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Title: Path of Daggers (The Wheel of Time, 8) by Robert Jordan, Mark Rolston ISBN: 1-59007-335-5 Publisher: New Millennium Audio Pub. Date: March, 2003 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 10 List Price(USD): $43.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.79 (1653 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Cut to the chase, already!
Comment: Perhaps it's not fair to review the book before I've finished it, but I'm halfway through, so here it goes. This book, like the last, suffers from too many characters doing too little. The first books in the series were wonderful, because you had a small group of characters being introduced to a wider world and being forced to grow into more complex individuals by the events unfolding around them. Now, the story seems bloated by all the subsidiary actors that have been introduced to complicate the ever-more convoluted plot. I need a chart to keep track of which Aes Sedai has what relationship to Rand and the rest of the characters, not to mention all the nobles that keep cropping up. Meanwhile, the Shaido get a few chapters and the Seanchan get a few, dealing with two established enemies just enough to keep them in the mix. And then the book starts with a whole new set of potential antagnonists coming to join the action and make things even more complex. As a result of all the disparate elements that Jordan is juggling here, Mat disappears entirely and Rand becomes a minor character when he should be the pivotal one. Also, emotions are lost to action; Rand was interesting when we saw him coping with the strangeness of his life, but now he seems one-dimensional figure--the Dragon--not a human being. Perhaps this is for effect, but it's very alienating. I feel no emotional connection to the character anymore. At least none of the other characters suffer from this problem.
I still think the series is one of the best in epic fantasy, but Jordan is starting to lose me with his inability to come to some sort of resolution for all the plot lines he's introduced. It used to be that when I started to read one of his books, I couldn't put it down. That's not a problem with the current installment in the series.
Rating: 1
Summary: The never ending story
Comment: If you like soap opera's then you may enjoy the book.
If you like stories to have a beginning, a middle and an end -
DON'T BUY THIS BOOK
There is no plot
Rating: 4
Summary: Good Enough
Comment: It has been interesting to me to read the reviews on the Jordan books as I have moved along through them. I began the books in late October and have completely devoured them. I have seen a lot of frustration in reviews as the books have moved along. I definitely think I have been at an advantage over those who have waited two years for each book to come out, only to feel like they have to wait another two years for the story to progress.
I thought this book (Book 8)was great. I am a fantasy novice and Jordan has made me extremely interested in the genre. I look at this series as a giant chess match. Jordan is slowly moving people into the right places for what will hopefully be a 2 or 3 book climactic explosion.
Although I sometimes feel that the number of characters are overwhelming, and was frustrated not to see Matt in this book, I feel Jordan has done an excellent job of making me feel emotion about every character I run across. As much as I enjoy the characters of Matt and Cadsuane--who I've really enjoyed in the last two books, I absolutely despise Sevanna, Fain, and all Whitecloaks. I have not felt true passion/emotion about fictional characters like I have in the WOT in quite a while. I have found myself saying "wow that was cool" at least three times in each of his books.
My suggestion with this book is just to read it and patiently enjoy it. Just don't expect too many of the storylines to wrap up, and be ready for about 8 more to begin.
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Title: Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, Book 6) by Robert Jordan ISBN: 0812513754 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 15 November, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Fires of Heaven : Book Five of 'The Wheel of Time' by Robert Jordan ISBN: 0812550307 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 15 October, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time, Book 4) by Robert Jordan ISBN: 0812513738 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 15 October, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Crossroads of Twilight (Wheel of Time, Book 10) by Robert Jordan ISBN: 0812571339 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 25 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Dragon Reborn (The Wheel of Time, Book 3) by Robert Jordan ISBN: 0812513711 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 15 October, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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