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Summary: Jordan Stalls Again
Review: This is the most disappointing of all of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time books. When I first started this series a number of years ago I was sucked into Rand's world like a straw in a tornado. I was no longer in control, I HAD to read every book I could get my hands on and awaited each new addition eagerly. However, with the last two volumes I have developed several sneaking suspicions. Robert Jorden doesn't have a clue where this series is going and he is drawing it out for as long as he needs to: a) make money and/or; b) figure out what to do with the series. Judging by other reviews, I have only one recommendation for Robert Jordan if he wants to keep his readership: GET ON WITH IT MAN!
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Summary: Excellent, a fitting sequel
Review: While the last two books of this series seemed to drag compared to the first couple, this book picks up the pace again. It combines the intricate plot expansion of the later books with the action and adventure of the first few. People who complain about the slow movement of recent books, are merely products of the MTV generation who cannot appreciate the finer points of literature.
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Summary: Going everywhere and nowhere
Review: In this latest edition to Jorden's long series I have to say I was completely dissapointed. The book along with occasional hints of excellence goes sardonically and stoically nowhere. Rand is pushed into being a vulcan,Egwene a petulent Seat,Perrin into a weak flegling husband,Mat a noshow,Elayne,Ny,Faille into recalcrent roles. I think Joden is describing a lofty and excessive fashion show at most! Dissapointed yes,...will I read the next book...yes, and so will you Wheel fans but I must say in Path of Daggers I think Jorden wasted this novel and better make the 9th one come together and make sence and not streching this out so he can make money hand over fist about a novel that tries to go everywhere and really goes nowhere!!!!!
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Summary: Extremely disappointing - where's the other half of the book
Review: Path of Daggers was better than Crown of Swords but is woefully inferior to the first six volumes. Basically, the reader is left wondering where the other half of the story is. The story is relatively simple and does not answer the hanging questions from the earlier volumes. Robert Jordan, if you are reading this, please-oh-please publish the next book soon (less than a year +) and address the questions we all want answered.A loyal Wheel of Time fan...
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Summary: Don't Buy this book!
Review: Books 7 & 8 are destined to become known as the biggest pile of hackneyed trash ever to come out of a publishing house since the last dozen Gor novels. Jorden wraps nothing up, dumps until the next 2 years my favorite character {Mat), is becoming far too interested in female S&M, and drags a short story amount of plot to an agonizing 600 plus pages. Where's Glen Cook when you need him?
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Summary: Jordan marks time in a slow-paced yawner.
Review: After waiting two years for the sequel to the wonderful "A Crown of Swords", this book was a huge disappointment. Jordan spends most of his time dealing with peripheral issues and introducing an endless amount of minor characters. We do not see Rand until midway through and Mat is not even in this book. Very few of the central issues get resolved; the White Tower remains divided, the Black Tower is unchanged, the Chosen continue to plot but do nothing, there is no movement in Rand's relationship with his women and we are no closer to the final battle than before. What we get is a brooding and boring Rand and little of anything else. Its time to end this series or move things along. Robert Jordan. Are you are you listening???
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Summary: Mind numbing detail to trivia. Can't wait for more.
Review: Thousands and thousands of words to advance a story line about one inch, maybe. But what an inch!! Truly exciting reading. Where is Reader's Digest Condensed books? Would have to have at least fifty pages of story. Don't know if it is there. How can I do penance for wasting another $20+ dollars? Even my life is more exciting that this novel. After reading this, more determined than ever to get a life. Thank you for your support.
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Summary: A Great Setup for the final Battle
Review: I have read all of the books within the last year and feel with The Path of Daggers Mr. Jordan is starting to set the story up for the final connrontation between good and evil. Most peole have complained that nothing happened in the book but don't realize that alot did. Mr. Jordan had to end the book where he did becuase he would have went on for another 1000 pages for what comes nextin the story. The next book will probably be the most action packed of them all to date. The best part was the last chapter of the book, setting the story up for what is happening next and if you people who are complaining that nothing happened in the book you honestly don't know what you're talking about.
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Summary: please, please, please, move this series along!
Review: Couldn't agree more with the review below. Through "the Shadow Rising", this series was the best fantasy series in a long time. Since Rand led the Aeil out of Rhuidean though the series has completely lost its focus. It just seems like Jordan has bit off far more that he can chew and, rather than finishing up what he has already started, he keeps introducing more and more characters into the soup. I think this series has completely degenerated into a soap opera. My only hope is that, as Jordan says, he has had the last book planned from the beginning, which means that the end will be memorable, even if we have to wade through thousands more pages of pap to get to it. disappointing.
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Summary: You've got to be kidding
Review: Jordan wasted my time and his on this stale, boring, verbose sleeping pill. I know it has to be difficult to sustain the quality and satisfy the fans desire for more, but this book was low on quality and failed to advance the plot at all. Like most of the reviewers I was disappointed that Jordan spent so much time on the women while ignoring Matt completely. I really wish he would stop the endless explanations and rehashings of the past books. Make new readers start at the begininng. I know Nyv has a temper. I know the Wise Ones are tough. I know about the feeling of saidin. Finally, it is ridiculous to belive that no one would recognize Elayne's mother. With all that royalty and Aes Sedi running around surely somebody would know her. I beg Jordan to get back on track. I will not be preordering the next one.
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