Wheel of Time gets drastically better in the second book
And is consistently good up until book 7, when it rapidly descends into some of the shittest writing I've yet seen
( Theoban What of it, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:27, archived)

My favourite books
are by Terry Goodkind, the Sword of Truth. I loved them.
( jenpots, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:32, archived)

Never read them
I heard they sort of got a bit preachy
( Theoban What of it, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:33, archived)

I didn't think so
but I enjoyed all of the Wheel of Time. Each to their own.
( jenpots, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:34, archived)

I just thought after book 7 it creaks to a halt, and the main character of the series becomes a shit and even disappears for an entire book

( Theoban What of it, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:35, archived)

yeah he did
but I really enjoyed the last one, and I'm looking forward to the next story.
( jenpots, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:36, archived)

Yeah the last one picked right back up
Next book is going to be split in two, so even more waiting for the resolution.
( Theoban What of it, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:37, archived)

Fucking hell

( jenpots, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:40, archived)

I'm reading Raymond Feist at the moment
The Serpent Wars
( jenpots, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:39, archived)

Oh man, not read his stuff either
Big names in Fantasy that I've ignored
( Theoban What of it, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:40, archived)

I've only just started reading his stuff
it's very good.
( jenpots, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:44, archived)

From what I recall, the series was originally conceived as a 7 book series.
But it was decided it should be 12 and there's a bit of padding. But you're right. I really liked Rand until around that point.
( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:41, archived)

I like the wolf chap
I can't remember his name.
( jenpots, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:43, archived)

Perrin
I liked him until Winter's Heart. He gets a bit mopey after that
( Theoban What of it, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:45, archived)

That's him
he's is a bit, but he's still one of me favourite characters.
( jenpots, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:47, archived)

I understand it starts focusing on some of the smaller characters, which people hate
It's a compliant I've heard from a fair number of people.
( SuperMatt, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:35, archived)

The smaller and more annoying characters
I just want the story, not the Life and Times of Background Person #781
( Theoban What of it, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:36, archived)