This has been pushed back to 2013.

I remember well when I started reading this series, while I was doing my military service in 96-97. 16 years later it's finally coming to an end! It's a shame Jordan couldn't live to see it, but I do think the new writer Sanderson added some much needed action to the final volumes. It will be a strange feeling, I'm sure, to turn the last page of this 10,000-page journey.
It's still set for a January release, so that looks good.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!

Sorry.

Firsfron of Ronchester wrote:

FINISHED!!!!!!

And now, 23 wasted years of my life are at an end. I can put this whole sorry mess behind me. Thank the Light.

*tugs on braid, grumbling about sheepherders, as he crosses his arms over his chest*

Bwahahaha!

Was the ending worth it? Is the ending good? Did he %^&* the ending?! Tell me! (without spoilers, please)

-X

Genisis X wrote:

Was the ending worth it?

Worth 23 years of waiting? no.

Is the ending good?

Yes.

Did he %^&* the ending?! Tell me! (without spoilers, please)

No spoilers. The book is horribly, horribly padded. 900 pages long, and all of it could have fit comfortably in a 100-page book. Scene after repetitive scene of the same things happening over and over. Lots of focus on characters who were only recently introduced. A mind-numbingly stupid scene about 800 pages in.

Despite all my complaining and eye-rolling, there were good parts, all in the last 50 pages or so. The ending was not worth all the aggravation and endless garbage. But it was an ending, and a pretty good one.

I'm just glad it's over. Finally, finally over.

ylvs wrote:

Wow, what a goal to have achieved ...

and now to books worth reading ...


BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Indeed, Ylvs. But nobody could have predicted this train wreck in 1990. Hindsight is 20/20, they say.

ylvs wrote:

Ok, so I'll read the synopsises (is that the right plural?)

No one knows the correct plurals of most formerly-Latin loan words in English. Merriam-Webster gives the plural as "synopses".

of books 7 to umpteen on wikipedia, the borrow the last from the library and read the last 50 pages ... sounds like a good plan!

Sure sounds smart to me! Starting on the bottom of page 791 would ensure that you get the gist of the whole ending. Still padded, but you get all the important showdowns.

Firsfron of Ronchester wrote:

Genisis X wrote:

Thank god for that. I was expecting the worst.

It is not the worst. Although 800 pages (out of 900) are totally useless.

I might actually read it now. maybe. I'm still ploughing through 'Armor' misspelled, uh, I mean written by John Steakly at the moment.

Hee!

It's not bad, but not as good as Starship Troopers or Ender's Game.

Very little Sci Fi in this world is as good as Ender's Game, Gen. That's a total classic. Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn kicks The Wheel of Time's butt, and I say that as someone who has read both series in their entirety.*

If you want a really good fantasy series that you can lose yourself in for many months, MS&T is the one.



*Well, except for some skipped Mat and Aviendha scenes. HHHHAAAATTTEEEDDD them!

I'll get there! I promises!

As for sci-fi my personal all time favourite has to be Dune. Not the sequels, they suck.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep was also pretty awesome.

-X