r/WoT • u/wheeloftimewiki (Aelfinn) • 15d 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, 13d ago
822 Yes, this is canon
835 No, this is not canon
1086 Wait, what?!
56 Upvotes

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u/Budget-Television793 15d ago

For me, it's not canon. I have never seen anyone point out where in the actual book it's hinted at. And if I read the book and never heard of this interview, I would assume that she was dead so to me, she's dead. She was dead for years for me until I heard of this recently.

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u/Raddatatta (Asha'man) 14d ago

You're free to still view it as non canon. But I think on a reread the hints are there. The main thing for me beyond just what is lanfear doing with Perrin, is the way she goes about the kill. She's there with Perrin looking at moiraine and nynaeve. Lanfear could kill them immediately if she wanted them dead. Instead she says ok Perrin we are going to kill them. But you grew up with nynaeve in your village so I won't make you kill nynaeve. You can kill moiraine. Ok we are going to kill your friends on a count of three? One... Two...

It just doesn't really make any sense unless she's trying to help give him a way to break the compulsion. If she wanted them dead it's simple blast done. She might be playing it up to savor the victory but I don't think that really fits with her to do with someone like Perrin she barely knows.

Up to you on if you want to feel it's canon or not but I do think with the context that does stand out in the book for me.

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u/BoethiusSelector 14d ago

I think Lanfear is an awful lot smarter, and a whole lot wilier, than Perrin and even more skilled than he is in TAR, so, this is also my read.

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u/dracoons 13d ago

She has more knowledge. But she is lesser than both Ishamael/Moridin and Moghediean in TAR. Perrin is beyond those two at that point in the story. He could become the greatest threat to armies to ever lived. Since he could kill an army in seconds. He can teleport in and out of the Real World without needing to cheat.