Towers of Midnight (CAUTION! Contains Spoilers!)

[Simple Simon]

Here's the trailer from YouTube for Towers:

YouTube - Towers of Midnight Trailer

Thanks for that Murphy, that was great .

 

[murphy]

So who has read it and what do you think? I no longer want to hit Faile upside the head with a frying pan.

 

[C Of K]

I'm halfway through. Very interesting so far.
I like Brandon Sanderson's take on all the female characters.
They seem more real to me, and I don't find them annoying.
In fact, I'd say all the characters have a little more depth
than when Robert Jordan was writing them.

 

[woodsman]

I think Mat was much more on target this time around, Tower of Ghenji stuff was great.

Perrin came of age as well, which was nice, although his scenes are still too drawn out for my taste.

Asmo's killer - in the glossary. I can't believe they did that.

A good book though, I'm a little afraid that BS didn't move the story along far enough, which has me worried for the size of the last volume, or everything is going to speed up somewhat.

 

[Talysia]

I finished this very late last night, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It definitely ranks up there as one of the best, in my opinion. It felt like there was a lot of character progression, and I actually found myself liking Faile this time around - in fact, I felt that Perrin's arc was nicely done, down from the fight with Slayer (and Perrin teaching Egwene a thing or two about T'A'R), the creation of his new hammer, and the fight with the Whitecloaks against the trollocs.

I liked the reunion scenes, too - the various members of the Trakand royal family and Perrin's reunion with Mat (I laughed out loud at the badger part). I thought I wasn't going to like Gawyn again during this book, but he actually came across quite well, and it was nice to see him finally bonded to Egwene. The revelation about Asmodean wasn't really a surprise, but it was nice to have it confirmed: the same goes for Mesaana's identity. Odd to see Cyndane/Lanfear/Mierin in Rand's dream at the end of the book, too.

One thing I didn't like was the seemingly short amount of time spent on Moiraine's rescue. Good to see Moiraine back, though.

It does seem like there'll be a lot left to tie-up in the last book, but Brandon seems capable. I'm looking forward to it.

 

[Senta23]

Excellent read. Most of the story arcs are nicely tied up. Can't wait for AMOL now. The Seanchan and the Black Tower took a back seat for this one but it'll be very interesting to see what part they play in the next chapter. Does anyone think that the Ayyad from Shara will make an appearance or would it be too late to introduce any of those as characters?

 

[C Of K]

Towers of Midnight was riveting all the way through. I couldn't be happier with Sanderson's characterization, and his dedication to tying up all the loose threads. This was the most powerful novel of the series. So much happened, and for the first time since first reading Eye of the World, I'm uncertain as to whether or not all the heroes will survive A Memory of Light.

Surprisingly, I really liked Aviendha's part. It was very interesting. The Perrin/Galad arc was very interesting as well. The red veiled dark friend was a surprise, as was the prophecy. I'm craving more, and can't wait for next November.

 

[GOLLUM]

Not reading my copy til the last book is out, In fact I stopped reading at about book 8 and will await the final novel before revisiting this series, which started off so brilliantly back in the early 90s...

 

[digs]

I heard ToM is really good. I stopped reading at about book 7, but I still keep up to date with the plot because I love the world so much (but kinda didn't like where it went in the middle there). Sounds like it's getting back on track with heaps of action and cool stuff!

 

[Clansman]

The North American cover is crap, again. Talk about comic-like. The book is reading quite nicely. Just picked up my copy (and did not read the posts above!!), and the prologue is intriguing.

 

[murphy]

The North American cover is crap, again. Talk about comic-like. The book is reading quite nicely. Just picked up my copy (and did not read the posts above!!), and the prologue is intriguing.

It is better than some of the previous ones, especially that of TGS, but I wish they had a better artist. Sweet wasn't always this bad.

 

[JagLover]

I've just finished this and as with TGS this is another great one. After its very big dip in the middle the series is finishing as good as when it was started.

Both Matt and Perrin have great story arcs and the pieces are moved into place for a the rest of the characters.

As with TGS the female characters are far better written then was the case with most of RJs work alone.

 

[hedström]

First of, I really liked this book too, Brandon is doing a fine job caring for WoT!

I have a feeling that things will wrap up in AMoL, don't really know how but I think it will...
After Jordan's passing, when I first heard that there would only be three more books I felt cheated, thoughts like "how could they force the ending in only three books?" & "there's so much more for Rand & co to do" came to my mind but then after thinking about it some more it made sense. The DO won't wait for anyone, it's him forcing things now, the world has to react!
And after reading TGS and now MoL it feels all right.

But what about what happened to Aviendha? Can that really come to pass, was it THE future or A future? I found that part to be one of the most disturbing things in the whole series...

And Asmo's killer? I listened to the audio book and didn't get any glossary, PM please!

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[C Of K]

Welcome to the Chrons, Hedstrom! Have plenty of fun here, there are dozens of places to post, and people to meet.

Thing will wrap up in A Memory of Light. Before he died, Robert Jordan had planned to finish the series with just one last book. I believe he planned to leave a lot of loose threads hanging.

Brandon Sanderson has vowed to close all the loose threads with his three additions, which he seems to be well on his way to doing.

Aviendha's experience was interesting, no doubts there. There is one sure way she cane help to change things. All she has to do is refuse to have any of Rand's kids. I thought it was crazy the way whole clans would move on the words of a few children. Yikes. No wonder they end up the way they do. It's like giving nuclear launch codes to a nine year old.

 

[hedström]

Thanks about the PMs about Asmodean, didn't connect it with what was said in the epilouge...

Aviendha's experience was interesting, no doubts there. There is one sure way she cane help to change things. All she has to do is refuse to have any of Rand's kids.

Heh, didn't think about that one, but, I don't think that will be the case. I believe that Min had a viewing about Rand and Aviendha having quadruplets and Min's viewings always come true!

 

[Graendal]

Well at least I am still alive..... I loved the book....I am now going to find it really hard to cope with the whole year before the last book.

I am impressed with Brandon Sanderson's style..and now read his other books and I can see why he is finishing this series off.

 

[C Of K]

Thanks about the PMs about Asmodean, didn't connect it with what was said in the epilouge...

No problem.

Well at least I am still alive.....

Yes, at least your still alive, and welcome to the Chronicles Network, Graendal. Sanderson has proven to be an asset to the series.

 

[Talysia]

Lol - good to see you alive, Graendal, even if your namesake's current circumstances aren't exactly enviable. Seeing if any of the Forsaken can redeem themselves in AMoL will be very interesting indeed.

I remembered a couple of things I was going to mention in this thread. Exactly how many letters did Verin give out?! One to Rand isn't a surprise, one to Mat that we knew about, one to Alanna - who else has received one? It seemed she had a stack of them to deliver in tGS, so presumably she would've been doing her best to influence things after her final visit to the White Tower.

Who were the red veiled, dark eyed and pointy teethed apparent Aiel in the epilogue? A new threat to deal with, this late in the game, or something we've missed? I'm not sure - I think it might be something I've overlooked.

What happened to Tarna? Has she been turned to the Dark using the 13x13 method?

What was Cyndane doing in Rand's dreams? I thought his dreams were shielded - or is it something to do with his link to Moridin?

I'm sure there are more mysteries that I've missed!

 

[woodsman]

The most common theory I've seen for the Red Aiel is that they're Male channellers (who head into the blight to die) who've been turned to the shadow. It makes sense and gives the Dark side some more firepower for the upcoming battle.

 

[C Of K]

Aiel dreadlords. Nasty idea, but as good a guess as any, woodsman.