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๐Ÿ“… 1998-10-19 ๐ŸŒ Online ๐Ÿ‘ค Alex Daskas from Cleveland Texas:

Q: I'm re-reading The Wheel of Time Series over, so I can work myself up for Path of Daggers. My question: Who is the Daughter of the Nine Moons?

A: Oh Oh OH! Does the phrase Read And Find Out seem familiar to you at all? Take heart, all will be revealed eventually! Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!

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๐Ÿ“… 1998-10-19 ๐ŸŒ Online ๐Ÿ‘ค D. from New Mexico:

Q: What do you think the chances are, that perhaps by the end of the series, the Dark Lord will face Rand? Would there be an actual, awesome battle? I just liked to say, Mr. Jordan, You rock

A: Well, thank you very much, I try! And as far as the other, Read And Find Out. If I tell you guys everythign up front, you're going to say, Jeez, there's no reason to read the book, we know it already!

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๐Ÿ“… 1998-10-19 ๐ŸŒ Online ๐Ÿ‘ค Jim Ciarrocchi from Des Moines, IA:

Q: Who offed Asmodean?

A: Read And Find Out, guys.

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๐Ÿ“… 1998-10-19 ๐ŸŒ Online ๐Ÿ‘ค Caleyna Sedai from Astoria, OR:

Q: Can an Ogier be bonded as a Warder?

A: Such a bond would be possible, but an Ogier would find it a very strange thing to be asked to do. I can't think of an Ogier on this side of the Aryth Ocean who would be willing to accept.

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๐Ÿ“… 1998-10-19 ๐ŸŒ Online ๐Ÿ‘ค Terry Miles from jtmiles@bigfoot:

Q: Is there any new information in the new book that has not already been presented in the existing books?

A: Yes. There's almost nothing that is in the new book that is in the other books. There are things that are mentioned in the books and greatly expanded, and they contain a great deal of information that are nowhere in the novels.

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๐Ÿ“… 1998-10-19 ๐ŸŒ Online ๐Ÿ‘ค Lana Trezise from Columbia, MO:

Q: A recurring motif in the Wheel of Time series is the differences between men and women. Why did you decide to make this such an important feature in your writings, and why do you take such a bipolar view on gender?

A: I became fascinated with women at the age of three. It's a long story -- too long to go into here. But I quickly realized that for everything that was the same about men and women, there seemed to be at least two or three things that were different. Once I had decided that I wanted to use the One Power in the way that I was using it -- that is, divided into a male half and a female half -- it became obvious to me that the differences between men and women themselves should also play a part.

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๐Ÿ“… 1998-10-19 ๐ŸŒ Online ๐Ÿ‘ค Bob from California:

Q: I hear you wrote a western? Is that true? If so, I'd love to read it. Any plans for any more westerns or historical novels in the future? By the way, I just got THE WORLD OF ROBERT JORDAN'S THE WHEEL OF TIME. What a gorgeous book. Great work!

A: Well, thanks. As far as the westerns go -- yes, I wrote a western once. A little out of the ordinary, set in the 1830s and with only one major character who was not a Cheyenne Indian. I might do a western one day or more historical novels. History and the American West in general interest me greatly. But for the moment, the Wheel of Time takes up all of mine -- time, that is.

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๐Ÿ“… 1998-10-19 ๐ŸŒ Online ๐Ÿ‘ค Gautam Mukunda from Harvard University:

Q: What motivated you to write WOT?

A: I wanted to write a fantasy that reflected the real world, with characters who reflected real people -- not specific people, but characters who were real people. And there are things about the real world that I wanted, such as that people who end up heroes very rarely set out to be heroes, and heroic journeys consist mainly of sleeping rough and going hungry, wondering how you are going to pay for the next meal and wonder exactly what it is you are supposed to do and how are you going to get out of it alive.

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๐Ÿ“… 1998-10-19 ๐ŸŒ Online ๐Ÿ‘ค Linda from Sweden:

Q: What is the basis for Mayene?

A: Well, Mayene is based culturally on the cities of the Hanseatic league, as well as Venice and Genoa when those cities were world commercial powers and city-states in themselves. Of course, I didn't put anything into the guide that I wanted to come as a surprise in the books. You have to remember that. Which is one reason I gave quite as much as I did about the history of the world and considerably less about the "present day."

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๐Ÿ“… 1998-10-19 ๐ŸŒ Online ๐Ÿ‘ค John from California:

Q: Why did you choose to use a pseudonym for your Reagan O'Neal novels? I love them every bit as much as the Wheel of Time series.

A: I wanted to put different names on different kinds of books so there would be no confusion. I didn't want anyone to pick up a book because they had liked my last book only to find that they had bought something they didn't want to read.

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๐Ÿ“… 1998-10-19 ๐ŸŒ Online ๐Ÿ‘ค Nick Hersh from MVNC:

Q: Absolutely fascinating series -- I love it. How much do you feel you drew from the Bible in creating the Dragon character (i.e. Moses leading the Israelites from Egypt as opposed to Rand leading the Aiel from the Waste)?

A: I drew from everything that I have read in the past 40-odd years, including the Bible. It's very hard for me to say -- in most cases -- exactly what the sources were in any particular instance.

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๐Ÿ“… 1998-10-19 ๐ŸŒ Online ๐Ÿ‘ค JRS Caudill from Minneapolis:

Q: Do you improvise your writing or know in advance?

A: Yes, I have an idea for what I intend to write after I finish the World of Time, but I have not put anything down on paper, and I will not until I have finished the Wheel of Time. Until then, the next work exists only in the back of my head. As for Chang Lung, I don't think there is any source anywhere except for my files, and I'd just as soon leave them there. There are few things more boring than 10-year-old dance reviews and theater criticism.

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๐Ÿ“… 1998-10-19 ๐ŸŒ Online ๐Ÿ‘ค Kate from State College, PA:

Q: Will Seanchan ever be put on-screen again?

A: No. Except for the possible occasional divergence -- except for Rand's excursions to Seanchan when he chased after Aviendha. I was willing to put as much as I did into the guide because I will not be using those things in the books in the same way that I used Kandor or Saldaea.

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๐Ÿ“… 1998-10-19 ๐ŸŒ Online ๐Ÿ‘ค Joel from Arizona:

Q: When you first started writing the Wheel of Time, did you have a set plan for the whole series, or were there some things you just thought up as you stumbled upon them in your writing?

A: I knew the beginning, that is, the opening scenes; I knew the final scene of the final book; I knew the very general line that I wanted the story to take from the beginning to the end. And I knew a number of major occurrences that I wanted to take place and a number of relationships that I wanted to develop. I left open how I would get from one major occurrence to the next to allow for fluidity in writing. I did not want to set anything in stone. Sorry for the pun, but that does lead to rigidity.

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๐Ÿ“… 1998-10-19 ๐ŸŒ Online ๐Ÿ‘ค Lily from Florida:

Q: Do you have any short stories? I love your novels and am wondering if you have any short story collections out?

A: I've never done a short story, except that I am at the moment working on one which will be in a collection called MASTERS OF FANTASY, which Robert Silverberg has put together. Actually, I'm not certain it really counts as a short story -- more of a novella.

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๐Ÿ“… 1998-10-19 ๐ŸŒ Online ๐Ÿ‘ค Larina from Minnesota:

Q: I'm just curious .do you ever get on the Internet and read any of the theories and ideas people post about the Wheel of Time? Were I in your shoes, I might be pretty entertained by that.

A: No. I usually avoid the net. It's too addictive and I don't have the time. Occasionally, though, people will send me printouts of the latest FAQ or send it to me on disk, and I do enjoy browsing through that. Let me add: I haven't seen one in about a year (hint hint).

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๐Ÿ“… 1998-10-19 ๐ŸŒ Online ๐Ÿ‘ค Kjell from Sweden

Q: In THE SHADOW RISING, Perrin was chasing Slayer in Tel'Aran'Rhiod. Slayer vanished at the Tower of Ghenjei. Did he enter it, or did he just step out of the Dreamworld?

A: Read And Find Out.

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๐Ÿ“… 1998-10-19 ๐ŸŒ Online ๐Ÿ‘ค Sisay from Frostburg, MD:

Q: Rumor has it that you read 400-plus books a year. Is this true? What kind of books do you read? Any recommendations (besides rereading World of Time!) while we're waiting for THE PATH OF DAGGERS?

A: I don't manage to read over 400 books a year now. I'm not certain that I even manage to average a book a day. About half of what I read is nonfiction, half fiction. And the fiction takes in everything. As for recommendations, I assume you mean in the field, so try John M. Ford, C. S. Friedman, Guy Gavriel Kay, Terry Pratchett, George R. R. Martin, and a slew of others -- too many to name. You can find them.

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๐Ÿ“… 1998-10-19 ๐ŸŒ Online ๐Ÿ‘ค Matt from New York:

Q: I love your Reagan O'Neal historical novels, the Fallon series. Did you have to do a lot of research for those?

A: A good bit. But on the other hand, history is a hobby of mine, in particular the American Revolution in the South and the southern move west, which went through Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California.

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๐Ÿ“… 1998-10-19 ๐ŸŒ Online ๐Ÿ‘ค Corey Elliott from Amarillo, TX:

Q: I have heard that you once said there are many things in your books that you were surprised readers hadn't discovered. And there were also things you were surprised we had "deciphered." Any comments?

A: Too true. Too true. But when I find out that something I wanted to be obvious isn't, I do look around to see if I can find another place to slip in a hint.