Fantasy Author Recommendations

[Gnosticangel]

Re., "My local library was selling off a complete set of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series."

Out of simple interest in the fate of the characters I read the first seven of these books as they were printed, but then gave up on the series. The first book seemed the best, beginning the "cadre of young villagers swept up in a grand sweeping epic" theme. They are simplistic, at best reminding one of "The Sword of Shannara" and other juvenile category fantasies.

The storylines did grow darker over time, but the writing is very uneven at best. Generally people who enjoy George R. Martin's, David Eddings' and Steven Erikson's doorstopper series will probably enjoy Robert Jordan.

Nothing like either the classic heroic fantasies of earlier generations, or the great works of the weird, in my opinion.