Threads Woven of Shadow

For other uses of the words "thread" and "shadow," see Thread and Shadow.

Book Index
0 I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV
Chapters
The First Message 1 Lion on the Hill 2 A New Arrival 3 A Woman's Eyes 4 A Sense of Humor 5 A Different Dance 6 Threads Woven of Shadow 7 A Matter of Thought 8 The Storm Gathers 9 Plans 10 A Saying in the Borderlands 11 Lessons and Teachers 12 Questions and Answers 13 Under the Dust 14 Dreams and Nightmares 15 A Pile of Sand 16 Tellings of the Wheel 17 The Wheel of a Life 18 A Taste of Solitude 19 Matters of Toh 20 From the Stedding 21 To Shadar Logoth 22 Heading South 23 To Understand a Message 24 An Embassy 25 Like Lightning and Rain 26 Connecting Lines 27 Gifts 28 Letters 29 Fire and Spirit 30 To Heal Again 31 Red Wax 32 Summoned in Haste 33 Courage to Strengthen 34 Journey to Salidar 35 In the Hall of the Sitters 36 The Amyrlin Is Raised 37 When Battle Begins 38 A Sudden Chill 39 Possibilities 40 Unexpected Laughter 41 A Threat 42 The Black Tower 43 The Crown of Roses 44 The Color of Trust 45 A Bitter Thought 46 Beyond the Gate 47 The Wandering Woman 48 Leaning on the Knife 49 The Mirror of Mists 50 Thorns 51 The Taking 52 Weaves of the Power 53 The Feast of Lights 54 The Sending 55 Dumai's Wells The Answer

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Setting: Arad Doman, Shayol Ghul

Point of view: Sammael Setting: Arad Doman

Sammael is plotting to become Nae'blis, just as much as the other Forsaken must be. He is meeting Graendal at her palace in Arad Doman. Graendal enjoys subtly baiting Sammael as they debate what to do since Rand has killed off so many of the Forsaken. Moghedien, Lanfear, and Asmodean are still missing. Semirhage missed the last meeting with Graendal.

Point of view: Graendal Setting: Arad Doman

Graendal believes Rand is too dangerous to be allowed to live, but the Great Lord has forbidden direction action for now. She worries that the Great Lord wants Rand to be Nae'blis. She plans to trick Sammael into killing Rand, since Sammael will be able to call it self defense when Rand attacks Illian.

Rodel Ituralde arrives for an audience, so Graendal switches to her guise as Lady Basene.

Point of view: Semirhage Setting: Shayol Ghul

Semirhage has been ordered by the Great Lord to extract information from an Aes Sedai. She is the very best at extracting information. During the Age of Legends she was a renowned Healer, but she always enjoyed inflicting pain along with the Healing, for which she was disciplined. This eventually led her to become one of the Forsaken. After stimulating the pain centers in Cabriana Mecandes, she begins the interrogation. After leaving Cabriana, Semirhage beings interrogating Cabriana's warder in another room using pleasure instead of pain. She fails to pay attention and the warder dies of pleasure―he has also bitten off his tongue in a vain attempt to distract himself from the pleasure. When Semirhage goes back into the room with Cabriana, Cabriana seems much more pliable (due to bonding).

Characters

• Sammael
• Graendal
• Ramsid Almadar Domani King's brother
• Chiape
• Shaofan
• Osana
• Rashan (servant) Graendal's servant
• Ebram merchant's son
• Semirhage
• Shaidar Haran
• Cabriana Mecandes
• Her Warder

Referenced

• Demandred
• Mesaana
• Alsalam Saeed Almadar
• Dark One
• Lews Therin Telamon
• Rand al'Thor
• Asmodean
• Lanfear
• Moghedien
• Aginor
• Balthamel
• Ishamael
• Be'lal
• Rahvin
• Rodel Ituralde

Groups

• Forsaken
• Aes Sedai
• Trollocs
• Myrddraal

Places

• Arad Doman
• Shayol Ghul

Referenced

• Mountains of Mist
• Pit of Doom
• Shara
• Tear
• Illian

Concepts

• Shadow
• Nae'blis

One Power

• Traveling
• Compulsion
• Linking
• Ayyad
• Binding with Oath Rod