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Lu's debut novel, Legend, was published Novemas the first of a young adult science fiction trilogy. Lu currently lives in the Arts District of Los Angeles with her husband, their son (born 2019) and three dogs. She attended the University of Southern California, where she studied political science and biology, and interned as an artist at Disney Interactive Studios. She grew up between Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Houston, learning English by writing stories. In 1989, she and her family moved to the United States in Texas when she was five years old, during the Tiananmen Square Protest. ![]() Lu was born in 1984 in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China, and later moved to Beijing. ![]() ![]() She is best known for the Legend series, novels set in a dystopian and militarized future, as well as the Young Elites series, the Warcross series, and Batman: Nightwalker in the DC Icons series. 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How did it occur exactly? It's anyone's guess.Ģ. At the end, when one was hurt, so was the other. However, it has something to do with the bond that Rand and Moridin developed at Shadar Logoth. This was intentionally left ambiguous and there isn't a real answer. ![]() Please answer me so I can finally understand what has happened.ġ. But Rand used all three powers to seal Dark One once and for all and he said no one could free him again. And most importantly, what was that last page of the book? They describe Dark One touching the world once again in Fourth Age. ![]() When did Mat was cut off of the Horn? Heroes told him that it wasn't from his encounter with Eelfin, they told him it was something Rand did. It sounds like something you would do in Dream World.Ĥ. If he was unable to channel, how did he lit that pipe? He just imagined it is being lit on and it did. Wouldn't he die then? Every channeler died if he/she was cut off True Source.ģ. ![]() Rand can't channel anymore, neither saidin nor true power. How the hell did they change bodies so Moridin died and Rand stayed alive? They didn't use the Mirror of the Mist. They were both dying and couldn't be healed. So, Rand came out from the Bore carrying Moridin with him. So I would like if someone would explain it to me:ġ. So, I am big fan of WoT (I haven't read it on English, so sorry if I misspell something), and I've read last book last night. ![]() |