Anyone else looking forward to the last WoT book?

[WoTmania]

Thats it really. I am. I'm currently rereading the series (for about the 5th time) and had forgotten how good they are.

I don't think he's actually married to any of them, is he? There's a big freaky warder bond thing going on though.

Not married yet. But 3 way warder type bond that includes Min despite her not channeling. I recently got to the bit where Alanna gets all arsey about someone else having bonded him
Well done on getting a job trillian

Yep big at Alanna.

Isnt Alanna black? Or is it she is just annoying? I am really enjoying the bits in the White Tower where they hunt out the Black Ajah, I think there will be many many more than they ever thought possible. Remember in EotW it was a hush hush never spoken of thing, now they are everywhere!

Must start my re-read soon I think! This thread has got me thinking about it all again!

Reading that first sentence makes me want to see one of the Black Ajah doing an Ali G impression!?

I think she's just foolish and annoying. Bonding Rand is obviously very nasty, but now she gets so much of his pain etc down the bond that she's gone a bit wimpish and pathetic.

Only got as far as book 10 so have skipped most posts as I don't want to spoil this!

dxx

Alviarin is Head of Black Ajah, maybe you're thinking of her?
Alanna is just hot headed and prone to acting on the spur of the moment and a little irritating and drippy.

I'm impressed that so many have managed to stick with the WoT series. I started reading it years ago and absolutely loved the first few books. Got as far as about book 7 (I think) but I got really fed up with it as it seemed so unnecessarily long-winded.

It is long-winded. But not (IMO) unnecessarily.

But of course I would think that.

I stopped at book nine or ten I think, and then threw them away. I just didn't think I could cope with re-reading them all again (even though they were quite enjoyable), and they seemed to me the sort of series where you had to remember what happened in book one to follow the action in book ten. I kept muddling the characters up because there were so many people with similar names, and forgetting who had been revealed as wicked etc

To be honest I have my doubts about authors who appear incapable of finishing what they have started - often the books get less and less compelling as they go along, and then finish with a real anticlimax. It seems to be an unfortunate feature of Fantasy books (which I love). Now I avoid starting any series where I can see there is already a row of them, and especially where there is a one a year thing going on. That said I am really looking forward to both the next R.R. Martin and the next Janny Wurts!

I don' think it is fair to suggest RJ was 'not capable' of finishing what he started. Unexpected incurable and sadly fatal illness intervened: he was far too young.

I am as frustrated as the next fan about his diverting himself into the prequel etc instead of finishing the main story arc, but he didn't know he was time limited.

tell me more please [intrigued]
i don't know what you are talking about

mind you last time i read a book after a recommendation on here it was ruddy TWILIGHT

Ooh more Wheel of Time fans!

For Franny

Pleased to see that you're all annoyed by Rand. He suffers from lead male syndrome, also suffered by Frodo ie whinging and wandering off a lot whilst being a general liability.

I like Perrin, most vexed to see some Perrin bashing on here.

However, Lan, oh Lan.

I like the length and the complications, its what makes it stand out from the others (shorter fantasy) for me. I like shorter series too, and each have their place. Anyone read Joe Abercrombie?

Not thinking of Alvairin! I need a re-read and I think i will start soon.

oh thanks
you know the cover is not looking good to me

O yes Lan! Wasnt it amazing when Nynaeve did what she did in the last book! (dont want to spoil it, do we need a spoilers thread for people to avoid?)

Its OK that will be the American cover I think. What is happening about RJ's title? Looks like it wont be used?

Lan [sigh]

Apparently he never had any idea how many books it would take...it was going to be 1 but he couldn't finish it in that (EotW is a lot faster paced than the rest don't you think?) then it was going to be a trilogy and so on......11 books later he pops his clogs and we're left in limbo .
Isn't it great being able to talk about Nyneave, Lan Alanna or put in acronyms like CoT (the one I'm on now) and people know what you're on about?

KM I started reading them when book 6 came out 13 yrs ago. Definitely worth perservering with.

EotW is copyrighted 1990 so early 90s but he used to bash out a book every 1-2 years I think then slowed down in early 00s. I was working in a bookshop and we'd all read them (geeks? Us?) and were waiting for WH to come out. then there was 3-4 years til bk 11 IRRC.

I am probably providing dreadful evidence of my geekishness but here goes (the delights of Google/wiki):

EotW : feb 90
TGH: nov 90
TDR: oct 91
tSR: sept 92
FoH: oct 93
LoC: oct 94
CoS: may 96
PoD: oct 98
WH: nov 00
CoT: jan 03
KoD: oct 05

The others should come out autumn of this year, '10 and '11.