kentickner

"Series started brilliantly and has slowly dwindled to this - which ain't half bad. Still, the old characters are all gone and the plot seems to be a skeleton to hang intellectual and word play on, with little sense of drama or urgency. Still, it..." Permalink

"I don't believe this book is where new readers to the Wheel of Time should start- even though it's a prequel to the series. It's rather like Star Wars: the most interesting story is about Luke, not Vader. I've heard other readers say that the best..." Permalink

"Three stars for story quality; one star off because I never felt that I was reading "space opera" - far from it." Permalink