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Summary: Please stop it with the Aiel!!!! They were quaint early on..
Review: The Aiel is the first time in man's history where more men live in a barren wasteland than in the furtile places. The Aiel have never seen snow but adapt to it with no problems even though where they come it is so extremely hot that no one else can survive in it long. Just think of what the story is saying and realize it doesn't make sense, it is NOT an easy or smooth read. Unfortunately, I bought too many books!!! Read the first three or four and make up your own ending is the only reasonable advice I have for someone thinking of reading this series... I have several friends who have already given up with this series for too many good reasons not to listen to them!!!!!
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Summary: Patience is a virtue
Review: Many people on this beautiful earth do not know what they are missing. The Wheel of Time series is one of the best I have ever laid hands on and shows the promise of being a truly great epic, if it ever finishes running its course. The first six books in the series were mind-blowing, covering all the bases on what a good fantasy series should have. Sadly enough, it does slow up during the last three installments. So many lives become intertwined that the author has to keep track of them while still keeping the main plot on the move. Winter's Heart was slightly more satisfying than it's two predecessors. Mat's future comes into focus little by little, the White Tower will go to war with itself, and Rand makes moves to secure his victory against the Dark One by attempting to cleanse the source. Having been a fan of the series for a number of years now, I want to trust Jordan to make good on the concluding books of the series. He has woven quite a tapestry of intrigue, action, romance, and mystery that is difficult to maintain. Yet he does it (most of the time) very well. Readers (myself included) would do well to be patient and keep on reading the stuff. Believe me, there is nothing with this kind of depth and detail on the market. And the best is yet to come...
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: 'Winter's Heart' is an amazing top to the series so far. They are wonderful, wonderful books. The author describes everything so vividly as soon as you open the bookm you are transported to another world. If you liked this, authors I recommend are: J.R.R. Tolkien, L.E. Modesitt Jr., George R.R. Martin and Phillip Pulman. If you haven't read Wheel of Time GO READ IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Enjoyable continuation of the series
Review: I was happy to see this book come out, and managed to wait to buy until it was in paperback. I liked the continuation of the characters and the story, and don't quibble with the length of time it takes between books. When I picked up book #1 more than a year ago, I was looking for a series that kept my attention. This one certainly does that. I look forward to #10, even if it doesn't answer many questions, or if it takes 2 years to arrive. The TV series X-Files is similar yet different to this book series. Both have plot threads that have run for considerable time. However, I think Jordan is more successful in at least tying up a few of the plotlines. X-Files never reaches any resolution of any of its major threads. I found it so frustrating that I quit watching. Jordan is a better storyteller than Carter and company.
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Summary: One of the better Wheel of Time books
Review: Wheel of Time fans will enjoy this book because it ties up many loose ends from earlier in the series. It's a smooth read and as with other Jordan books, delves into major story and character development.
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Summary: Winters Heart
Review: This book is one of the best in the whole series. It shows you what's happening in to every character. personally my favorite character is Mat. He is the gambler of the group and gets in the most trouble with girls. The funny part about Mat in this book is that you get to meet the daughter of the nine moons.
As the book progresses you understand what the characters are like and what they are going to do, but the book takes wild turns throwing people of things all over the place. This is one of Robert Jordans best books. This is the ninth book in the series and i suggest that you read the first eight before hand. Robert Jordan is at his best when he writes books with this much feeling.
Down to the book. This book is mainly about Rand and Perrign is hardly mentioned. Mat his ordered around every where and the girls seem to be in control. I liked how the book ends but i wish that it would start out differently.
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Summary: A little more like the "Old Jordan"
Review: The Wheel of time. One of the best book series EVER. As with anything "Post Tolkien" there are going to be the noticeable similarities, but Jordan has come up with something new. He has created a book that actually grabs the reader and pulls him into the story, into the character, into the writer's world. Jordan seems to take a lot of flack for being wordy, and slow to finish up the series, when all he's really doing is being detailed. "But do we need to know what tune the bird is whistling, in an over described setting?" no, probably not, but maybe that's what some people like. Replacing the detail for the "figuring out the complete plot within the first 10 pages" type of book. After reading Jordan, very few authors appeal to me, as while Jordan may be a tad bit wordy with the whistling birds, other authors are just not descriptive enough, one of the major lacking elements of the fantasy world today.Jordan's series, to me, took a turn down around book 7 when he wrote more about politics of "randland" then about the action we were used to in books one through six. Book seven was about the same, and while book eight was a little bit better, it was still lacking the "old Jordan" flair. Book nine was continuing where book eight left off, but slowly started to improve chapter by chapter until it culminated in a grand finale that resembled the Jordan of old. A finale that left everyone I know (that read his books) debating what would happen in book 10. It left us with an anticipation for a book, a feeling I personally hadn't had since the end of book 5. I think Jordan's snapped out of his slump and this series is back on track. Conclusion? Jordan can't please everyone, that's obvious by the amount of critics writing about him, but I think even in his worst books (which were about as well written as most authors good books) he still had a great fan base. A great enough one to warrant calling him the best Modern Epic Fantasy writer today. This book is proof that the series is back. I would recommend this book to anyone who has previously read Jordan, or to anyone who hasn't... though I feel you should start with book 1.
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Summary: The Wheel of Time Series (Thru book 9)
Review: This series is easily one of the best fantasy novels I have ever read. I would rate the author on a par with Tolkien. Having read some of the other reviews of book nine, and the asides about the previous 3 or 4 books in the series, it would appear that rich characterizations, which make the people in the book come to life, pall on some of the readers. The same with the intricate and realistic plotting, with multiple threads. Personally, I find this much more 'true-to-life' than most novels. I have read the entire series back-to-back-to-back 4 times and find more in it each and every time I go through it. This, notwithstanding, having read some of the earlier titles as many as 10 or more times.
The series does require an investment of time and energy. The biggest problem is getting caught up in the plots and personalities. But that is the way life is. You get what you pay for, and pay for what you get.
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Summary: We need a revolution
Review: Many critics have called Robert Jordan the "King of Modern Fantasy" (Modern Fantasy of course does not include Tolkien.) I would like to know the criteria for achieving this title. Are they 1) the number of pages the author has written, 2) the amount of books the author has in a series, 3) the amount of time the author takes to write each book, 4) The number of annoyingly obsessed fans of the series, 5) the number of plotlines in the series, 6) the number of characters in the series as a whole, or 7) the amount of plot covered in each 700 (on an average) page book? In the first five books of the Wheel of Time, the plot per book took up about 3 Wheel of Time months. Steadily, this amount of time has shortened. The plot of Winter's Heart takes up about 3 weeks of the character's time. While this is a new record low, the book is actually a step up from the Path of Daggers (i.e.-things actually happen). Elayne ponders what to do now that she has finally gotten to Andor. Perrin travels and chats with Masema. No sign of Egwene or the rebel Aes Sedai. We finally meet the daughter of the Nine Moons. Rand runs around with Min and Cadsuane and a whole bunch of really talented channeling women. Oh yeah, he cleanses the taint too. Overall, it's one more draught of the bitter medicine the Wheel of Time has become. Supposedly Robert Jordan is finishing the series in ten books. (Snicker, snicker). I seriously doubt it. One more criterion for the throne of Modern Fantasy: A never ending series. Unlike the multitude of Jordan fans, I do not want the series to go on forever. What happens if Jordan dies before the thing is finished (looking at the next 20 years of WOT books, I think it's possible, even probable. So let's kick the pretender off the throne.
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Summary: Lot better then Path of Daggers and Crown of Swords
Review: Robert Jordan is a great author by any definition, and I do agree that he has elaborated on certain points a bit to much. He also tends to throw in a number of plot lines to confuse you. BUT!!! Winter's Heart is still a solid book, with quite a few interesting developments. The last chapter can also rival the last chapter of the Great Hunt. Mr. Jordan needs to wrap up the series, but Winter's Heart is still a good Wheel of Time book. I will buy Crossroads of Twilight and I think that we will start to see some resolution within the next 6-10 years.
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