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I think I stopped at book six. Should I read the next six?
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Hard-core fans make it all the way through. From reviews I've seen of the series, it majorly goes off the rails. Tortured readers describe their horrific experiences with the last book wherein NOTHING HAPPENS. You have been warned, fellow traveler.












in my opinion the world (our world) is very complacted a mark of a good author is to make his world just as. to you WOT haters, think of how many people you know, not just your friends, but co-workers, neighbors, the telemarketer who calles you when you least want to talk. every single day presents you with layers and tangles of plots of 6 BILLION PEOPLE! to have made a fantasy world from scrap, and make it seem real, you need lots of people who have their own identity.
I would ask all you WOT haters to go back and read them again, faster this time, so you can see how it all fits togather. because it does.

I've heard some say that it's nothing more than another on of those series that has some major event that everything centers around, referring to Tarmon Gai'don. I would disagree. Yes, it's a large part in deciding the paths of the different characters and such, but each book carries about a different center which makes the series that much greater. It's not just one long continuation, but a set of stories within a story.

I wouldn't mind giving examples, but I don't want to give anything away to those who are not up to where I am in the series. (which is finished and waiting for the last! ^.^)



I am a long time lover of the Wheel of Time world but I feel that there are some significant problems in the writing style and in the character development. I find it hard to believe that there is so much sexism directed at men from women and at women from men. I get a little annoyed hearing from both genders how foolish and gossipy the other gender is, if it is the case then there is no hope for the human race.
I must admit, that there are so many different plot arcs that it is entirely possible that many of them will not be satisfactorily ended.
If you want to know what happens it is much better to listen to them than it is to read them, it is easier not to get frustrated after listening to the story than it is after sitting and reading thousands of pages and receiving no resolution.
I hesitate to recommend it to anyone. Jordan died, and now his wife and the new author are planning to break the last book into multiple books (or so I have heard). I feel it has lost the original passion and is now nothing more than a money making enterprise. I mourn the time I wasted reading all of the repetition, and wish that I had moved on to something else.


In my first time through WOT I got to book 10 but never finished it because I didn't think the series was going to end when I heard the author was dying.
Eventually, Brandon Sanderson was selected to complete the WOT using Jordan's notes and some scenes he had completed. Now that the series is going to have an ending, I have reread those first 10 as well as book 11. I am currently reading book 12.
Book 12 was supposed to be the final book, but it was too large so the publisher broke it into 3 books. So in the end there will be 14 books (and one prequel). There is also a guide book that is full of good information about the world Jordan created.
Knowing that the series will have an end, (book 14 will be availabe in 2012) I would have no trouble recommending it to anyone to read.

Waiting ever so impatiently for the final book to come.
I enjoyed the series a lot and felt it was probably the best fantasy series I've ever read however I have to say I agree it is long winded. More epic than needed.

Yes, things were slow in book 6, but every book came with a supprise. It is quite fun to read old fan site posts. Noone guessed where this was going and for me, the cleansing of Saidin was a master touch.
Brandon hasn't missed a beat and I look forward to the conclusion this year!



Yes, read them all. If you are pushed for time skip a page every time he starts talking about the type of cloth that a dress is made of. For the most part, each book has some great elements. He spent his life writing those books. Worth a read I think.


I really think Sanderson brought back some life to the series as things have been developing in a much more rapid pace over the last two books.

Honestly I never tired of the series as a whole but I did drone through my share of chapters. I just honestly felt in each book the good outweighed the bad and if I hadn't read all the way through I wouldn't have gotten the treat in the Sanderson books at the end.
Gathering Storm and Towers of Midnight were nothing short of brilliant. If you are on the fence all I can say is it's worth it.
Can't wait for AMOL





He rambles on about clothes sometimes.. but is no worse than Tolkien was with trees and is a saint compared to how GRRM is with food.
The last three books, which Sanderson wrote with the huge help of Jordan's wife and an insane amount of information and outline that Jordan left him, were amazing. But the overall series is really good too. Not everything in a story the scope of WoT can be battles and action and cool cool cool.. There are so many plots going on that to see it all.. you have to be willing to take a step back and enjoy each section for what it is.
And when he starts babbling on about clothing.. just skim a bit till you get back to the good stuff ;)
On a semi related note.. if you look at the overall timespan.. Jordan released 14 books in 23 years. And that included him dying, leaving all his notes and outlines to another author and it getting picked up and finished. That is pretty impressive. Except for the 4 year gap where he knew he was dying and wouldn't be able to finish and passed it off... the books came out on average every 2 years. For the size of the books and the depth within them... that is insane.
Look at GRRM... it has been 18 years... and he has 5 books done. And the last two were complete garbage. I kinda wish he would hand it off to Sanderson as well.
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