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Author: Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
Series: Wheel of Time (Book #13)
Series: Wheel of Time (Book #13)
Genre: Epic Fantasy
Length: 863 pages
Published: 2010
Publisher: Tor Books
Brief Synopsis: (Taken from Goodreads) The end draws near....
The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One’s prison are crumbling. The Pattern itself is unraveling, and the armies of the Shadow have begun to boil out of the Blight.
The sun has begun to set upon the Third Age.
Perrin Aybara is now hunted by specters from his past: Whitecloaks, a slayer of wolves, and the responsibilities of leadership. All the while, an unseen foe is slowly pulling a noose tight around his neck. To prevail, he must seek answers in Tel’aran’rhiod and find a way--at long last--to master the wolf within him or lose himself to it forever.
Meanwhile, Matrim Cauthon prepares for the most difficult challenge of his life. The creatures beyond the stone gateways--the Aelfinn and the Eelfinn--have confused him, taunted him, and left him hanged, his memory stuffed with bits and pieces of other men’s lives. He had hoped that his last confrontation with them would be the end of it, but the Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills. The time is coming when he will again have to dance with the Snakes and the Foxes, playing a game that cannot be won. The Tower of Ghenjei awaits, and its secrets will reveal the fate of a friend long lost.
This penultimate novel of Robert Jordan’s #1 New York Timesbestselling series--the second of three based on materials he left behind when he died in 2007--brings dramatic and compelling developments to many threads in the Pattern. The end draws near.
Dovie’andi se tovya sagain. It’s time to toss the dice.
My Review:
The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One’s prison are crumbling. The Pattern itself is unraveling, and the armies of the Shadow have begun to boil out of the Blight.
The sun has begun to set upon the Third Age.
Perrin Aybara is now hunted by specters from his past: Whitecloaks, a slayer of wolves, and the responsibilities of leadership. All the while, an unseen foe is slowly pulling a noose tight around his neck. To prevail, he must seek answers in Tel’aran’rhiod and find a way--at long last--to master the wolf within him or lose himself to it forever.
Meanwhile, Matrim Cauthon prepares for the most difficult challenge of his life. The creatures beyond the stone gateways--the Aelfinn and the Eelfinn--have confused him, taunted him, and left him hanged, his memory stuffed with bits and pieces of other men’s lives. He had hoped that his last confrontation with them would be the end of it, but the Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills. The time is coming when he will again have to dance with the Snakes and the Foxes, playing a game that cannot be won. The Tower of Ghenjei awaits, and its secrets will reveal the fate of a friend long lost.
This penultimate novel of Robert Jordan’s #1 New York Timesbestselling series--the second of three based on materials he left behind when he died in 2007--brings dramatic and compelling developments to many threads in the Pattern. The end draws near.
Dovie’andi se tovya sagain. It’s time to toss the dice.
My Review:
I give this book a 5 out of 5.
There are a few things to note about this book. Much of Perrin's storyline occurs before Tam is gathered up by the Aes Sedai to confront Rand. It's a little confusing at first as Sanderson went through and interjected a lot of stuff with Rand, Mat, Egwene, etc. which happened after the events in the final chapters of The Gathering Storm. Once you realize the fact that Perrin's storyline is a little bit off from the timeline of everything else, things make a lot more sense.
A LOT happens in this book. As everyone prepares for the Last Battle and plans start coming together, a lot of little storylines start to be closed out. Everyone is gathering on the Fields of Merrilor while Lan gathers an army of Borderlanders and Malkieri at Tarwin's Gap. At the end, it seems the Last Battle has begun.
Next up, the final volume of the Wheel of Time series: A Memory of Light. I have not read this book yet, so I'm anxious to get through it, and also saddened that something I've been reading since high school has finally come to an end. (I'm pretty sure this is why I've waited so long to finally read this book.)
You can purchase Towers of Midnight through Amazon in hard copy or Kindle format.
There are a few things to note about this book. Much of Perrin's storyline occurs before Tam is gathered up by the Aes Sedai to confront Rand. It's a little confusing at first as Sanderson went through and interjected a lot of stuff with Rand, Mat, Egwene, etc. which happened after the events in the final chapters of The Gathering Storm. Once you realize the fact that Perrin's storyline is a little bit off from the timeline of everything else, things make a lot more sense.
A LOT happens in this book. As everyone prepares for the Last Battle and plans start coming together, a lot of little storylines start to be closed out. Everyone is gathering on the Fields of Merrilor while Lan gathers an army of Borderlanders and Malkieri at Tarwin's Gap. At the end, it seems the Last Battle has begun.
Next up, the final volume of the Wheel of Time series: A Memory of Light. I have not read this book yet, so I'm anxious to get through it, and also saddened that something I've been reading since high school has finally come to an end. (I'm pretty sure this is why I've waited so long to finally read this book.)
You can purchase Towers of Midnight through Amazon in hard copy or Kindle format.
Have you read Towers of Midnight? If so, leave a comment and let me know your thoughts!
Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.
Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.
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