Rating: 
Summary: The hits just keep on coming
Review: Once again I am amazed and awe inspired by Robert Jordan's fantastic novels. While the books themselves are long (nearly 1000 pages) I just can't get enough. I have read all of the books that are currently out and cannot wait for the next one. The world spun by Jordan is rich and realistic. And there are strong female roles as well as the typical male roles. Truely a must read series. Tricia Shaffe
Rating:
Summary: Getting better but splitting up
Review: A very well written book. Up till this point, Jordan has tied up all the characters and most of the sub-plots at the end of each book, but in this fourth book, he leaves Elayne and Nynaeve; Perrin, Faile and Loial; and Mat, Rand and Egwene all separated at the end of the novel and it somehow takes away and adds to the story at the same time. I give it a nine because Jordan puts a lot of action and suspense in to his novel and the complexity just keeps rising. Can't wait till I can buy the next one
Rating: 
Summary: Great continuation of a story
Review: While Robert Jordan obviously felt that the story would not be contained in three books, leading up to the original climatic scene in book 3, he led well into book 4. The shadow Rising goes further into character developement and extends the story into other possible lines. The fact that you never know exactly what will happen keeps the book(s) a good read. Book 4 allows more character depth and slows the pace of the original stories somewhat.In the end, it makes book 4 a great read to those who believe the story and want more information.
Overall, a great supplement to fast paced action of the first three
Rating: 
Summary: A discontented rumble
Review: Although I enjoyed this book as an afternoon's read, I did not find it as engrossing as the previous installments in this series. The plot drags considerably as Jordan delves ever more deeply into local color and points of characterization that have either already been made, or are easily imagined by the reader. In fact, that's my chief complaint about this novel, which I found far less memorable than its predecessors: there's so much detail bogging down the story that ultimately, very little actually happens. While there was enough buildup in the first three books to allow for a fourth to wrap things up, instead we have new plot points, new characters, and a lot of other things that bring us no closer to the climax. I find myself thinking, as this series goes on, that Jordan should have taken a leaf from Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion, and told us the stories of several Dragons, rather than just one
Rating:
Summary: A dissapointing anti-climax to a sensational start
Review: Some would say that the fourth instalment in the wheel of time series, was a showpiece of Jordan's mastery of storytelling abilities, however I believe this was the beginning of the end of what could have been a fantasy classic. In the Shadow Rising, Jordan's fanatic attention to detail detract from the normal progress of a story. This has proven to be fatal to his series as we have now seen the series escalate to a unacceptable 7th book. Those that enjoy Jordan's style will not be dissapointed, as Rand continues on his prophesised journey to the last battle. Unfourtunatley this 1000 page book doesn't bring him much closer to his goal, that he was in the last book. I could have edited this book to around 700 pages by excluding annoying descriptions of inns, people, people's thoughts, and landscapes. Skillful though this is, he should use his remarkable talent in moderation. An excessive amount of anything isn't good for you. For example too much alcohol can kill you
Rating:
Summary: READ ME!!!!
Review: This book shows the mastery of Jordan's storytelling abilities
as we delve into an entirely different race. The events and
people are so real that one feels they are almost tangible.
Thisis the kind of book that one would stay up to three in
the morning, red-eyed, and can't find the strength to put the
book down. A must-read!
Rating:
Summary: One of my personal favorites
Review: if you liked the first three you'll love this book- it is action packed and i read it in two days. A great read.
I think that if you have not read any of his previous books that there is no better place to start than from the beging.
Rating:
Summary: Shadow Rising
Review: THE SHADOW RISING is my favorite of Robert Jordan's often overblown Wheel of Time series. In it, Jordan gathers together some of the cords he's been flappin' around in the first three books (never mind that he tangles them up again post haste). What sets this one apart as being head and shoulders better than the other nine books in the series is the reader's emotional investment in the characters, especially in Perrin's (a supporting character)desperate defense of his home against a seemingly invincible swarm of adversaries. The series is ponderous enough that I eventually ceased caring very much about what happens to anyone (with the exception of Perrin and his wife, Faile). I suppose I continue to read the series out of momentum: having invested so much reading time in the first few volumes (these books are huge), I don't want not to know how it all ends. Maybe this is what Jordan is counting on, but I wish he'd get on with it. This one, however, I actually re-read with some satisfaction.
Rating:
Summary: Good Job Mr. Jordan!
Review: This is the best series since LOTR! Mr. Jordan has done an awesome job on this book and series! I love his descriptive writing! This book takes us to the Stone of Tear after it has already fallen by Rand and his Aiel allies. Rand than goes to the waste with all the Aiel, Moiraine, Lan, Mat and Egwene and learns the past of "The People of the Dragon". This is a very exciting adventure that should receive praise from the masses. Mr. Jordan I'm an avid reader and adoring fan keep it up on your wonderful books.
Rating: 
Summary: Waste of Time and Money
Review: The Wheel of Time series is "New Age" fantasy. Channeling, a new age technique, is the only form of magic in this series. The series GARBAGE! I've read much better fantasy than Robert Jordan. For example, Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series is 100 times BETTER than the Wheel of Time! I wasted my time reading the 1st 6 books, and I am glad I had the sense to stop there! Don't waste your money buying JUNK! Don't waste your time reading this JUNK!
| 
