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A review by ketreads
The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
4.75
A fantastic addition to the series!
This is the first book in the Wheel of Time series that is written by Brandon Sanderson after the untimely death of Robert Jordan. While I have immense respect for Sanderson as an author, I haven't always found myself enjoying his method of writing. Thankfully, all my fears were misplaced as Sanderson does not only a fantastic job of capturing the magic of Jordans writing & characters, but continuing the many interwoven stories in a natural way.
Obviously, I can't talk about any narratively specific due to spoilers but I loved this installment immensely, especially as my favourite two characters got a lot of screen (book?) time. Egwene and Rand are truly the highlights of this book, with Nyneave coming in close 2nd. Each story is given it's chance to advance, though some more than others, which ends with the book on a satisfying high ready for the next installment.
All round, this is definitely one of my favourite installments, mainly as a lot of fantastic narratives come to a satisfying culmination. I can not wait to continue with this series as I'm for SURE finishing it in 2024!
This is the first book in the Wheel of Time series that is written by Brandon Sanderson after the untimely death of Robert Jordan. While I have immense respect for Sanderson as an author, I haven't always found myself enjoying his method of writing. Thankfully, all my fears were misplaced as Sanderson does not only a fantastic job of capturing the magic of Jordans writing & characters, but continuing the many interwoven stories in a natural way.
Obviously, I can't talk about any narratively specific due to spoilers but I loved this installment immensely, especially as my favourite two characters got a lot of screen (book?) time. Egwene and Rand are truly the highlights of this book, with Nyneave coming in close 2nd. Each story is given it's chance to advance, though some more than others, which ends with the book on a satisfying high ready for the next installment.
All round, this is definitely one of my favourite installments, mainly as a lot of fantastic narratives come to a satisfying culmination. I can not wait to continue with this series as I'm for SURE finishing it in 2024!