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Summary: Wow! I hope this series doesn't end
Review: Robert Jordan is fantastic. I happened to pick up the first book of this series on the recommendation of bookstore management. Impossible to put down. If I would have know that it takes so long for each new book, I wouldn't have started to read them. I would have just saved them so I could plow through them without waiting. All I can say is write faster!!!!!
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Summary: Jordan A Master in his own craft!
Review: What can I say some people just don't get it. Robert Jordan (as he likes to be called) is a man who has spun a world filled with vivid charectors and history out of nothing. Thats not an easy thing to do in fact to my ming I can compare him only to Tolkien himself. Jordan created entire cultures and languages out of his own mind. Amazing!! Charector development is something that should not accur immediatly but is slowly learned over time as Jordan shows us with his stubborn charectors Nynvene and Rand al' Thor. Sometimes a story is so well done and so engrossing that one can not encompass its entirety into three or four books as many of his critics would like him too and I look forward to as many more as possible. My only qualm is that sometimes he takes a wee bit long to write another book and though each one shows a growing development, not only in him but in his charectors as well, his last book came out almost two years ago. Waiting for the next one is like sitting on the edge of my seat in a mystery, or horror movie wondering what will happen or who done it. Either way length or not Robert Jordan deserves a pedestal next to the best of his kind and should me noted among them as one of the best of them!!
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Summary: More than a little frustrating...
Review: I've been reading The Wheel of Time books for about 4 months now (I only read on my lunch hour, hence, the length of time in which it has taken to get this far). When I completed The Lord of Chaos, I threw the book down. I was completely irritated and more than a little frustrated to find that it had ended the way it had. I had so many questions running through my mind and I felt totally ripped off. Moghedian was set free, why? Had Egwene ever reached Tar Valon to over-ride Elaidas rule there and make the Tower whole again? Did Mat ever find and marry the Daughter of the Nine Moons? Did Faile ever forgive Perrin for whatever it was she thought he did? Did Elayne and Nyneave find the bowl ter'angreal? Will Loial return to the stedding to marry Erith? Who did Rand actually end up with; Min, Elayne or Aviendha, and whichever it was, what happened to the other two? Of course, let's not forget the Dark One....did he ever destroy the world, or did Rand conquer all evil and set the world to rights? So many questions and so few answers. I actually advised my best friend NOT to read the entire book, but maybe just the last couple of chapters. Then I found out there actually IS a 7th book in the series, but I'm a little hesitant to go out and buy it. Will it read as the last 3 in the series have? Lacking in action and intrigue while going overboard with details that have already been mentioned 1000 times. Afterall, How many times do you have to told what and Aes Sadai is? I don't know that I'd recommend this series to anyone, simply because of the dissatisfaction of the last 3 books, and if you've already started the series, then stop at the 3rd.
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Summary: Great, surprising
Review: This book was frustrating in that no problems that the characters faced in the beginning were solved. But many surprises delighted and amazed me as the reader and I know that Robert Jordan is just biding his time with the major plot, and that it will develop. I don't know how anyone who started this series wouldn't be able to finish it. Also i would like to add that my rating of this book is relative and that compared to any other fantasy book I've ever read it was 10x better. The whole series just blows all competition out of the water.
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Summary: Character and plot? Who'da thunk it?
Review: The sixth book in the "Wheel of Time" series hits a high note that shatters walls. Jordan, a master of character and plot, offers up a wonderful fantasy epic that culminates in a tension-filled finale, guaranteed to have you brushing fingernail remains from the page. This story starts strong and careens headlong toward a violent climax that both satisfies and teases. I am continuously amazed at how much plot Jordan fits into this novel. Lord of Chaos is at once a novel of political intrigue, high fantasy, and war. But while the plotting is excellent, it is Jordan's characters that make this novel better than the average "sword and sorcery" epic. Character development is the central feature to Jordan's novels, a rarity in plot-driven high fantasy. He maintains this focus on character, though, without sacrificing story, showing us the people through their actions. This approach, of striking a perfect balance between character and plot, has made this novel a major event in writing, regardless of genre. Lord of Chaos is definitely the best of the seven in the series (so far, anyway - Jordan is planning to pen at least three more.) Enjoy.
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Summary: Its not a matter of "if," but rather "how"
Review: Robert Jordan has sapped all suspense in his series by over-using prophecies. We all know Rand is going to fight the dark one and "lose his blood at Shayol Ghul." And, to put it bluntly, if Rand and crew do not win the last battle, the entire series would be a big waste of time. Thats not to say that I don't enjoy reading The Wheel of Time. Quite the contrary; in fact, its hard to not get excited when you pick up a brand new WoT book. I'm just pointing out that Mr. Jordan has used prophecies as a huge crutch in the plot. Why does Rand go out of his way to take Callandor? Propechy. Why does anybody even support him and not just gentle him on sight? Prophecy. Prophecy this, prophecy that.
In my honest opinion, the only reason to continue reading this series is to find out how exactly things will happen, not whether or with whom.
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Summary: Jordan Jordan rules
Review: I have to agree with some of the other people that have reviewed this book, it is not up to the same standard as the first 3 in the series. Having started negativly I have to admit that it is a hell of a book. The way that he develops the characters and does not just give you the regular "I am the hero and everything is just going to fall into place for me" is intriguing. I also find some of the ideas that people have expressed about the book in these reviews fascinating and have given me some new ideas about what I think will be happening in the remaining books of the series. I do recomed that people reading this attempt of a review should buy or borrow this book to read it but, please, not before you have started at the beginning from number 1 onwards.
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Summary: Amazing book! One could not ask for a better from anyone!!!
Review: It may be only once in a millenium that a writer like Robert Jordan is born. He has managed to combine the wit of Stephen King, the mysticism and charm of Tolkien, the humour of Jack L. Chalker and the romanticism of Stephen Donaldson. He has managed to create a world which captures our fantasy to a violent extent and leaves us gasping for more. In the sixth part of the series, which many would term as the greatest work of fiction ever, he has not disappointed us by turning the plot into a repetition and a monotony. Though the lead characters appear to be heading toward the ultimate triumph, there is a whole lot of doubt thrown in with the little twists and turns that only Mr. Jordan can produce. The characters continue to develop and become more complex and more open to us. The plot moves with a vastness and swiftness that is sadly lacking in most of the so-called fantasy books of today. Mr. Jordan has once again left us with an absolute sizzler: one which a person resents putting down even for a second. This is one series where the readers have hardly become less interested, what's more they are anxiously, at least I can say this for myself, waiting for all future parts to follow, no matter how long it may take. I only wish that Mr. Jordan manages to repeat this performance over and over and not be hurried at all in efforts to complete this series. This is one series for which one could wait years . Tolkien may have started it but Robert Jordan has taken it to the skies.
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Summary: A Plenitude of Delights
Review: Ain't it a great time we live in? While we wait anxiously for Robert Jordan to deliver us another ticket to the fantastic world of Rand al'Thor, we can amuse ourselves with the great mass of research and commentary about tWoT here on the Internet. It fascinates me to see how much time and effort so many people have invested in these books. One reason for the interest, I suspect, is the fact that the series is a terrific reading experience. The standard story of good vs. evil is unfolded on a scale that is unmatched in fantasy literature. Many characters - some engaging, some repellent - people the work, along with scary monsters. The scenes are painted in amazing detail, the characters act like real people, and furious and deadly action punctuates the story to remind us that a war is underway. ACOS moved us a good distance toward the Last Battle. In this instalment, Mat in particular matures. In many, often hilariously funny, passages he shows himself to be a thoughtful, resourceful and extremely brave young man who is beginning to understand and wield his strange power. He is ready for his fated meeting with the Daughter of the Nine Moons. So too all the other major characters develop. Egwene, Elayne, Rand and Perrin, although sometimes still showing the awkwardness of youth, are beginning to exercise command as befits those destined to rule nations and societies. Nynaeve is going to be the bane of more of the female Forsaken. And fortunately, there is much more to come. The stage is set for an action-packed eighth novel. I fear for Mat, and Egwene too. War is going to wrack Altara and Ghealdan, and we will see much more of Seanchan. I can hardly wait.
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Summary: THE BOOK AND THE WHOLE SERIES IS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: THIS BOOK IS GREAT. I REALLY LOVE ROBERT JORDAN AND HIS WHEEL OF TIME BOOKS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THE NEXT ONE IS COMING OUT.
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