wheel of time

[MeLeesa Swann]

the wheel of time series is one of the most amazing sagas ever written. jordan was a genius. i'm only on book 5, but i'm hopelessly hooked. have any of you read these books?

[blunthead]

I'm not familiar with the title. Who is the author?

[MeLeesa Swann]

Robert Jordan. It's a pretty long series, and the guy can talk. It takes a little bit to get into the books, but once he has you, you're completely hooked. I hear that someone's making a movie on the series soon. I pray the'll do it justice. I wish King had it so lucky.

[blunthead]

I guess I'll have to add Robert Jordan to my Check It Out list. Thanx!

[TrinityEngel]

I love that series! I've read it through several times. It's a shame the author died before he finished the last book. :sad:

[IfSoGirl]

i just picked up the first of this series a few weeks ago, its my next book to start. i also picked up the first to the fire and ice series by martin.

[Ben E Gas]

I love that series! I've read it through several times. It's a shame the author died before he finished the last book. :sad:

I was considering looking into this series. But thanks for the info. I don't want to get into a whole series of books when the author didn't even finish the series.

[EMARX]

I've read five of the books, and it well worth the effort. Apparently the had been dictating the final parts of the last volume to his family, so there is supposed to be a proper end to the story.

[SWNH1980]

I started reading them a long time ago when I was in ninth or tenth grade. I think I got to the fourth book. I enjoyed them, but they were so long, and with school and other books I wanted to read and had to read, I never got past the fourth one. I was considering reading them again, but if there isn't going to be a final book, I may not.

On another note though: *cough* another writer I'm a big fan of *cough* took a VERY long time finishing his series... ;) And I was very worried that there would be no end for a while, I'm glad to have them all now though! Thanks, Stephen! :D

That is a bummer about Robert Jordan though, for all the people who were waiting on a final book. :(

[dsurrett]

My wife has read the entire series. On a few of the books she'd start reading early in the morning and would read 12-16 hours straight to get through the entire book.
I haven't checked lately, but Jordan's family picked a writer to complete the final book. The dragonmount.com website reported it would likely be published in the fall of this year.

[Lizard slushie]

I read those when I was in high school, got to book 6 and quit until the series was finished because I had to reread the previous books to understand what the heck was going on. I got my husband started on them about a month ago, he really enjoys them. He even gave up video games in favor of reading. (That's a big deal, in case you were wondering. :D)

[Ben E Gas]

My wife has read the entire series. On a few of the books she'd start reading early in the morning and would read 12-16 hours straight to get through the entire book.
I haven't checked lately, but Jordan's family picked a writer to complete the final book. The dragonmount.com website reported it would likely be published in the fall of this year.

If that's the case. I'll reconsider. I could live with that.
But ofcourse I have to read about 5 more King books that I have lined up first, so I won't be ready for them for awhile.

[Tooley]

A close friend of mine told me to read them, yet I can't find myself doing so. It looks too "mythical" for my liking. He says he'll read "The Stand" if I read the first book in the series. I'll most likely get around to it for just that reason... as soon as I'm finished with Needful Things, Cell, Dreamcatcher, The Shining and Bag of Bones that is.

[ExcerptsFromATatteredMind]

The Wheel Of Time is one of the most creative and interesting fantasy sagas out there. While you will not get the type of character growth and deep character introspection that you get from Mr. King. You will get a vivid new world to stomp around in. Massive in scope and steeped in history, Mr. Jordan's world is filled with some of the most fantastic creatures and things high fantasy has ever seen.
It is good versus evil on an epic scale.
You will especially enjoy it if you are into Mythology. As he sprinkles in elements of Mythology from around the globe.
I am currently reading book 11 and I am definitely enjoying it. Although, I felt that the middle books lost some steam, the last two have really picked up.
The showdown with the "Dark One" is only a book away! It should be great.

[Turd Ferguson]

The new WoT book, The Gathering Storm, comes out the 27th of this month. There will be two more books coming out after that, one next year and the other one the year after next. I'm a huge fan of the Wheel of Time series, accidentally discovering the adventures of Rand, Mat, Perrin, and the gang right after I graduated from high school many moons ago.

[Jay P Lang]

I really liked the first 3 books but it began to putter out after that. It should have been a four part set, he just dragged it out and dragged it out until... well you know the ending.

I did love them though, all in all. Rand and Matt being my favorite characters by far.

[Bryan James]

It was a very enjoyable and respectable series, from what I finished (#5, maybe #6?).

I just got sidetracked.

I read #1.
Then the second came out, so I read #1 and #2. Then #3 came out, so I read Numbers 1,2,3...so on, you understand.

There were too many lapses. Same thing happened with Terry Brooks over the years.

"Wheel" isn't groundbreaking, but I enjoyed my time there. Give it a shot.