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Wheel of Time: Towers of Midnight
Lady Eri
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I am only halfway done, but I feel like Brandon Sanderson has done more in the chapters I have read then Robert Jordan has done in six books. Only one sniff! Amazing. It doesn't feel exactly like Robert Jordan, but he manages to capture most of the essence while finishing off loose ends.
So far I am very satisfied with this book, and I hope I get the Moiraine Rand meeting payoff I have been waiting for since book six.
So far I am very satisfied with this book, and I hope I get the Moiraine Rand meeting payoff I have been waiting for since book six.
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Except I just started Song of Ice and Fire, again.
So, Sanderson is doing a good job?
I don't remember CoT or KoD at all.
http://www.encyclopaedia-wot.org/
Ultra-condensed summaries of every chapter of every book with handy hyperlinks for the 6 billion characters and locations.
I still really like WoT, and even I recommend reading that site instead of Book 10.
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That's the attraction. Jordan was such a superb "world-creator" that I was always happy to gloss over the bad plot issues to learn more about the world and mythology.
Now, I really do like this series, but like most people I'll agree that a lot of it just drags along so slowly it's a bit hard to read sometimes. But, having invested so much time in actually reading all the books, I just have to finish it and know what happens and all that jazz. I've only read part of the prologue, but it seem pretty decently paced so far.
I was quite saddened when I learned that Robert Jordan passed, but when I learned that Brandon Sanderson was going to finish writing the last book (well...three books) I was quite overjoyed, as I liked his Mistborn trilogy a great deal, and also liked his new book a lot. Haven't quite gotten around to reading Elantris yet though.
My reasoning? I enjoy the simple act of reading. I have plenty of spare time in the evenings while my wife does her arts and crafts hobbies and I don't mind reading endless amounts.
Simply put, more is better for me as I just get to spend more time reading.
So the last book is going to be three books? Wow. That's amazing, I had completely written this off as being too weird to read but I will have to read it if he's taking the time to write three.
My mindset for this is going to be like Star Wars I, II and II. I didn't really expect them and will give them a chance, but if they are horrible I will simply fall back on RJ's original work.
Sanderson's really doing a hell of a job. I didn't know how anyone could really tie an ending on the story, but he's doing it, and doing it well. I can somewhat tell the parts that are RJ's and the parts that are Sanderson's, they blend really well.
And the plot moves. It's creaking a bit, but it's moving. Sometimes in leaps. It's turning out to be an entertaining read. And thank God. I've been reading these since Lord of Chaos, so roughly 15 years. Glad to see there's an ending coming.
Can't find book 12, but here's book 9 and book 10
I am not sure how to think on how the Egwene parts are progressing, but again, any progress is better then no progress.
Nothing a short summary wouldn't take care of.
I'm happy to not be disappointed with this book. Sanderson could have done so much worse with the material. The characters sound like they should most of the time and the brevity is a very welcome change. He seems to understand that we don't need to read that the Seanchan have a slow, slurred manner of speech every time one of them opened their mouths, the lack of repetition makes it that much faster to get to the next awesome event.
If anything, I wish that certain characters/events would have received more attention in this book, they even mention the resolution to a story arch at the end of the book that we don't get to see, save for a quick vision that left me thinking I had missed a chapter somewhere.
All the same, this was a great book. It shows that the end of the series is in good hands, and is heading in the right direction with a minimal smoothing of skirts.
Masema had lost most of his followers, he was down to I think under 100 if I remember right. He was planning to recruit more and once again be the colossal problem he had before. Maybe there was something else there, but it was the perfect time for someone to kill him.
I recall very clearly being about 17 and remarking to a friend that we'd have graduated from college before the series ended. That happened two years ago, and there are still two more books to come.
Makes me want to play the godawful WoT d20.
He's 33.
I tore through it Wednesday, was a very enjoyable read. The writing was well done, and I did not find any of the characters acting in any odd ways. Damn good book, i look forward to the final 2.
"And then Rand woke up, he realized that everything which had happened since book 7 had been a dream and resolved to never speak of it again"
I would have Rand abducted by aliens Life of Brian style.
Spoiler-free, this was pretty goddamn good. Didn't like all of it, but what it did right made it well worth it. Sanderson really has eliminated most of the doubts in my mind about his ability to carry the torch. Nothing really seemed out of place, and the plot actually drew me in and kept me engaged for the duration.
Spoilers for the entire book, be warned:
Graendal went out like a bitch. I hate to say it, but it was a pretty ignominious end, even for one of the Forsaken. I was hoping for a little more than a "nuke it from orbit" ending, especially in the face of how Semirhage went out. And yes, I'm assuming she's gone for good, despite theories going around.
Egwene's chapters were pretty good, though it stretched my suspension of disbelief at times. Good to see that plotline (mostly) wrapped, and wrapped in exciting fashion. Maybe now we can move on to more interesting things.
The intro to the first Mat chapter had me rolling. I can't think of a more perfect way to encapsulate Mat's observations on the female gender than that opening dialogue.
Verin's reveal was a headsmack moment. Her nature was obvious given all the foreshadowing. And I like the fact that she outwitted even those who bound her, her last act redeeming pretty much everything she ever did. I was a bit misty when she died.
I'm actually looking forward to the next book, and I can't recall the last time I felt that.
EDIT: Fuck, sorry about that, didn't check my tags.
Mat was good, I enjoyed his backstories and interaction with Talmanes (Even if Talmanes had a near personality transplant) but I wish it ended with his arrival in Camelyn.
Rand's final chapter though is what sold the book for me. I absolutely loved it.
I gotta say that
A lot of the scenes with Rand were tough. Good lord that guy has gone through some shit. Strangling Min was just fucking wrong. I did like the scene with him and Moridin, though.
It was incredibly awesome to see Tam stand up to Cadsuane on his behalf.
6 months and I'll be able to open those spoilers :-(
It used to take me 6 months to get through 1-6, back in the day.
Then I read 1-6, 1-8 and 1-9.
Now I just read the spoilers.
Yeah... I barely get the time to read that I wish these days.
Full time job + wife requiring full time attention + very long books = 6 months to burn through all 11.
I just don't want ANY plot point going over my head when I finally finish this damn series.
But in my line of work I can listen to it while working, so...
I dunno. Knife of Dreams was definitely at least a smaller return to form. I think Jordan realized that he had to end things, and then worked actively to do so.
Granted, Sanderson's picking that up a bit more dramatically, but I think RJ would've gotten there.
Can I just read the stuff by the new author? I got so sick of Jordan around (gasp) book six.
e: Looks like chapter summaries are here now
I'd wait until the series is finished to be able to get the whole picture, at this point. The last two are supposed to come out in the next two years.