daranthered

I had a friend in high school who was in love with the series, back in the late 90's. Every time you asked him for a book recommendation, he'd say "Wheel of Time." Eventually, I read one for a school book report. I continued on and read the first four then. Then for many years I left it, until I heard of Mr. Jordan's passing. I started back from book one and read right through to "A Gathering Storm." Total time from picking up the first books to reading to the (then) end of the series -about eleven years. Also, I would say that I fully intend to buy the entire series in the stately UK editions once all the books are out. They are beautiful.

I've been playing Age of Empires: Online. It's fun -reminds me of the first two Age of Empires games. The soundtrack is really good.

I love this series. I wish Naomi Novik would write another in the series, and try writing something else. I think she's an under appreciated writer. I'll also second anything by Jim Butcher -Dresden or Alera- he's really become one of the people you must read. Malazan and Rothfus are on my tbr list. Recently I've been reading the collected works of Robert E. Howard (who did Conan among others). He only did short stories and novellas. You can read three or four in one sitting. They are tremendous fun.

Hi, I'm daranthered (read: Daran the Red). I've lurked on TWG forums for a long time, and now I hope to find a nice cave here. I like the site. Already, I think I'll post more because the site seems less clunky. A little but about myself. I was born long ago in Roswell, New Mexico. I've spent my life near top secret government installations (I now live in Nevada). I have a background in Anthropology, which I'm hoping to use as a writer. While I am not a prolific writer, I am a prolific reader; I've been reading multi-volume epic fantasy since the early 1990's. That includes Wheel of Time. I've just finished "Way of Kings," and I am looking forward to "Alloy of Law." It's safe to say that Mr. Sanderson is my favorite fantasy writer. I got to meet him at WorldCon last week, and that only reinforced my opinion.