tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post2972043908670378813..comments2024-01-14T15:52:43.644-05:00Comments on The Thirteenth Depository - A Wheel of Time Blog: Character Names Derived from Readers' NamesDominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610557134981958201noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-75414594437810136452013-02-26T04:21:32.234-05:002013-02-26T04:21:32.234-05:00Gokhan: Fixed it thanks.Gokhan: Fixed it thanks.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14767984732078916662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-85534491550898216652013-02-26T03:45:04.690-05:002013-02-26T03:45:04.690-05:00Linda, misspelled my character name, it is Gokhan,...Linda, misspelled my character name, it is Gokhan, not Golchan. Page 552.Gokhan Ipeknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-23274137669097972872013-02-01T19:57:21.570-05:002013-02-01T19:57:21.570-05:00Nicholas, I've just re-read that scene again, ...Nicholas, I've just re-read that scene again, and I think that she did not survive. Only one damane lived through the first wave of atatck, and she could do nothing without her sul'dam. So she was probably Seanchan. Anway, that damane probably did not survive the second wave of attack.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14767984732078916662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-19771675284558919322013-02-01T19:18:42.684-05:002013-02-01T19:18:42.684-05:00Linda, I've been really wanting to know if Mik...Linda, I've been really wanting to know if Mika the Damane survived that attack or not. One damane there, at least, did; but oddly, Mika's fate is never made clear that I can tell, which I would have expected considering her... ethnic heritage, and who she belonged (belongs?) to. Do you happen to know?Nicholas Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848327366818163072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-52528320417023170752013-02-01T12:05:20.069-05:002013-02-01T12:05:20.069-05:00It gave me such a happy to see my name in aMoL.
I...It gave me such a happy to see my name in aMoL.<br /><br />Incidentally "Naath" is my name-of-choice whilst "Helen" is the name on my credit card; BS didn't just randomly change "Helen" to "Naath" which would have been *silly*. (No connection whatsoever to GRRM)naathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15262974508267763874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-20127950246054701632013-01-30T01:42:17.168-05:002013-01-30T01:42:17.168-05:00I think "Jerum Mus" should be "Jeru...I think "Jerum Mus" should be "Jerum Nus". Anyway, THANK YOU for the great work :-)<br /><br />JeremyJeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681958695113781082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-80872726740593158492013-01-29T18:08:49.900-05:002013-01-29T18:08:49.900-05:00That's disappointing... heartbreaking might be...That's disappointing... heartbreaking might be more appropriate. I'll have to ask him about it at the AMoL signing.Gavin Mitchellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-6170587819555796362013-01-29T17:52:25.964-05:002013-01-29T17:52:25.964-05:00Gavin Mitchell and Steve Diamond are not on the of...Gavin Mitchell and Steve Diamond are not on the official lists from Brandon.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14767984732078916662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-31744219612171816562013-01-29T14:16:06.473-05:002013-01-29T14:16:06.473-05:00Tina Wagner here. I'm actually in "A Memo...Tina Wagner here. I'm actually in "A Memory of Light" as Lady Tinna, the leader of the Dragonsworn. I won a contest a couple of years back. I didn't know about the Towers of Midnight one actually. I saw the FB comment, and then I commented back and told Brandon Sanderson that I was already slated to be in the books. So I thought that one was scrubbed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-4614445134795440432013-01-29T10:28:41.052-05:002013-01-29T10:28:41.052-05:00Gavin Mitchell here. I was told that Gavid was nam...Gavin Mitchell here. I was told that Gavid was named after me, but BS could have done a 2 birds with one stone move. idk...Gavin Mitchellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-58773505144520263082013-01-29T10:20:24.827-05:002013-01-29T10:20:24.827-05:00You're missing both Steve Diamond and myself, ...You're missing both Steve Diamond and myself, Nick Dianatkhah. We are both in ToM.-Slamel-https://www.blogger.com/profile/00787490247900515547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-38245652816247913162013-01-29T10:20:07.267-05:002013-01-29T10:20:07.267-05:00You're missing both Steve Diamond and myself, ...You're missing both Steve Diamond and myself, Nick Dianatkhah. We are both in ToM. -Slamel-https://www.blogger.com/profile/00787490247900515547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-73814456403067456112013-01-28T19:56:30.488-05:002013-01-28T19:56:30.488-05:00I'm Kitan, and my name is now Tracie Parry rat...I'm Kitan, and my name is now Tracie Parry rather than Tracie McFarlin (I got married). I'm Aes Sedai of the White Ajah at TarValon.net :)<br /><br />Also, you missed Niere. She's named after Niere, Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah, at TarValon.net (I can't remember her RL name off the top of my head). Nynaeve mentions in ToM that Niere has been very nice to her.Traciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12585197328909294314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-28680677430255757832013-01-28T19:12:21.017-05:002013-01-28T19:12:21.017-05:00Misspelled my name. Deoan, not Douan, page 710, h...Misspelled my name. Deoan, not Douan, page 710, half way down. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223179897909603441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-53209507980804400432013-01-28T18:52:36.224-05:002013-01-28T18:52:36.224-05:00Kolesar is a place, and, as explained in the intro...Kolesar is a place, and, as explained in the intro above, readers' names who were used in deriving place names are/will be posted there. <br /><br />I have not yet updated the place names article for AMOL.<br /><br />There are some 'iffy' names that don't fit in categories easily and Melissa's statue is one of them.<br /><br />Peter Ahlstrom kindly gave me the lists when he saw the first update I made with tweeted names and a few other fan names only.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14767984732078916662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-80160724190208775052013-01-28T18:44:32.849-05:002013-01-28T18:44:32.849-05:00Actually, I donated to JordanCon for A Memory of L...Actually, I donated to JordanCon for A Memory of Light and even though Brandon didn't announce my husband's name, I saw "the Battle of Kolesar" on page 549 of A Memory of Light. I am assuming that it is for my husband Daniel Kolesar, who's name I submitted in the drawing.<br /><br />Deanna KolesarDeanna Kolesarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-59989700574778490712013-01-28T18:41:51.987-05:002013-01-28T18:41:51.987-05:00Wow. I saw my name in aMoL, but a quick search sh...Wow. I saw my name in aMoL, but a quick search showed a "Landon Williams" as having been selected, so I figured it was his name. I had no idea I had actually been selected until this list came out. How did you get confirmation for the names that had no tweets associated with them when they were chosen? <br /><br />And Eleyan al'Landerin is Melissa Craib. The above comment is correct. You could just add that entry to the existing one if you liked, Linda. Thanks for your hard work!Lanndon Blackmonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-61164403648825591212013-01-28T17:52:16.596-05:002013-01-28T17:52:16.596-05:00You need to add Eleyan al'Landerin in there. ;...You need to add Eleyan al'Landerin in there. ;) She's not really a character so much as a statue of a long dead historical entity...but still very much named after a reader. ^_^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-27691457865904150672013-01-28T16:18:43.343-05:002013-01-28T16:18:43.343-05:00I would like to think that 'Kendral' refer...I would like to think that 'Kendral' refers to me, though I have no confirmation of that one way or another.Nethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963540055415924510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-62621519349824396012013-01-25T15:24:24.312-05:002013-01-25T15:24:24.312-05:00I just wanted to point out that Glenn Bergevin (Be...I just wanted to point out that Glenn Bergevin (Bergevin) and Melissa Bergevin (Raemassa) are husband and wife IRL, two very awesome people, HUGE WoT fans, and all-around awesome people.Jon Lemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646116725768955852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-29508563740796814562011-10-04T16:59:26.811-04:002011-10-04T16:59:26.811-04:00It was a personal highlight of this book for me se...It was a personal highlight of this book for me seeing my name in the book! Stephen 'Antail' AntillStevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-58830159211439370182011-01-03T14:58:10.035-05:002011-01-03T14:58:10.035-05:00Thanks Anthony. No I'm not; I knew of a few ot...Thanks Anthony. No I'm not; I knew of a few others plus I worked outa few more.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14767984732078916662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-82576604474059768932011-01-03T13:59:49.540-05:002011-01-03T13:59:49.540-05:00Sweet, I was looking for something like this. Just...Sweet, I was looking for something like this. Just one small correction, my last name is spelled "Aziz" :P<br /><br />Also, there's a couple others I'm not seeing that I'm pretty sure are named after other people. Are you strictly going by tweets?Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13843883165837441444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-44338294228099900582010-12-25T04:53:58.851-05:002010-12-25T04:53:58.851-05:00Jonneth here, confirming that to be the character ...Jonneth here, confirming that to be the character named after me. Good job with this list. Very impressive work.Jonathan Hammhttp://www.hammcode.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-23711607457686727882010-12-22T04:47:41.828-05:002010-12-22T04:47:41.828-05:00Thanks for this Tim. I had Edder marked as a reade...Thanks for this Tim. I had Edder marked as a reader's name, but had no matching tweet.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14767984732078916662noreply@blogger.com