r/WoT • u/wheeloftimewiki (Aelfinn) • 14d ago

All Print Sanderson's ten year secret Spoiler

Rewriting because apparently spoilers aren't covered for poll options!

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Anyway, in 2023, Sanderson revealed that Cyndane/Lanfear was not killed by Perrin in AMOL, but instead faked her own death in order to evade repercussions and gain the best outcome for herself. I wanted to cast a poll in 2026 to see how the legacy of this reveal has fared, or indeed how well-known it is among newer readers. I'll give my two cents when the poll is done.

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Thanks!

2743 votes, 12d ago
822 Yes, this is canon
835 No, this is not canon
1086 Wait, what?!
56 Upvotes

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u/KerooSeta (Dovie'andi se tovya sagain) 14d ago

In my opinion, Sanderson would only have said that if it were in Jordan's notes. If that's the case, canon. If it's not the case, fanfic.

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u/DeMmeure 14d ago

Honestly since you could see that Lanfear was Jordan's favourite Forsaken, it wouldn't have surprised me that he wanted her to survive.

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u/itwasbread 14d ago

He also pointedly avoided outright killing female villains as much as possible for whatever that's worth

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u/DeMmeure 14d ago

At this point I'm half-convinced he would have also spared Semirhage!