General WoT discussion

[Myrddraal]

I realise now that we need a thread for this. Just some notes, if you have any text which contains spoilers (info from later books), post them like this:

Spoiler (highlight the next line to read)
-:Put your text here:-

If you want to use this format, just quote my text to see how its done.

[Myrddraal]

Heres my question to you. The entire thing is a spoiler, so just highlight it:

Spoiler from the last book (highlight the next lines to read)
-:At the end of the last book, theres a Domani general who plans to attack the Seanchan. If I remember correctly, one of the Shienarans mentions his name when listing great generals... His plan is basically this: Hes going to ride across the Almoth plain with some Taraboner Freedom fighters, and do as much damage to the Seanchan as he can (burn camps etc etc). Then hes going to ride back across the Almoth Plain with, hopefully, the Seanchan hot on his heels. He then leads them into a trap. Have I got it right so far? But how can he possibly hope to pull this off. As far as I can see, hes got no hope of getting back across the Almoth plain if he'll have Raken chasing him... Perhaps Rand will help him out?:-

[GodsPetMonkey]

or better still, use the spoil tags....

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

this is done by putting your text between (SPOIL) and (/SPOIL). Replace the curved brackets with square ones!

Then those of us whe dont use the default theme (go the black theme!) wont be spoiled either!

[Ldvs]

It's a pleasure to bring here the inevitable newbie question.
I've managed to read the first 3 books within 3 weeks and so far I must admit it's been a very pleasant reading.
However, I've read too many reviews for my own safety. Many people seem to complain that the characters' behaviours (blushing every two seconds, smoothing dresses etc...) which are quite funny at the beginning are getting on the readers' nerves in the end. I've also heard of many chapters dedicated to practically useless characters, just for the purpose of ending Jordan's series at his twelfth book.

Now that I've bought 7 out the 10 books there's no going back, so you can reply in all honestly
So, is the storyline fading away? Do the numerous unimportant characters make you lose the track?

[Black_Draen]

Nah, I don't think so. In my opinion it only adds to the depth and background of the books. But of course, some patience is needed

[Steppe Merc]

Agreed. I still quite like it.
Myrddraal:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Rodel Ituralde was the guy. I think that he was going to use those Taraboners to infiltrate the Seanchan. A few hear, a few there until their through out the army. This way, not only will their be a battle, but also other Taraboners inside the Seanchan army, who might be able to convince their fellow country men to help. But also, I think that his orders might be from Graendal. I know that his latest orders from the king were weird, and the king might really be dead. So we don't know who exactly his orders are from, but the excellent general he is, he still might pull it off.

[soibean]

at some points he does over do it with unnecessary characters but on the other hand it does make the world seem fuller... it's always nice to know there are other figures out there besides the main characters. Although I do sometimes lose track of the minor characters and when they appear later its like... who is this?

[Renly]

Edit:
Question Answered.

[Myrddraal]

there is a spoiler tag...

AND PLEASE:

Answer using Spoiler tags, those who haven't read the book yet DON'T WANT TO KNOW!

[Renly]

Sorry, I didn't mean it like that. My question does not involve KoD at all, it's from CoT. Just something I forgot and I'm too lazy to go back and check.

[McFungos]

Renly,

it's in Winter's Heart, chapter 31 "what the Aelfinn said"

You should have made your post in Wotmania, Dragonmount or Theoryland not here.

[Renly]

Renly,

it's in Winter's Heart, chapter 31 "what the Aelfinn said"

You should have made your post in Wotmania, Dragonmount or Theoryland not here.

Thanks, didn't feel like going to any other WoT site, that's all I needed. I'll just delete the question now, since other people probably use the black background, too.

[Andreas]

You know, since I use the black layoutout I see that spoiler directly...:P Well, read McFungus answer...