Well, I finally picked up on my "listen-through" of of Wheel of time, now that the library has had the book on CD in for that last 9 months or so. Maybe more. In any case, the book is fun but is so complicated that it's really hard to stop and start reading and the books are way too long, especially if you're listening, to reread the whole series. In any case, now is a good time to start listening, as the readers are fabulous, and with Brandon Sanderson on the job of finishing the series, it should wrap up in two years as he's a very dependable producer. Being such a fan of his other work, I can't wait to get to the first volume that he published, not that Jordan isn't a great writer too. The story in this particular volume isn't exactly all that interesting or even satisfying but good enough to make you want to continue the series.