robert jordan

I just finished listening to The Dark Tower (first book in the series) and it was good-ish, but holy moly the cringe. I feel like I now know the ur-book everyone refers to when they talk about male authors being unable to write female characters. There are three female characters and each time...

Tuon is such a hypocrite! What does Mat see in her? Confronted with the fact that she herself can channel, she still tried to train damane and enjoys it. I totally despise her and feel so sorry for Mat. (Currently reading the part where she tried to train Joline, Teslyn etc)

1. 90% of the social dynamic is based on a very simplistic "battle of the sexes" mentality that is just very repetitive and 2 dimensional. I'm not sure any female characters have ever had a conversation in any of the books where they did not include a line like, "Men! Just children with hair...

What's everyone's take on the Wheel of Times series by Robert Jordan? Beautifully written, dragged out, incredible character development? I'm currently in the middle of rereading the series (almost done with The Great Hunt) and just wondering everyone's opinion on the series.

By the power of pastiche - no wait, wrong scantily clad muscle man. That's the problem with pastiches sometimes; they can end up as a pastiche of a whole range of things, rather than the original subject matter. Jordan's Conan often reminds me a bit more of James Bond than actual Conan. Not that...

For me, it's the part during the Last Battle where the woman tell Logain she will send her son to the Black Tower to be tested for the gift. Logain finally get's his purpose and glory, restores all that was once taken from him. The balance between Male and Female is finally restored, the past is...

Soooo... The WOT series has its fair share of problematic books, are they really as bad as everyone makes them out to be? I have been planning to read them but keep putting them off due to said books, I think it starts from book 7 and ends with 10 but book 10 is the worst.

After the recent Wheel of Time TV pilot fiasco, there's been an announcement from the Jordan estate that a TV series may now become a reality: Are publishers aiming for volume sales, rather than profit?

Half way through Lord of Chaos and I'm really struggling to read the thing because the printed font is so close to the margin. I'm reading the version with the illustrated front cover (white shirt) and I'm sure the other books didn't have this problem, but then I was reading a different print...

Hi All, First thread here and I'm really interested in other peoples perceptions on the change of writing after the Robert Jordan passed away and his torch was passed to Brandon Sanderson. Did you keenly feel the change? Were you upset at the change of style or did you not notice? I thought it...

The Gathering Storm Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson Tor, Nov 2009, $29.99 ISBN: 9780765302304 The Last Battle of Tarmon Gai’don seems imminent as the Shadow has expanded with no countermeasure. The Dragon Reborn Rand al’Thor knows the time is now or it will be lost forever, but instead of...

The Eye of the World: Book One of ‘The Wheel of Time Robert Jordon Tor, May 8 2012, $15.99 ISBN: 9780765334336 The Trollocs unexpectedly attack Emond’s Field. While the surprise assault on the village continues unabated, a Myrddraal targets three young men (Rand al’Thir, Matrim Cauthon and...

The Eye of the World: The Graphic Novel Volume 2 Robert Jordan, Chuck Dixon and Andie Tong Tor, Jun 19 2012, $24.99 ISBN: 9780765331625 The Trollocs surprisingly attack remote Emond’s Field while Myrddraal targets three villagers (Rand al’Thir, Matrim Cauthon and Perrin Aybara), who conclude...

The Great Hunt Robert Jordan Tor, June 5 2012, $15.99 ISBN: 9780765334343 The Dark One’s minion Trollocs and Myrddraal raid Fal Dara where the heroes who defended the Eye of the World are gathered. The evil horde free Darkfriend Padan Fain who before fleeing the border village absconds with the...

The Dragon Reborn Robert Jordan Tor, Jul 3 2012, $15.99 ISBN: 9780765334350 Three millennia ago the Dragon and the male mages sealed the Dark One in an unbreakable prison. However, the mages paid the cost of their involvement as all of them went insane; males mages since also become mad. The...

The Shadow Rising Robert Jordan Tor, Oct 2 2012, $15.99 ISBN: 9780765334671 The weary battered band of travelers split up after their recent escapades to possess Callandor and confront evil (see The Dragon Unborn). Rand, Mat, Egwene, Moiraine and Lan journey together as Rand turns to the Aiel...

A Memory Of Light Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson Tor, Jan 8 2013, $34.99 ISBN: 9780765325952 The forces of the Light and the Darkness prepare for the final battle, which appears will occur north of the Mountains of Dhoom in Shayol Ghul. Meanwhile hostilities flare up elsewhere as Talmanes...

I read the first 2 but stopped some 50 pages into the 3rd book cause I couldn't take any more Robert Jordan. Apparently Brandon Sanderson wrote those and I loved Mistborn (and I like his writing style). Are these 3 novels different enough from the rest that I could enjoy them even if I hate the...

I've always wanted to pick this series up, as I've read a lot of other similar literature since I as a child. But, when I tried to read it as a teenager, I didn't think the setting was original enough and opted for other works that drew less heavily from Tolkien. Given that it's so large, and...

Were there any darkfriends among Two Rivers or the Ogier? That is something I am always curious about.