Wheel of time book 12B (again no spoilers)
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:53 pm
Yes, I know 99% would think they'll wait for the paperback. Hah! I thought that too. Good luck to the others, I'm weak willed. Book 12A ended in a good-ish position but I had to see the rest of the story.
Now, first thing first. No, it doesn't seem like another book.
It's actually a bit of rush start. To those waiting to buy it: Refresh your memories about book 12A. It's immediate continue. The prologue won't refresh your memory, actually it doesn't feel much like a prologue. Perhaps Brandon threw together things that could be spread in other chapters of book 12A or book 12B, but it does a lousy job of bringing you up to the situation.
So, unfortunately people, the guy meant it: Book 12 is one book in 3 parts, not 3. It's better if you read it immediately after book 12A IMO. I find myself actually running through parts of 12A to check things so I can refresh my memory from 2 weeks ago.
Also, Brandon's style to have say chapter X+5 chronologically before chapter X creates some confusion. Especially when chapter X+5 is in book 12B and X is in book 12A. To be sincere, that inconsistencies of timeframe and the confusion aren't to my liking. Brandon is IMO about as good an author as Jordan was... except of this.
Oh, and there's still that habbit of a force of 100K men + horses (many of them civilians) on the road, setting up camp in one place for the night, instead of them being spread to something like 10 square miles.
aside from these: The book is also good so far. I'm in the beginning. Page 120.
PS. there's a new prophecy mentioned. Big spoiler if it turns up true. Not sure if they interpreted it right though.
Now, first thing first. No, it doesn't seem like another book.
It's actually a bit of rush start. To those waiting to buy it: Refresh your memories about book 12A. It's immediate continue. The prologue won't refresh your memory, actually it doesn't feel much like a prologue. Perhaps Brandon threw together things that could be spread in other chapters of book 12A or book 12B, but it does a lousy job of bringing you up to the situation.
So, unfortunately people, the guy meant it: Book 12 is one book in 3 parts, not 3. It's better if you read it immediately after book 12A IMO. I find myself actually running through parts of 12A to check things so I can refresh my memory from 2 weeks ago.
Also, Brandon's style to have say chapter X+5 chronologically before chapter X creates some confusion. Especially when chapter X+5 is in book 12B and X is in book 12A. To be sincere, that inconsistencies of timeframe and the confusion aren't to my liking. Brandon is IMO about as good an author as Jordan was... except of this.
Oh, and there's still that habbit of a force of 100K men + horses (many of them civilians) on the road, setting up camp in one place for the night, instead of them being spread to something like 10 square miles.
aside from these: The book is also good so far. I'm in the beginning. Page 120.
PS. there's a new prophecy mentioned. Big spoiler if it turns up true. Not sure if they interpreted it right though.