This is the 12 of 14 volumes of the Wheel of Time series. I read all to book 11 plus a prequel New Spring and then Robert died of the same rare thing that killed my step mother. I was sad that this man who gave me so much pleasure with his writing had died and feeling miserable because the wheel had not made it full turn. He worked tirelessly compiling notes as he was drawing his final breaths. His wife who was also his editor found a writer who was also a Wheel of Time aficionado to finish the final novel. Well it expanded to 3, lucky me and I just got all 3.
I couldn't read them when published. I don't know why, but I am ready now. I will probably read #12 and read some other stuff while I digest it. As it is I have to resort to the internet to get myself up to speed in this other world.
The other thing that Mr. Jordan's death did was to give me a dislike for G.R.R. Martin of Songs of Ice and Fire or Game of Thrones if you will. He was very very very slow in publishing the 5 volume, 6 years in fact. 9 years have passed and the next has not been printed. If you see a pic of Mr. Martin he doesn't look like he is living a healthy life style. I think he is so enamoured with the TV show "Game of Thrones" that he has thrown in the towel on the books. I know it's a passive aggressive response but I don't think I will ever pick up The Winds of Winter & A Dream of Spring if they ever get printed. As for the TV show- too much gratuitous violence both blood and gore and sexual. That's in the books as well but there is more energy given to plot and characters.
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