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Summary: Definately the weakest in the series
Review: I looked forward to this but as much as I wanted to love this book- i just couldn't. As we've been seeing with the last few books too so many incredible characters it is like reading 5-9 books- and confusing! Jordon barely even touches on a few characters/topics that were so important in previous books. Plus nothing major happens! I hope the next book starts to tie up some of the sub plots so we can start focusing on a big finale. If number 9 doesn't do that, walk away.
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Summary: A little short, but a good effort overall
Review: Nice job overall by Jordan. But, after 1,000 page tomes in some of the earlier books of the series, this one seemed short.I enjoyed some of the events in this book and the story moved forward a little bit. And, all the characters are still interesting. But, I wish there was an end in sight! I'm going to be ready for a rest home by the time the Wheel of Time is done!
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Summary: Stuck in a Rut
Review: With Book Eight of the Wheel of TIme, Robert Jordan has truly lost momentum. What started out as a refreshingly different fantasy world with some interesting time/ travel concepts and combative powers, and of course an unusually strong role for women, has degenerated into pages of roaming the country side, fighting enemies with funny names, and getting nowhere. Even the names now are becoming banal and meaningless, as you try to remember allies, foes, places and special powers from previous books, the index or glossary provided at the end is a joke, and an ending looks less and less likely. The characters are increasingly becoming two dimensional and shallow, probably the only way they can fit between the pages, and the strong, dark warriors on the front covers seem to disappear amongst the 640 pages of text. Moraine, the Aes Sedai at the beginning of the series was the only person who seemed to belong; Rand, Perrin and Matt blunder around like dysfunctional boy scouts without a compass; whilst Nynaeve, Egwene, Elayne and the rest of the 'superwomen', gossip and drift like schoolgirls transmitted into the Medieval Ages. Whilst Tolkien and Jordan are of quite different genres, Jordan could take a lesson in how to keep a book interesting. More and more I find myself skipping pages, just to see if any progress will happen, and not going back 'cause nothing does. He'll have to do better than this, or the Wheel of Time will find itself stuck in a rut.
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Summary: cheated
Review: The type face is bigger, the number of pages less than the previous books. The PoD is half a book (if that). Virtually nothing happens. In most of the previous books, the serious action takes place in the second half of the book. There is zero action in this book because, quite seriously, this is a cash cow for Jordan and Tor books. This book has been split in half(thirds? ) so that more money can be syphoned out of our pockets. This book is half a story,yes? After all, we all are looking forward to the next installment, yes? Have any of you reading this review read Jordan's interview with Amazon? He knows exactly what the final scene is going to be. He will address but does not overwhelm himself about the outside concerns of his minor characters. Which are minor and which aren't? is not my concern here. My concern is that he is keeping this story going simply to keep us paying for the books. According to the publisher (Tor), this was a probable 8 books. We're up to 10, and no end in sight. I hate to suggest it, but the only real way to get to the end of this story is to stop buying Jordan books. When do you think the next installment is due? 2001? 2002? 2005?
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Summary: This series are getting worse and worse
Review: Read book one and two, the books after is just getting bigger without going anywhere.
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Summary: Not for everyone
Review: What can I say. This book was boring. The plot is disjointed, the scenes are repetitive, and the plot has no action. But this is only if you don't have the patience to really read it. This book is wonderfully written and lots of fun as long as you have a high enough reading level. This book is not minute to minute action, its about the agony of power and the experience of going insane. You can't understand the experience of gradually losing control from just one paragraph. But hey, for those of you who want action, go somewhere else. I would reccomend R. A. Salvatore and Weis and Hickman.
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Summary: A Bridge
Review: Not as good as the others. It simply wan't as big as Eye of the World, or Lord of Chaos. It was by no means bad, just not big. Much like the Dragon Reborn in that I think it links two larger things together. It seems like it is setting up for something big. This book wasn't bad, just not as exceptional as the others. Moved slower, but still good.
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Summary: Like its immediate predecessor, not one of the best.
Review: Don't get me wrong -- I am thoroughly enjoying this entire series. I've read the first 7 books three times each, and this volume twice. It's just that "A Crown of Swords" and "The Path of Daggers" don't (in my view) come up to the quality of the first six books in the series, (especially the first three. There is some interesting character development here, with the some of the Seanchen and some of the members of the Black Tower -- but there are also many, many more loose ends which will eventually need to be tied together -- and I hope that Jordan will be able to do so. There is also a disappointing neglect of some of the familiar characters we have grown to know and love. Where is Mat? Why has the role of Perrin and Faile been so minimized? And doesn't Elayne eventually need to get to Rand, so that Min's "vision" is fulfilled? I'm hoping that the next volume can start to answer some of these questions.
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Summary: As good as the rest of them!
Review: While the consensus seems to be that this volume of Robert Jordan's epic is not as good as the others, I disagree. There are some unforgettable moments in this novel. The novel does have the feel of a prologue for the next book, but it did not deter, for me at least, from the greatness of this epic series. This is a landmark series, and seeing how this one wraps up is going to be a lot of fun. Don't keep yourself from this volume of the series because of some sarcastic, unrealistic reviews from other readers. It's better than most other fantasy out there.
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Summary: Skip it
Review: In fact, I could have skipped the last two books in the series. Alas... I will probably go on hiatus and wait until the very last one (#10?) comes out in paperback and see how Jordan finally puts a bullet in this series. I think the thing that disappoints me most is that the original word from Oliver (aka Jordan and other aliases) was that the series was going to be 6 books long... so he and TOR are just milking it at the expense of the fans. Do we care enough about Rand, Egwene, et al to continue? I don't, I am sad to say.
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