Winter's Heart

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Summary: Plea for mercy....
Review: Okay, there are a couple of things that I would like to share my viewson. First of all, ....

Secondly, I really liked the book. I justabout finished and I just bought at 8 this morning. Finally things arehappening in this book. Rand is going on the offensive, which is allthat I cared about. It has taken nine books for this to happen, and Iam finally glad that it did. I was never happy with the fact that hejust stumbled from one disaster to another.

All the other majorplayers are represented in this book, which is defintely a goodthing. I seriously recommend that people reread a couple of the lastbooks before reading this one. There are people and events that needto be remembered before this book makes sense.

There are so manysuggestions that I would like to make, the first being: Start killingoff some of the extra characters, or atleast resolve some of the sideplotlines. It's like reading several books at once and switching booksafter you are done with a chapter in each. I don't know about the restof you,..., I don't want to have deal with so much detail all thetimes.

My last and final suggestion would be to hurry up and endthe series. I have been reading the books from the very beginning, Ilove the series but I never expected spend a decade reading it. Withthe plot developments of this book, I seriously don't see howMr. Jordan can end the series in less than 12 books. Not that I amgiving him any ideas, but at the rate of 2 years a book, we aretalking about another 6 years. That's more time than I have beenmarried.

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Summary: Whew... Finally
Review: Finally after many months of waiting the book is here, and finally after much nervousness after what happened in book VIII Jordan delivers again. Don't get me wrong, I have loved every book in the series, however Book VIII really did not seem to go anywhere or answer any questions. This book is definitely better and a good step in terms of the story. Though I would read and give a high rating to any of the books in this series, this definitely beat my expectations... and also my favorite character who was mysteriously left out of book VIII returns.

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Summary: Picking Up the Pace
Review: After the first six books in The Wheel of Time - which were excellent - the series lost its way a bit. Books 7 and 8 were more concerned with moving the characters to the places they had to be for the grand finale of the series than in actually pushing the story forward. But now things seem to be happening at last. Many major plots are resolved or reach a climax and some long-held questions are answered. We find out who Cyndane is, what Osan'gar's been up to for the last three books and who the Daughter of the Nine Moons is. This is all carried forward in a somewhat more engrossing style than previous volumes: Book 8 had an entirely pointless chapter in which the characters simple rode their horses up the road. Such padding is absent from Book 9, which is so crammed with plot it's almost bursting at the seams. The one major disappointment is the absence of Egwene and the entire rebel Aes Sedai plot (despite it being mentioned in the cover blurb). And the Seanchan plot, which really should have been concluded in Book 8, STILL isn't over. Despite many claims to the contrary, Book 10 definitely won't be the last in the series, but it may well be the penultimate. Winter's Heart is the best Wheel of Time book of the last six years and, at last, it looks like we're on the home run for the conclusion. Only four years (at least) to go...

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Summary: Jordan's Rules
Review: It has taken 10 years for a writer to enthrall me like Jordan has. His characters don't just live on the page, they seem to be friends he has acquired over the years. He writes with such detail and obvious care for his "friends", that if one were to walk up to you on the street, you would recognize them, immediately. He has taken his genre to another level. The bar has been set so high that it will probably take as long an interval between the "Hobbit" and the "Wheel of Time" to find another author that snares the imagination as firmly as he does. Yes, book 8 was slow, but it was no less rich than the rest. It is good to take a breath every once in a while, and that is what a "Crown of Sords" lets you do. It rejuvenates your mind to be ready for the perfect storm that will end the series. Don't let your mind wander with this one. It has setup the action and characters, nicely: -what will Egwene do when she reaches the gates of Tar Valon -what happened to Olver -will Birgette find her lost love -When Faile is rescued will Bain and Chiad follow her or their toh And that is just the beginning. It is a long series, and it yet their is more to be said. The stories of those that came before the ones that we know, leaves the door open for a multitude of books by Jordan or someone else with the same vision. The best is yet to come, and I can't wait.

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Summary: Jordan Coasting on Foregone Conclusions
Review: I have been reading the series for nine years. I was hoping that RJ would get back on the plot development bus, but instead he has chosen to write mind-numbingly boring descriptions of Elayne's political dillemas, and a completely pointless section on Perrin. Bottom line, if you haven't started the series yet, wait another four years to start. If you have, go and read; it's too late for us to stop now.

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Summary: Perhaps The Greates Book Ever
Review: Tolkien, Lewis, L'engle, all of these writers wrote the fantasy books people enjoy. But Jordan has taken it a step further. With this series, he has introduced us to a world of imagination and glory, a place where a tale may never end. The charectors, including Rand, Perrin, Matt, Elayne, Aviehenda, Egwene and others, are so detailed and thorough that you believe you know them in real life. The details of the surroundings, the way things are described, all are Jordan's ways of painting the oh so perfect picture of the story in our minds. The series dosn't seem to tell about a made up fantasy, but instead of a historical invent witnessed throught the eyes of the author then relayed back to us, the readers. In every book, Jordan seems to know just how to add things in, and create a richer world for the charectors to explore. But the deatils arn't all of Jordan's talent. The plot itself is a unique tale. Many other authors have written fantsy stories, with wars and magic, but Jordan seems to do more than just tell a story, instead he allows you to enter it. The plot follows many main and non-main charrectors, each contributing a part to the story's patteren. It follows Rand, as the Dragon Reborn, with magical abilities, and trying to controll himself from going mad. Or Elayne, queen of Camylen. Or Matt, whose unusuall talent of gambling tends to get him in trouble. And Perrin, a wolf brother, and so many more. Jordan seems to let the charectors write they're own story, while he acts as the supervisor. All in all, this series is one no fantasy reader, correction, any reader, can put down.

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Summary: Good, but where's it going?
Review: As always, Robert Jordan's latest is chock full of divergent plotlines and situations. While this new book lives up to its predecessors, the fact is that Jordan's writing has a few bothersome flaws that turn up yet again in Winter's Heart. All the women characters, be they Forsaken, Aes Sedai, Wise Ones, Daughter-Heirs, or vilage housewives, have essentially the same characterization, which includes being able to stare down practically anyone. (If they all can do it, what's so special about, say, Siuan?). The main problem is that Jordan's latest book, far from drawing closer to an ending, opens scores of new plotlines that must be resolved in future volumes. Yes, Slayer and Daughter of the Nine Moons seem to be reaching some sort of resolution, but what about Taim? On the brighjt side, Winter's Heart was engaging, as always. Perrin makes his reappearance, and Rand (of course) shows signs of impending madness. The Aes Sedai vs. the Wise Ones is always enjoyable, as is Nynaeve (ubnblocked!) pulling on her braid. All in all, worthy of four stars.

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Summary: Finally the series picks up the pace it lost after book 6
Review: I'm a huge fan of Jordan, regardless of the waste of time the first halves of books 7 and 8 were. This book is a breath of fresh air - not only does it finally move the plot along in a direction that makes it look like Jordan might actually complete the series in book 10 (Believe me, if it goes to book 11, I will be fast on my way to losing RJ fandom state), but this book is actually well written! Some of the things that we've been waiting for are finally starting to happen (unfortunately, not all of them, so lets hope book 10 remedies that in 2003...) I won't say more, but the book is good. It's NOT like books 7 and 8.

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Summary: The Wheel Turns...and Turns...and...you get the idea.
Review: First things first: Winter's Heart is a much better book than its two most recent predecessors, A Crown of Swords and The Path of Boredom...er...Daggers. I can't really go into plot specifics about why Book Nine is better without spoiling the story, but I will say that fans who have been waiting for "big stuff" to happen won't be disappointed by the ending of this book. The ending of Book Seven was so abrupt I still have whiplash, but this one is actually good, and in the last chapter an event takes place which is the biggest moment in the series so far. And no, I ain't telling what it is. On the down side, if you were ticked off because Mat wasn't in Book Eight (he is in Book Nine, though), RJ pulls a similar stunt this time around. A major storyline from the previous book is not dealt with, and that's not good. Other than that, if you've read the first eight books, you'll read (and probably enjoy) this one. Still, RJ introduces more plotlines and complications than he resolves. Storylines are left up in the air until Book Ten (at least), there are more dangling threads in this series than on a cheap suit. This series is going at least eleven books, so buckle up, it's going to be a long ride.

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Summary: good book
Review: Number 9 in the WOT I was not let down it caught my intrest very much and when I went on to read the online reviews for it I found a bunch of people chritisizing this book and for u people who havn't read it yet don't listen to them. THere just a bunch of idiot's who wouldn't no good literature if it bumped them on the head.

They complain that there's to much description and that his character's are to complex and that nothing happens. Well there wrong. There is a lot of description but it makes the book interesting. I agree that in some parts I do get bored but in what book do you not?

So take it from me this is a good book and don't let people's bad reviews get in the way.

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