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A review by dark_reader
Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan
4.0
Slump? What slump? This book was great! Eventful, impactful for the series plot, and exciting, at least in the second half.
I have the perspective of having read this and the entire series before, long enough ago that many details are new again, and who can remember which major events took place in which book anyway. (It doesn't help that major arcs tend to span multiple books, preventing you from pinning them down to a single volume).
Two major arcs were largely self-contained here, to my surprise. Given the experience of the past several books, I had my doubts whether they would come to fruition. One cut it awfully close, cramming itself into the last chapter, providing a satisfying finale. But, I remain un-wowed about Jordan's ability to write complex action scenes. They're good, but they're not great.
One mini-rant is due. Given that the series revolves around the One Power and channeling, one might think that a major city, smack in the middle of Randland, a major trade destination and hub to many other major cities, in which channeling either saidin or saidar is impossible, just MIGHT have been mentioned before book 9.
I have the perspective of having read this and the entire series before, long enough ago that many details are new again, and who can remember which major events took place in which book anyway. (It doesn't help that major arcs tend to span multiple books, preventing you from pinning them down to a single volume).
Two major arcs were largely self-contained here, to my surprise. Given the experience of the past several books, I had my doubts whether they would come to fruition. One cut it awfully close, cramming itself into the last chapter, providing a satisfying finale. But, I remain un-wowed about Jordan's ability to write complex action scenes. They're good, but they're not great.
One mini-rant is due. Given that the series revolves around the One Power and channeling, one might think that a major city, smack in the middle of Randland, a major trade destination and hub to many other major cities, in which channeling either saidin or saidar is impossible, just MIGHT have been mentioned before book 9.