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Summary: Hummm......where's the meat?....
Review: I am a devoted fantasy fan and The Wheel of Time is among my favorites. But the latest book in the series was more filler than anything else - i assume that it was only written for one of two reasons: either his publisher needed a book($) or the author doesnt know where he's going(!)...maybe i'll get the next book in the series when it's available in the library - i am very disappointed with Mr Jordan as i thought he had more integrity than that :(/ag
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Summary: Sell out!
Review: I rushed to buy this book with millions of other fans, and was highly disapointed. It looks like Jordan just realized that he could make more money if he prolonged the series forever. Of course the publishers have no problem with this philosophy. Mainly I am giving a review because the overall rating here at Amazon.com was too high.
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Summary: ONLY A TAD SLOW, BUT THE LAST HALF REALLY PICKS UP!
Review: A great novel overall, sure it was a bit slow, and confusing if you haven't read the previous volumes or dont remmeber much. But i Loved it! When i got to the end, it left me wanting more. this book was too short, that was my only problem.
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Summary: allana, merana, kiruna, falion, faolin....HELP!
Review: Is anyone else confused? I can't keep the legions of lesser characters straight and Jordan is not helping with that pitiful appendix that gives details on the number of rows of gold braid on a bannerman of Tear's uniform and does not give the charts of people and their relationships and allegiances with each other that we readers need to refer to after every other page of text! It's not just that I'd like to know these things, but the story is weakened when you read about someone and they're just a name to you and not a complete character. How can they all be complete characters? There are too many that we don't really know or care to know. Also, I'm beginning to be really annoyed with all of these paramilitary, rigidly heirarchical groups that abuse their "novices". It can only be because Jordan went to the Citadel that he is so enamored of this kind of humiliation. Can't we at least have a character who refuses to cooperate with this idiocy? Stuffing a scarf into someone's mouth because they didn't ask permission to speak is horrible!! Sometimes I wish the Wise Ones, Aes Sedai, Asha'men and Atha'n Miere who behave like this would all go out into the Blight and annoy each other to death!!! I think I have too many complaints to detail here! The battle scenes in this book with Rand were so disjointed and confusing that I didn't enjoy them at all. And he and Min have become pretty uninteresting. There are so many story lines that are drawn out too long, they have lost their tension which makes me lose my interest! Mat is forgotten in this book, and we never found out why the Aiel tryed to kill an Aes Sedai in Caemlyn 2 or 3 books ago! I am giving up on this series until it is finally ended. I hope it's before I become a grandmother!
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Summary: OK but too short
Review: A path of daggers was slow in the start when battles and other things started to happen it ended. Mat seems to have disapeered completely much like Perrin did in book 5. Book Nine had better be good and tie up the loose ends at the end of this book. It aks more questions then it ansers. But it does contain some info on the Seanchan.
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Summary: Enrapturing, provoking, genius . . . Jordan.
Review: I have been reading The Wheel of Time as each book came out for 10 years. I have never read anything that has captured my soul like this saga. The Path of Daggers is a continuation of the excellence and genius of Robert Jordan.
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Summary: Nothing like what I expected.
Review: I need to state that opinions are only that: opinions. I hope that no one lets someone else's effect what they decide to read. With that said, the Path of Daggers was alright, but slightly tedious. It doesn't messure up to the standard set with the first five books. All in all it was a readable book, but I truly hope that the ninth installment will be better. To my recollection there are no major plot twists or breath taking scenes, but I don't regret reading it. Another problem is that there is so much information and no real way of keeping it in your head. So far there have been eight books and all the books have been over five hundred pages (some of them well over), with out any helpful plot summaries. There is the world of Robert Jordan (or something like that) but I don't feel like spending twenty to thirty bucks on a three hundred and fifty page book that probably won't summarize what's happened throughout most of the story. Though the Wheel of Time is a great series, it is tremnendously long. But if you love reading and you have the patience to read thousands of pages, I recommend that you either start reading the Wheel of Time, or (like I'm going to) stick with it.
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Summary: Well, what can you expect from a workaholic?
Review: There's not much I could say about this fluff-piece that hasn't already been expressed, except maybe this: I have read on many internet sites (including the interview posted by amazon.com) that Jordan generally writes eight to ten hours a day, seven days a week. And is it any wonder his books have become flat and listless? I am a writer myself, and there is no way I could keep such an insane drive...6 hours is about my maximum. When you devote so much time to writing (and editing, I might add), you lose perception on what writing is: a dictation of our world as you see it, be it a 'real' or 'fantasy' setting. Hunched over a computer for the bulk of the day, you lose touch to what it feels like to have the wind on your face...the cool spray of rain...or the healing touch of the sun. Isolated from the masses, those random souls struggling through a day at a time, you can lose insight to the rythym of language and the intricities of human interaction (A severly damaging fault of PoD). In short, when you stop wandering, stop having the experiences that influence and re-create your perception of life and its internal workings, what are you drawing from? Inspiration? Imagination? Even these faithful companions can be stifled over time and the lack of tasting the flavor of life in all its good--and bad--conceptions. Granted, Jordan's first few books were very good, but from 'The Fires of Heaven' he has slowly cycled down the drain, shedding everything that was good about his series in the process. Character interaction, plot, even theme (of which none could be found in this tedious volume) have all gone the way of the dinosaur, replaced by long expositions on the clothing styles, a mishmash of names, and fueding personalities that take chapters to (hopefully) resolve. Overall, a throughly unenjoyable reading experience, one not to be repeated by this particular reader. Maybe he should spend six months traveling Europe or Asia, hanging out in coffie shops and train stations, museums and campgrounds, and observe the state of the world in all its ragged glory. This would certainly put a 'fresh spin' to his writing...or so one would hope.
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Summary: The 8th book and still the storm gathers, - SO RELAX !
Review: People who have been complaining about this book (how short it is, how slow, how unresolving) must look beyond and see how vital it is to add POD to the big picture. It had to be done! - I know it took a while though!! Myself anyway didnt think it was slow and it did keep my full attention with the means that how it detailedly showed the characters taking leadership where they did not delve so before, growing up more, and adding their part in the big web of political intreague. This book is a MUST READ to anyone who is a READER that has an imagination and a soft spot for Fantasy and ofcourse the WHEEL! Theres nothing wrong with this novel for anyone who keeps the big picture in view and doesnt expect the final battle to happen quickly. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER 3 or 4 BOOKS AT LEAST!!!- so relax and dont be so judgemental!! Good job ROBERT, Im hanging on the edge of my seat for the next!
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Summary: The first real stinker of the series.
Review: In my review of this book's predecessor, *A Crown of Swords,* I wrote, "All the pieces are in place for a cascade of action in the next book. It is in Jordan's hands, now." Having now seen that next book, there can be no argument that Jordan has dropped the ball. At the end of ACoS, it seemed the stage had finally been set for the long-awaited meeting between Mat and his bride-to-be, the Daughter of the Nine Moons. Mat was not even present in *Path of Daggers*. The very title of the book suggested that the Seanchan would not only figure prominently into the title's plot, but would significantly affect the course of the entire series. Their entire presence in PoD was limited to two battles, one of which was shown only in aftermath. Jordan's handling of Perrin, Faile, and company was woefully sparse and incomplete; the book jacket goes into further depth on that particular subplot than the novel itself. I remain firmly convinced that Jordan has not lost control of the plot--with each new book that comes out, the foreshadowing present throughout the first volumes makes itself even more pronounced. What Jordan has lost control of are his characters and his sense of proportion. It seems that with each book he sets out to write, he seeks to accomplish specific things with each character, after which he is finished with them. But while, in the case of Perrin, Jordan's goals are accomplished in only a few short chapters, clearing the quota for Elayne, Nynaeve, and Aviendha literally takes the entire first half of the book. Making this inadequacy even more pronounced is the absolute compartmentalization of these subplots. The interweaving present in previous WoT novels is wholly absent in PoD, robbing it of any illusion of simultaneity. The two-year wait for this book was indeed torturous, but I would have gladly traded a further six-month delay for another block of subplot and a thorough edit. With all that, why does it get three stars? First of all, because this is still Robert Jordan writing in the world that has been affectionately dubbed "Randland," and that world has lost none of its charm. Secondly, because there are still a number of significant developments in this book, particularly with regard to Rand's character and the situation with Masema. And finally, because once again we seem to be on the brink of a downpour. But Jordan had better deliver this time; if he blows book 9, I doubt he will have another opportunity to do so on a national scale.
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