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Mark is 75% done with Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
Rand is going to be a limbless, sightless lump by the time we get to the final battle, isn’t he? Wheeled out by Aes Sidai as a weapon.

Who biffed the illusion around Semirhage? They’re going to be in trouble. Unless it was Cadauane, in which case nicely done 👍🤣
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Mark
Mark is 74% done with Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
We seem to be heading towards Dumai’s Wells redux, with everyone converging on Malden with different plans. Chaos will no doubt ensue 🤣
Apr 05, 2026 06:59AM Add a comment
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Mark
Mark is 69% done with Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
The weakening of saidar in Tar Valon seeming to affect some things (food) and not others (the harbour towers) suggests it could be targeted.


Interesting to see if the effect stops at the Little Tower now that Delana and Halima are gone.
Mar 23, 2026 01:39AM Add a comment
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Mark
Mark is 49% done with SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
Very entertaining and informative so far. Avoids the traps of talking about one “great man” after another and instead focuses mostly on culture and politics.
Mar 21, 2026 08:52AM Add a comment
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

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Mark is on page 13 of 320 of Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History
Pausing this for now.

Interesting, yes. But also very of the moment and the moment sucks, so let’s not dwell on it in our leisure time 😂
Mar 10, 2026 02:19PM Add a comment
Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History

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Mark is on page 11 of 320 of Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History
I have never noticed before, but the word “reader” is replaced with “listener” on audiobooks - or in this one least!
Mar 07, 2026 02:28PM Add a comment
Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History

Mark
Mark is 61% done with Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
The only place that saidar failing has been mentioned, I think, is Egwene’s camp. And maybe the White Tower?

This makes it seem localised. So could be weakening the weaves using saidin? Chief suspect would be Halima.
Mar 07, 2026 10:23AM Add a comment
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Mark
Mark is 53% done with Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
The Rand / Lews Therin dynamic reminds me a lot of Thomas and Ashen Shugar where they influenced each other forwards and backwards in time.

And the wheel is all about circles, after all.
Feb 28, 2026 03:26AM Add a comment
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Mark
Mark is 50% done with A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
Still going strong. A great mix of science and humour.

The audiobook narrator is also very good.
Feb 23, 2026 11:30AM Add a comment
A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?

Mark
Mark is 52% done with Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
Logain shows up and is almost immediately followed by Shadowspawn. Suspicious.

Interesting that he and Rand still nominally consider the Black Tower to be under his command; previously it seemed like Taim had taken over completely.
Feb 23, 2026 11:29AM Add a comment
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Mark
Mark is 46% done with Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
The palace of Caemlyn has changed layout? Interesting. Weird, but definitely interesting…
Feb 15, 2026 03:19PM Add a comment
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Mark
Mark is 42% done with Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
Oh bloody hell, another cursed knife 🙄
Feb 14, 2026 02:57PM Add a comment
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Mark is 36% done with Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
Can Selucia channel? 🤔
Feb 02, 2026 02:24PM Add a comment
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Mark
Mark is 33% done with Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
Mat’s chapters continue to be great.

Moiraine’s letter is quite something.

I cannot recall any allusions to the Eelfinn and Aelfinn being snakes and foxes previously but it’s all over the last few chapters and ties into the prophecies, his medallion, the games with Olver etc.
Jan 29, 2026 03:00PM Add a comment
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Mark
Mark is 29% done with Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
Mat chapters are the best chapters.

I like the visual of Joline throwing things at Mat non-stop because she can’t just slap him around with the power 🤣

Anan is a stilled Aes Sidai, interesting.
Jan 25, 2026 02:25AM Add a comment
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Mark
Mark is 24% done with Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
Noal is Farstrider then? Seems like Mat knows it too.
Jan 19, 2026 02:13AM Add a comment
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Mark
Mark is 21% done with Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
So Faile just swore an oath to rescue her to adherents… while holding the oath rod. No one power around, but still seems like it could be significant.
Jan 18, 2026 01:47AM Add a comment
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Mark is 18% done with Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
I wonder if Arangar / Halima’s plotting will get them killed and Egwene will never know the truth 🤔
Jan 13, 2026 10:02AM Add a comment
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Mark
Mark is 17% done with Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
OMG, Moridin is Ishamael? I’m shocked! Or would be if ChatGPT had not spoiled it for me in its “spoiler free” summary of the previous books 🤣
Jan 11, 2026 02:54PM Add a comment
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Mark
Mark is 15% done with Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
The dead are walking.

Does Beonin mean to assassinate Elaida, or something else? 🧐
Jan 10, 2026 02:32PM Add a comment
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Mark
Mark is 12% done with Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
End of the first chapter 🤣
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Mark
Mark is 9% done with Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
An Aes Sidai a gai’shain in the Shaido camp? Pretty damn weird.

I’m here on Tower business.

Oh well, off you go then, sorry for interrupting.

Come on, Perrin 🤦‍♂️
Jan 04, 2026 02:23PM Add a comment
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Mark
Mark is 5% done with Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
Interesting detail I had missed up to now: the stilled women healed by Flinn are restored fully, while those healed by Naeneve only partially.
Dec 30, 2025 05:32AM Add a comment
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Mark is 4% done with Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
I had completely missed Liandrin being with Suroth. Was it mentioned in the last book?

One problem with this series now is that you are told about something and then it is not mentioned again for another book and a half by which time you’ve forgotten 🤣 And I’m reading them back to back!
Dec 29, 2025 03:10AM Add a comment
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Mark
Mark is starting Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)
Gigantic first “chapter” here we come!
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