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Summary: This one's good but BEWARE
Review: The Wheel of Time is probably the best-known and most widely read fantasy series other than The Lord of the Rings. There are many reasons for that:(1) The Eye of the World and books 2-5 of the series are non-stop action, adventure, intrigue, politics, magic, war, history and mystery wrapped together. (2) Jordan creates believeable and often multifaceted characters. (3) Attention to detail: from the various cultural traits of the 13 "nations" on the map (dubbed "Randland" by fans), to the commercial, political and economic interaction of the various peoples in the books to the characters and objects throughout "Randland". (4) End-games. Jordan's at his best in the last chapters of books 1-6 and 9 when he writes of the climactic occurrences of each of those installments. Eye of the World itself has some of the traditional fantasy elements: rural unknown and unworldly hero(es), mysterious magician, trekking out of the halcyon backcountry, world on the brink of war, etc. The writing is smooth, the various characters and their motivations work well, and there's action aplenty. The book also has a sense of innocence and mystery that corresponds to the heroes' relative lack of knowledge of their surroundings and the world at large. BEWARE, however, because the series is at 10 books (the tenth will be published late 2002 or so) and growing (13 total possible -- it's a common numerical theme in the books). The quality drops off sharply in books 6-8 and the cast of characters and various factions seeking power becomes unwieldy (and impossible to remember). You will likely enjoy the first 5 immensely, but know what you're getting into.
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Summary: Slow and steady
Review: I was a bit skeptical about reading this book at first especially after completed Eddings' The Belgariad series and Tolkien's LOTR series. For one, EOTW seems to be one longgg series. But I thought...what the heck, I'll give it a try. Well. for a start, it was excruciatingly detailed especially about their traveling. I had to force myself to read through all the details about the landscape etc. I could not feel for Rand or Mat. For a while, I was thinking about skipping this book. But things started picking up after the 450th page. Suddenly I found myself rooting for Rand, Mat and Perrin. Their torment. Their short-lived joy. Heck, this should make a great movie, if done right. However, I do wish Rand wouldn't blush or flush so much. Makes him so 'ninny' at times. I'll be starting 'The Great Hunt' soon. I hope he'll have matured a bit by then.
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Summary: the best
Review: what is wrong with the reviewers on here, this series is the best fantasy series there is, only martins song of fire and ice comes close and the reviewers dump on it. i have read lots of fantasy and this series is simply the best, its ridiculous to see some of the [not so good] books i have read get good reviews like terry goodkind's sword of truth, those books were awful, the coldfire trilogy was extremely boring, salvatores dark elf trilory was the worst ever, tad williams memory sorrow and thorn had the worst ending but all those series got pretty good reviews on here. we all know that jordans books are long so if you dont like it dont read it but i think the lenght of the books creates a love for the characters which are very well developed, the story is the most creative and with so many twist and turns. this is just flat out the best series there is since tolkien and it probably is better, i just have to see how it will end to decide, but [ignore] all the other reviews this series will keep you reading for a long time with all the books, its just a really good story
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Summary: Wait a min... are you saying you haven't read this yet?
Review: Some people said the plot/premise of "The Eye of the World" has been done before (Chosen boy destined to fight great evil). That's not necessary bad. Classics are classics for a reason; certain story just has that lasting appeal. If it's done right & has good variation, who cares if it's been done before? If you have read Dragonlance and like it, you know what I am talking about. The Eye of the World starts out slow, but builds up to be a great series- "Wheel of Time". The series has many arch-type characters that I like a lot. One thing I find interesting is that most powerful Mages are woman, they seem to be ageless and are feared by people (not something you see often in fantasy novels). If you don't mind reading a long-epic story, buy this. This is of course not as good as George R. R. Martin's "A Game of Thrones", but an entertaining fantasy novel nevertheless.
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Summary: a fun read
Review: After about 90 pages describing the completely ordinary rural lives of the main characters, you have been lulled into a sense of calm that shatters with a knock on the door by something straight from hell. The characters never stop running from that point on. Supernatural danger is always one step behind them as well as somewhere ahead of them, and there is a growing sense that the fate of the world depends on the actions of these characters. You will discover a detailed and fascinating world. Boys will feel the urge to master the sword, the bow, and the axe. Girls will feel the urge to learn herbal remedies and make their own clothes. This book can be quite annoying and disappointing unless one remembers - it is just for fun. There is no insight, no philosophy, no moral dilemma, etc. That is the kind of fiction I normally read, but this was a nice break - just for fun.
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Summary: The new gold standard in epic fantasy
Review: Robert Jordan paints a vivid portrait of a world with a deep sense of history, with its own traditions and cultures, where the reader is swept up into the current of the great events that will decide the fate of the world. His heroes and heroines are men and women whose ordinary lives are not so very unlike our own, and we learn to care passionately about them as we see them grow into the great men and women who carry such terrible burdens and endure so much to preserve family, friends and countrymen alive in the face of such overwhelming evil. If you love Tolkien, you'll be blown away by the Wheel of Time series. Robert Jordan really makes his characters come alive, and the plot lines are interleaved in a complex and interesting way that leaves you on the edge of your seat in suspense.
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Summary: good plot, but weak characters and writing
Review: I enjoyed reading this book. In fact, I picked it up at every spare moment I had. However, it has serious shortcomings. Jordan makes prolific use of cliches. Towards the end, I was tired of reading about eyes flashing in anger, jaws dropping in disbelief, etc. The writing gets in the way of character development. I never saw Lan, Moiraine and the gang as anything but simple character types (stubborn, stoic, etc.) The plot, however, has some good moments. I particularly enjoyed the wandering through the Ways and Perrin's encounters with the Wolves. If you don't care about the sort of objections I raised above, then by all means, this is a great book. However, if you love really fine prose as well as a good story, I would look for another author (Tolkien masters both well).
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Summary: Good, but I honestly expected better
Review: I had heard much about this book prior to actually reading it. It was recommended strongly to me so I dove in. I have to admit I was somewhat disappointed with it. Much of the previous criticism voiced here I agree with: it's too darn long, it's been done before and better, and it's very predictable. The characters aren't very well developed, (Matt, Perrin and Rand all seem to be the same person). The main women characters, Egwene and Nynaeve, are virtually identical as well. The book starts off very slowly and is indeed loaded with tons of filler. Rand and Perrin's trip from village to village is painful to read. At times I really had to force myself to forge ahead, and good sci-fi/fantasy doesn't cause me to do that. I persisted though and when I got through the 'ending', I was extremely disappointed. That was no ending at all! It was horribly disjointed, suffered from terrible description (both environmental and character), and didn't really come to any conclusion. The Green Man was completely out of place. (Did anyone like this character?) The ending only served to set up later books, (which I've heard are better, at least for awhile, until they get extremely pointless around book 5), and doesn't even do a good job of that. I just didn't care at the end of this book. I did enjoy many of Jordan's ideas and descriptions. However, I didn't enjoy it enough to make me want to plow ahead with the rest of this series. At 800+ pages a pop, I would recommend investing your time and money in other books. (I'm currently crashing through the Earthsea series by Le Guin which is fantastic.)
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Summary: the first of 9 great books
Review: Read this book and you will undoubtably be hooked into its mastery and the mastery of the whole series. dont listen to those who blather on about it being to long or confusing, those are the people still reading at an eighth grade lvl. These books are great and though they are not exactly Tolkien material they come pretty damn close. These books are great for taking on trips or just reading at home because they are so long that they will keep you occupied when nothing else will. In this book Jordan creates a whole new system of magic and enemys and powers that is truly amazing and he still was able to include a great plot with many twists and turns that will lead to unexpected events. This is definitley a book/series that a real reader will want to read.
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Summary: The Eye Of The World
Review: I read the eye of the world , The first book of The Wheel Of Time Series written by Robert Jordan. I read it very slowly and i got a lot out of it. i enjoyed it very much. Everything was very detailed in this book and was detailed to great depths. The main plot of this book was that the Dark one is Chasing three Boys from the Two Rivers. The Dark One is the like the Devil and he is the ruler of all evil. The three boys are Mat Perrin And Rand. They are from the Two Rivers. Which is a Small Faming village. The Boys are aided in running from the Dark One by an Aes Sedai and a Warder. The Warder and The Aes Sedai are inseparable with a bond nothing can break. Maraine And the Warder Lan are very strong and Moraine is like a good witch that has powers. And a gleeman named Thom Merrlin. A gleeman is a one man Circus With Tricks of many kinds. They have a great many adventures togther And most of them in fear of the Dark One. But Somewere fun for the time being. You Will find out the ending when you read it and it is a very good book. it is the only book i have read this whole year and will read this whole year.
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