Tamzin Ashevai she/her Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) I completed the WoT series in June of 2013 for the first and only time. I'd been made aware of the series through another fan site and yet, didn't begin it until I'd joined yet another fan site based on the same series. Kind of crazy-making, I know, but sometimes I need incentive ... of which I should've been aware already. However stupid I might feel with regard to my lapse in honoring Robert Jordan and the WoT epic, I'm accomplished in having read the series from beginning to end, one novel after the other. In all honesty, my favorite novels were Towers of Midnight and A Memory of Light. Why? Because I so appreciate Brandon's writing style over that of R.J.'s. For those hardcore R.J. fans, I apologize for my defection! Simply, I'm drawn to Brandon as an author of epic fantasy like no other! While I completed the epic somewhat over a year ago - having read it for the first time ever from beginning to end - I have to admit that I far much more enjoyed Brandon's Towers of Midnight and A Memory of Light over all the other books in the series. It's just his writing style. He's not so much focused on appearances and expressions thereof, whereas RJ was (i.e.: bending a leg, so to speak ... etc.). That's not my interest. Edited March 25, 2014 by Chaos Please don't double post :)
taliefer Posted April 2, 2014 Posted April 2, 2014 for me its far and away the best fantasy epic ever. it did take me 3 attempts to get through eye of the world, because i just wasnt into it...once i pushed through halfway the book, i was hooked on the series.
Tamzin Ashevai she/her Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 Still have never read a series that comes close to being as good as The Wheel of Time. The best characters in fantasyI actually enjoyed the final two novels (written by Brandon - i.e.: Towers of Midnight and A Memory of Light ) way more than any other novel in the series by R.J.. Simply, I appreciated Brandon's writing style far more than I did that of R.J.. Why? Because Brandon focuses more on the magic and those who wield it than just what those individuals look like and how they do so. This said, I'm happy to debate the qualities of each author and series.
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