Wheel of Time, The by Robert Jordan

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Submitted by Keith 
(Oct 31, 2002)

Im 15 and I love to read sci- fi and fantasy books. I have quite a collection. But Robert Jordan's "The Wheel of Time" is by far the best book series I have ever read. The world he creates is so real you actually believe you either are one of the characters or actually standing right there next to the charcters as if you watched every move they made. My friend got me into this series and now I just can't seem to get out of it. Robert Jordan has quickly risen to be my favorite author. I noticed something within the series not too long ago, after you finish one book Robert Jordan has you so much on edge to found out what happened to a certain character that you absolutely must start reading the next book in the series. If you enjoy reading fantasy books "The Wheel of Time" is a perfect series of books to read. It is truly the best out there.

I am an avid reader and will read most anything with a good plot and solid characters (Harlequins never!). I had however become rather disenchanted with the entire fantsay line out nowdays. Yes, I could read again Tolkein but beyond that there was little that caused me to want to rush out to the bookstore or library. I had read Eddings and Goodkind, and frankly before Goodkind had even put out the 4th unread, book in his Sword of Truth series I was sick to death of it. Each book, though set in a new area, with some new foe or trial was irratatingly the same. Man, woman, unsurmountable odds, love for each other sees them through, they win, and walk off happily. How many other times had I read that same basic thing in a dozen other books?
Then I picked up R.Jordan's Eye of the World. It began a bit slowly but yet kept the interest. After about page 68 or so it picked up, and so did my interest. The characters were so well defined, the most real I had ever read. The plot had the basic good versus evil theme of course but it was written so compellingly that I couldn't wait to get my hands on the next book.
Everything in the series is so well defined, and yes complex, as complex as anything in reality. I did find book 5 (or was that 6?) a bit slow but none-the-less I enjoyed it too. With each new book questions are answered and new ones presented. The books demand your attention once begun. Frankly as much as I want to see the conclussion of all that Jordan has begun in WoT, to have all the answers to my questions, there is a part of me that wouldn't mind if this world, it's characters and their adventures / trials went on forever.

These books are some of the most fantasized I have read. He uses a variety of vocabulary which is quite a mouthful to read, along with all the names.
Now, I thought I was the all time reading champion after I read th Lord of the rings series, oh about six times, with all his names, wow. But then I started to read the wheel of time series and holy crap it took me by total surprise. It has engulfed my mind with thought and I must read slower than usual just to take in and contain the script I just read.
I am currently on the 2nd book, The Great Hunt and it is one of the best fantasies I have ever read. Now, I could go on and on with this and bore you with all it's glory and splendour but I don't have the time. All in one word I would explain it as - fascinating.

Really I love all his books because they are all strung together so tight and flow so well. It's absolutely great how he ALWAYS has something going on in the page your on. I really don't think many authors could hold books together so well as he does. With each new book it becomes my favorite, because with each more of my growing questions are answered, yet more questions are being formed to make me long for the next book. I do really hate it when some characters are neglected, but they are always caught back up which is a definite plus. And the things I have always loved most about Robert Jordan's books are how you really have to read them because one characters lost thought can become a major part of a future part of the book or even a future book. This I can truely say is the best series I have ever read!

This has to be without a doubt, the best works of fiction I have ever read in my entire life BAR NONE! My librairian at school (I am 17) talked me into reading the Wheel of Time. I was not daunted by size or the smallnes of the print, because I can read with comprehension very quickly. I read GONE WITH THE WIND and SCARLETT in four days and could quote pieces of it back to my parents. No, the size wasn't the issue. It was the content. I was worried that it would end up being like all the other sci-fi novels out there. Uninvolved Characters, far-fetched plots, boarderline porn, and gutter drug words. BUT I WILL TELL YOU THIS: I was hooked by Robert Jordan's world in the first 11 pages and I STAYED hooked. I averaged a book every 2 days and I was in tears when there wasn't anymore. I will be reading the series for the third time, and I still love it. The world is compelling, beautiful and rich. The livliness of the characters is enchanting.

Major props to Robert Jordan!