Crossroads of Twilight
2003 • 832 pages
Ratings136
Average rating3.4
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Ratings136
Average rating3.4
Soon to be a major Amazon Prime TV series The tenth novel in the Wheel of Time series - one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published. Fleeing from Ebou Dar with the kidnapped Daughter of the Nine Moons, Mat Cauthon learns that he can neither keep her nor let her go, for both the Shadow and the might of the Seanchan empire are now in deadly pursuit. At Tar Valon, Egwene al'Vere lays siege to the White Tower. She must win quickly, with as little bloodshed as possible, for unless the Aes Sedai are reunited only the male Asha'man will remain to defend the world against the Dark One. Meanwhile, Rand al'Thor must gamble again, with himself at stake - not knowing which of his allies are really enemies. 'Epic in every sense' Sunday Times 'With the Wheel of Time, Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal' New York Times '[The] huge ambitious Wheel of Time series helped redefine the genre' George R. R. Martin 'A fantasy phenomenon' SFX The Wheel of Time The Eye of the World The Great Hunt The Dragon Reborn The Shadow Rising The Fires of Heaven Lord of Chaos A Crown of Swords The Path of Daggers Winter's Heart Crossroads of Twilight Knife of Dreams The Gathering Storm Towers of Midnight A Memory of Light New Spring (prequel) The Wheel of Time Companion.
Series
13 primary books20 released booksThe Wheel of Time is a 25-book series with 18 primary works first released in 9 with contributions by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, and Katarzyna Karłowska.
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Needlessly long. Almost nothing happens. There are writers who can make five pages of picking out dresses interesting. Robert Jordan, it seems, was not one of them.
The final book of the unnecessary books. There are probably 6-7 chapters in this whole book that are worth reading. Definitely the weakest book in the series by far. Can not wait to jump into Book 11 where it ramps up to being great again.
This book was disappointing after that long wait from book 9. While I really appreciate the fact that the late Robert Jordan managed to write such an epic story spanning over 10 books, and that I love all the long descriptions of it, this book was still a letdown. The story really did not progress much at all. It was as if the author himself needed a recap, so a huge part of this book was spent consolidating what happened in the previous two books. Only a few chapters worth of material are really moving the story along. I hope the next author would help speed things along (despite the fact that there's gonna be 3 more books...).
Up till now I enjoyed the slow pacing and the characters. But this book is the worst of all. Literally nothing noteworthy happened that could not have happened in 3 chapters. It is silly slow and possibly not even necessary to read for the rest of the series.
Around the 700 mark I was getting the feeling that nothing more was going to happen. And nothing did. I'm taking a break for a while from this series. See if I can muster up the courage. Everybody has been telling me the last 3 books are so worth the trouble.
