The Wheel Of Time series - Robert Jordan > Reviews

Advantages: Fantastic Fantasy
Disadvantages: Too Tolkien-esque at times

...are able to agree on The Wheel of Time. Some say this series grows more exciting with each new volume. Others say that the first three or four books held promise and excitement before the series descended into a complex mess of boredom. Some view the female characters as being so strong that they believe Robert Jordan is actually a woman writing under a pen name; others say the women inhabitants of Randland (as fans refer to it) are dull caricatures ... Read review

Advantages: Great, addictive high fantasy
Disadvantages: totally the cheesiest thing you'll ever read

...should be noted, that at the time of writing, I have only read 5 of these books. Ok. Now, let's do a leetle expurriment, shall we? I'll say some words, and you think of another word. i) Fantasy ii) Prophecy iii) Young Man on a Daring Quest iv) Good vs Evil v) Epic Now, let's see which of the following matched your answers: i) Geek ii) Cliche iii) See 2 iv) " v) Boring Ok, now, WHAT WAS THE POINT OF THIS?! you all cry, ... Read review

Advantages: Keeps you interested.
Disadvantages: A very long series

...faced with eight books ( the ninth one has only just been released ), each three inches thick. However, I was assured by my better half, that they were well worth the read, and I haven’t been disappointed. I am new to fantasy books, I started with the obligatory “Hobbit” & “Lord of the Rings” and though I found these a good read they were hard going at times. The “Wheel of time” series has kept me gripped ... Read review

Advantages: Very detailed, engaging
Disadvantages: very detailed, long, drawn out

The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again."(The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time, Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson, Tor, 1997, page 13) This is how every Robert Jordan book begins in this series. I happen to own the hardback edition of this book, a nice reference, and coffee table book, for anyone ... Read review

Advantages: Complex characters with interesting take on the good versues evil theme
Disadvantages: Not as good as his previous work

The book is an enjoyable read for those people who haven't read much of Robert Jordan's work but to be really honest this book and its companion, Winters Heart (Book 9 of the Wheel Of time series) is basically a filler, something for fans of Robert Jordan to read whilst he sorts out what he wants to write in the next installment. If someone who has never read a Wheel of time book reads it, then it will be an acceptable read but with plenty of questions ... Read review

Advantages: A great book in a great series
Disadvantages: A lot of reading to get this far

...gripping but because it isn’t the end. When I first started reading Robert Jordan’s “The Wheel of Time” cycle it appeared as if book eight was the end, how wrong I was. For instead of telling a story of an individual or an epic quest, it is the tale of a world spun in layers of intrigue and plot. Of course this requires a lot of words. If you have made it as far as book eight though, you must find this a good quality. “The Path of Daggers” carries ... Read review

Advantages: Great story, unique style, fantastic characters and concepts
Disadvantages: Will it ever end?

Wow. The Wheel of Time is a triumph for the fantasy genre: a veritable tour de force. Once you pick this series up there is no letting go. A warning should be issued at the start of each of the installments, warding of the dangers of obsession (there are many.many obsessed fans circulating on the numerous Wheel of Time websites). Essentially the plot revolves around an eternal battle between good and bad. Yes this is an exceptionally common concept, ... Read review

Advantages: Great Books Very long so you get alot of reading
Disadvantages: Long so they take a couple of years to right each one. But I findmyslef reading them over and over to remind me of the story and the character while I wait of r tehn next one to come out.

The Wheel of time is a series (currently 9 books but still going) written by Robert Jordan. I borrowed the book off a friend at school after he spent a whole science lesson telling me all about the bit he was reading and how "kick ass cool" it was. I started reading the books in the wrong order as I bought them while on a visit to America and had the first one in my other bag while on the plane and so hence started my reading with the second one. ... Read review

Advantages: Everything ;+)
Disadvantages: Nothing ;+)

...Fantasy SHOULD be, with this the 9th in the Wheel of Time series. The series began following 3 young men (Rand, Perrin and Mat) and 2 young woman (Egwene and Nynaeve) as they were taken from their cosy farmers' lives out into the huge and dangerous world, with Trollocs, Aes Sedai and just general Evil on all sides. Now, 8 books (and a few years ;) later, Jordan continues with his saga. Rand is in hiding from the Asha'man, Perrin is searching ... Read review

Advantages: A very good read
Disadvantages: Blood and ashes, it's addictive. Not that cheep either.

...ago that I picked up the Eye of the World (book one of the WoT series, for those who didn't already know), and at that time, book nine had recently been released. I didn't know what to expect, all I knew was that the series had quite an online fan following. So I bought it. This is going to be a hard series to review without getting into the story too much, but I will try. The story begins with by delving three thousand years before the series ... Read review

Advantages: A pretty good quality fantasy
Disadvantages: A bit tiring

...(american version of Lord of the Ring, too many similarities etc) but i have to say i quite liked it. The beginning does look a lot like LOTR. 3 young guys from a very quiet village that knows nothing of the world outside it's boundaries (and is not really that interested), all of a sudden end up in the middle of events that will change the whole world (beating the evil guy to save all that's good). And so they go on a journey towards the unknown ... Read review

Advantages: Absolutely Immersing, Brilliant storytelling style
Disadvantages: It is quite a long series...still going

...to come (apparently) and so the series is well and truly alive! The story begins around a remote village and farming folk, and develops quickly into a destiny, and ultimately duty based quest for some of these simple folk in no less than saving the world from dark influences. I hesitate to give away or summarize the story, as it is so thick with intrigue, politics, battle, friendship and adventure that this review could never do it all justice. The ... Read review