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Summary: The Coolest Battle in Fantasy
Review: The Battle of Pelennor Fields. The Battle of the Gates of Mordor. And now, The Stone of Tear. The Dragon Reborn further follows the tale of Rand al'Thor, now proclaimed the Dragon Reborn, as his destiny takes him to my all-time favorite fantasy battle...
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Summary: Classical Fantasy Reborn
Review: The greatness of classical good versus evil fantasy has indeed been reborn in Jordan's lavishly brilliant world. His eye for detail and amazing skills bring his characters to life. The first two books have developed the characters and with this book, having developed the characters to the point that we care and understand them. Jordan sets them off in an epic of adventure, romance, and mystery. We find three seperate paths and watch as they slowly entwine at the end in a spectacular climax. Jordan puts us in the middle the action, we almost feel as though we are standing in the middle of the redstone columns and feel the power flowing through us as Rand grasps Callandor. Everytime I open up a Jordan book, I know I'm in for a good time. The pages hook you and slowly carry you until the explosion of events at the end and Jordan resolves all yet leaves much. I will definitely look forward to The Shadow Rising. So far The Wheel of Time is, in my opinion, undoubtedly, one of the standards and epitomes of fantasy.
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Summary: A Great comeback for Jordan
Review: In the third installment in the WOT series, Robert Jordan starts to recover from the bored lethargy set in by his second book, and starts to bring back some of the magic of the Eye of the World, only better. This book is an exiting collage of bloody fights and great magical confrontations. Rand continues his personal battle with the Dark One while Nynaeve, Elayne, and Egwenne continue their training as Ais Sedai. This book is a great tribute to Robert Jordan, and I highly suggest it to all fantasy readers.
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Summary: Still an Enjoyable Series.
Review: "The Dragon Reborn" was allot better than "The Great Hunt", and is perhaps the best book out of the 6 books currently following "Eye of the World". It was an enjoyable read but for some reason was just missing the small spark that would have made it a 5 star book. I figure I ask to much in a book series but I just couldn't enjoy it as much as I did "Eye of the World". A good solid book though.
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Summary: Marrs what the Great hunt left.
Review: The Eye of the world was excellent. The Great hunt brilliant with an extraordinary opening for a superb third book. Yet this book is not nearly as proffesionally written as the others, after the first 50 pages or so, you can almost tell the plot of the book.
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Summary: THE BEST OF THE SERIES SO FAR!
Review: In the previous 2 books, RJ concentrated on the story more than the charactors. In the Dragon Reborn, The charactors come to life in an exciting and rich enviroment of treachery and surprises. This is the book that sets the standard for the rest of the series. In book3, Rand completes the first prophecy of the DRAGON REBORN and the rest of the characters set themselves a place in our hearts BRAVO!
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Summary: This is where I get off!
Review: After just finishing The Dragon Reborn, I've decided to abandon this dreadful and apparently endless series. I am truly amazed at the rabid devotion of Jordan fans to The Wheel Of Time. Obviously a great number of people are mistaking quantity for quality. Comparisons to Tolkein, Shakespeare and FAULKNER are totally laughable. Jordan is a patently formuliac writer milking a profitable series for all it is worth.
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Summary: The best of the Wheel of Time books! Still flawed though.
Review: Jordan finally gives his characters more dimension and identity in this book. No longer do I feel that Egwene and Elayne are clones of each other. Furthermore, the added depth of the other mysterious civilization, the Aiel, is lovely as well. The mystery of their coming over the Dragonwall and each character experiencing it differently is almost flawless in its presentation, especially that little run-in the Accepted Three have...he, he, he. That was pretty hilarious, which is another strong point of this book. The character's ultimately develop so much that you feel you recognize and care for them as family members. This lends an amusing familiarity to their developing natures that is always transparent and extremely funny!Best of all, Jordan practically abandons his most driveled character, Rand! Woohoo! Who cares about a main character who always wants to do the right thing? Come on, give him a little humanity! The star of this three ring circus is definitely M! at Cauthon. He exhibits so much charisma and fresh behavior, I find myself wishing he was the Dragon Reborn. Finally, Jordan's mastery of unraveling plot is nothing short of amazing. The World of Dreams, the Black Ajah, Mat's memories, Callandor, the Aiel, it's all becoming so....juicy. Also, Jordan uses more show writing than tell writing in this book and the detail is less cumbersome, the action of discovery flows better and the pace is overall--thrilling! Jordan's symbolism is also at its best here with Egwene's dreams figuring similar to Min's vision, but being far more poetic. The best however, is the character interaction and what the book has to stay about how unraveled, unorganized and downright disheartening and surprising the flow of life can be sometimes. Excellent point lavished in an masterful tale. Still, I can't help but notice the climax was expected and less exciting than his Great Hunt/Seanchan plot explosion. Once again, he brings up fascinating plot tw! ists only to forget the possibility of fully dwelving into ! them. The Black Ajah hunt in the tower could have been incredible....but it isn't. Definitely, definitely, this harmonious description of humorous travail is his masterwork. Buy it. Love it. Read it again. Then wish he had continued with the same force. 9 out of 10 stars, if you ask me. (PS Isn't Tear a fabulous name for a country, as is Shienar?)
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Summary: seems to be in it for the money
Review: when i first started reading this series,i thought id found a good story,but after reading the third book in this epic journey,i noticed,a obvious pattern,of building to a climax,and making the last 20 pages exciting,while leaving the rest of the book up to that page simple.jordan's a smart writer,but seems to be writing,only to build for another book.
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Summary: The end of the beginning of the series
Review: With the Dragon Reborn, Jordan once again proves he is characterization's master. Having read the entire Wheel of Time series to date, I can say that this book culminates the initial groundlaying of Jordan's universe. By the end of this book you will be faced with characters that you care for as deeply as your own kin, and who are clearly the most memoriable of the genre. Rand al'Thor, the one time sheperd thrust into absolute power that he wields with an empathy never found outside the most pure of heart. A man whose very soul bleeds for those he is prophecized to protect, and to destroy. Mat Cauthon, the endearing trickster, who for a promise he never revealed to another soul tracked those he cared for three thousand miles, relentlessly pulling down assassin after assassin, without a second doubt assulting alone the most impregnible fortress magic ever created. Perrin Ayabarra, the citizen-soldier, a man who hears the crys of violence in his heart and struggles to hide himself from what is within him. Egwene al'Vere a young woman who had refused to be broken by those who held control of her, and once free dedicated herself to a quest she knew she had little sucess of walking away from. Moraine Damodred, a Lady accustomed to dominion over others, yet understands the right of men to dance to the tune of their own making, a trait as rare as it is precious. Possessing a will of iron, she brings together the most reluctant combatants the world has ever seen. The Dragon Reborn is an unforgetably read with a legendary climax you will read over and over in awe.
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