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Because it has to be different.” she told him fiercely. She leaned toward him as though ready to launch herself at him. “Because I want it to be different. Because it will be different. Anyway, I don’t know about everything I’ve seen. People move on. I was wrong about Moiraine. I saw all sorts of things in her future, and she’s dead. Maybe some of the other things I saw never came true either.” Perrin: It is hard to say how I feel about Perrin's role in this book. His chapters were pretty exciting as he finally got to that Faile rescue attempt he has been pondering for books, but I continue to be super disappointed by his development on a personal level. This is not the first rape in the series, but this one is the most pointless and impossible to overlook. When Morgase was raped, it was portrayed as an evil act, and it had further consequences. When Mat was raped, it was distasteful, but one might see how Jordan as a man of a certain age and culture might not have understood it as rape, and fortunately we are evolving as a society. Myrdraal sometimes rape their victims but they are literally evil monsters who serve Satan. This book’s instance is unforgivable in its tacit expectation of audience approval. Robert Jordan was a giant of fiction whose words helped a whole generation of fantasy writers, including myself, find our true voices. I thanked him then, but I didn’t thank him enough.” —Peter V. Brett, internationally bestselling author of The Demon Cycle series
Of course, I don’t wish this too hard, seeing as buying silk is probably going to become a rather low priority for Randlandians in the very near future. Along with any other commodity you can’t either eat or kill things with. Nothing like the end of the world to get folks to cut down on the consumerism, I always say!
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Jordan’s writing is so amazing! The characterization, the attention to detail!” —Clint McElroy, co-creator of the #1 podcast The Adventure Zone I feel like the craft of writing multi-volume epic fantasy has improved over the intervening years, so maybe that skillset simply wasn't available yet. Here's what I think about the lingering plotlines that were just as dreary in Knife of Dreams as they were in the prior several books: And so, it's time for me to move on to the final 3 books, the Brandon Sanderson entries. I love him as an author, but I'll admit I'm a bit worried since this wasn't his original work. I mean, there's no better author to bring in for the finale of a book or series given his Sanderlanches he is so famous for, but I will dearly miss Robert Jordan. I'll miss his own style of endings, his strong characterization, his painstaking attention to detail on that flower pot sitting on that mantle above the polished fireplace, and yeah, even his annoying Jordan-isms I'll miss like braid-tugging. He went too soon and it's extremely sad he didn't get to finish his epic work. However, Robert Jordan left behind a wonderful legacy and made a mark on the epic fantasy genre that will never be forgotten. As I said in the beginning of this review, Knife of Dreams isn't the ending but it is an ending. But the star of the show was Egwene. The way things ended for her in Crossroads of Twilight, I was not expecting what she did in this book. The most tortures of treatment did not deflect her from her path, the severe punishments only made her stronger. It was good to see her finally standing up for a noble cause instead of thinking about boxing someone's ears who misbehaved with her. I am seeing now why everyone mention her when they talk about the good things about WoT. The dead are walking, men die impossible deaths, and it seems as though reality itself has become unstable…
Let's just say that the Last Battle draws near as can be seen by buildings suddenly changing corridors and rooms amongst other things. Thus, it's time for the remaining factions to decide which side they are on. However, them being fueled and driven by self-interest is complicating matters. My issue with the book covers as they turned out is about the figures, who most often are just plain weird-looking in stance, and frequently fail to convey age-appropriateness for the well-established characters. Seriously, Cadsuane, in three hundred-plus years of living you MUST have encountered a way to make people listen to your otherwise perfectly sound advice that doesn’t involve publically humiliating them. In front of people from whom it is vitally important to have respect, too! Knowing he cannot defeat the Dark One while at war with the Seanchan, Rand brokers for a truce with the Daughter of the Nine Moons. Unaware of Tuon’s actual location, the Dragon Reborn walks into a trap set by the Forsaken Semirhage, who possesses knowledge about his powers that will either shatter or steel his resolve in the forthcoming conflict. The dead are walking, men die impossible deaths, and it seems as though reality itself has become unstable...Your viewings are never wrong,” he broke in. “What you see always happens. You’ve tried to change things, and it never worked. You told me so yourself, Min. What makes you think this time can be different?” Nynaeve and Lan finally getting a little relationship fleshing out and one of my favorite moments of the series. Way to go all Aes Sedea on your man Nynaeve. This is probably the only time I will approve of such a move. Also: GRRRR, Elza. I really want to smash her, you guys. AND I CAN’T. My life is so filled with frustrations! *woe* In Knife of Dreams, Spring has sprung in Randland, and this means that two full years have now passed since our little adventure began. That's right; from the time that Rand first glimpsed a shadowy figure as he marched with Tam Al'Thor down to Emond's Field for Bel Tine, only two years have passed in-world. In that time, Perrin has grown from this beefcake:
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