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As the very fabric of reality wears thin, all portents indicate that Tarmon Gai’don, the Last Battle, is imminent – and Rand al’Thor must ready himself to confront the Dark One. But Rand must first negotiate a truce with the Seanchan armies, as their forces increasingly sap his strength. The eleventh novel in the Wheel of Time series - one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published. Mat: The star of yet another of the layer WoT books. We got to see him display a bit of his military expertise and got plenty of humour as his hilarious courtship of the Daughter of the Nine Moons continued. Truly tragic was the Ogier taking up arms (literally) and entering the fray. I knew it had to happen. I mean, what we're getting to is the FINAL battle. It's not named that for nothing. But while I don't love the Ogier as much as Tolkien's Ents, it sent a shiver down my spine with a sense of darkest foreboding. Elayne. I like Elayne! I like her rashness, her peppiness, her strength, and her ability to browbeat even Nynaeve when necessary. I hated her prolonged "secure the throne" arc.
Mr. Jordan finally got his act together and started tying the loose ends which resulted in some great events that really propelled the story in the right direction. Responding to queries on the similarity of some of the concepts in his Wheel of Time books with Freemasonry concepts, Jordan admitted that he was a Freemason. However, "like his father and grandfather," he preferred not to advertise, possibly because of the negative propaganda against Freemasonry. In his own words, "no man in this country should feel in danger because of his beliefs." Robert Jordan's The Eye of the World proves that there's still plenty of life in the ancient tradition of epic fantasy. Jordan has a powerful vision of good and evil-- but what strikes me as most pleasurable about The Eye of the World is all the fascinating people moving through a rich and interesting world.” — Orson Scott Card Things I cannot stomach are not many. Mostly, I think it is time to talk about how Mr Jordan uses corporeal punishments because they are the ultimate answer to every trouble. If throughout the series you drank every time someone is being slapped on a bare butt, you’d need a liver transplant by now. And really - am I the only one disgusted here by the fact that corporeal punishment is the automatic go-to then something must be achieved be it by anyone, be it Darkfriends or Aes Sedai? To make matters worse, this revelling in being beaten turns the book into a weird BDSM party Aiel style (if we can imagine the Aiel to party hard).
She was a handsome woman in a dark green riding dress; her brown eyes seemed to grow feverish when they found Rand. She, at least, was one he did not have to worry about. Elza was fanatical in her devotion.
Robert Jordan was a giant of fiction whose words helped a whole generation of fantasy writers, including myself, find our true voices. I thanked him then, but I didn’t thank him enough.” —Peter V. Brett, internationally bestselling author of The Demon Cycle series It is unfortunate that Robert Jordan could not complete the series but those who finished reading the series say that Brandon Sanderson has done an amazing job with the last three books. I loved Sanderson’s Mistborn trilogy and looking forward to seeing how he wrapped up this epic series.And then there was Perrin finally finding the location where Faile is held captive and gathering enough forces - I cheered once Rand's father made an appearance with the Two Rivers folk! :D Jordan’s writing is so amazing! The characterization, the attention to detail!” —Clint McElroy, co-creator of the #1 podcast The Adventure Zone
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