I've just started reading The Wager. I'm a sucker for ship based media, and I'm hoping this'll be no exception.
It's my third book of the year after previously reading both A Clash of Kings and How to get rid of a president
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The Wheel of Time (the whole saga). Going for the second book right now.
Nice. I finished the final book a couple of weeks ago. It's one of the best series I've ever read!
Have either of you tried the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind? It was written after Wheel of Time and I feel like Terry borrowed/stole some ideas from Rober Jordan but personally I think the Sword of Truth was better written.
I have not, but it's going on my reading list. Thanks for the tip. I like longer series, especially fantasy series that you can really delve into. So the Sword of Truth fits perfectly
I hope you like it :)
I liked the sword of truth series (and read the lot) but I think it was written for a younger audience than WoT - or maybe it just came out that way. What do you think? Zed is a great character, his exclamations like "bags" made me laugh when reading it.
I gave up on WoT when I got near the end of the series and had to wait for new books, then Robert Jordan died and I just never finished them. Is it worth picking them back up? I always had a doubt that Sanderson could finish them off in a fully satisfying way, even if he did have notes from Jordan.
I would say that it's worth picking them up. Brandon Sanderson does a pretty good job. It's not the same as Robert Jordan, but it doesn't have to be. He does a goes job of capturing the feel of the series. And it reads differently from his own books, which isn't easy to do. And I love how the story unfolds in the last book. There were definitely some story points I did not see coming.
I've also heard he did a great job.
I think WoT is more for a younger audience than SoT. Some parts of SoT are much more gruesome than anything I've encountered in WoT.
I haven't finished WoT, I stopped on book 6. There are parts of the books I have a tough time getting through. There are many scenes where there are female characters talking about clothes and men and they just keep dragging on and on... That's not why I read fantasy novels, most of those scenes could have been trimmed imo. SoT doesn't really have that. Anyways, I heard Sanderson did a great job, once I finish SoT I plan to get back into WoT and finish the series.
Interesting, I'll have to read them again and see what I think, I read them all over 10 years ago now.
Yeah. BTW, maybe I'm wrong but I can perceive a lot of LOTR influences in the first two books.
There are definitely similarities, I agree. The setting out on a quest, multiple important characters but one that has the most important task, Rand shows some similarity to Frodo in their background, and a dark lord that's wants to wreath the world in shadow. But then, it must be hard for a fantasy writer to not be influenced by Tolkien.
I'm on book 5 right now and it's quite the ride. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have been.