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Daughter of the Nine Moons is a fictional title in the fantasy series The Wheel of Time by author Robert Jordan. // For other meanings see Fantasy (disambiguation) Fantasy is a genre of art, literature, film, television, games and music that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of either plot, theme, setting, or all three. ... The Wheel of Time (abbreviated WoT or less commonly, tWoT) is a bestselling fantasy book series written by Robert Jordan. ... Robert Jordan is the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr. ...

The actual Daughter of the Nine Moons is Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag a young woman who is the daughter of the Empress (may she live forever) of the Seanchan. Having done some great error she has been wearing a veil and until that comes off is known only as High Lady Tuon. She is small in size, almost child-sized, and is black skinned with short, dark hair. Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag, aka: Daughter of the Nine Moons, is a fictional character in Robert Jordans popular Wheel of Time fantasy series. ... In the fictional world of Robert Jordans fantasy series The Wheel of Time, Seanchan (pronounced SHAUN-chan) is the name of a continent, the empire that occupies it, and the people that live in the empire. ...


She makes her first appearance in Winter's Heart , where we see her landing in Ebou Dar just shortly after the city is taken. This also allows her to be in the same vicinity as Mat, whom according the Aelfinn, she is to marry. The two lead each other on a merry "chase" through the palace, until Mat attempts to escape Ebou Dar with some Seanchan prisoners and is caught by Tuon, who he grabs in an attempt to silence and is told that she is the Daughter of the Nine Moons, a statement that leads him to say that she is to be his wife. Original cover of Winters Heart, showing Perrin Aybara leading his followers Winters Heart (abbreviated as WH by fans) is the ninth book of the Wheel of Time fantasy series written by American author Robert Jordan. ... This article is about the towns, cities and countries of Robert Jordans The Wheel of Time fantasy fiction series. ... Matrim Mat Cauthon is one of the main characters of the Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan. ... Aelfinn are a group of fictional people in Robert Jordans Wheel of Time series. ...


The "Nine Moons" is in reference to the Palace or Court that in which her Mother resides.


During Knife of Dreams Mat continues to court Tuon, much to the surprise of her maid Selucia, who see Cauthon as a rogue and a vagabond. Knife of Dreams (abbreviated as KoD by fans) is the eleventh book in American author Robert Jordans The Wheel of Time fantasy series. ... Matrim Mat Cauthon is one of the main characters of the Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan. ...


A series of events ensue, as Mat realizes that Tuon is the woman he will marry, and during the later stages of the book, just as he is setting the Daughter of the Nine Moons free, she marries him, completing the Aelfinn prophecy.


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