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Summary: Over all a very good book, but didn't resolve what I'd hoped
Review: Path of Daggers was a great read and well worth the cost of a hardcover. It continues the excellent character development that a Robert Jordan fan has come to expect from his stories. The only disappointment experienced was that many of the issues that I expected that Mr. Jordan would resolve were not.
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Summary: From exciting plots and characters to making money
Review: The Wheel of Time series started out with a remarkable flash in the Fantasy market with its well-developed, if somewhat stereotyped, characters, fascinating setting and riviting plot line. I still feel that this series has potential to be one of the best works of epic fantasy in the history of the genre, but with the release of Path of Daggers, I fear that Robert Jordan has become more interested in making money than in writing good stories. Now that he has us all hooked, I feel like he's sitting back and dragging the series out as long as possible, with as many volumes as possible, to bring in the income. I'm still trying to figure out how anyone can manage to write a full-length novel where almost nothing happens from start to finish. I feel like the book would have served better as a preview or teaser for some upcoming work than a literary work in itself. Were I Robert Jordan, I would be ashamed to put my name to Path of Daggers. Like so many others have said, I hope he manages to get the storyline back on track before he loses his audience and we lose interest in what becomes of the people from Emond's Field.
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Summary: Nothing Happens
Review: Nothing happens in this book. The plot development could have been reduced to one chapter. Jordan introduced no new conflicts, resolved no old issues, and did not developany of the characters. Becides being a good diversion, this book was a waste of Jordan's energy. He accomplished nothing and seems to be floundering. Get back on track.
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Summary: WIll I live to see this finished???
Review: I've been a fan since the start - breath-taking adventure, panoramic visions of a world not our own, promises of the battle to end all battles. But I'm 25 now - and starting to doubt the likelihood of me living to the end of the series (much less actually working through all the sub-plots and figuring out who the hell killed Asmodean).Although it's a joy to read a series I know will keep me spellbound, I need some answers!!!! Path of Daggers didn't supply any. Do I seriously have to wait another 2 years to hopefully gain a few more crumbs? Please, PLEASE give me something substantial. Is Verin Black Ajah?!?!?!?
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Summary: Enough set-up already!
Review: This book was better than the last few books, with some glareing ommisions. I am not alone when i say that Mat's predicament was one of the most intriguing at the end of C of S, but there was no mention of what happened to him in P of D. This book was just another setup book, but it does seem that there is soon going to be an end of all this setup, and the action will begin. I am afraid that the series will be at least 15 books long.
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Summary: Be sure to drink your Ovaltine!
Review: After reading this book, I couldn't help but feel a little like Ralphie, in the movie "A Christmas Story". After waiting months to get my secret decoder ring, all I got was a "crummy commercial". Be sure to read book nine!
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Summary: DISAPPOINTED
Review: Like all of the WoT fans, I was anxiously anticipating the continuation of this series in Path of Daggers. By the end of this latest installment, all I was feeling was disgust and disappointment. It wasn't worth the money or the time. The complexity of the series is something I have enjoyed until now. Unfortunately, in PoD Jordan has become mired down with all this complexity and it completely detracts from whatever it was he was trying to do with this book. I didn't feel that there was any real progression. The storyline positively stagnated. It was like a hamburger with a thousand pages worth of buns, but like that old lady says, "Where's the beef?" Where was Mat for that matter? Where was the umpph! that's kept so many glued to this series for so long? From the other comments I've read, plenty of Jordan fans are disappointed. Hopefully, Jordan will get the message and a couple of years from now he'll wow us like he's done in the past with the other books in this series, which truly deserved to be bestsellers.
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Summary: Interesting Expansions but Altogeather to Slow
Review: As a firm fan of Jordans I used to think I would find just about anything he wrote of absolute interest. His latest book however focuses far to much on long boring stretches when the women of the series (excluding Egwene who I actually started to like) doing absolutely nothing (Man! Min has gotten boring), Lan being there was just about all that made these strectches bearable. Rand is a crazed idiot who does everything wrong and then wonders why it all collapses and Perrin, although he dosen't talk to a wolf once, becomes suddenly the most interesting character in the book because of his political manouverings, this, however, is mostly because we hear NOTHING! . . . (a pause to collect myself) of the previously most engrossing adventurer Mat. OH Well! Only another two years though to the next one which looks set to Rock.
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Summary: You've got to be kidding me!!!
Review: I picked up the first Wheel of Time book back in 1991. Book after book, I have been astounded by what Robert Jordan is able to accomplish with a pen and paper. The Path of Daggers, however, is quite possibly the worst Wheel of Time book ever. Except for a few interesting developments with the Asha'man, nothing happens in this book. You could have read Crown of Swords, then skipped the first 600 pages or so of The Path of Daggers without skipping a beat. The next one better be good, but we won't know for another 2 years!!:(
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Summary: Robert Jordan is the only realistic fantasy author.
Review: I have read quite a few reviews from people who have disliked or even hated the last book. The problem most of those people had was the fact that nothing happened. I agree. Nothing happened. At least nothing on the scope of large scale wars. For those who are true fans of the series and who continually reread the books, this book has a plethora of information. So what if Mat isn't in it? Mat is my favorite character but the story didn't require him to be there. People complain that Jordan is too wordy and then when he leaves someone out they complain as well. Some reviewers have mentioned that he could have condensed the last three books into one and would have lost no information than is there now. WHAT? Do you want Jordan's writing to become like that of David Eddings, where all the bad guys are either drunk, insane, or totally inept, and all the good guys are one dimensional characters who are perfect in all respects and never screw up? The reason Jordan is the greatest fantasy writer of all time is because even in a fantasy world his books are realistic. The good guys are not perfect, the bad guys are powerful, and subplots are flying around all over the place. If Jordan did as people requested and took out what they feel is unneccessary, the world would fade into a Tolkien or Eddings-like universe where only things the good guys do matter anyway. It's time for people to grow up and realize that life is complex and that Jordan is a master at what he does best - realistic fantasy. And for those of you who are fed up with the time it takes for his books to come out, I can only recommend reading them two or three times to realize that with any shorter period of time between books, they would not be the masterpiece that they are.
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