Wheel of Time Reviews

Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series is similar to the world Tolkien brought in Lord of the Rings but with a lot more detail and much longer.  If you enjoy fantasy style writing, you will love this series.  The story takes place in a time before vehicles or technology, but in a different world where some of the population have abilities and powers that can be developed.  This power of course is used for good with some, but bad for others.  The book refers to many ages where history repeats itself (as the wheel turns) but nothing is really predetermined in the present.  It's the classic...

What a great way to relax & let your mind roam thru another world and time!

Robert Jordan did a fantastic job in fleshing out his characters. Nothing is black and white in the Wheel of Time series. The good guys aren't necessarily the good guys, & the bad guys, well ...  they really are bad! This is not quite like a Tolkien book, as I think it's better than Tolkien.

I've only read the first three books in this series and can't wait to get the rest of the books in this series!

• interesting, well-developed, and original characters
• an intriguing plot
• an amazing new world with very-detailed cultures and history
• beautiful language
• a great, well-defined magic system
• and a genius author!

I absolutely love this series! I do not find it too long, but then again I love all the details and the depth that RJ put into it. I consider those details and the extensiveness to be what makes the series so great and utterly unique. Although it is sad that he died before the last book was published, before his death he literally had teams of people there writing down what he shared with them about the final book. There is also his wife who he shared details of the book with. I look forward to the release of the final book. If you love science fiction, are a fan of Tolkien, and don't mind an extensive...

The Wheel of Time series is a world that you can get lost in, and not in a bad way.  Robert Jordan is an expert in fleshing out his characters and defining his world in a masterful way.        

The story is about the main character's Rand, Matt and Perrin and their journey as they leave their hometown behind and set off to grow individually and also always knowing that in the end they will need each other to survive.  The story follows as they each become masters of themselves and their skills and the forces they must face to stop true evil from enveloping the world.

The characters...

Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time Series is amazing. The characters develop swiftly and though each books plot progresses swiftly, he keeps the reader engulfed in descriptions. There is no doubting what is going on around Rand Al'Thor. I am a particular fan of the sixth book in the Series (being The Lord of Chaos) for its dramatic battle scenes and the vivid descriptions of the entirety of the world. Each new page holds the attention and demands the following of the next. Robert Jordan has created a masterpiece that is prized by many and I am definitely one. The story is however very very descriptive...

I'm currently reading the series for the second time.  Though Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series is found in the SciFi/Fantasy section of most bookstores, the novels include some of everything, from adventure to fantasy to romance.  Jordan writes so that you see what the characters see, though when it gets gory, he gives bare details, though they are still a bit much for those with weak stomachs.  There are times that the series runs slow, the rest makes up for it in full; there are battles, plots, death, birth, insanity, and mystery.  Personally, I am not a fan of any book that focuses any...