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StuartB

stuartb@bookwyrm.teamb.space

Joined 8 months, 4 weeks ago

I was born - I haven't died yet.

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2024 Reading Goal

83% complete! StuartB has read 40 of 48 books.

Finally, it's all building to a crescendo, we're within sight of the end! The series is much improved with Sanderson in charge of writing up Jordan's notes - the writing is tauter, the characters more thoroughly fleshed out - I'm worried it's going to be a culture shock when, after finishing the next book, I go back to the prequel, written entirely by Jordan.

Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson: Gathering Storm (2009, Little, Brown Book Group Limited) 5 stars

In this epic novel, Robert Jordan’s international bestselling series begins its dramatic conclusion. Rand al’Thor, …

Who'd a thunk it - the series had been getting a bit stale, but the change of author die to the passing of the original author seems to have tightened up the pacing, the writing, and everything else. Here's hoping that continues with the last couple of books.