On April 12 2003 13:51 CelticFrost wrote:
Oh yes, how could I forget? The Thomas Covenant - First Chronicles series of Stephen Donaldson are MUST READS!!!

"CELTIC"frost

Born)Slippy

Norway1904 Posts

April 12 2003 10:20 GMT

#42

Everything Donaldson has written is worth a read, a re-read and a re-re-re-read, easily.

ilovezil

United States4143 Posts

February 24 2009 13:45 GMT

#43

*Bump*

I want to find out if there are still Wheel of Time enthusiasts that kept up with the series, even after Robert Jordan's unfortunate death. (Thread about it here).

I've stopped reading the series after...I believe the 8th or 9th book. I did purchase a copy of the 11th in the series, which happened to be the last book that Jordan wrote if I'm not going delusional with my memories.

Anyone care to update or add discussion to the series? What's going to happen to the WoT series now?

Falcynn

United States3597 Posts

February 24 2009 14:05 GMT

#44

I haven't read WoT, but I've read about Robert Jordan and heard (iirc) that he left behind a lot of notes regarding everything that happens to end the series. All that's really needed is someone to form the notes into a coherent narrative, which some other writers (with Robert Jordan's wife's consent) have agreed to do. Although I don't remember which writers.

KOFgokuon

United States14912 Posts

February 24 2009 14:09 GMT

#45

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Sanderson

is going to finish the book, should be out in "fall 2009"

I've kept up with it, I also read various discussions and threads about different debate points for the series

Igakusei

United States610 Posts

February 24 2009 15:05 GMT

#46

I really enjoyed the series. I enjoyed books 5 and 6 the most by far, 8-10 were pretty slow but everything started getting wrapped up in 11 to set the stage for 12.

Someone else in this thread recommended Goodkind. I'd recommend the first two or three in sword of truth, but after that... the last several were HORRIBLE. Trite, predictable, over the top storyline. Characters argue by trading 6 page monologues with each other. You can't go three sentences without having "capitalism good, socialism bad" beaten over your head again and again. I could do this all day. I actually read them all hoping it would get better, but it didn't. The last book was the worst.

pooper-scooper

United States3108 Posts

February 24 2009 15:37 GMT

#47

I realize that they've got this other guy writing the "last book." However, I sincerily doubt that Jordan intended just one more book in the series. Especially given his tendency to drag everything out with 10 characters in 10 different places.

That said, it might be less frustrating to read just one book that wraps things up than if Jordan had actually lived.

WiljushkA

Serbia1416 Posts

February 24 2009 15:53 GMT

#48

i enjoyed it as a kid, now its a bit immature and silly (especialy regarding the female characters), and drawn out since book 5, but i read it to the last book released and im gonna finish it no matter what, hoping for some great things from sanderson in the final book

FuDDx

United States5018 Posts

February 24 2009 16:15 GMT

#49

Since this was bumped ill throw in my two cents.
It is my OPINION the wheel of time books are the most over-hyped,silly,convuluted sets ever.

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

February 24 2009 16:17 GMT

#50

Isn't there a Wheel of Time MMO in the making or something... I remember Kotaku reporting something of that nature.

ilovezil

United States4143 Posts

February 24 2009 17:43 GMT

#51

Ah, I'm glad that the series will be completed at least, although I'm afraid of what I'll see in terms of differences in the new writer's style. Then again, Jordan's choice of words and style did annoy me after a certain extent, using "light" as a variable replacement for the modern expressions "damn" or "god!"

To be honest though, it's been so long since I've been exposed to the WoT series that it'll probably be a while until I pick it up again. The series goes through such a huge change too, it'll be a little weird reading back to book 1 when the characters were subtle and naiive, compared to their cold and hardened personalities by the later books in the series.

lakrismamma

Sweden543 Posts

February 24 2009 18:54 GMT

#52

Im just worried that the new autor won't write about how women cross their arms over their boobs enough...

humblegar

Norway883 Posts

February 24 2009 19:01 GMT

#53

I don't remember when I got tired of the books, but it was hard to keep track of all the people I really didn't care about in the end...

But it did lead me to the best game I have ever played in regards to community and PK: Wheel of Time MUD.

Fontong

United States6454 Posts

February 24 2009 19:06 GMT

#54

On February 25 2009 01:15 FuDDx wrote:
Since this was bumped ill throw in my two cents.
It is my OPINION the wheel of time books are the most over-hyped,silly,convuluted sets ever.

Not to mention that they were EXCRUCIATINGLY boring after the first few books. I admit that like 1-3 were ok, but then once you were kind of committed to reading they started getting so damn boring.

Slayer91

Ireland23465 Posts

February 24 2009 19:06 GMT

#55

They are good books imo. 1-8 are great. Its a shame that, as mani says, rand becomes a bit of a pussy as you go along, and more crazy. But Mat is the shit. They get dodgey at the path of daggers on. After the PoD there is usually 1-2 good areas and the rest is silly nonsense.

Robert Jordon based his female characters on his wife. Poor man. She must always cross her arms under her breasts

TBH I think cleavage is something noticed by both sexes and theres nothing wrong with some description. ^^

ShadowDrgn

United States2497 Posts

February 24 2009 22:11 GMT

#56

I've never read Wheel of Time and have no interest in doing so, but I really like Brandon Sanderson's stuff. It sucks that almost all of his writing time is going to WoT instead of his own work. Then again, if he hadn't been chosen to finish the series, I might never have heard of him.

On February 25 2009 00:05 Neverborn wrote:
Someone else in this thread recommended Goodkind. I'd recommend the first two or three in sword of truth, but after that... the last several were HORRIBLE. Trite, predictable, over the top storyline. Characters argue by trading 6 page monologues with each other. You can't go three sentences without having "capitalism good, socialism bad" beaten over your head again and again. I could do this all day. I actually read them all hoping it would get better, but it didn't. The last book was the worst.

As for that series, I think everyone agrees. The first four books were excellent (except for the third), but every book after wasn't worth reading.

KOFgokuon

United States14912 Posts

February 24 2009 22:47 GMT

#57

pity for those who wasted years waiting for the series to finish and read all of it
...
^ is one of them

nAi.PrOtOsS

Canada784 Posts

February 24 2009 23:11 GMT

#58

I have read all the books like 3 or so times and I enjoyed them all. I hope for the last book which is going to be called "A Memory of Light" ties everything together, which may be very difficult seeing as how there is like a million loose ends. Although in Knife of dreams quite a few things were finally answered which was nice.

I think that the last book will be awsome and I can't wait for it to come out.

Pholon

Netherlands6142 Posts

February 24 2009 23:18 GMT

#59

I've read up til book 7 or 8. It got so slow though and pt. 9 wasn't out yet so I didn't bother picking it up again. Maybe after it's finished I'll start over. Perrin and Mat are the shit though, agreeing with Slayer here. My bro is reading it at the moment, I think he's at part 7 or 9. I'll wait for his opinion first.

Sharkey

668 Posts

October 26 2009 01:31 GMT

#60

Update!: The Wheel of Time: A Memory of Time: A Gathering Storm is coming out Tues. Oct. 27th!!!!!!!!!!

I am soo looking forward to this book, although I am not relishing waiting for 2 more books. Also I don't know if I'll have time to read it, but I guess I got to make some time...

Discuss!!