The Wheel of Time ® is a PBS Great American Read Selection! Now in development for TV! Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® 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 … myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth 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.
Rand is on the run with Min, and in Cairhein, Cadsuane is trying to figure out where he is headed. Rand’s destination is, in fact, one she has never considered.
Mazrim Taim, leader of the Black Tower, is revealed to be a liar. But what is he up to?
Faile, with the Aiel Maidens, Bain and Chiad, and her companions, Queen Alliandre and Morgase, is prisoner of Savanna’s sept.
Perrin is desperately searching for Faile. With Elyas Machera, Berelain, the Prophet and a very mixed “army” of disparate forces, he is moving through country rife with bandits and roving Seanchan. The Forsaken are ever more present, and united, and the man called Slayer stalks Tel’aran’rhiod and the wolfdream.
In Ebou Dar, the Seanchan princess known as Daughter of the Nine Moons arrives–and Mat, who had been recuperating in the Tarasin Palace, is introduced to her. Will the marriage that has been foretold come about?
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
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Genre: Epic Fantasy
Winter’s Heart is the ninth book in The Wheel of Time series. So far the is my least favorite book in the series. A new low! Winter’s Heart does not have a heart. It is cold and does not have the warmth I used to love in the previous books. There are many POVs in this book. The change in POVs was sometimes driving me insane for two reasons. First, some of the POVs were not even from the main characters but some side characters that I did not feel had any significant effect in moving the storyline or did not care for. The second reason is the frequency of change. In the last chapter especially they kept changing a lot which reduced the effect of how big the final event was to me. Actually, if that ending was supposed to be epic it ended up being confusing a bit to me and some kind of a mess. It still baffles me that this book did not have any huge event or action that one can talk about. Of course, I am comparing it here in regards to the other books of the series and not outside it.
“Your body is only clothing. Your flesh will wither, but you are your heart and mind, and they do not change except to grow stronger.”
Mat was missing in the previous story but his POV in this book was not as interesting as it was. I think in the first half Elayne dominates the story and she has some important tasks to finish. Rand meets his three girls and confesses his love to them all! He also seeks Nynaeve’s help to finish his mission under Cadsuane’s supervision. Egwene was almost nonexistent in this book. Perrin and Faile’s problem does not have any resolution.
Many times I had to look up for some of the characters because I felt it was so hard to keep track of every single one of them. Again I didn’t feel the same way about the previous books. Robert Jordan has definitely gone overboard with the number of characters in this book. There are parts that I liked in this installment and there are parts that I feel did nothing for the advancement of the story and slowed the pace. I just hope the next book will not suffer from the same issues here.
“You can never know everything,” Lan said quietly, “and part of what you know is always wrong. Perhaps even the most important part. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing that. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway.”
This is my third reading of this volume since its initial publication, and I enjoyed more it than I expected on this read through. Many readers decry Jordan for getting bogged down into detail during these “middle” books of the series.
I found this volume refreshing insofar that one significantly major issue was resolved. Several mysteries were resolved in ways that were satisfying and fun to read. (I won’t give spoilers about those.) It also helped flesh out further characters even further such as Cadsuane, Rand, and Matt.
If you’ve read this far through WOT, know that the series is worth the trip.
The second in Jordan’s “Interlude Trilogy”, spiced up by some interesting character drama. But still, a slower pace, and a bit of a break as Jordan puts in the legwork to establish the grand finale
it was a good serise but by this time it was so vast of a world I couldn’t keep up anymore.
Probably the worst book of the entire series.