A Crown of Swords
A Path of Daggers
Winter’s Heart
Crossroads of Twilight
Knife of Dreams
I can’t even bring myself to write separate entries for each of the books. It is very clear that Jordan runs out of steam, especially towards book 9 and beyond. More and more of the secrets in the world are simply revealed, although there seems to be no purpose to doing so. The plot gets really thin in places, and quite unbelievable. Additionally, the forsaken behave in a manner that is totally unbelievable (Someone, please send a Gholam to kill Rand. Or anyone not near Mat.). I’ll admit, I know I didn’t read the prequel, but after this marathon, I can’t quite bring myself to read even one more book. Perhaps in 20 years or so once I’ve forgotten how bad the writing is, I’ll be able to bring myself to finish the series. Or not.
Working Through the BookLog 
I thought it picked up again in Knife of Dreams, but Crossroads was definitely a collection of subplot movements (not to be confused with bowel movements) with no climax to speak of and not a complete book at all. Of course, now who knows what sort of end the series will have since Robert Jordan died.
Comment by Jason Adams — September 19, 2007 @ 4:06 pm |
Yeah. I was kind of hoping to get the rest of my collection signed as well… oh well, at least I have my favorites marked up.
Comment by workingthroughthebooklog — September 19, 2007 @ 5:22 pm |
i didnt think RJ lost steam at all, i think the Wheel of Time set is a work of art
Comment by Nae'blis — October 31, 2007 @ 10:45 am |