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There is no reason wikipedia needs daily updates not only that the progress bar on the author's website has changed, but that the progress bar has NOT changed. This is an encyclopedic article. If people want daily updates - they can go to the author's website. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Caidh ( talk • contribs) 17:45, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
I dispute a few things in the summary:
I don't remember anything in the series saying dead wolves are reborn, just that they go to the wolf dream. Maybe I missed something, but I suspect the author just assumed wolves and heroes are similar in their cycles of rebirth without having that idea backed up. 67.158.43.41 ( talk) 20:56, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
I personally agree, but it's only implied that a dreamspike is in use. There's no direct confirmation. I find it a little remarkable that not one but two of these incredibly rare things suddenly make an appearance at the end of the series, so a small part of me hopes a more creative explanation will be used.
Again, there's no direct evidence for these interpretations. The wording of the prophecy is intentionally vague, and the difficulty of interpreting prophecy is a recurring theme in the series. I think quoting a line or two of the prophecy is the best that could be hoped for, to avoid interpretation issues.
I actually subscribe to different interpretations. As for Perrin's predicted death, the book says "...the last days of the Fallen Blacksmith's pride shall come. Yea, and the Broken Wolf, the one whom Death has known, shall fall and be consumed by the Midnight Towers." I'd suggest the "Broken Wolf" doesn't necessarily mean Perrin. Noam, the guy who was once a man but who seems to have died and become basically a wolf and who Perrin was just talking to before the end of the book, is much more likely, I'd say, since he could be described both as broken and dead. Hopper might also work, if Slayer turns out to be Seanchan. Moridin is also skeptical of this interpretation in his conversation with Graendal earlier in the book. As for "the demise of the world", reading through the prophecy again, each phrase that could be taken to support this interpretation could be interpreted to refute this interpretation. That, and I strongly doubt a 14 book series of WoT's magnitude would end with the good guys losing. 67.158.43.41 ( talk) 20:56, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
I disagree with removing tie-ins for the next book from the plot summary. Separating them from the rest of the summary might be good, but when I want to read the summary, it's probably because I'm about to read the next book and it's been a while since reading Towers of Midnight.
To be clear, by tie-ins, I mean the Black Tower material, Aviendha's journey, the Waygate in Caemlyn, and Lan's plot. I may have forgotten some, which is my point. 67.158.43.41 ( talk) 09:28, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
... stuck randomly in the middle of the Rand section? (It even makes the "he" in the paragraph after it somewhat puzzling.) Intentional? Cut/Paste mistake? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Orbst ( talk • contribs) 04:54, 9 November 2012 (UTC)