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<blockquote data-quote="Dragonblade" data-source="post: 81288" data-attributes="member: 2804">I really love WoT and think it is an excellent series.&nbsp; Here is my personal take on all the books without revealing any spoilers.1. Eye of the World: Very deep and literary.&nbsp; Takes several reads to grasp everything and some scenes make infinitely more sense after having read the other books in the series.&nbsp; Perhaps the single best book to date in the series.2. The Great Hunt:&nbsp; Suspense and adventure.&nbsp; Good book.&nbsp; Introduces some of the political intrigues which will dominate the later books.3. The Dragon Reborn: More suspense and adventure but now with an increasing emphasis on political intrigue.&nbsp; Good book.4. The Shadow Rising: More politics, backstory, and world history are revealed.&nbsp; Excellent character development really begins to shine.&nbsp; Good book.5. The Fires of Heaven: Lots of politics and intrigue. IMO, a little slow but has a good ending.&nbsp; Average book.6. The Lord of Chaos: Starts off slow but begins to pick up steam and really ends powerfully.&nbsp; IMO, the best ending of any of the books.&nbsp; Good book.7. A Crown of Swords: Comparable to book 5.&nbsp; Nothing special.&nbsp; A little slow with a good but not spectacular ending.&nbsp; Average book.8. Path of Daggers: Comparable to book 5 and 7.&nbsp; Ending was decent but slightly unrewarding. The story seems a little stagnant as if Jordan fell in love with his own storyline so much he couldn't decide how he wanted to resolve certain issues.&nbsp; Average book.9. Heart of Winter: The story really begins to pick up the pace again here.&nbsp; Jordan obviously finally figured out where he wants to take the story.&nbsp; Lots of excitement and an awesome ending.&nbsp; Good book.&nbsp; My second favorite book of the series after book 6.Anyway, I highly recommend the series and I think WotC did a good job with the RPG too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dragonblade, post: 81288, member: 2804"] I really love WoT and think it is an excellent series. Here is my personal take on all the books without revealing any spoilers. 1. Eye of the World: Very deep and literary. Takes several reads to grasp everything and some scenes make infinitely more sense after having read the other books in the series. Perhaps the single best book to date in the series. 2. The Great Hunt: Suspense and adventure. Good book. Introduces some of the political intrigues which will dominate the later books. 3. The Dragon Reborn: More suspense and adventure but now with an increasing emphasis on political intrigue. Good book. 4. The Shadow Rising: More politics, backstory, and world history are revealed. Excellent character development really begins to shine. Good book. 5. The Fires of Heaven: Lots of politics and intrigue. IMO, a little slow but has a good ending. Average book. 6. The Lord of Chaos: Starts off slow but begins to pick up steam and really ends powerfully. IMO, the best ending of any of the books. Good book. 7. A Crown of Swords: Comparable to book 5. Nothing special. A little slow with a good but not spectacular ending. Average book. 8. Path of Daggers: Comparable to book 5 and 7. Ending was decent but slightly unrewarding. The story seems a little stagnant as if Jordan fell in love with his own storyline so much he couldn't decide how he wanted to resolve certain issues. Average book. 9. Heart of Winter: The story really begins to pick up the pace again here. Jordan obviously finally figured out where he wants to take the story. Lots of excitement and an awesome ending. Good book. My second favorite book of the series after book 6. Anyway, I highly recommend the series and I think WotC did a good job with the RPG too. [/QUOTE]

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