Robert Jordan and the Wheel of Time

[LotusX]

I enjoyed it, but not as much as other books in the genre. I found it to be a bit too much of a clone of The Lord of the Rings. I mean, sure, it was written in the 80s when a lot of other similar books came out that followed the same kind of storyline, but there were just too many similarities. That said, I will continue the series just out of stubbornness because I feel it's still a classic - and, mainly, because one of my favorite authors is the guy who completed the series (Brandon Sanderson).

[meowth29]

The magic and fighting are intense. The science he develops towards the end is real. There's like a ton of romance that's actually good because of the fighting and scheming. The oriental influences are something to be admired. 7-10 are slow and more Game of Thrones style. Brandon Sanderson made the end series as fresh as the first 6. Mierin fine, just sayin' lol.

[chris_chesne]

I have enjoyed reading this series so far. I would definitely start with the prequel "New Spring" because it helped me to understand a lot of what was happening early in the series that would have left me scratching my head otherwise. That being said love the books so far and I can't seem to put it down.

[braver]

This is one of my favorite series - I've read it multiple times, and will surely read it again! About 15 years ago, a friend of mine gave me The Eye of the World to read, telling me it was his favorite book. It was only after I read it and loved it that I found out that the series was still in progress! I was devastated when Robert Jordan died, sure that I would never get any resolution. But Brandon Sanderson did an amazing job finishing the series, so not only was there resolution, but I was also introduced to the author who quickly became my favorite. If you haven't read any of his own works yet, you absolutely should.

I know that some people find the middle books in the WoT slow, but I love the intricacy of how the characters develop throughout that period. It was a little hard to keep some of the characters straight the first time through (several of the Aes Sedai have similar names, and when you jump between story lines, it's easy to get mixed up), but definitely stick with it and read the whole series!

Has anyone else seen that they're planning on making a TV series out of these books? They released a pilot for it last year (...) but I thought it was absolute garbage. Apparently there was issues with who owned the rights to the material, so the film company just threw out a pilot to try and secure their rights. No idea if that's true or not, but if they do make a series out of it, they'd better do a good job!!! What are everyone's thoughts on this? The only thing I can think this situation would be similar to would be the Game of Thrones series, but I'm not familiar with that one at all.

I also saw the pilot and read about the rights issue last year, and I agree - complete garbage. I hadn't thought about this in a while, but just looked it up and it looks like things may have been resolved now. Here's hoping for some better treatment this time around.

-- 30 Jun 2016, 10:34 --

I have enjoyed reading this series so far. I would definitely start with the prequel "New Spring" because it helped me to understand a lot of what was happening early in the series that would have left me scratching my head otherwise. That being said love the books so far and I can't seem to put it down.

I disagree with starting with "New Spring", mainly because it was intended to be the first of three prequels and the other two were never (and probably never will be) published. Plus, I feel like prequels are intended to give insight into a world and characters that you already know - so it won't be as meaningful if you start there.

[stephielynn11]

I just started reading book seven, A Crown of Swords this morning. I started reading this series after I heard that Brandon Sanderson was chosen to finish writting the final book.

[Mika83]

I heard about that. I reserve judgement on any adaptations until I see how well they do it.

[Lonetraveller504]

When this series first came out I was hesitant to start reading it due to the project number of books to tell the story. I finally decided to read it many years later and was drawn into the world and characters so completely that I read nothing else until I finished the entire series. It is worth the time to enter the world he created and to get to know all the characters.

[cstegmil]

This is one of my favorite series. I started reading it my senior year in high school. I had to wait long periods of time for each book, but they were worth it. I took a break from the series only due to having a few little ones. I recently got back in the series, and re-read all the previous books I had and bought the rest on my kindle. Love this series a lot! Character building is top notch, the struggles of the main characters are well detailed and made me cheer for/against them. I was sad when I finished the last book but so enjoyed the ride!

[Jimmy Wallace]

I have read the series. It is truly an epic story, although there was, in my opinion, a slight change in the quality of the last 2 or 3 books. Of course, that is only because they were finished by another writer. Still a great read. Strongly suggest.

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

I am about to start "the eye of the world" so, no spoilers.

[jemgirl202]

I read the prequel and the first book and loved it! It is quite the commitment though! I believe it is 19 books!

[Steve Cotterill]

I'm afraid I got tired of them, partly as a result of the sluggish rate they were published but also because after a while the story just seemed to drag, and to become increasingly complex for the sake of it. Something that started out simply seemed to just get murkier all the time, and I found it harder to care about the characters because Jordan seemed to delight in making their lives so difficult. Add in the way the female characters, at first, are all crossing their arms and tugging their braids and being generally badly written, and the preponderance of spanking scenes where they end up over a male character's knee and I found it quite misogynistic as well.

I gave up on them about book ten, I think and didn't regret stopping reading them.

[Monet_va]

I loved The Eye of the World but during The Great Hunt (book 2) I found myself getting a bit bored. The story was very drawn out, and I felt like the plot was going nowhere for a long time. I really struggled to get through the middle of the book, so haven't read any further yet, but still hoping the books get better again.

[Rowanr1992]

This is one of my personal favorite series. I started the series in my sophomore year of high school on loan and have been hooked ever since. I personally love how detailed the writing is. It's easy to get completely immersed in the world, the characters, and the story. Definitely worth the read.

[cdhundley]

I read this series up until about Book Nine, though I tapered off because it felt at points like Jordan was spinning his wheels a bit. It was good though - well-rendered and impressively plotted. I may restart it again.