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Towers of Midnight
by Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan
So I am drawing ever nearer to the final book of Wheel of Time, which is both baffling and exciting to me. I have been reading these books for such a long time and I have to say that the Sanderson book have certainly made the series sit up and get going again rather than meander around as the Jordan ones did. I love both Jordan and Sanderson as writers, and I am so happy that Sanderson was the one chosen to finish this off because he's incredible when it comes to bringing all of the plotlines back together and making them all fit into place and all the characters begin their final journeys.
This book really felt to me a lot like it was Perrin's book. We get a large amount of focus on Perrin and his adventures in the Wolf dream and also as he leads his people around encountering and fixing problem after problem. I love that Sanderson seemed to have the same thoughts as many of the fans, why did Perrin suddenly go from awesome character to moony and grumpy - let's change that (and he has done so expertly).
Not only do we get to see a massive development with Perrin and his relationships to those who travel with him and surround him but we also understand who he is and what he's trying to do and achieve for the Last Battle a lot more now. We get to follow him inside his dreams and see the way that the Wolf Dream can affect not only his personality, but also events within the waking world and how everything ties together in the end.
I found that by the end of this book I was once more really loving Perrin's character and I enjoyed seeing his battle and inner turmoil and the brave face that he put on in order to face those people who opposed him. He really had a massive amount of character improvement within this particular book and it was well worth Sanderson taking the time to do so.
Another character who's journey I was very much enjoying in this book was Mat's. Whilst I said in book 12 that I thought that Sanderson had not fully captured the essence of mat as Jordan had intended him I think Sanderson put Mat back on the right tracks in this book and made him feel more consistent and genuine here.
Mat's journey over the course of this book is also a pretty crazy one, not so much for his own character development, but more for the adventure that he embarks on. He's as stubborn and feisty as ever but there were a fair few moments where I chuckled along with his jokes and sarcasm and rooted for him to overcome the problems he faced. (I also have to say that the badger-catching reunion was a pretty fabulous moment).
Aviendha's story also took some pretty vital and thought-provoking turns in this book. We've known for a while about Aviendha's ability to see some sort of vision and to have the talent, but in this book we get to see her explore these things further and come to understand who she and her people are and what they will have to do. She's a stoic and tough character but she has heart too, and some of the scenes of her visions were very moving and intimidating - I wouldn't like to be in her place and have to figure it all out!
Finally we saw more of Egwene in her element. She remains the best character in my opinion and I loved getting to see her plotting and scheming in order to make the world and the Tower whole and right again. She has a lot resting on her and yet she always maintains this calm exterior and I admire her greatly as one of the characters. She's a pretty cool lady.
On the whole I felt that there were some very essential truces and agreements made within this book as well as seeing some of our characters as they really progressed. I loved getting to see the differing cultures of the world as they all begin to prepare in ernest for the last battle and the final instalment promises to be a pretty darn good one!
I would have to say that the pacing and direction of the story is really coming together in this instalment and I felt as though I could almost see the way everyone and everything is lining up for the Last Battle - I can't wait to dive into number 14 and see how it all finishes up. Another wonderful 5* book from the Sanderson/Jordan combo!
This book really felt to me a lot like it was Perrin's book. We get a large amount of focus on Perrin and his adventures in the Wolf dream and also as he leads his people around encountering and fixing problem after problem. I love that Sanderson seemed to have the same thoughts as many of the fans, why did Perrin suddenly go from awesome character to moony and grumpy - let's change that (and he has done so expertly).
Not only do we get to see a massive development with Perrin and his relationships to those who travel with him and surround him but we also understand who he is and what he's trying to do and achieve for the Last Battle a lot more now. We get to follow him inside his dreams and see the way that the Wolf Dream can affect not only his personality, but also events within the waking world and how everything ties together in the end.
I found that by the end of this book I was once more really loving Perrin's character and I enjoyed seeing his battle and inner turmoil and the brave face that he put on in order to face those people who opposed him. He really had a massive amount of character improvement within this particular book and it was well worth Sanderson taking the time to do so.
Another character who's journey I was very much enjoying in this book was Mat's. Whilst I said in book 12 that I thought that Sanderson had not fully captured the essence of mat as Jordan had intended him I think Sanderson put Mat back on the right tracks in this book and made him feel more consistent and genuine here.
Mat's journey over the course of this book is also a pretty crazy one, not so much for his own character development, but more for the adventure that he embarks on. He's as stubborn and feisty as ever but there were a fair few moments where I chuckled along with his jokes and sarcasm and rooted for him to overcome the problems he faced. (I also have to say that the badger-catching reunion was a pretty fabulous moment).
Aviendha's story also took some pretty vital and thought-provoking turns in this book. We've known for a while about Aviendha's ability to see some sort of vision and to have the talent, but in this book we get to see her explore these things further and come to understand who she and her people are and what they will have to do. She's a stoic and tough character but she has heart too, and some of the scenes of her visions were very moving and intimidating - I wouldn't like to be in her place and have to figure it all out!
Finally we saw more of Egwene in her element. She remains the best character in my opinion and I loved getting to see her plotting and scheming in order to make the world and the Tower whole and right again. She has a lot resting on her and yet she always maintains this calm exterior and I admire her greatly as one of the characters. She's a pretty cool lady.
On the whole I felt that there were some very essential truces and agreements made within this book as well as seeing some of our characters as they really progressed. I loved getting to see the differing cultures of the world as they all begin to prepare in ernest for the last battle and the final instalment promises to be a pretty darn good one!
I would have to say that the pacing and direction of the story is really coming together in this instalment and I felt as though I could almost see the way everyone and everything is lining up for the Last Battle - I can't wait to dive into number 14 and see how it all finishes up. Another wonderful 5* book from the Sanderson/Jordan combo!