Now in development for TV Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time(R) by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters.The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, … returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.
The dead are walking, men die impossible deaths, and it seems as though reality itself has become unstable: All are signs of the imminence of Tarmon Gai’don, the Last Battle, when Rand al’Thor, the Dragon Reborn, must confront the Dark One as humanity’s only hope.
Unbeknownst to Rand, Perrin has made his own truce with the Seanchan. It is a deal made with the Dark One, in his eyes, but he will do whatever is needed to rescue his wife, Faile, and destroy the Shaido who captured her. Among the Shaido, Faile works to free herself while hiding a secret that might give her her freedom or cause her destruction. And at a town called Malden, the Two Rivers longbow will be matched against Shaido spears.
Fleeing Ebou Dar through Seanchan-controlled Altara with the kidnapped Daughter of the Nine Moons, Mat attempts to court the woman to whom he is half-married, knowing that she will complete that ceremony eventually. But Tuon coolly leads him on a merry chase as he learns that even a gift can have deep significance among the Seanchan Blood and what he thinks he knows of women is not enough to save him.
In Caemlyn, Elayne fights to gain the Lion Throne while trying to avert what seems a certain civil war should she win the crown…
In the White Tower, Egwene struggles to undermine the sisters loyal to Elaida from within…
The winds of time have become a storm, and things that everyone believes are fixed in place forever are changing before their eyes. Even the White Tower itself is no longer a place of safety. Now Rand, Perrin and Mat, Egwene and Elayne, Nynaeve and Lan, and even Loial, must ride those storm winds, or the Dark One will triumph.
TV series update: “Sony will produce along with Red Eagle Entertainment and Radar Pictures. Rafe Judkins is attached to write and executive produce. Judkins previously worked on shows such as ABC’s “Agents of SHIELD,” the Netflix series “Hemlock Grove,” and the NBC series “Chuck.” Red Eagle partners Rick Selvage and Larry Mondragon will executive produce along with Radar’s Ted Field and Mike Weber. Darren Lemke will also executive produce, with Jordan’s widow Harriet McDougal serving as consulting producer.” —Variety
The Wheel of Time(R)
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#1 The Eye of the World
#2 The Great Hunt
#3 The Dragon Reborn
#4 The Shadow Rising
#5 The Fires of Heaven
#6 Lord of Chaos
#7 A Crown of Swords
#8 The Path of Daggers
#9 Winter’s Heart
#10 Crossroads of Twilight
#11 Knife of Dreams
By Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
#12 The Gathering Storm
#13 Towers of Midnight
#14 A Memory of Light
By Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson
The World of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time
By Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons
The Wheel of Time Companion
By Robert Jordan and Amy Romanczuk
Patterns of the Wheel: Coloring Art Based on Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time
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Genre: Epic Fantasy
Knife of Dreams is book number eleven in the Wheel of Time series. This is the last book Robert Jordan has written in the series before passing away. While Knife of Dreams is a huge improvement over the last two books, unfortunately, it still does not match the greatness and awesomeness of the first seven books in the series. I feel this book still suffered from pace issues. Sometimes the events were too slow and not moving and other times things were fast and events unraveled at a much quicker pace.
Like all the previous books in the series, there are multiple POVs. Not all the POVs were interesting. I honestly did not enjoy the POVs of the side characters. I feel they were slowing the book for me. Out of the main characters surprisingly I found Egwene’s story in Tar Valon to top the list for me. Egwene in this book proves that she is destined to be the Amyrlin Seat. I feel every reader will root for her. I just loved her patience and willpower. There is a lot of suspense and thrill to her story. I just wish it was longer than it was. Her story is part of the prologue and in chapter 24 which in my opinion is the strongest chapter in the book.
Surprisingly Nynaeve’s POV is almost missing and she has a brief appearance only. After Egwene, Rand’s POV was the second favorite. It is more in length than Egwene’s but less compared to the others. Elayne’s part in the first half of the book was not that interesting to me but it picks up in the second part.
“Logic is always applicable to the real world,” Miyasi said dismissively, “but only a novice would think the real world can be applied to logic. Ideals must be first principles. Not the mundane world.”
Finally, Faile is rescued by her husband! This side story has been pending for eternity! It was time to be done with it. Galina thinks she did a clever thing but then she realizes that her slavery to the Shaido has not ended. Matrim has the maximum footage in this book and the prophecy of him getting married to Tuon, the Daughter of the Nine Moons will be fulfilled. I can’t say I was a big fan of his story though. It was OK most of the time.
It is unfortunate that Robert Jordan could not complete the series but those who finished reading the series say that Brandon Sanderson has done an amazing job with the last three books. I loved Sanderson’s Mistborn trilogy and looking forward to seeing how he wrapped up this epic series.
“A woman’s love can be violent. Sometimes they hurt a man worse than they think they have, worse than they mean to. Sometimes, they’re even sorry afterwards.”
The entire series is a bajillion pages in size, but well worth it. I highly recommend the Wheel of Time novels to anyone that enjoys epic fantasy. Jordan and ultimately Sanderson, took “the Lord of the Rings” to entirely new heights.
fantastic series