Wtf is this

very good read. similar but different than jordan, in a good way. hardly a slow moment throughout the story, and a nice wrap up at the end.

Holy ****, its about time.

I read the first two and that was good enough

WoT is like crack. I completely forgot the new book was coming out until I went to B&N today.

Is this series worth starting? How does it compare to something Song of Ice & Fire?

not nearly as crazy as song of ice and fire, good plot and character development. i like how the characters differ, but the female characters are just plain annoying and the detail is extremely long.

Originally Posted by Zanthious

not nearly as crazy as song of ice and fire, good plot and character development. i like how the characters differ, but the female characters are just plain annoying and the detail is extremely long.

Agreed. A review on Amazon that I read said it best: in Jordan's writing, for every one "answer" there are at least 10 "questions" generated. You never get any satisfactory endings and the books just keep on getting longer and longer.

The first four are great, then they kinda end up in never-never-land. I'd read wotmania for those and then probably pick it up with 10 or 11.

Still worth reading though.

Eye of the World is worth reading even if you stop after that one book.

Originally Posted by Garion

Agreed. A review on Amazon that I read said it best: in Jordan's writing, for every one "answer" there are at least 10 "questions" generated. You never get any satisfactory endings and the books just keep on getting longer and longer.

The first four are great, then they kinda end up in never-never-land. I'd read wotmania for those and then probably pick it up with 10 or 11.

Still worth reading though.

No. That isnt as good a descriptiona s above. I didnt find many questions at all.

A Better description would be, Most of the books are 600+ pages, and the same story could have been told in 3-400, albeit not in such detail. He goesa into Extreme detail in some instances, especially in Combat sequences. However if you have to skip the middle 6 books of a story and read an outline, you shouldnt be following the story at all.

I love all of the books, although some more than others. The Character development is amazing. The fact that after the 1st few books you end up with 4-5 "Almost Main storylines" in addition to your primary protagonist, means sometimes you go chapters without reading about your favorite characters. But it also leaves you wanting to read more, because you want to know about all of them.

Some of the female characters are annoying, but probably because they are a faairly accurate portrayal of women, and women are crazy complicated creatures.

I would recommend the series to anyonme who enjoys In Depth Fantasy writing, but has the patience to read what is already over 6000 Pages long, and has another 1000-2000 to Go.

Most of the books I read in under 72 hrs, meaning I missed out on a lot of sleep. Ive read over 500 novels (mostly Sci-Fi and Fantasy) in my Lifetime and only 2 or 3 other series have ever kept me reading through the night when I had School/work less than 4 hours away. I say go for it Rayn, If you have the Time.

NOTE 1: The 1st Book is almost entirely character development and will be the hardest 1 to get through, but once you do the rest will be much more intriguing since the stage is set.

NOTE 2: When youg et to combat scenes, if the "This Move flowed into that move" stuff doesnt do it for you, you are safe to skim those parts since sometimes they go for a page or 2. That was the only skimming I did in the series, and only about 30% of the time, if I didnt feel like reading those details.

I have nothing but time. I download the audio versions of all these books and listen to them on my commute (7.5 hours or so a week...)

I just finished the Mistborn trilogy by Sandersson and enjoyed it.

yeah when part 2 and part 3 of book 12 get released I *might* read it.

yeah I'm not sure I need another series that isn't done.
Got ASOIAF
the name of the wind (awesome, read it now)

Originally Posted by Rayn

I have nothing but time. I download the audio versions of all these books and listen to them on my commute (7.5 hours or so a week...)

I just finished the Mistborn trilogy by Sandersson and enjoyed it.

I assume you already know that Sanderson is finishing off the series since Jordan never got the chance. Ive only read chapter 1 of the new book (Wife is making me wait till i get book for xmas), but It looks good and I cant wait.

Talk of waiting, i picked up this series when only 2 or 3 books were out. It was 91 and I was 12. :/ Im 30 now. Wtf.

Each time a new book came out, I would read the last 1 before it again in 3-4 days, then read the new book in 2-3 days, then wait another year or 2.

yeah I know, that's what caught my interest originally. I can't say he's an awesome writer, but his stories are good.

Originally Posted by Harbinger

very good read. similar but different than jordan, in a good way. hardly a slow moment throughout the story, and a nice wrap up at the end.

OH ****ING THANK GOD. After reading the debacle that was Colfer's attempt to continue DA's work, I was worried about WoT. Glad to hear.

I've never heard of this, but I'm a fan of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series.

Originally Posted by Rayn

I have nothing but time. I download the audio versions of all these books and listen to them on my commute (7.5 hours or so a week...)

I just finished the Mistborn trilogy by Sandersson and enjoyed it.

7.5 hours a week? Wonder how long it would take to go through the series.

Originally Posted by Harbinger

very good read. similar but different than jordan, in a good way. hardly a slow moment throughout the story, and a nice wrap up at the end.

I agree with this.
Good read and true to Jordan's characters and style.

Though its annoying, instead of this being the last part at least 3 more will come out...