Reddit mentions of Conan the Invincible (Conan #1)

Faile not only ended up being my favorite The Wheel of Time character, but also my favorite sci-fi/fantasy character too. I absolutely love her and Nynaeve's characterizations in tWoT.


I agree with what u/jbh4y said- Faile/Perrin are one of the most realistic and the strongest couples in the series. And I myself would add, the most developed by far too.

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To me, Faile ends up having the best couple-chapters -scenes and -lines of the whole series; just take a look at the incredible chapter Among the Tuatha'an

> “Sleep, my wolf king. Sleep.”

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She ends up being the best wife/spouse of the series.

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I can see why some series fans don't like her; they were most likely expecting some tame character out of a Harry Potter or Disney type of family fantasy. And to their shock, Jordan brings over one of his Conan characters for his new series—see Jordan's The Red Hawk from his first Conan novel - Conan the Invincible

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Faile is just one example of many in tWoT of what I like to refer as—Jordan's 'Conan meta'—for lack of a better phrase.

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So basically to answer the OP's question, many readers were expecting to a story with characters similar to 'Harry Potter', 'The Hobbit' or 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe', and were unable to except Jordan's insertion of a Conan style of character thrown into this fantastic world that he created.

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In the end, BOTH Perrin and Faile are unfortunately the most misunderstood characters of Jordan's tWoT series. I just wish that more readers would have an open mind to just what—Jordan was writing. See my post in the Perrin thread for a Perrin example.

I feel bad for the guy that when he was alive he kept hearing this griping from his fans from their knee-jerk reactions.

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Well, that's my take on it anyway.