Robert Jordan - Crossroads of Twilight

Pros: It's the Wheel of Time. I'm a big fan.
Cons: Little-to-no advancement of the plot. No real action.

The date was January 7, 2003. The hour was early. (Well, anything before 11:00am is early when you and your husband work "second shift" jobs and don’t get home before midnight.) We drove ourselves to the local bookstore upon waking from the alarm...

Pros: Almost any major character you might want to see, you do see at some point.
Cons: Not that they accomplish much of anything this time, but at least you saw them!

WARNING: CROSSROADS OF TWILIGHT IS BOOK 10 IN A SERIES THAT IS A SINGLE CONTINUING FANTASY EPIC. If you haven't already devoured the first nine volumes, you don't need to worry about whether or not this book is worth buying in the newly...

Pros: Very absorbing; level of detail is astounding; characters can be empathised with
Cons: shows no signs of resolution; plot becoming stagnant

The Wheel of Time, over the course of the last couple of years, has become one of, if not the most popular and widely read literary series. Winter's Heart is the ninth instalment of the series and follows the basic premise of good vs evil. The basic...

Pros: Another 822 pages in the lives of characters we've grown to know and care about.
Cons: So mired in its own complexity, the plot moves forward at a snail's pace.

Plot Details: In this review, I dissect the plot in some detail. Don't read this if you want to avoid spoilers. The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become stories. Stories become novels. Novels become ten-book ...

Pros: Some interesting stuff during the "prologue".
Cons: 100% plot inertia. Literally NOTHING we care about happens. Bullet-to-the-brain levels of over-description.

Book ten of Robert Jordan's increasingly complicated Wheel of Time series is a bit of a strange bird, and I'm sad to say, a rather misguided one. It feels like this is all the stuff deleted by editors from the last book or two. That's if Jordan ...

Pros: Mat's return to the story, some major events
Cons: Still a lot of plots that got ignored, I don't know when this series is ever going to end...

The Wheel of Time can be an extremely entertaining and captivating series. At the same time, it can also be very infuriating, and Winter’s Heart, the ninth book in the series, is no different. Though I sometimes wonder if there is ever an end in sight...

Pros: great series, more addicting than crack...
Cons: not going anywhere, overdeveloped characters, underdeveloped story.

Note: I don't like to spoil books by revealing too much information about specific detail. You want that kind of review? Go somewhere else. Or read the spoiler at the bottom.

Winter's Heart is the latest book in Robert Jordan's...

Pros: Jordon does something that will have ever lasting effect on the scope of the series
Cons: Follows the three steps forward, two steps back method to reach the series conclusion

After a horrendous battle, Rand has taken advantage of the confusion to vanish in the aftermath and lick his wounds. He believes his hold on the various kingdoms to be secure enough in the hands of the people he left in charge to allow him the time to...

Pros: It is the Wheel of Time after all.
Cons: Plot seems stuck. It isn't going anywhere.

Winter's Heart is the 9th book of Jordan's Wheel of Time series. As I mentioned in my review of the series, this is one of the most complicated series I've ever read in terms of plot. The sheer number of plots, sub-plots, characters, cities, cultures and...

Pros: Finally some closure!
Cons: Eeeeeeeeeeekkk, it left me hanging!

Winters Heart, success or flop?!! I'd say success. I hear people complain about how long the books are or how slow. Being the stalwart fan that I am, I immediately rushed to the defense of my favorite author. He may give long winded descriptions but its...

Pros: Fresh wind for the series; not quite as stagnant as the last couple books
Cons: not quite still does not mean not stagnant

Long-time fans of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series, such as me, have been waiting ever since The Fires of Heaven for a new installment that took up the pace and energy that were evident in the first few books. When I first heard...

Pros: Intricate storytelling and strong character development
Cons: Too much contemplation not enough action

Robert Jordan's latest installment in the epic Wheel of Time series was refreshing in some ways and disappointing in others. A book that will primarily be of interest to those fans who have already read the eight previous novels, Winter's Heart...

Pros: Its selling well, making Robert Jordan even richer.
Cons: Absolutely nothing of significance advances in the overall series plot.

It was the late 80s and I was still in high school when a friend gave me the first book in the Wheel of Time series, and I was so impressed with the series, I impatiently waited for a year for the second book to come out. And the second book was just a ...

Pros: The Wheel of Time, Good versus Evil concept is good.
Cons: No loose ends were tied up. Books 6-10 should have been one book.

Crossroads of Twilight is one of 10 books. You need to read probably the first 4-5 to get the story well understood. If you have not don't bother reading this one, you will miss many concepts and character developments. After that this is an ongoing Soap ...

Pros: Robert Jordan's characters continue to change and evolve in preparation for the last battle.
Cons: The last battle seems to be slipping further and further away with each new book.

With a heavy heart, I handed over the cash to buy this hard cover book from our local bookstore. Having started this series late in august 2002, I was able to buy the paper backs for a third the cost for the first nine books. So eagerly I headed home, ...