I Like to Read Forum & Chat Board | Does anybody like Robert Jordan?

I discovered a new favorite author.  He wrote a series called "The Wheel of Time.  I am currently on the fourth book called, Shadow Rising.  It's on the same line as Tolkien but with different creature, types of people etc.  For instance, a major group in this book are the Aes Sedai. The touch the "True Source" in order to do many wonderful and sometimes scary things.  If you'd like to know more, just send me a message.

The only problem with the Wheel of Time books is that they start getting quite slow. Start off with a bang and then seem to get very drawn out.

However, I was halfway through the 11th book a few months ago when I heard that Robert Jordan had just died whilst he was still busy with the 12th book. And the series was nowhere near the end :( Apparently someone else is going to finish that book - not sure about the series though.

The 12th book was meant to be and will be the last book in the series.

I miss Robert Jordan... =(

I read on his website that a close friend was finishing his 12th book based on the notes Robert Jordan made.

Its a good series I thought ,ive read the 1st 10 . my experience was it got slow in spots but also  very exciting in others !

Well... I'm reading  thriller books. Very interesting and exiting..

I absolutely love the Wheel of Time series and think that it's one of my favorites. There are slow spots, as others have mentioned, but that is true in any book. I have read all the books several times and is one of those series that I think I will always keep close.

I absolutely loved his Conan books. They were among the best out there. I never read the Wheel books. I've heard so many conflicting things about them that I'm not sure what to do. I'll probably give them a shot someday maybe.

Jordan is awesome.  Truly, he is one of the few who deserve the honorific "Tolkienesque".  Of course, I blame the obvious fact (even rabid fans agree) that the series is getting a bit long in the tooth on the rampant commercialism of today's world.  If you could be making whatever ungodly amount Jordan was making for each book, wouldn't you streach things out?  

Besides you know you are going to read them anyway, no matter if there are three or ten more books!

 

If Tolkien was the grandfather of fantasy then Jordan is the father undoubtedly.. I wont get into the majestic world of Robert Jordan(RIP).. But in my opinion.. you haven't read serious fantasy if you haven't read "The Wheel of Time"..

The Irony of it all is that Robert Jordan's story is based on a vision he had one day in the 70's about a massive battle between good and evil.. he said that to reach and describe that point in the battle he needed complex characters.. his universe is amazing.. from geography to politics to social behaviors and norms and down to the physics and science of magic.. he wrote 11 books to get us to that battle.. and died before starting the 12th.. the battle.. its said he told his wife and best friend how it would be.. but in my heart i am saddened that he never brought us his vision personally.. 

Was an interesting man.. Robert Jordan.. who showed us an interesting world.. 

I just went to the blog site of Jordan's friend (the one who is going to finish the series) and he said there was so much material that he stretched it out to three more book.  Phew, I love the series, but is it ever going to end?

I have read the first book of "The Wheel of Time" series and I absolutely loved it. I want to read the other books too, but none of them isn't translated from English to Estonian. I tried to read English version but it's really difficult. But I'll try reading it again someday, when I stop being lazy.

I just finished the 12th book. Wow!!! What a great book.  Even better than before.  Robert's friend Brandon knows how to write.  I am going on some of the websites while I wait for the 13th book.  AAAARGh!!!!