Wheel of Time discussions - Page 8

Lief Erikson · 08-16-2005, 12:42 AM

I enjoyed that book a lot. I didn't read all the material on the various existing nations of the world, but the available history I sunk my teeth into with relish

. I also really enjoyed all the material on the Forsaken. The Age of Legends, Artur Hawkwing and Amalsan, all of that was fascinating

.

Beren3000 · 08-16-2005, 03:48 AM

Yeah, I've just finished the stuff on the Forsaken and it's really good. I wonder why RJ chose to talk about the "technology" of the Age of Legends outright when he only referred to it in hints in the other books...

Lief Erikson · 08-16-2005, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beren3000

Yeah, I've just finished the stuff on the Forsaken and it's really good. I wonder why RJ chose to talk about the "technology" of the Age of Legends outright when he only referred to it in hints in the other books...

That is weird, for he does try in that book to give only "what is known."

Lief Erikson · 08-23-2005, 03:16 PM

I've decided that I like Verin. It's rare for me to actually like a character in "The Wheel of Time," though I'm fond of Rand, but I like Verin. She's not power-hungry. She doesn't get all upset and annoyed at other people, doesn't needle and jab them. She does her best to do what's right, and she's kind of out-of-it. She's kind of absent, and kind of nice. Loial also is nice, but he's not a character that's very involved in events.

brownjenkins · 08-23-2005, 03:19 PM

i like verin too... though there seems to be some under-wraps stuff going on with her that might change my opinion if we ever find out

***Tessar*** · 08-26-2005, 05:33 PM

It took you guys this long?!!?! O_o

I liked Verin from the very first chapter she was in...

Verin is my new Moraine ^_^

Daisy Baggins · 09-20-2005, 01:01 AM

I like Verin too. I've started rereading the series, and I'm on book three. I find it makes a lot more sense the second time around. He mentions all kinds of details about the characters and the story which you only know are important if you've read the books.

Pytt · 10-16-2005, 10:51 AM

Wow. Just finished Knife of Dreams. And something is at last happening! A endless flow of information and breaking news, atleast in the prolouge and the 5 firsh chapters. Have anyone else read it?

Lief Erikson · 10-16-2005, 10:59 AM

Is the full book released yet? Or were you reading that early-release prologue book?

Pytt · 10-16-2005, 11:41 AM

The full book was released the 11. this month. So I think you'll find it

Lief Erikson · 10-16-2005, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pytt

The full book was released the 11. this month. So I think you'll find it

Goodie

. How long is it?

Pytt · 10-16-2005, 03:00 PM

It's 760 pages. Almost exactly.

Lief Erikson · 10-16-2005, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pytt

It's 760 pages. Almost exactly.

Good

.

Daisy Baggins · 10-16-2005, 08:44 PM

I've just started reading it. Being impatient and unable to wait, I've checked spoilers on others sites. Things finally do happen in this book, so I definitely think it will be worth reading. I got my copy on Amazon.

Lief Erikson · 10-16-2005, 10:12 PM

I guess I should probably vacate this thread until I get that book read myself

. I'm very interested in getting started.

Pytt · 10-17-2005, 01:00 PM

Yeah. Maybe you should Lief. Though, I won't have long discussions by myself, and it appears no one else has read it so..

brownjenkins · 10-17-2005, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Daisy Baggins

I've just started reading it. Being impatient and unable to wait, I've checked spoilers on others sites. Things finally do happen in this book, so I definitely think it will be worth reading. I got my copy on Amazon.

i really didn't like the lack of progression in the last book, so have been debating whether to buy this one... i'm interested to hear what you think when done

Pytt · 10-17-2005, 01:31 PM

I've read it BJ. You defintley(wrong spelling? always stumble on that word...) should buy it, beacuse the progression is -huge- compared to the 2-3 previous books. Also, you find out some pretty interesting stuff, specialy one thing, which alot of people have thought about I think. And it's after all the only one more book after this one. I think maybe but don't quite it's one of the best WoT books I've read. Honestly

Lenya · 10-22-2005, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Beren3000

*Hypnosis voice* Reeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaad iiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttt.........reeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaa aaaaaad itttttttttttttt!

*Normal voice* Convinced yet?

Now seriously, it's a good book. It has something of the feel of the "older ones", especially the initial naivety that characterized Eye of the World it also features Lan and a neat description of the Aes Sedai test...
Hope that's enough.

Still not convinced y... mmmmmm. Aes Sedai test you say? Maybe... Meditate on this I must.

Lenya · 10-22-2005, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pytt

Wow. Just finished Knife of Dreams. And something is at last happening! A endless flow of information and breaking news, atleast in the prolouge and the 5 firsh chapters. Have anyone else read it?

It's out?! How can I not know of this

Wow, I'd never have thought that he finaly finished it yet.

08-16-2005, 12:42 AM	#141
Lief Erikson Elf Lord Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Fountain Valley, CA Posts: 6,343	I enjoyed that book a lot. I didn't read all the material on the various existing nations of the world, but the available history I sunk my teeth into with relish . I also really enjoyed all the material on the Forsaken. The Age of Legends, Artur Hawkwing and Amalsan, all of that was fascinating . __________________ If the world has indeed, as I have said, been built of sorrow, it has been built by the hands of love, because in no other way could the soul of man, for whom the world was made, reach the full stature of its perfection. ~Oscar Wilde, written from prison Oscar Wilde's last words: "Either the wallpaper goes, or I do."

08-23-2005, 03:16 PM	#144
Lief Erikson Elf Lord Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Fountain Valley, CA Posts: 6,343	I've decided that I like Verin. It's rare for me to actually like a character in "The Wheel of Time," though I'm fond of Rand, but I like Verin. She's not power-hungry. She doesn't get all upset and annoyed at other people, doesn't needle and jab them. She does her best to do what's right, and she's kind of out-of-it. She's kind of absent, and kind of nice. Loial also is nice, but he's not a character that's very involved in events. __________________ If the world has indeed, as I have said, been built of sorrow, it has been built by the hands of love, because in no other way could the soul of man, for whom the world was made, reach the full stature of its perfection. ~Oscar Wilde, written from prison Oscar Wilde's last words: "Either the wallpaper goes, or I do."

08-23-2005, 03:19 PM	#145
brownjenkins Advocatus Diaboli Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Reality Posts: 3,767	i like verin too... though there seems to be some under-wraps stuff going on with her that might change my opinion if we ever find out __________________ Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever.

10-16-2005, 10:51 AM	#148
Pytt The Supreme Lord of The Northern Eagles Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: trondheim, norway Posts: 1,388	Wow. Just finished Knife of Dreams. And something is at last happening! A endless flow of information and breaking news, atleast in the prolouge and the 5 firsh chapters. Have anyone else read it? __________________ Don't Panic!

10-16-2005, 10:59 AM	#149
Lief Erikson Elf Lord Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Fountain Valley, CA Posts: 6,343	Is the full book released yet? Or were you reading that early-release prologue book? __________________ If the world has indeed, as I have said, been built of sorrow, it has been built by the hands of love, because in no other way could the soul of man, for whom the world was made, reach the full stature of its perfection. ~Oscar Wilde, written from prison Oscar Wilde's last words: "Either the wallpaper goes, or I do."

08-16-2005, 03:48 AM	#142
Beren3000 Fëanorophobic Join Date: May 2004 Location: Between the pages of a book Posts: 1,417	Yeah, I've just finished the stuff on the Forsaken and it's really good. I wonder why RJ chose to talk about the "technology" of the Age of Legends outright when he only referred to it in hints in the other books...

08-26-2005, 05:33 PM	#146
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	It took you guys this long?!!?! O_o I liked Verin from the very first chapter she was in... Verin is my new Moraine ^_^

09-20-2005, 01:01 AM	#147
Daisy Baggins Hobbit Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 26	I like Verin too. I've started rereading the series, and I'm on book three. I find it makes a lot more sense the second time around. He mentions all kinds of details about the characters and the story which you only know are important if you've read the books.

10-16-2005, 11:41 AM	#150
Pytt The Supreme Lord of The Northern Eagles Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: trondheim, norway Posts: 1,388	The full book was released the 11. this month. So I think you'll find it __________________ Don't Panic!

10-16-2005, 03:00 PM	#152
Pytt The Supreme Lord of The Northern Eagles Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: trondheim, norway Posts: 1,388	It's 760 pages. Almost exactly. __________________ Don't Panic!

10-16-2005, 08:44 PM	#154
Daisy Baggins Hobbit Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 26	I've just started reading it. Being impatient and unable to wait, I've checked spoilers on others sites. Things finally do happen in this book, so I definitely think it will be worth reading. I got my copy on Amazon.

10-16-2005, 10:12 PM	#155
Lief Erikson Elf Lord Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Fountain Valley, CA Posts: 6,343	I guess I should probably vacate this thread until I get that book read myself . I'm very interested in getting started. __________________ If the world has indeed, as I have said, been built of sorrow, it has been built by the hands of love, because in no other way could the soul of man, for whom the world was made, reach the full stature of its perfection. ~Oscar Wilde, written from prison Oscar Wilde's last words: "Either the wallpaper goes, or I do."

10-17-2005, 01:00 PM	#156
Pytt The Supreme Lord of The Northern Eagles Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: trondheim, norway Posts: 1,388	Yeah. Maybe you should Lief. Though, I won't have long discussions by myself, and it appears no one else has read it so.. __________________ Don't Panic!

10-17-2005, 01:31 PM	#158
Pytt The Supreme Lord of The Northern Eagles Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: trondheim, norway Posts: 1,388	I've read it BJ. You defintley(wrong spelling? always stumble on that word...) should buy it, beacuse the progression is -huge- compared to the 2-3 previous books. Also, you find out some pretty interesting stuff, specialy one thing, which alot of people have thought about I think. And it's after all the only one more book after this one. I think maybe but don't quite it's one of the best WoT books I've read. Honestly __________________ Don't Panic!

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