Comments on: Book Review: Eye of The World by Robert Jordan http://www.babeled.com/2009/01/10/book-review-eye-of-the-world-by-robert-jordan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=book-review-eye-of-the-world-by-robert-jordan Six guys who have never been in your kitchen. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:25:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: Glackin http://www.babeled.com/2009/01/10/book-review-eye-of-the-world-by-robert-jordan/#comment-33582 Glackin Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:54:40 +0000 http://www.babeled.com/?p=3831#comment-33582 The Wheel of Time series is amazingly immersive. Almost too immersive. The first three books work as a solid trilogy, and contain the seeds of the massive World-Tree that the series became. From a trilogy with 80-90 characters to an epic with near a thousand, some only distinguishable by differences in clothing or manner, it sometimes requires reading with the online FAQ handy. My major problem with the series is in how in the later books, in order to keep up with the myriad sub-plots, the narrative loses pace, and not much actually happens to advance the main story line. Yes, RJ is dead. However, according to his blog (which he updated regularly leading to his death from a terminal disease) the final book was conceptually done- the final chapters were dictated and the story was outlined in detail. An author has been chosen I believe, to finish it out, and it should be out in 2012. (Which is when I predicted it anyhow.) The Wheel of Time series is amazingly immersive. Almost too immersive. The first three books work as a solid trilogy, and contain the seeds of the massive World-Tree that the series became. From a trilogy with 80-90 characters to an epic with near a thousand, some only distinguishable by differences in clothing or manner, it sometimes requires reading with the online FAQ handy.

My major problem with the series is in how in the later books, in order to keep up with the myriad sub-plots, the narrative loses pace, and not much actually happens to advance the main story line.

Yes, RJ is dead. However, according to his blog (which he updated regularly leading to his death from a terminal disease) the final book was conceptually done- the final chapters were dictated and the story was outlined in detail. An author has been chosen I believe, to finish it out, and it should be out in 2012. (Which is when I predicted it anyhow.)

]]> By: Jason Morgan http://www.babeled.com/2009/01/10/book-review-eye-of-the-world-by-robert-jordan/#comment-33136 Jason Morgan Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:45:56 +0000 http://www.babeled.com/?p=3831#comment-33136 Aye, there is the rub. The author died before completing the last book of the series, which is book twelve. I hear that a science fiction writer who was a series fan is going to finish the half-written twelfth book by using Jordan's notes that were saved by his wife. Oh, and there is a prequel. Aye, there is the rub. The author died before completing the last book of the series, which is book twelve. I hear that a science fiction writer who was a series fan is going to finish the half-written twelfth book by using Jordan’s notes that were saved by his wife. Oh, and there is a prequel.

]]> By: Gregory Rineberg http://www.babeled.com/2009/01/10/book-review-eye-of-the-world-by-robert-jordan/#comment-33128 Gregory Rineberg Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:58:52 +0000 http://www.babeled.com/?p=3831#comment-33128 The series sounds most interesting....out of curiosity is the series complete? How many books are there in total? The series sounds most interesting….out of curiosity is the series complete? How many books are there in total?

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