I appreciate your comments back. And to be fair, "Everything is worth what it's purchaser is willing to pay for it." So if people want WOT T-shirts, rings, etc. than that's on them to pay what they think is a fair price.

I do think that once AMOL comes out, however, it won't be the end of Wheel of Time per se but you WILL see a huge slowdown, just as I'm sure you saw a spike when TGS was announced. It's only human nature.

I guess I just hope that WoT does NOT become Star Wars, I see the Star Wars shelf at borders and my skin crawls a little.

Gotta say I'm not thrilled with this, I think things like this, Ta'veren tees etc. are basically ways to milk the cow before it dies (i.e. AMOL). Mugglenet did the same thing in the run up to Deathly Hallows, they began trying to market a ton of HP merchandise because they know (rightly) their site would lose a lot of views as soon as a the series is complete. WOT is fun and a good read, but I'm a little concerned that the merchandising and the "premium memberships" (seriously, 40 dollars to post more on an online forum that has "cool stuff"? C'mon. If you're posting so much, so often you need the extra space you need to discover dating) are a step toward a Star Wars merchandising series.

Heck, if TOR authorizes an author to do outriggers, another to do prequels, and then we begin a series set in the age of legends ...

I admit that all of the fantasy/Sci fi giants have done this, so I guess RJ's estate might was well make some money, too. But somehow it just bothers me a little when artistic/literary stuff turns into cash grabs.

Okay, the Romanda/Lelaine scene was hilarious.

My favorite memory of Lan: When Lan hears Rand confess to Min, Elayne and Aviendha that he loves and wants all three. He actually snatches the pipe from his mouth and then as they respond he begins "an intense study" of his pipe's contents. One of the few truly human moments from the man.

Favourite memory of Moiraine: When she tells Mat that she can "See why the Seanchan Empress couldn't resist him" when Mat totally ruins Thom and her from having a tender moment after the Tower of Ghenjei.

Actually Mat was spot on in the Seven Striped Lass. I think Sanderson has more action and less words because that's where we're at, the big finish and grand finale. No more setting the stage with new conflicts and lots of details. Stuff needs to get done now.