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Karen
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09-07-2004

Friday, August 24, 2007 - 11:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
My father read every single one of these books and got my brother and sister hooked. I resisted... I don't "do" that sort of book. My brother and my sister got my BF hooked, and now he's read all of them, more than once over. Still, I resisted. I just don't "get that sort of thing".

BF and I made a deal. He's never read the book Watership Down, which is a story I loved. He reads that, and I'll *try* the first book of WoT. He hasn't read the book yet, but for some reason I picked up the first WoT, and lo and behold, I'm finding myself enjoying it.

I know others here have read and enjoyed this series, so I thought I'd make a place here to discuss.

FYI, something my BF stumbled across online, might be helpful for those still reading:

Wheel of Time Encyclopedia

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, August 24, 2007 - 4:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Robert Jordan

I know I posted this link in Nick's folder a while back, but I'll post it here too. Mr. Jordan has been ill for a while with Amyloidosis. He or his wife or one of his web site people updates his health ever so often and he posts that he's been working on the next book in his very limited spare time these days.

I love this series, though I haven't read the last book or two. It's been quite a while that I'm goign to reread the entire series or else I'll be lost.

How far into the book are you Karen? They really are excellent. I've read the first 8 or 9 about six times now, lol, and still when I reread find things I missed. I have so many questions about how various things are tied up!

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 8:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
My Favorites are

The Shadow Rising
The Fires of Heaven


I haven't read the last couple of books because I simply don't have the time anymore and they are gargantuan. I will have time one day and maybe he will be done with the series.

I've always loved these two passages:

From The Great Hunt

Twice and Twice shall he be marked --
Once the Heron to set his path--
Twice the Heron to name him true--
Once the Dragon for remembrance lost--
and Twice the Dragon for the price he must pay.




From The Dragon Reborn

He will destroy his people with the Sword of Peace and slay them with the Leaf.

May you always find water and shade.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 10:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
I picked the first one up about three weeks ago, but I haven't been very good about reading... DH is working very early hours these days and I can't read in bed, cause the light keeps him up. I'm also reading Alan Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking, so I'm kinda toggling between the two books.

I'm only about 100+ pages into the first one. I still don't know if the Aes Sedai (Moriaine) is going to be able to save Rands dad after the trollocs attacked. Donners is laughing at me... "If you think the trollocs are worrisome, wait until the fades show up..." LOL.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
LOL, the trollocs are kinda like big kittens (ugly and man eating) compared to the fades!

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 3:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
or should we call them Neverborn...

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, September 17, 2007 - 3:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    


Robert Jordan dies

I'm so sad, he was only 58. He was a wonderful author, I will miss his stories.

Bearware
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07-12-2002

Monday, September 17, 2007 - 5:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bearware a private message Print Post    
Did he finish the series? I got halfway through and haven't been able to read for a while now, but am hoping that in retirement I can finish them. I'm hoping they're complete.

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Monday, September 17, 2007 - 8:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    


Rest in Peace RJ...you wrote the best series of books I have ever read. Your series and the Dragonlance series helped get me through alot of hard times in my younger years...when I was searching for so much.

May you always find water and shade


http://www.dragonmount.com/RobertJordan/

"The Light shine on you, and the Creator shelter you. The last embrace of the mother welcome you home."

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, September 17, 2007 - 9:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Bearware, no he didn't. He was working on book 12 through his illness. Oh, Nick, I just posted that same link to dragonmount in your folder not realizing you posted it here. The second post down, Bear, his friend Wilson wrote that RJ did tell him and RJ's wife how the story ends.

I was talking to Darren tonight about RJ and his wonderful series. Darren's been getting into more and more of my type of books, but the WOT series is one he hasn't tackled yet. I told him I got through some pretty tough stuff with WOT, RJ's world was so easy to escape to for a few minutes.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 1:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Awww. I just ducked into the 'Passings' thread to point out Brett Sommers to Don, to see if he knew who she was. We both sat there, mouths agape, for about five minutes. I knew he was sick, but I'm still stunned. Don is heartbroken. :-(

I've heard that there were plans in the works with one of his sons to have book 12 finished? Apparently all the framework and the major details had already been worked out, it's up to someone now just to fill in the fluff and round out the story, so I'm told.

To give you a hint at how slowly I'm moving through the first books, Nynaeve just arrived in Baerlon, and Mat thought it'd be funny to start something with the Children of Light?

FWIW, because of years of "Don't bother, I'll never read them...", I've picked up a few spoilers here and there. The least of which is knowing that Rand is... well... yeah. Funny, Don is SO anal about me keeping my TAR and Lost spoilers to myself, but the minute he knows something I don't know, he's busting at the seams.

I feel like I've made 12 new friends reading this book so far. I feel so connected to all these characters.

RIP, Robert Jordan. May you always find water and shade. (I have no idea what that means, LOL!)

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 7:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
You will pretty soon Karen. It's one of those phrases that pops up again and again.

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 7:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
Yeah...and you'll understand it for sure in Book 4 The Shadow Rising.

I can see Karen as Far Dareis Mai.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 8:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Heh, they kick some serious butt, go Karen!

I thought that showed up sooner Nick, like Book 2? I so need to reread the whole series.

Karen, I'm trying very hard to avoid spoiling anything for you. Part of the fun of this series for me has been those jaw dropping moments where something happens that was unexpected or something is explained that you never figured would end that way.

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 8:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
It does show up sooner....I'm just saying that in Book 4 you really get an idea of what it means.