One thing that confuses me about Asmodean’s murder is that RJ said most people who emailed him were wrong. Surprising?
No, not surprising. Even if one of the common theories is right, then most people emailing are wrong.
For sake of argument, suppose a popular theory is correct. The fact that there are hundreds of theories…
…means that even if 1/3 of people choose the right theory, 2/3 pick one of the other many theories.
So whether it’s a common theory or an obscure one, most people emailing are wrong.
Hundreds? There are less than 10 viable suspects I think, LOL. Maybe 15 if you stretch it.
You are probably aware that RJ was willing to eliminate a suspect for Asmodean at two times: in 2001 and in 2005.
In 2001 he eliminated Rand on a general question; in 2005 at DragonCon he eliminated Fain from a list of suspects.
I think it is time for one more! With only 1.5 years to go, it would be nice to have it narrowed down one more time.
This with knowledge that you’d probably have to ask permission, and that it would be the last time before the reveal.
The new list should probably be: Lanfear, Graendal, Aviendha, Taim, Slayer, Moiraine, Sammael, Moridin.
I don’t think anyone seriously argues anyone else, though I could be wrong.
I will ask if I can eliminate one, just for you.
Lol. Well, I guess there IS a faction that doesn’t care: http://bit.ly/cTGbqQ
For Asmodean’s killer revelation, will it just be an outright name or will it be explained how it happened and such?
Afraid that’s a RAFO.
@Brandon Sanderson and Team Jordan: please don’t rule out anyone who could have killed Asmodean.
Ha. But so many are begging for an elimination. And it has been years.
He never did eliminate a suspect because it was revealed in Towers of Midnight , which he was of course not at liberty to tell us before the book came out. (We knew he wouldn’t do an elimination in that case; we only wanted one if we were going to have to wait until A Memory of Light came out to find out who killed him.)
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