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Summary: What a dreadful disappointment!
Review: There is no meat in this POD-it's all filler. I feel as if i've been tricked into humming and keeping time until the REAL, next book comes out---and we waited 2 years for this ??
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Summary: The book that should NOT have been published!
Review: I was extremely disappointed in the novel as a whole. It failed to move the story forward. Is conclusion or better writing even possible from Jordan?
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Summary: Trembling on the edge of the Abyss
Review: Each person brings a different attitude to reading the Wheel of Time. If one is looking for a quick read, a clean resolution, and lots of swordplay, the Wheel of Time is not for you. It is an exercise in world-building on an unprecedented scale. Don't read the series unless you like and are prepared to celebrate the building of a world more than a fast-moving plot.The most interesting feature of the Path of Daggers is, in my opinion, the way in which the main characters (at least those who are mentioned) all seem to be hovering on the edge of disaster or triumph. It is a convention of many fantasy books that the main characters must survive, and good must eventualy triumph. Jordan holds over his readers the distinct possibility that his characters (at least some of them) will fail and be destroyed: it's a refreshing change of pace. Although not a lot happens in the book, the characters each made choices that took them further down their individual paths. The ultimate outcome is as hazy in this book as is the ultimate outcome of anyone's choices in real life. Fantasy authors who engage in world-building have (in the past) often created quite contrived sequals to re-animate their worlds when the original series (or book) became too popular to leave "unsequaled". (The Guardians of the West by David Eddings is a quintessential example.) Jordan continues the unresolved plot of his series in a way that has the familiarity of a sequal (we already know the world and characters) without the artificial "new" situation that sets a fantasy world brought satisfactorily to equilibrium back into full crisis.
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Summary: Disappointing from the Master
Review: This book is the worst book of the WOT series by far. Jordan no longer seems to be able to develop his characters and seems to be writing this book because of contractual agreements with his publishers. The characters are almost forgotten about with Rand eventually making an apperance half way into the book, Matt is almost forgotten about and Perrin is only touched upon. Jordan has let down his fans with this one so lets hope he gets back to form for the next installment.
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Summary: Filler Material for Book 8
Review: I was very dissapointed, to put it mildly. I have come to expect better things from Robert Jordan, and this book is not of his caliber. It was 600 pages of filler. Mat was never even looked at once! Incredible! The first half of the book was pointless plodding, and introduction of a slew of minor characters we don't need to know about that cloud the issue. The Forsaken had maybe one chapter combined in this book, everything else was so much politics. The second half got a little better, but not by much. It picked things up a bit more, with some surprises thrown in, but it mostly read like a prologue to the next book, especially coming up towards the end. All I have to say is, if Jordan's Book 9 isn't any better than this, you can count me as one less loyal reader, with one less favorite author.
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Summary: I agree with the downhill slide
Review: My review I think will contain all the books written thus far. As I am sure we all would agree this series began wonderfully. The first three books began explosively but slowly enough that we could follow what was going on. There was so much to learn about this rich new world that I as engrossed. The first three books were self-contained ... they al had beginnings middles and endings. Book Four, The Shadow Rising began the trend of mere plot advancement .. but it was still fun ... Perrin was beginning the whole GoldenEyes adventure (Who wants him to get over it already and accept that he has a gift for leadership?) .... Rand and the Aeil ... the beginning is fascinating (I am no longer surprised by the Aeil ... I think Rand and Elayne should get OVER it ...) But there was plot advancement and the story ended with something ... the taking of .. oh Tear I think. ANYWAY, Book Five in my opinion, while a wonderful read, started a distressing trend. The cliff-hanger ending. This is epitomized by the still (I presume) unsolved murder of Asmodean, etc. Book Six he continued this ... working towards further un-resolution and mystery. Seven and Eight: Not only are these two books short and meandering... but 7 introduces TOO MANY new characters (although there is some pleasant development by some characters espedially Mat's interaction with the women)(That is when these books are the best when characters change who they travel with) (The Elayne/Aveindha/ Nynaeve /Lan /Birgitte is quickly growing tiresome) .... Some of these characters are not growing and evolving anymore. Mat has changed ... Perrin has changed...somewhat ... Rand has absolutely changed .. but the gaggle of AesSedai wannabees are stuck .. (and am I the only one or are the Shaido and Sevanna REALLY annoying) I agree that for a two year wait this book is a travesty ... There is no art and it seems to be a mere money-maker. I will buy the next book as this one does seem to be leading somewhere, but Jordan left magic, art, and concise story-telling behind to work up to some big finale. It better be worth it .. I've read WAY to many pages
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Summary: Dissapointed that the plot does not advance
Review: While not one of Jordan's better efforts, this book has the virtue of being better than Crown of Swords. Jordan focuses on what he does best - political intrigue. The characters become richer, and new twists are added to the plot, but it's getting a little frustrating that nothing has been happening for basically 2-3 books now. Elayne makes it to Caemlyn, but there is at least another books worth of politics while she gains the throne. Perrin does next to nothing in this book. How long has Egwene been tramping toward Tar Valon? Who is Mat again? If you accept the fact that Jordan plans to keep this series going for 20-30 books, you can enjoy it. If you are hoping that he would finally advance the plot line, you will be very frustrated. Do you really expect him to move any faster in book 9?
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Summary: One wonders what took 2 years....musta been the TITLE?
Review: Book nine of the wheel of time series...more like book 8.5 I have never been disappointed by Jordan until know. Loved all his books, they moved with so much energy and action. When their wasnt action, their was mystery and revelations, when no mystery their was betrayal. This book basically just ties up the final plots of book 7 and lays the groundwork for a sure to be epic book 9. It takes a 100 pages for Elyane to use the damn bowl of winds! Rand appears in maybe 4 chapters? We only hear of Matt in passing as the women flee Ebau Dar. Perrin makes it to Gheldean and makes contact with the Prophet. We have one chapter dealing with the White Tower...and in that one chapter they discover how to find Black sisters....This world has thousands of characters, dozens of main...yet we hardly deal with anything. Defidently not worth the wait....nor should it take 2 years for the next one to come out. Jordan really shouldnt be writing other books to stretch out his guaranteed hits....but ill still wait...patiently...
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Summary: Not getting any better...
Review: I only read this book because a I like the overall series, (or at least the first 6 books), I really hate Nyanave, she's very irritating and hypocritical, and after reading the series 3 times, she's even more anoying than ever. I don't really mind that the series is so long but to wait a year and a half for each book is ridiculus and when the book does arrive it's not up to the previous standards is disapointing. All his female charachters should stop sniffing all the time. Please don't put Jordan in the same league as David Eddings and Terry Goodkind, those guys were such "child - young adult" writers. I do like Jordan I gave the whole series 5 stars but he just lost it in the last 2 books and i hope he will get better, but realistickly don't see it happening. Get the story moving already Jordan. I'll still read the next one the sucker that I am. Excuse my disorganized writing but didn't feel like writing any better for you guys.
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Summary: this book while still good, is a serious let down
Review: I just started reading reading the series this year and was quickly swept away, Robert Jordan paints a masterful story line and he deserves credit for that but the latest book is much a let down while still a truly great book, The Path of Daggar fails in many ways 1 Who the hell is Moridin?! and why is he Nae'blis? 2 almost nothing is said about Shai'tan a.k.a. The Dark One, his prison, or about Demordred or any of the other Forsaken 3 Loial and Mat are not mentioned at all, well Mat is mentioned BUT neither are in the book 4 little almost nothing was done to move the charactor of Rand along 5 I don't know about any one else but I'm interested in the rest of the world Jordan has written about, what is happening in the Aiel Waste, in Shara (the land to the east of the Aiel Waste ) and especially in Seanchan
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