false 13891 22 Is Robert Jordan still doing the Light's work? Even loyal fans have to wonder. (And if you're not a fan yet, you'll have to read the previous 6,789 pages in this bestselling series to understand what all the fuss is about.)<p> Everyone's in agreement on the Wheel of Time's first four or five volumes: They're topnotch, where-have-you-been-all-my-life epic fantasy, the best in anybody's memory at the time since <I>The Lord of the Rings</I>. But a funny thing happened on the way to Tarmon Gai'don, and many of those raves have become rants or (worse) yawns. Jordan long ago proved himself a master at world-building, with fascinating characters, a positively delicious backstory, and enough plot and politics to choke a Trolloc, but that same strength has become a liability. How do you criticize what he's doing now? You want more momentum and direction in the central plot line, but it's the secondary stories that have made the world so rich. And as in the last couple of books, (<I>A Crown of Swords</I> and <I>The Path of Daggers</I>), Jordan doesn't really succeed at pursuing either adequately, leaving a lot of heavily invested readers frustrated.<p> <I>Winter's Heart</I> at least shows some improvement, but it's still not <I>The Eye of the World</I>. Elayne's still waiting to take the crown of Andor; the noticeably absent Egwene is still waiting to go after the White Tower; Perrin gets ready to pursue the Shaido but then disappears for the rest of the book. About the only excitement comes with the long-awaited return of Mat Cauthon and a thankfully rock 'em, sock 'em finale in which Rand finally, <I>finally</I> changes the balance of power in his fight against the Dark One. <I>--Paul Hughes</I> 791225 book 7 11 2000 Winter's Heart (Wheel of Time, #9) total:6965|5:1722|4:2106|3:2090|2:804|1:243| 6965 25155 8926 118 1 2 false true Sat Feb 14 04:59:50 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 05:08:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false true Wed Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 19 09:08:17 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 19 09:08:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 06 20:19:48 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 20:19:59 -0700 2008 I have read this series many times, and loved it as much as the first time. I am eagerly awaiting the next and final book to this...more...]]> 1 0 false true Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 08:47:09 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 08:05:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 08:19:29 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 20:03:07 -0700 2009
So that being said. I'm guessing Crossroads of Twilight will be great.

This book was all right. Considering Path of Daggers (the book...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 12:34:14 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 13:46:30 -0700 2009
My patience with the previous book (no Matt) was rewarded this time. And, boy did I love how Mr. Jordan drew out the whole Matt finding out who Tuon was. And Matt's response when he does find out? Pric...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu Oct 08 09:37:54 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 09:37:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 14:16:11 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 14:27:37 -0700 2009 3
Book 9 and 10 slow down the story and Jordan continued his annoying habit of over ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Mar 31 06:53:42 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 06:53:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Feb 22 13:06:19 -0800 2007 Tue Jun 26 08:01:59 -0700 2007 5 0 false true Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 15:43:44 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 19:31:59 -0700 2009 Winter's Heart, the 9th book in the late Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time" series (sequel to The Path of Daggers. This is where, in many fans' opinion, the action slows to a crawl because there are so many simultaneous plots and subplots. It is not my intent to giv...more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sun Feb 08 17:41:29 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 17:44:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Sep 30 17:03:56 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 17:09:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false true Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 14:31:54 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 17:29:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jan 21 22:50:48 -0800 2009 Sat Apr 04 10:09:57 -0700 2009
Elayne...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 04 07:14:35 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 13 11:50:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Jun 25 12:15:36 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 25 12:15:52 -0700 2007
The warning is not because the books are bad. The first few, actually, are very good. Great characte...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 17 10:53:03 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 05 11:32:44 -0700 2009 1
Well, let me say right now...I really enjoyed this book. I'm appreciating the series a lot more on a second reading. That being said, its still a flawed thing. This book and all the rest still suffer from small problems that ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 29 17:03:52 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 07 20:59:26 -0800 2009
Actually, some interesting things happen, although, I do have to say ... this is when a LOT of characters are in play, and frankly, it's hard to keep up.

I know, I know, I'm just NOW sa...more...]]> 1 1 false false Tue Jan 13 18:03:23 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 18:05:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=13891