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Summary: Ties in some pieces of the story, no character development
Review: I eagerly awaited the publication of this book and devoured it in about a week (too quickly), then re-read the text a couple of times. The characters are getting boring, especially the women main characters. However the development of the plot, the relationships between the characters, and the direction that the book is taking is making me impatient for #8. Anybody know when it is coming out? I agree that the rape of Mat by Queen Tylin was disgusting, and the giggling reactions of Nynaeve and Elayne even more repulsive (Robert Jordan must not realize that most women detest all rape, even the rape of a rather horny young man). Rand has to stop feeling alternatively guilty and arrogant -- has gone on long enough. Jordan needs to do a better job of moving the plot and of character development to produce a sequel of a quality of the first few of this series. I agree that he CANNOT complete this series in less than 2 more books, more likely 3. Despite the disappointment of this particular book, still looking forward to the next few.
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Summary: great the best yet
Review: Great."A Crown of Sowrds" was the best yet with the characters drifting apart and changing but at the same time are pulled together. This thriling and excyting novel is the best, write more Robert Jordan!!!!!
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Summary: great series , long winded,to long between novels
Review: I must say that it is a very good story, but I find him quite long winded. I'm not sure if some of those book need to be that long. There seems to be a lot of wasted paper.I really think that Robert Jordan is just stringing us along to make more cash. For that reason I'm not sure that I will buy the next one. Like I said I like the story.?!?!?!?!?!
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Summary: Faithful to Jordan despite the Wheel of Time passing.
Review: Well, Robert Jordan's next book, Path of Daggers in a series that may prove to outlive all of us, will hopefully be published in October of this year (as I'm sure everyone already knows). Reading it may answer some of the long awaited questions, and perhaps dispell the myth that Jordan has lost the thread of his plot. To al the faithful out there, congratulations! You show the true spirit of a reader, (one who sticks with a story despite its lulls, and does not condemn based on how your perception of how Jordan's characters should act. Face it, if everyone had reviewed Titanic based on just the first hour, they probably would have kept Dicaprio in his iron mask... To those who see the WOT series as winding down, maybe you should go back and reread the stories from the beginning. Then you may recapture what it is you think has been lost. Of course 'Crown' was slow and stretched out, who said each book had to be more entertaining than the last? The WOT is a series and a world. You'll have to forgive Mr. Jordan if he has to take a pause before embarking on the last three books (which I'm sure will begin the coming of Tarmon Gaidon, (sounds like Armageddon hmm?) Jordan's skill is in utilizing fantasy to entertain a legion of readers who have already read hundreds of similar tales. If you read to COS then he must have succeeded, and please don't tell me you were forced to buy those books. So will Lan bring cause dramatic character changes in Nynaeve, or only give her something else to screech about. Will Rand marry three women as Min predicted so long ago (though she didn't say all of them would live...) Elaida needs a good smack, and Siaun needs to stop folding laundry. These women may be playing passive roles in COS, but count on that to change as the coming war forces good and evil, and men and women in Jordan's world to strike a balance, or die trying. I for one eagerly await the next book. Of course it's not going to stop me from reading Dickson, Fiest, or King in between, but you can bet that I'll clear October for POD. Until then, thanks for reading.
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Summary: The longer the better
Review: The worst part of any great series (and there can be no doubt that this is one of the greatest of all time)is the fact that it ends. How depressing. RJ has been able to keep this one going without, in my opinion, any lessening of its quality. This is an amazing feat. I have read longer series (such as L Ron Hubbards travesty)and shorter series that just couldn't keep up the story without inserting a bunch of filler. This isn't one of them. RJ has proven to me that he has what it takes to make not only the longest but also the best series ever. My only fear is that he might die before completion. Otherwise I would be happy to be reading another new book in 10 years. Of course 20 years may be pushing it...
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Summary: A great sequel to read
Review: Although nothing really major happens in this book a lot in the world of Randland has changed bringing the reader into Robert Jordan's Fantasy world.
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Summary: It was AWESOME
Review: You are doing a great job RJ. I can't wait for book 8.
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Summary: I loved it.
Review: "A Crown of Swords" was a wonderful book that did a great job of bringing together all the elements that were contained within it. Keep up the Good work Jordan!!
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Summary: Not bad but to long await for the next one
Review: I've been reading SF/F for the last 29yrs and I have to say that RJ is one of the better writers the I have enjoyed reading , for those of you that say that the story has lasted to long"tough". It takes a long time to fill out the life/plots of so many characters , I myself like to have the people that I'm reading about to have problems so that they appear natural. Keep it up RJ !
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Summary: When finished the series will become a classic
Review: Although it has been some time since I read the latest installment in the series, reading these reviews brings back my enjoyment in all the books. I read the first five one after the other, then caught up to the authors output and had to wait for each of the rest. They were individually worth the wait, with varied and deep characters. It's not Tolkein (that's what makes Tolkein Tolkein). Far better than Stephen Donaldsons Covenant series (now there's a sell-out by an author). Deeper and more adult than Terry Brooks Shannara series (though I love it dearly for its own magic). When the series is complete, if the author remains loyal to his characters, it will win a place among the classics.
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