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Coffee Warlord · 11-02-2010, 10:02 AM

Picking it up over lunch, hopefully nobody bothers me at work and I can sneak in a few chapters.

Autumn · 11-02-2010, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by CarterNMA

Autumn, check out this link for a very good synopsis of each chapter of The Gathering Storm, which includes footnotes and links to all key terms. It's how I've prepared for The Towers of Midnight!

Good idea, but I don't see the link there?

TK, I've been thinking about reading Once and Future King. You recommend it? What's it like?

spleen1015 · 11-02-2010, 10:40 AM

http://encyclopaedia-wot.org/

You can read all of the books in about an hour a piece.

Autumn · 11-02-2010, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by spleen1015

http://encyclopaedia-wot.org/

You can read all of the books in about an hour a piece.

Thanks. Some of the books *should* have been an hour a piece in their unabridged form!

terpkristin · 11-02-2010, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Autumn

TK, I've been thinking about reading Once and Future King. You recommend it? What's it like?

I'm enjoying it, though there have been some in my reading group who are irritated by some of White's "side comments." If you didn't know, it's divided into 5 books (The Sword in the Stone, The Witch in the Wood, The Ill-Made Knight, The Candle in the Wind, and The Book of Merlyn--the last wasn't part of the original and was published post-humously). In The Sword in the Stone in particular, there were a fair few anachronisms, which set some people off. I didn't mind them. There are definitely places where I wish the pace would pick up a bit, but I'm enjoying it all in all and expect to finish it by early next week (and then move on to Towers of Midnight).

/tk

Coffee Warlord · 11-03-2010, 03:08 PM

CW's spoiler free 5 second review, upon finishing Book 13.

Not bad, though Sanderson decided to channel a bit too much Jordan in my opinion. There was a lot of dragging in places, and it felt like there was a lot less going on. Not NEARLY as painful as, say, book 9 or 10, but a little draggy and uneventful.

It didn't help this book focuses heavily on Perrin and Elayne, the two POV's that have just gone to shit, in my opinion.

Autumn · 12-01-2010, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

CW's spoiler free 5 second review, upon finishing Book 13.

Not bad, though Sanderson decided to channel a bit too much Jordan in my opinion. There was a lot of dragging in places, and it felt like there was a lot less going on. Not NEARLY as painful as, say, book 9 or 10, but a little draggy and uneventful.

It didn't help this book focuses heavily on Perrin and Elayne, the two POV's that have just gone to shit, in my opinion.

I agree pretty much with this. It was a good read, I enjoy some of the directions characters have gone in. But I am surprised at some of Jordan's bad habits that Sanderson is imitating. I wonder if he feels like he has to in some of the cases.

I'm very eager to read the last one now!

spleen1015 · 12-01-2010, 12:49 PM

My only complaint is that after the revelation that Rand went through at the end of The Gathering Storm, we didn't have a single POV of his this book.

Autumn · 12-01-2010, 01:10 PM

Thoughts on the book and guesses as to the future. Spoilers abound!

Spoiler

spleen1015 · 02-16-2012, 02:51 PM

Last book due on 1/8/2013.

The Release Date for A Memory of Light Has Been Set | Tor.com

terpkristin · 02-18-2012, 08:42 PM

I'm debating if I want to re-read them all in advance of this..

/tk

Mota · 02-18-2012, 09:20 PM

Obviously I must read a lot less than you Terpkristin, I'm still reading book 8 and have been following the series since the beginning

terpkristin · 02-18-2012, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mota

Obviously I must read a lot less than you Terpkristin, I'm still reading book 8 and have been following the series since the beginning

Hehehe. I found audiobooks work wonders for re-reads like this. I have read each book in print once and listened to each at least once. Last time I did a re-read was before The Gathering Storm. Just seems fitting to do it now, one last time..

/tk

12-01-2010, 01:10 PM	#59
Autumn Head Coach Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bath, ME	Thoughts on the book and guesses as to the future. Spoilers abound! Spoiler That's a good point about Rand, but I think I was so pleased by the way they've taken his story that I didn't mind. I think we got a clear view of how his character has changed. And I can't be more relieved that he is no longer a mopey ass, but instead someone you want to root for and believe can kick some ass. I loved him showing off his integrated personality to Cadsuane, for one. And I loved that we kind of see the Creator stepping into things a bit, the idea that Rand is powerful in more ways than just being able to channel. One thing I disliked is how the concept of him being connected to Moridin didn't come up at all in the book. But that is just one of many things that are being very awkwardly handled. I feel like the entire series could use a giant rewrite. The Black Tower still hanging out there, only barely being touched in this book is just ridiculous after the way they built up Taim books and books ago. The Ogier have disappeared for quite a while as well. No POV of Tuon except in the prologue. JOrdan and now Sanderson clearly got lost in plot threads, I wish Jordan had planned the plot out better, I feel like paced well this could have been an amazing series. As for looking ahead, I think it's clear that Rand will need to use the True Power (the dark one's power, right?) at the Last Battle. We were given one fairly clear clue to that this book, but now I forget what it said. I have some ideas how that will happen. I wonder what part Moiraine will play, it had better be big enough to warrant all this time to bring her back. What are Min's visions on Callandor about do you think? And what was the deal with Lanfear at the very end? That seemed ... odd.

02-18-2012, 08:42 PM	#61
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	I'm debating if I want to re-read them all in advance of this.. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

11-02-2010, 10:40 AM	#53
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	http://encyclopaedia-wot.org/ You can read all of the books in about an hour a piece.

11-03-2010, 03:08 PM	#56
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	CW's spoiler free 5 second review, upon finishing Book 13. Not bad, though Sanderson decided to channel a bit too much Jordan in my opinion. There was a lot of dragging in places, and it felt like there was a lot less going on. Not NEARLY as painful as, say, book 9 or 10, but a little draggy and uneventful. It didn't help this book focuses heavily on Perrin and Elayne, the two POV's that have just gone to shit, in my opinion.

12-01-2010, 12:49 PM	#58
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	My only complaint is that after the revelation that Rand went through at the end of The Gathering Storm, we didn't have a single POV of his this book.

02-16-2012, 02:51 PM	#60
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Last book due on 1/8/2013. The Release Date for A Memory of Light Has Been Set \| Tor.com

02-18-2012, 09:20 PM	#62
Mota College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001	Obviously I must read a lot less than you Terpkristin, I'm still reading book 8 and have been following the series since the beginning

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