The Great EWB Wheel of Time Re-Read

[hugobomb]

Basically I'm on a WoT kick at the moment (hense the new names) and seeing as I know there are a few WoT fans on the board, plus the build up to the final book (which las ttime I checked is being released in Spring next year), I thought it would be a good time to start an EWB re-read of the series. It'll allow us to have the series fresh in our minds before AMoL comes out and hey, you never know we might stumble across a few plot points we missed the first few times around (like my discovering the true fate of Perrin's family in TGS, seriously how did I miss Fain involvement there?)

Anyone else up for this?

[Twist]

I'll be doing this before the final book comes out but I've got a bunch of other series to get through beforehand. Namely finishing George Martin's books, and Tad Williams, and Brent Weeks, and the new Mistborn book from Sanderson, and The Ender Series from Orson Scott Card (or whatever order his name goes in). And no doubt a new Feist book sooner rather than later. Need to check on that. Lot of reading to do.

But I will be getting to the Wheel of Time. I adore those books, though slogging through the middle books can be a bit difficult at times. I've read them so many times now I'm surprised I need to anymore.

Edited September 27, 2011 by Pepsi Twist

[stokerqueen]

I have the entire series on audio book. Best way to re-read a series of such epic proportions. I had intended to re-read the series pre launch of the new book. But I wasn't gonna start till about a month before release date so it would be well timed to be fresh in my mind. But I suppose I could get into it early and just read the latest one pre launch. This series is amazing, even with the long slogging through the middle books and Rands uber angst. But since Sanderson took the helm and as we are in the final stages it is really picking up and I love it. I think sanderson was the best choice to continue the series. Plus it thrust his name into the spotlight and drew more attention to the previously highly underrated mistborn series.

[Twist]

I have the entire series on audio book. Best way to re-read a series of such epic proportions. I had intended to re-read the series pre launch of the new book. But I wasn't gonna start till about a month before release date so it would be well timed to be fresh in my mind. But I suppose I could get into it early and just read the latest one pre launch. This series is amazing, even with the long slogging through the middle books and Rands uber angst. But since Sanderson took the helm and as we are in the final stages it is really picking up and I love it. I think sanderson was the best choice to continue the series. Plus it thrust his name into the spotlight and drew more attention to the previously highly underrated mistborn series.

I started reading Sanderson following him becoming the author for the finals books of WoT and I haven't looked back since. I started with Elantris which is great and then moved onto Mistborn, which for me is the most complete and perfectly ended trilogy I've read. And then I read Way of Kings not six months back, and twice more since then, because it's bloody fantastic.

[TEOL]

I have the entire series on audio book.

Where and how can I acquire these? I would be eternally grateful.

And yeah, I picked up the Mistborn books because I enjoyed Sanderson's style, and they're fantastic.

[stokerqueen]

You can download them from any major bit torrent site. The best is usually isohunt.com but be warned they are massive files. Be sure they're the unabridged.

[Summers]

What is this?

[stokerqueen]

I'm a bit of a torrent book geek. My current total is 30,984 ebooks, 383 audio books and of course 800 or so real books..... How I find time to do anything else but read staggers me. Lol.

[stokerqueen]

Summ, did you mean what's wheel of time or what's bit torrents?

[Summers]

Not that.

The books.

Wheel of Time. What is this?

[stokerqueen]

It's an epic fantasy series written by Robert Jordan. Originally meant to be twelve books he died after writing book 11 and left his extensive notes for a friend, Brandon Sanderson, to finish. The final book was so big however that to do it justice he split the final book into three volumes. Every book is a thick as a brick and except for some main character angst mid way is one of the most acclaimed fantasy sagas of all time. In other words read it cos it's amazing. Do you want basic plot?

[TEOL]

Yeah, downloading them now. Definitely make the series reread a lot easier, plus it'll give me an excuse to get Overlady into it (she loves fantasy but dyslexia makes long reads like WoT books a pain...) Cheers (Y)

[Summers]

I'd love one if you could, thanks.

[stokerqueen]

Okay, this series is ridiculously complicated. But in a good way. So I'll c if I can give a breakdown that does it justice. The main story follows three young men. Little more than boys when the series begins, they must leave their small village, because they are Ta'veren. This basically means that fate is woven around them. That they all three influence the course of history purely by being present. But one of them is something even more. Now he's a big spoiler if you've never read it. But one of them is the dragon reborn. The reincarnation of the one man who stood against the dark lord. The embodiment of darkness which is currently sealed away. But the seals are breaking and the dragon reborn slowly comes to remember his previous life and so starts his journey to tarmon gaidon. The final battle against the dark one. But the dark one has followers and forced free to do his bidding and manipulate the world ready for his coming. There are several powers at work throughout the series including all the nations of this unique world. Also the Aes Sedai, women with magical powers drawn from the female half of the source. There is a male half as well. But it has been tainted by the dark one so that any man who wields it is doomed to go mad. They are now hunted and 'stilled' by the aes Sedai. Which means they are cut off from the one power forever. This doesn't tend to help their sanity much and many commit suicide afterwards. There are desert dwelling warriors who have a secret past and an important future. A great power from across the sea seeks to conquer the world at precisely the wrong time. And by god it's all epically awesome.

[hugobomb]

Will be getting on with EoTW tonight. Just wondering if would be better to post spoilers in tags incase people are planning on starting the series/not up to certain point. This might only matter for the later books but would it be best to spoiler tag from the start to avoid any problems?

Or are we counting this as an 'spoilers be here, fairly warned be yee' thread?

[TEOL]

Dunno. Depends on if anyone who hasn't read the series before is going to be doing it I suppose.

[hugobomb]

Wasn't aimed at you Stokerqueen, just general wondering for when we talk about bits later in the series. Summ asked for a overview of the series and you provided him with one, you avoided spoiling anything that couldn't be gotten from reading the back of the books. Leave it up I say.

[DFF]

I've just started A Crown of Swords. I absolutely love this series.

As for the audio books, my mate has a couple of them and, tbh, I wasn't impressed with the narration.

As for spoilers, maybe generally spoiler tag them, and put a title above it saying to which book you're referring? That way someone like me will know if it's safe to read.

[stokerqueen]

Lol. I didn't know if I was giving too much away. But I guess almost everything I posted is in the first book anyway. Just let me know if I ever give too much away. I'm terrible with spoilers.

[hugobomb]

A least you didn't manage to spoil something in the later books in a status update like.....this guy I know