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Summary: Enough is enough - Get on with It.
Review: I've been reading this series for a few years now and really enjoyed the first 5 or 6 books. However, Jordan seems to be milking this series for everthing he can get. Case and point, The Path of Daggers. The only significant event in this book was that the Aes Sedai fixed the weather. This entire book could have been contained in that one chapter. Jordan goes into so much detail about the most useless things, that I found myself skipping paragrahs with no dialogue. Afterall, how much can you possible say about a wooden bridge or a hawk. Skip the useless details please. Also, he has introduced so many characters in the last few books that's it's difficult to keep track of everything going on. I don't know if he reads these reviews or even cares what his readers think, but enough is enough Jordan. Finish this series. I know I'll never read another one of his.
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Summary: A long winded epic gasps for air
Review: Once again Jordan has written a book which is far too long and in desperate need of editing (if only editors still existed in the publishing industry!) It takes about 180 pages for a significant event to happen, then the story immediately changes to a new storyline and set of characters, leaving you frustrated and wondering if you should skim the book to return to this story line. Actually, skimming is the best way to read this book, even though it's a useless approach because no story EVER resolves in this series. The only storyline missing in this book is Matt's story, even though we were left hanging wondering about him at the end of the last book. And the end of this book, once it finally lumbers into view, drops a number of cliffhangers in the final 30 pages. Now isn't that a tired method of hooking readers into buying the next book! A mechanism Jordan uses far too often. My final advice: borrow this book or check it out of the library. Don't encourage Jordan anymore by actually paying good money for this over-wordy drama lacking drama.
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Summary: Eh...
Review: The only reason that this novel merits two stars instead of one is because of its association with the first five books in this series. The Eye of the World through The Fires of Heaven were phenomenal! The problem is that after that everything went to hell. The plot simply imploded upon itself! Mr. Jordan should go to the Vatican and beg absolution for the enormous sin that was the last three books! After that he should put out a press release telling his fans that those books were just jokes and that he's going to release the real ones any day now. I've discussed this with my friends and we're still not convinced that Mr. Jordan is dead and fearing a loss of revenue Tor has hired a ghostwriter to keep churning the series out. By the quality of the drivel turned out I'm assuming it's Terry Goodkind...
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Summary: Quit whining!
Review: Ok I'm confused, why would ANYONE want this series to end, my only complaint is the time he takes to write these books ;). I would LOVE to see this series go own to 13 books AND that he continues using RandLand for others books such as (a book or trilogy on Author Hawking), or even a trilogy or a book on the AoL and the breaking, to me that would be great! Then even short stories on different sub characters, DONT LET THE SERIES END! Keep it going forever!
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Summary: Still good, but Jordan's slipping
Review: I liked this book, but it wasn't nearly as good as the ones before it. The books kept getting better up through the sixth book ("Lord of Chaos"), but after that, they started to get worse. This entire book takes place over two weeks. Two weeks! "Light help us!" When will we ever get to Tarmon Gaidon? The twentieth book? The thirtieth? The writing quality is still good, but not enough happens. And Robert Jordan, whose ending's are almost always brilliant climax, leaves this ending at a pitiful "fight." And no news from Mat, either. He's the best character! Rand is going insane, Perrin is boring, and Elayne and Nynaeve are just sitting around "adjusting their skirts." The whole book seems like it's just to set the stage for the ninth book, which better be phenomenal. Overall, I was disappointed, but since it seems like it's setting up for a really great ninth book (just like most of the sixth book set itself up for that fantastic ending), I can forgive Jordan. But I really hope that ninth book is really good, or I'm going to lose faith in him, and have to find another series just as good (not that I'll be able to find one.) The series is great, this book is not, but don't lose hope. Follow Jordan to Tarmon Gaidon.
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Summary: never ending goodness
Review: ya ya, I know the series never ends, and that many people are tired of reading it. But I read the series straight through, with little to no pause between the volumes. So, I cant really distinguish the different books, and different points in the plot. The characters and the world Jordan creates are engrossing.When I think of the series, it always seems to me like its one long book. That is why I find one book no better than the next, they all are equal in their part of the story. If Jordan could have released the whole series as one book, then all the moaners would be mute. If you have started the series, I urge you to continue reading it, it has the most complexe and twisted plot of any fantasy series I have ever read, and beleive me I have read a lot of fantasy.
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Summary: You may read this book once, but probably never again.
Review: The Wheel of Time series keeps rolling, but never gets anywhere. But what is worse is that when you get to the end of one of the books you really don't feal any desire to pick it back up and read it again. I have read Lord of the Rings I don't know how many times, and will probably read it again. But having read every one of Wheel of Time books I feel little if any inclination to read any of them again. This seems to get worse as the series goes on. The books are long, and nothing happens. You are tantalized with hints and fore shadowing galore, but in the end you right back where you started.
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Summary: Wheel of time series--alltime great
Review: I read books 1-8 of this series back-to-back so it is a little tough to distinguish the whole story lines as to which installment they were in. This chapter may be a bit plodding...but I STILL couldn't put it down for long stretches. Questions left unanswered for the next installment: what happened to Mat? what does Cadsuane know that will keep the Asha'man sane? Who is Morridin? Who is the strange new Myrddral? Just a few of the morsels I'll be waiting for clarification on with #9...and beyond. READ THIS SERIES!
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Summary: Not for the weak and timid
Review: In light of the tone of some of the reviews I have read of Path of Daggers I think some of you folk must really like to whine! Give me a break. You spend more on trash magazines, soft drinks, computer games and other true junk then you did on this book. If you didn't know after volumes 6 and 7 that the end of the WOT series is no where in sight then you've been fooling yourself for a long time. Get a grip. I knew after number 3 that what we have here is a marathon not for the timid of heart. Hey, read one of the European classics if you want character depth. I found Path of Daggers a great relief from mindless Internet exploring and cable. For you new readers to Rand and the family. Don't start here. Please. Like many have said before me this is a transition novel getting us all juiced up for Winter's Heart. Start at the beginning of the series with Eye of the World and if you like it keep going until you get worn down. If by volume 4 you are tired of the whole deal then move on. But please don't whine.
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Summary: am i alone?
Review: am i the only person out there who liked this book? i say read it, and if you expect every book in a series to be as action packed as the first you are being totally unrealistic -- especially if the series is ten or more books long. the whole point of writing a lengthy series like this one is to develop characters in depth, which cannot be done if someone needs to be blown up every five pages. my only complaint is the "disappearance" of a few characters (what ever happened to poor mat? ) but other than that, i was well pleased.
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