Forum Rules, Online Resources, aMoL FAQ and Fan Abbreviations. All Read.

[Luckers]

Firstly, note that we are not considering tGS material spoilers any more, and therefore you may find them in any thread. If you wish to discuss something without tGS spoilers make sure you put (No tGS Spoilers) in the thread title. That goes for any of the books, but if you are one of those who have yet to finish all books, I recommend Structured WOT Discussions, as that board is somewhat more strict when it comes to spoilers.

 

The Rules

 

1. Before you post a new thread have a look around and see if there is already a thread discussing your topic. A helpful tool for this is the search function at the top of the page. It is better to revive old threads than create new one.

 

2. Cracking a joke is never wrong, everyone loves a good laugh. But threadjacking by having post after post after post with jokes turns jokes into spam, and no one likes that.

 

3. PG-13 rules apply as some of our members are quite young.

 

4. Play nice and have fun.

 

Who Are The Board Moderators?

 

The Board Moderators are Majsju, Yoniy0 and Muirenn.

 

I am the Admin of the Wheel of Time, so lord of this section of the board. Kathana, who is our Special Projects Admin, also spends alot of time around here. Fear us. <img src='http://www.dragonmount.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' />

 

Online Resources

 

Should have done this a long time ago. Here are the online sources me and some others quite often use for useful information.

 

The Wheel of time FAQ

 

DragonCon 2005

 

Question of the Week

Edit: QotW has moved Here

 

Encyclopaedia WOT

 

Thus spake The Creator

Edit: New link

 

Ideal Seek

 

CNN Chat 2000

 

Steven Coopers Timeline

Edit: The old link doesn't work anymore but Steven Cooper's timeline can be found here. http://www.stevenac.net/wot/wotchron.htm

 

Wheel Of Time Concordance

 

A Compendium of Weaponry and Military Costuming

 

Great map with all armies and other nice bits

 

Theorylands Interview Database

 

The Who Knows What Database

 

Anyone who has others, post them and I'll add them to the list.

 

tGS (aMoL) Frequently Asked Questions

 

1. What's The Gathering Storm?

 

The Gathering Storm is the 12th book in the late Robert Jordan's epic Wheel of Time series. It was completed using his notes and outlines by Brandon Sanderson. Sanderson was handpicked by Harriet McDougal, Jordan's wife and editor to complete the series. Additionally, Sanderson is being assisted by Alan R. and Maria S., who worked with Jordan on the previous novels. Alan and Maria are responsible for maintaining the continuity of the series.

 

2. Wait. Why is it The Gathering Storm? What happened to A Memory of Light?

 

Before his death, Robert Jordan announced that the series would be completed with a single, massive novel tentatively titled A Memory of Light.  After working on the manuscript for over a year, it became apparent that Sanderson could not complete the series in less than 800,000 words. To give you some perspective, the longest book in the series to date, The Shadow Rising, clocked in at 393,823 words. Outside of WoT, Atlas Shrugged is 645,000 words and War and Peace is 560,000 in the English translation. This would create a book that was unbindable.  The decision was made to divide the material into three portions, each published as a standalone novel, complete with prologue, epilogue and at least two major climaxes each.

 

3. Why not call them all A Memory of Light?

 

There had been some talk originally of the books being titled "A Memory of Light I: The Gathering Storm", etc. but the computerized system booksellers use now only has room for so many characters. All three books would show up in the system with the same title, so this solution is unworkable.

 

4. So what will books 13 and 14 be called? Will one of them be A Memory of Light?

 

Yes. Book 13 will be titled Towers of Midnight. Book 14 will be titled A Memory of Light.

 

5. So when will the other books be published?

 

The planned release date of Towers of Midnight is the 2nd of November. Tor is hoping to release A Memory of Light Around the same time next year (2012), but bear in mind these things can change.

 

. So tell me about this Brandon guy. Is he cool? What else has he written?

 

Well, Brandon's a big dork. Just like all of us. He has a Master's degree in Creative Writing and teaches part time at BYU in Provo, Utah. He loves the Wheel of Time series and credits Jordan with inspiring his own writing. He's been nominated for the Campbell Award twice, and The Hero of Ages, the third book in his Mistborn trilogy reached the New York Times bestseller list in October 2008. He has written a standalone novel, Elantris, and the aforementioned Mistborn trilogy. He had another standalone novel come out recently, Warbreaker. Warbreaker is was previously published as a free download on his site, BrandonSanderson.com, and is still availliable in the media as of 5/1/10.

 

 

Wheel of Time Fan Abbreviations

 

If you have any additions please post them in this thread and I'll add them when I can.

 

The Author Abbreviations

 

1. RJ - Robert Jordan

2. Brandon/BS/BWS - Brandon Sanderson

3. RAFO - Read and Find Out (The stock answer to questions RJ/Brandon don't want to answer)

4. MAFO - Maria and Find Out (Maria is the person in charge of keeping an eye on the facts of the world of the wheel. Brandon MAFO's on details he is unsure of/doesn't know the answer to, and she goes through RJ's notes to find the answer).

 

The Series Abbreviations

 

1. WoT - The Wheel of Time

2. tEotW - The Eye of the World

3. tGH - The Great Hunt

4. tDR - The Dragon Reborn

5. tSR - The Shadow Rising

6. tFoH - The Fires of Heaven

7. LoC - Lord of Chaos

8. aCoS - A Crown of Swords

9. tPoD - The Path of Daggers

10. WH - Winter's Heart

11. CoT -Crossroads of Twilight

12. KoD - Knife of Dreams

13. tGS - The Gathering Storm

14. ToM - Towers of Midnight

15. aMoL - A Memory of Light

16. NS - New Spring

17. a) The Guide - The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time.

17. <img src='http://www.dragonmount.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' /> BWB - Big White Book (aka The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time.)

17. c) BBWBA - Big Book With Bad Art (aka The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time.)

 

Character/Story Abbreviations

 

18. DO - The Dark One.

19. AoL - Age of Legends

20. BA - Black Ajah

21. TAR/T'A'R - Tel'aran'rhiod

22. OP - One Power

23. TP - True Power

24. Randland - Sometimes used to refer to the entire world of the Wheel, but mostly just to the are between the Spine of the World and the Aryth Ocean. (i.e. the Wetlands).

25. Westlands - Area between the Spine of the World and the Aryth Ocean (i.e. the Wetlands).

26. RaT - Rand al'Thor

27. Ishy - Ishamael.

28. ToG - Tower of Genjhi

29. AS - Aes Sedai

30. TAS - Tower Aes Sedai

31. SAS - Salidar Aes Sedai

32. DF - Darkfriend

33. AM - Asha'man

34. GLoD - Great Lord of the Dark (as a DF would say )

35. (DoT) NM - Daughter of the Nine Moons

36. CotL - Children of the Light (Whitecloaks)

37. TV - Tar Valon

38. SG - Shayol Ghul

39. SL - Shadar Logoth

40. EF - Emonds Field

 

I Came, I Read, I Discussed... Now What?

 

One of our lovely staffers, Claire, asked me to throw this up here for you all.

So... you read The Gathering Storm within 24 hours of purchasing it, and then you immediately came here to talk with other WoT addicts about your favorite or least favorite parts.

 

Or you've been lurking here since the day the threads went up, trolling for spoilers before the book was released.

 

Either way, you've probably been here for a little bit now, and after discussing whether such-and-such Forsaken is REALLY dead for the 20th time...you need some spice in your life.

 

Well, visit the rest of the forums! The forums here at Dragonmount have a little bit of something for everyone; from discussion groups to roleplay to just plain fun.

 

Check out the New Members Board (http://forums.dragonmount.com/index.php/board,89.0.html) for more information about the different groups here at DM, they have several stickied topics at the top of their forum packed with information.

 

And once you've checked that stuff out, be sure to come back here and join a discussion about which viewings of Min's have been fulfilled, or something.

[Moiraine777]

Okay Luckers; IIRC. What the hell does it stand for? I am NOT new to wot and I know I will feel stupid when you tell me, but alas, I have not been able to figure it out yet on my own and it's making me insane. :)

Thanks!

[Luckers]

Okay Luckers; IIRC. What the hell does it stand for? I am NOT new to wot and I know I will feel stupid when you tell me, but alas, I have not been able to figure it out yet on my own and it's making me insane. :)

Thanks!

 

It's not WoTspeak, its internetspeak. If I Recall Correctly. :)

[Moiraine777]

HA!! I knew it was going to be something ridiculous I should have been able to figure out on my own!! Anyway, THANK YOU! My brain can now stop twitching with frustration every time I see it.

[Grishnak01]

I'll bite.. What's an 'arc'? (And I don't mean a curved line )

[Majsju]

I'll bite.. What's an 'arc'? (And I don't mean a curved line )

 

Either an Advanced Reading Copy. Early copies given to people who knows the author (and sometimes to reviewers)

 

Or a storyline. For example, TGS focused on Rands and Egwenes arcs, while Mats and Perrins were the focus of TOM.

 

The context tends to make it quite obvious which one it is.

[garry1209]

what does 'VoG' stands for??

[Luckers]

Veins of gold. It's the title of a chapter in tgs.

[gpace1216]

what does PLoD mean? i keep seeing it in reference to Perrin. thanks.

[Knivy]

Ive always assumed it meant Plot Line of Doom, referring to the Faile rescue.

[Sharaman]

I prefer using GLoD (Great Lord of the Dark) to DO simply because do is a common verb and searches are easier with GLoD.

[TristanWebb]

shouldn't it be GLotD then?