We come to the eighth book in the Wheel of Time and again
it feels like Jordan is slipping just a tad. While certainly a very
entertaining book and I don’t have any major problems with it, it’s getting
clear that we’re in a setting up phase. Elayne and Nynaeve use the Bowl of the
Winds to fix the weather and then must escape with their number of channeling
women before the Seanchan can capture them. Perrin is back in this book and is
on a mission to find the Prophet Masema Dager and bring him to Rand so Masema can
be put in check. Then Rand goes on a crusade with his armies to drive the
Seanchan out of Altara. I did like this book but without Mat’s humor I felt
something missing. The best part of the book for me was Rand’s obsession to win
a battle that he probably doesn’t need to win. Also I loved how Queen Morgase
is hired by Faile as a maid. While not as overlong as the seventh book, not a
lot happens when you compare it to other books in the series. Still I’m as excited
as ever to keep going, knowing that once the set-up is over it’s going to get
really interesting. Grade: A-
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