That same scene with Logain made me love him as a character too. I remember thinking "I don't know how he'll manage it but I hope we see that guy again". I wanted so badly to see his story. That was one of the things that got me to love the series--that even minor characters (as Logain is at this time) have a life and depth of their own. They stand by themselves, as they so often don't in other works. Great post!

The Mat in the second one looks younger and less disheveled than I usually picture him, but it's still a great piece. The others are all great, too. And there isn't enough fan art of Verin out there! This one is awesome.

Wow, how did I never find this piece on my own? It's great! My only quibble with it is that I pictured that angreal as being somewhat smaller, maybe 1/2 that size. But still a great piece. Shame that the artist's blog hasn't been updated in so long--I'd like to see more of his/her work.

Actually, the first of the Fallon books is pretty good. I discovered it a few years ago in a used book store and gleefully brought it home. It's in a slightly different style than Wheel of Time, but if anyone out there is a fan of historicals I'd recommend giving it a look. I haven't stumbled across the sequels yet so I don't know what they're like, but I'm glad I read the first one.

I agree on the Thom-Moiraine scene in Towers of Midnight. That may have been my biggest WTF!? moment in the entire series. I'm re-reading now and picking up on clues that it was coming as far back as The Great Hunt, but it still seems weird. Favorite couple is hard for me--I like most of the others in the series, even the failed/abandoned ones.

Finally!! A date! Although I agree that I'd rather not have to wait quite so long, it's still good to hear that they've announced something concrete.

Ooh, cool. This was the first edition of the books that I ever found. But since it's almost never mentioned, I thought it had been forgotten in the turnings of the Wheel =)