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Stumbled upon this community when I was looking through the Great Hunt glossary and first noticed Moiraine was a Damodred and was looking for some Google answers to whether or not I had missed some indication in the first two books that Moiraine and Elayne were relatives. Glad to be here and thanks for the community!

As much for me to put down my fantasy path as for anyone meeting me through this post: Grew up going to children's theater productions, and I always looked forward to The Hobbit. Liberal viewings of Rankin's animated feature to tide me over, and eventually Tolkien's books and the Chronicles of Narnia were staples of my preteen library. Moved away from a fantasy focus in literature, but always had room.

My wife read through about 8 or 9 of the Wheel of Time books in the 'oughts, but I didn't bite then. My reimmersion back into fantasy novels was spurred by a hatred of Game of Thrones, for what the handlers of the IP's board games did to my all time favorite board game, BattleLore. Hate was strong enough to get me to slog through the first four books, wait a couple years for the fifth, and mirthfully celebrate the corrosive result that was season 8 of the show.
Became interested in watching Amazon's Wheel of Time with my TV buddy, and very much enjoyed the first few episodes (we're on episode six now, one per week pace), so I dove into the books. Halfway through Dragon Reborn, and very much looking forward to spending 3+ million more words in this world that Jordan built. Coming at it from a much healthier place than A Song of Fire and Ice, is probably the biggest reason for my enjoyment, but I really am enjoying what I read were the main faults: glacial pacing, large pieces with no plot advancement, etc.
As one can see from this post, I have no problem with going on and on with no particular destination in mind ;)
 
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Welcome Todd!! It’s great to have you here!

Who are you favorite characters in the series so far?
 
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Thank you, Nadezhda!

Welcome Todd!! It’s great to have you here!

Who are you favorite characters in the series so far?
Not quite as simple as being a dog lover, but I'm sure it goes a long way in the reasoning: Perrin is my favorite so far, followed by Lan and Min.
 
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Welcome to Tar Valon! :joy

Hope you enjoy exploring the site. If you have any questions, let us know. We have lots of friendly and helpful folks.
 
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Thanks for the welcome, Dar'Jen! I am certainly counting on both the friendliness and helpfulness of you all
 

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As one can see from this post, I have no problem with going on and on with no particular destination in mind ;)

Welcome...you are going to get along just fine here!! LOL. See you at the Blue Cat Inn; stop by the Beer tables!
 

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Welcome, Todd! Damodred and Trakand habe fascinating stories. Keep going! :joy
 

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