing the Amayar? That part confused me so much. They sound almost like the Tuatha’an, people who for whatever reason the Sea Folk took it upon themselves to look out for. And now they like all committed suicide because the Tremalking statue melted after Rand cleansed saidin?
KEEPING UP WITH THE FORSAKEN:
•Aginor/Osan’gar—Is he dead or isn’t he? After cosplaying as Dashiva, I think he was blasted by balefire by Elza (who I don’t think knew who he was), but I would love solid confirmation.
•Balthamel/Aran’gar—Love that she’s a bisexual queen confirmed. Her cosplay as Halima has finally come to an end (thank the Light). I wonder where she and Delana have run off to.
•Demandred—Still kicking. Don’t think he’s done anything of note.
•Graendal—Also doesn’t do much.
•Ishamael/Moridin—Is he the face in Rand’s head? Rand said that was a trick Ishamael knew. If he was that random guy who showed up when Rand was fighting Sammael, why would he help Rand? (Rand already has Lews Therin and four Warder bonds and visions of Mat and Perrin in his head, what’s ONE MORE GUY??)
•Lanfear/Cyndane—Also isn’t doing much, probably because of the cour’souvra. I wonder if she’d still try to ally herself with Rand if given the chance, or if she’s well and truly done with that now?
•Mesaana—Still chilling in the Tower, I guess. Alviarin saw who she was but I don’t think the reader did. But she was punished by Shaidar Haran for it.
•Moghedien—Also passive. Still held at gunpoint by the cour’souvra like Cyndane.
•Sammael—Is he dead or isn’t he? If Moridin was that guy, then he should know. I want confirmation!
•Semirhage—I know she had a plan to collar Rand and co. and all, but she seems wayyyyyyyy too calm about being captured. Makes me suspicious. (Also, obviously not pleased about the mass production of male a’dams. I wonder if Rand will get collared for a minute before the end of all this.)
“When the Wolf King carries the hammer, thus are the final days known. When the fox marries the raven, and the trumpets of battle are blown.” I guess Perrin and Mat have officially reined in Tarmon Gai’don. IT’S HERE.
Overall, SUCH a better book than any of the Slog ones, especially 10. I can’t wait for the last three books to be even better! :D