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Honestly, I have less of an issue with Brandon Sanderson finishing Wheel of Time than Colfer continuing Adams' work. tHHGttG was a complete story, WoT was left unfinished, with extensive notes about what was supposed to happen in the last three books (or however many there were) so the story ... ... through a story without telling you anything you couldn't have guessed at the start of the book:
1. Robert Jordan - Wheel of Time - Horrifically long-winded and pretentious in the later books. Seems to take an age to develop a plot piece and characterisations are inconsistent.
2. Ro ... ... through a story without telling you anything you couldn't have guessed at the start of the book:
1. Robert Jordan - Wheel of Time - Horrifically long-winded and pretentious in the later books. Seems to take an age to develop a plot piece and characterisations are inconsistent.
2. Ro ... ... d.
As soon as get out of there, I'm off into "The Gathering Storm" prepared by Robert Jordan for the 12th volume of his Wheel of Time series.
This book probably should not be counted because the action takes place in an imaginary world. But you do get to jump around that imaginary world a ... The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan I have just started The Twilight Time by Karen Campbell Just started so too early to say if I will like it, but I think I will. spoiledfornothing in Literary Snobs : At 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and Beyond (Sep 20, 2009, 7:47pm) ... tremain. witch of blackbird pond. the hero and the crown.
15 - david eddings. david weber. nora roberts. wheel of time. blood books by tanya huff. laurell k. hamilton. Melissa Scott
20 - textbooks. erotica. charles de lint . finally got through twilight. war for ... I do for Wheel of Time and was doing it for GRRM, but I don't think I will do that for Song of Fire and Ice any longer. I may not buy the next book there. I think he is mistreating us at this point.
For WoT it is so rich that I like to have it fresh when the new piece comes out. I used to do ... I used to do it for the complicated Wheel of Time series, but that series became too long to do it anymore. I can't think of any other one I've ever done that for. ... what's going on and i'd either have to reread or google to get back up to date.
i have read all the published books of the wheel of time, perhaps it's just compulsion or something, but it's one of the few drawn out series that i was okay with. unfortunately, i was not able to get through s ... ... genius! Elantris and Warbreaker are stand-alone fantasy novels, and Mistborn is a trilogy. He's been chosen to finish The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, which is also excellent. ... as when it first occured. Not as endearing to the generations as Tolkien.
After Tolkien, I think you have Jordan and The Wheel of Time, Martin and The Song of Ice and Fire the Sword of Truth series by Goodking (which I have only ready the first book of and don't plan to read another) ... I also stopped reading the Wheel of Time series after book 5, I think; I had 6-9 but was going to wait until the series was finished to pick it up again. Then I lost the whole lot of them in a flood and took it as a sign . . .
I'm now enjoying the third book in Jacqueline Carey's first trilogy ... I stopped reading The Wheel of Time series in the middle of book 5. It just became too obnoxious.
Recently I've given up on Karen Traviss Wess'har series - book 3 was mediocre, and book 4 worse - and Elizabeth Bears Jenny Casey series in book 2.
I still want to know what happens in ... ... loss of focus, lack of anything new to say, plot derailment, character assassination, and so on. I did stick with the Wheel of Time despite the numerous frustrations of the later volumes because of my abiding interest in the basic situation and some of the characters; I'm looking forward ... 034. The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan (1998)
035. Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan (2000)
036. Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan (2003)
The eighth, ninth, and tenth books in the Wheel of Time series. Not much actually happens in these books, so I feel kind of meh ... Waggit's Tale Waggit Again Peter Howe
The CrossRoads Chris Grabenstein
... Ramotswe detective stories, or the Jack Reacher thrillers.
Sometimes it can be frustrating. Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series became quite bloated, ballooning past a dozen lengthy books and still counting (he passed away, but it will be finished by Brandon Sanderson). The ... ... Like the Wheel of Time: I first read The Eye of the World in sixth grade, and kept reading all the way to book eleven (Crossroads of Twilight? Knife of Dreams? Whatever it is.). However, as I continued to read, it became harder and harder to stay focused on the story. Perhaps it was just J ... The Redwall Series by Brian Jacques even though I don't have all of them yet I have most of them and read them a lot.
The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan I need the last two books and then I have them all!
Almost anything by Anne or Todd McCaffrey but mostly Dragonriders of Pern.
The ... ... Robert Jordan (1991)
027. The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan (1992)
Yup, I'm still making my way through the Wheel of Time series. ♥
028. Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (2005)
The only thing by Sanderson that I can find around here. :( I liked it - he's a good world-b ... ... This Alien Shore and In Conquest Born particularly.
In the fantasy department Martha Wells is one of the best - Wheel of Time, City of Bones, The Fall of IleRien trilogy are great.
Do you know Octavia E. Butler? I really enjoyed her near future dystopic novel Parable of ... #30
Thanks dk--now I know WOT stands for Wheel of Time. And with a little hunting I discovered that the series was started by Robert Jordan who died in 2007 and evidently Brandon Sanderson has been selected to finish the series.
Whew! Am I the only fantasy "newbie" that has been totally ... For the Original Poster (OP), you can see how this little diversion about The Wheel of Time which will be 15 books long, brings out emotions and thus may be something you might want to investigate. By my estimation we will be 25 years almost from start to finish. If you start now, you'll only ... >39
But The Wheel of Time isn't typical of the genre, it's an extreme example, sort of like Proust in the field of memoir. There are plenty of fantasy novels a lot shorter than even one of the Jordan novels, and although the field lends itself particularly to trilogies, there aren't many of ... ... so heavy and ponderous that one has to wade through 6,000+ pages of material to get a single story (like with the Wheel of Time), then it probably becomes something that is going to scare off a lot of potential readers. ... leading us to Pulp heroes.
Tolkien came on strong in the 60's and in the 80's we see Robert Jordan and his 12 books in The Wheel of Time with the last three books being finished by Brandon Sanderson. At the same time as Jordan sees tremendous success GRRM begins and you have read the ... Well supposedly Rothfuss' series is much more likely to STAY a trilogy. After following Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time closing on 20 years, not much fazes me anymore. ... secretive.
It is like the Black Ajah covering their tracks, but people still think that the Black Ajah exists in Jordan's Wheel of Time
The author of Wheel of Time, not the character from Hemingway ;) As with the other successful series like GRRM's Song of Ice and Fire or Jordan's Wheel of Time the series seems to grow.
There is a plan for 7 but we have seen some announcements of ancillary books.
Two novellas, 'The Mad Baron's Mechanical Attic' and 'The Choir of Knives' ... ... sure where Bolano's rep would be if he hadn't died early?) On the whole, the sci fi and fantasy types -- Dune series, Wheel of Time, Kevin J. Anderson wizard scribe ;) -- just want to move more product and capitalize on a dead writer's imagination.
"Hey Kev, William Gibson just died, ... ... Winter's Heart seemed, towards the end, to be pulling out of it. I really did want to know what's next. The averages for Crossroads of Twilight don't necessarily support me in this hope, but we'll see when I get there.
I am about 90% sure that I first read The Eye of the World in 7th or ... ... Blake, since that also influenced Pullman.
I just shake my head in resignation when I hear about people rereading Wheel of Time on an annual basis. "I really like Lord of the Rings, but I wanted something more derivative and long-winded." Some people are beyond help. ... by a main character at the outset. Nor preaching such as you now get from Anne Perry.
I could not get 'into' The Wheel Of Time series at all, nor the 'Sword of Sha-na-na' as my collegiate chums referred to The Sword of Shannara. So bald imitation simply enfuriates me.
There ... ... this series is reminding me a lot of the Earthsea series, and also some parts of the beginning of Robert Jordan's series The Wheel of Time, although the writing is far above the latter's standard (I gave up on the WoT after about the 7th book but I still enjoyed the first 3 a lot: The Eye of ... I listened to books 1-10 of The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan, plus the prequel, all in a row, which adds up to 307 hours and change. Took me the better part of a year. The longest individual title is Lord of Chaos, which was 40 hours and 20 minutes. I like the Sister Fidelma series by Peter Tremayne and The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan and Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. I read mostly series and I enjoy many but I would have to say for right now those 3 are near the top. 3 books came into my home today:-
The Crossroads by Niccolo Ammaniti
Something To Tell You by Hanif Kureishi
When Will There Be Good News by Kate Atkinson
... many others had cited a comparison not only with GRRM and A Song of Ice and Fire, but also with Tolkien and Jordan and The Wheel of Time. We are over 20 years now waiting for the finish of The Wheel of Time and sadly, Jordan didn't live to write it. My joke with myself is that I can't die ... ... go on my list.
My husband is panting for the new Jim Butcher, Turn Coat.
And, yeah, Brandon Sanderson's Wheel of Time book, too. ... good jumping off point for an intro to adult fiction. Of course the Lord of the Rings books as well if they are into the Wheel of Time series. Which gets progressively more frustrating and derivative as it goes on by the way (not to speak ill of the dead). Great Gatsby is another good one. ... ...
Legends : Runner of Pern Pern - Anne McCaffrey
Legends : The Wood Boy Riftwar - Raymond E. Feist
Legends : New Spring Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan
Mind you Amazon has 53 different works for the search legends, Silverberg so we aren't doing too badly!
I've not combined anythign ... I didn't like Of Mice and Men. I did really like The Grapes of Wrath. It's long, but hey, my sons are reading Wheel of Time. Plus, I really like the movie. I've been thinking about reading East of Eden myself. How about that one? Any thoughts? I went to the library sale earlier this month. It was a big mistake; my poor TBR is now painfully swollen. :(
I got:
The Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan
The Scar by China Mieville
The Other Side of the Story by Marian Keyes
Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes
... ... Michael Crichton, John Grisham, the Ender series by Orson Scott Card, Dragonriders by Anne McCaffrey.The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan.
... in my fantasy. So Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series is high on my list. As well as Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time.
I'm currently reading Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn and am greatly enjoying it. ... or Eoin Colfer for humor
Percy Jackson books by Rick Riordan-Greek mythology/humor
My 13 yr old is reading The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan which is great if his English is good. Harder reading and long books, but excellent. Medieval fantasy epic with strong, young characters, ... ... illustration of what people can do when they have the love and support of those around them. My next one in this series is Crossroads by Marisa Carroll.
... to lose their dominant position in American society, their "white privilege," Crawford then reconsiders: "I wonder how much of what you might call American privilege is tied up in white privilege. If the U.S. becomes something along the lines of Mexico, we all stand to lose something."
In ... ... seem to tie in with the story until later. This didn't bother me, I think because I read a lot of books that do that (i.e. The Wheel of Time) and I often read many books at once. I thought it was a great series, even if it's only half done. Well, if you're into fantasy/sci. fi., Tor books are usually really long. The longer ones I've read lately are The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (I think the shortest is 678 pages) and A Song of Fire and Ice series by George R. R. Martin (upwards of 1000 pages each). 24. Knife of dreams by Robert Jordan
25. Catcher in the rye by J.D. Salinger How could I have forgotten The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan? I bought the first nine and then stopped reading around the fifth book when I learned they wouldn't, after all, be wrapped up in ten books. Then I lost a bunch of them in the flood and figured life is too short for me ever to ... 18. Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan ... he gets a sequel! Though unless it's already written it will probably be awhile, since Sanderson is working on the last Wheel of Time book.
updated to say: I should do research before making assumptions. Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones is set to come out this year, according to Fa ... ... line of Beowulf in the original Old English:
Hwæt! wē Gār-Dena in geār-dagum,
and in Modern English:
What! We of Gar-Danes (lit. spear-danes) in yore-days.
Here is a rough summary of the time lines:
450–1100 Old English (Anglo-Saxon) – The language of Beowulf.
1100–150 ... My fear, I went through the Wheel of Time and added 100+ characters for each book. And I skipped the ones that had names mentioned or died after a page or 2. All the characters were either somewhat important in the one book or spanned at least 2 books, but that is still a lot of characters and I ... ... and which I use most of the time instead of the hardcopy--so that all worked out). Also a bunch of the Robert Jordon Wheel of Time books, which after the fifth one I'm not sure I'm ever going to complete (since I still don't know for sure that the final book in the series will be written/p ... ... member and gives me her books when she is finished. I'm backed up on reading them because I decided last year to read Robert Jordan's Wheel Of Time Series in its entirety (to date). So, I'm going to start. I am currently reading 6 Ranier Drive by Debbie Macomber, but I'm going to count ... Is it the first book in the Wheel of Time series? I got to the fifth book in the Robert Jordan Wheel of Time series when I found out that the tenth (I'd already bought through the ninth) wasn't going to be the end after all. I gave up at that point and decided to wait to see how many there would be--then heard he'd died but left notes so someone ... ... go unanswered yet. And I don't feel like I'm chasing the carrot-on-the-stick either. (I read all the way to book nine of The Wheel of Time before I realized that there was NO ENDING in sight. Oy! What a waste.
Amazon has just shipped the next trio, so I guess I'll be patient... xicanti--I really enjoyed Holly Black's Faerie books...I just read them a few months ago...I am currently reading Crossroads of Twilight BY: Robert Jordan I'm almost done with the series..then its on to 1776 BY: David McCullough, that I will be reading with my friend... and then I'll ... ... Bartimeaus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud to be very good. Just finished the 2nd book last night.
Robert Jordan Wheel of Time is definitely a great, The first 3 are probably the 'best' then followed by number 11 and the prequel
Magician/ Magician: Apprentice & Magician: Master ... The complete Wheel of Time series?? Is the last one of the series out without my knowledge, or was that just a figure of speech? :) ... to go...) if not more. My list consists of a bunch of classics that I just got (on sale!) from B&N as well as the complete Wheel of Time series and possibly the entire Vampire Chronicles. Anyone have other recommendations? I am interested in most things except cheesy romance. Good luck to ... Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time requires a lot of patience and time. It seems to me to be one of those books that you have to be so into that the only reason you finish is because you have to know what's going to happen next. I finished the first one, but by the time I did, I had a huge headache. ... 19. The Path of Daggers
20. Winter's Heart
21. Crossroads of Twilight
22. Knife of Dreams
all by Robert Jordan
23. Sew Subversive ... Therefore, I don't think you can always assume that what translates as "Wheel of Time #10" is necessarily the same thing as Crossroads of Twilight. What we really need are the people who own those works to get in there and do the combining the right way, since only they can really verify what's ... ... back up. I'll probably re-read again when the last book comes out.
As a note to all of you who stopped after #10... Crossroads of Twilight is unquestionably the worst in the series - even Jordan has admitted he's not happy with it. The good news is that #11 a) picks up the pace, b) ... ... Fires of Heaven
10. The Lord of Chaos
11. The Crown of Swords
12. The Path of Daggers
13. Winters Heart
14. Crossroads of Twilight
15. Knife of Dreams
16. New Spring
I really enjoyed The Wheel of Time series a second time. Theres so much detail in there, that a second ... Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Bonehunters by Steven Erikson
Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Let Them Eat Cheesecake by Olivia deBarardinis
I made it through Crossroads of Twilight (book 9, I believe) and I was so disgusted by the utter lack of story progress, I vowed I was done. ... last book's release so I can time it, which means I won't read them for some time. I didn't burn out on it, though I hated Crossroads of Twilight, and I will finish the series when Robert Jordan finishes it. crossroads of twilight by robert jordan
if you meet the buddha on the road, kill him by sheldon kopp
roads to freedom by bertrand russell
the downing street years by margaret thatcher
bartleby the scrivener: a story of wall street by herman melville
... At least, I haven't seemed to so far. No problems with Carey or Martin for me - not even with JKR. The only exception was Crossroads of Twilight. Absolutely nothing happened in that book, not even character development, and I did not like it.
I'm going to test my "I don't need plot" theory ... Not sure.
Probably the worst book I ever finished was Crossroads of Twilight, the tenth Wheel of Time book. You can literally skip over it to Knife of Dreams and not miss anything of importance.
There's most likely been worse books I've read, but generally I won't finish a bad book, and I' ... Oh, Crossroads of Twilight was definitely the worst, I completely agree with you, fyrefly98. That was when I realized what everyone had been saying about the declining quality of the series was totally true - I was in some denial until then. I'm so glad Knife of Dreams is better! I still ... ... 11th book is LEAGUES better than some of the others. The contrast is especially apparent when comparing it to the tenth, Crossroads of Twilight. That book is unequivocally the worst in the series, and in Knife of Dreams, stuff actually happens, stuff actually gets resolved, and while it's ... SPOILER--IF YOU HAVEN'T READ NEW MOON, THIS POST WILL GIVE TOO MUCH AWAY
Ok, first of all I love Twilight & New Moon. These are possibly the best books I've read up to this point in my life. I love the characters as well. I feel like they are part of my life; I find myself worrying ... ... of Magic by Terry Pratchett (first Discworld novel)
The Secret Pearl, an old (1991) romance by Mary Balogh
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer on audiobook
The Rules of Seduction, a new romance by Madeline Hunter
It's a good thing I never need to sleep... *tongue stuck ... ... read these yet, so I can't speak to the quality, but they're in my to-be-read pile...
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
...and are both YA vampire novels (and have been highly, highly recommended).
Also, Christopher Moore's new book, You Suck!, is a sequel ... #26 I gave up after Book 10, Crossroads of Twilight.
I now refer to the series as Wheel of Torture! I finally got po'd at the whole series, kind of feeling that I had invested so much in the books, characters and stories, and there is no payoff whatsover in sight.
Usually when I read a ... ...
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Polly French takes charge;
by Robert Jordan
with the cover for the book Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan ... blokes, you're welcome to post, aswell!
Fictional guys are better than real ones, I always say. :)
Edward Cullen;; Twilight
Sirius Black;; Harry Potter
Zane;; Pretties
Nat Eaton;; The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Rex;; Peaches
Dexter;; This Lullaby
Howl;; Howl's Moving Castle ... Twilight by Stephenie Meyer I've read that book about 3 times and I've only had it for a couple months! ... finally read Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and am amazed at the quality of writing. My fave of the year has been Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. I didn't mean to but I totally fell in love with Edward Cullen from Twilight. Cold and often dominating, yet incurably romantic, Edward has seeped into my heart. ... to me, although Boy Meets Boy seems like one that would most appeal to me outside of the genres I would normally read. Twilight, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, and Terrier I personally would not want to discuss as I have already read them, but they are all good books ... My five (okay, I know I'm going to be stretching it a bit) favorites of what I've read in 2006:
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Secrets by F.M. McPherson
The Mediator series by Meg Cabot (I'm counting all 6 books as one!)
The Guardian's of Time Trilogy by Marianne Curley
Conf ... The best books I've read in 2006 are:
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Night by Elie Wiesel
Sunwing by Kenneth Oppel
Vimy by Pierre Berton
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Yep, I have to admit that I also fell for Edward in Twilight.
I also crushed on Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice and that was before I saw Colin Firth play him!
Dave the Laugh is my favorite from the Georgia Nicholson books as well.
I fell for David in Uglies, but then Zane came ... Edward & Jacob from both Twilight & New Moon *swoon*
There was a guy from A Great and Terrible Beauty but of course I can't remember his name now :/ It was last year though when I read the book, if that makes any excuse. Alright, I've heard so many people rave about Twilight I figured it was about time so I've now picked it up. I am also starting the audio version of Inkheart thanks to a previous post..thank you!
On a non-YA note, I just finished Into Thin Air, the audio version and it is phenomenal. Fa ... ... of books you like so I'll just suggest a couple I like :-)
I read a lot of YA lit so these are my YA recommendations:
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
I am the Messenger by Marcus Zuzak (can't get it to touchstone although I thought I was spelling it right)
... ... Harry Potter books, Dairy Queen. I also thought Day of Tears was very well done, but very depressing and sad. I read Twilight first then I listened to it, I thought the audio was ok. I didn't think it was great, but I did like it and will probably listen to it again!
... of that.
And since the book has been mentioned here several times, I've heard really good things about the audio of Twilight, though I haven't listened to it myself.
I'll stop there before I get (even more) carried away. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. My favorite book always changes. I would have to say now that the favorite it Twilight and New Moon. I also love the Mediator series by Meg Cabot. EVER so much better than Crossroads of Twilight. By miles.
Still, I was disappointed that there wasn't more of Rand and Egwene, and I'm glad that the succession of Camelyn is (hopefully) over, because I found that part almost interminably dull. ... Black, since I just bought it a few days ago. Other YA books that I'd like to try because of reading about them here are Twilight, Blue Bloods, and The Book Thief. That last one doesn't actually seem like something I'd have picked up on my own, but it's been praised so highly that I'd ... ... day that a friend of mine has a cousin that lives in Forks. Crazy.
Back on subject, I completely adore both Twilight and New Moon. Yes, there wasn't enough Edward, but I felt there was a LOT of excellent character and plot development in New Moon that added a whole new depth ... ... now it is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.
I would recommend the book to older teens and adults.
I also loved Twilight and New Moon by Stephenie Meyer! Other favorites are A Great and Terrible Beauty and Rebel Angels by Libba Bray. ... of the contemporary YA fiction which is out there. I'm particularly fond of the vampire and paranormal stories, such as Twilight by Stephenie Meyer and Meg Cabot's Mediator series.
I love that there is such a variety of stories available in this genre today.
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