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Summary: The best thief there ever was...
Review: The series that began with "The Eye of the World" is arguably the best available in fantasy today. I'm sick of comparisons to Tolkien, but since Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" remains the yardstick for fantasy, I rank this on the same plane. Granted, the works are quite different.Let's see what done to death elements are used: reincarnation, prophecies, heroes with humble beginnings, a female order of spellusers (a la Dune's Bene Gesserit), a desert race of master warriors (a la Dune's Fremen), a created race of evil goblinoid creatures, a dark god, an order of evil sorcerors, political infighting, wizards who can magically travel great distances instantaneously, a dream world, gypsies, werewolves (well, sort of), knights bonded to their charges, thieves, bards, gateways to other worlds, magic weapons, magic items, an ancient king similar to Arthur... So you would think it's a hodgepodge of cliches. That is anything but the truth. Every old concept has a unique and fascinating reinterpretation, and you'll be dazzled at the new tricks that enter the mix. It's like he stole a go cart and turned it into a corvette. I cannot recommend this series enough. The only drawback is twofold: it is HUGE (7000+ pages in nine books, at present) and it probably won't be complete for a while. It starts slow, but once the series gets going you won't find a lull until you're waiting impatiently for the next book to come out. Go for it.
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Summary: Better than the JR Tolken books
Review: Better than the JR Tolken books. I am now reading book 3 of the series and they get better by the book. The more you read the more you will enjoy it. There are several interesting plots all going on at the same time. Also many interesting characters involved.
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Summary: Captivating!!!
Review: By far the best saga I have ever read. The description and detail is phenominal. Robert Jordan takes you to an epic fantasy world where anything could happen. I feel that Jordan picked up where Tolken had just begun because these books just keep you coming back for more.
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Summary: Real Fantasy
Review: I can say a lot of things about this book, and the seires so far, but the best thing I can say about it is that Robert Jordan has created a real world. If you don't think about it too hard, all the things in the books, Aes Sedai, Ogier, the Dark One, are just like second nature. Once you read the Eye of the Word, you'll be pulled into Rand al'Thor's world as if it were your own, and there isn't anything better you can say about any book.
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Summary: Prepare for a very long journey
Review: I love this book and the entire WofT series. The plot can be a little slow as characters are developed, but the tradeoff is well worth it. If you read this, you might as well buy all of the other books in the series, because its a very hard read to put down.
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Summary: excellent
Review: Well written and captivating. Imaginative characters and an incredible and complex world. You won't be able to put it down and if you do, you will not shake it from your mind.
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Summary: Original? I don't think so.
Review: Lots of people kept raving about this series.. so I ventured... and quickly ran away! This book was so cliche I had to laugh. It was so typical 'main character is secretly (especially from himself) an amazing powerful something or other'. The writing was juvenile.. same phrase on every woman's lips, same emotions written the same way on every man's face. You want beautiful writing? Go read Tolkien (of course), Guy Kay, or George Martin.
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Summary: NO ONE is better than Robert Jordan
Review: I first saw Robert Jordan's books displayed at Meijer in the book section in 1993. Being 11 years old and a collector of books (I didn't really read much at the time just collected because they looked cool) I bought the first four then later book five when it came out in paperback. Unfortunately, I didn't really pick the first one up until six years later and when I began to read tEotW, I was amazed by the detail and vocabulary, pacing, visualization, originality and complexity of the story. It was like a movie inside my head and I felt that I could see everything the way the author wanted me to see it. By the end, I realized I had never read a better novel in my life and had already decided that RJ could not out-do this. My, was I surprised by the next book. I'm through book eight (because he takes two years to write a book and I like to space it out a bit; I'll probably read WH when the title of book 10 is announced). I can tell you that each book is better than the last (except for an eleven page span in book eight that is almost unbearably boring). I have read more than one series in my life and let me tell you, most had a slow place far sooner than this series. I can honestly say this: NO ONE is better than Robert Jordan and it is hard to believe that there will be a better author any time soon.
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Summary: It's gotta start somewhere
Review: I love The Wheel of Time. I am now on the fourth book and I can tell you I will definetely finish the series. When I finished TEoTW I thought it was the best, yet when I continued I found that the books keep getting better and better. Therefore you have to start somewhere. Perhaps the reason TEoTW isn't as good as the other books is because of the insane character development that manifests in the others. Jordan writes with more attention to detail than any other author I've encountered. His young characters face hilariously awkward moments, and we learn that courage and believing in yourself conquer all. Pick up this book, because by the time you get to the fourth or fifth, you'll be extremely happy.
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Summary: worthless bore
Review: I read this because I had heard good things about it but it is one of the worst novels I have ever read. It is full of boring characters an uncompelling storyline and witless turgid prose.Totally inept on all levels!
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