tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post5200295142176196251..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: The Wheel of Time So Far: Part 1 - The Age of Legends and beforeAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-68090263762215230632013-01-10T13:57:18.450+00:002013-01-10T13:57:18.450+00:00wow! Thanks. I didn't know so many things!wow! Thanks. I didn't know so many things! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-55849872006126882762012-11-06T17:09:55.752+00:002012-11-06T17:09:55.752+00:00Damn, this is great. Thanks for these summaries. ...Damn, this is great. Thanks for these summaries. I started the series when I was in high school and gave up around book 8. I bought book 9 and didn't bother to read it; I was so disappointed with all the fillers and lack of plot in the later books. Also, I could not stand Jordan's characterization of women. I wanted to cut Nynaeve's braid so she could stop tugging it. Anyway, I heard Brandon Sanderson's interview and a mention of your WoT summaries on the Sword and Laser show and now, I'm interested in picking up the series again. Thanks to you, I can breeze through books 1-11 and start reading Sanderson's book. I refuse to read Jordan's writing after book 5.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-21463574887085863682012-09-08T20:22:49.250+00:002012-09-08T20:22:49.250+00:00A lot of it comes from THE WORLD OF ROBERT JORDAN&...A lot of it comes from THE WORLD OF ROBERT JORDAN'S THE WHEEL OF TIME, the companion book he co-wrote with Teresa Patterson in 1997 (the Strike at Shayol Ghul is an outtake from it). The 2001 RPG from Wizards of the Coast also had some new and original backstory elements in it of Jordan's creation.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-63818850442557713702012-09-08T19:53:34.360+00:002012-09-08T19:53:34.360+00:00This may be a very n00bish question but where in J...This may be a very n00bish question but where in Jordan's writings is most of this background stuff about the first and second age coming from?<br /><br />I'm aware of the short story 'Strike at Shayul Gul' and the bit about Merk/Mosk and the Giraffe from the books but what about the rest? Is it all collected bits and pieces from the books?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-73030423545758542282012-02-15T19:54:58.702+00:002012-02-15T19:54:58.702+00:00"the scientist Mierin Eronaile, who was given..."the scientist Mierin Eronaile, who was given the name Lanfear or 'Daughter of Night'"<br /><br />No, she was the only one who chose her own new name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-62675457513983700612012-02-05T21:55:20.657+00:002012-02-05T21:55:20.657+00:00Great work, thanks!
And like with aSoIaF I learne...Great work, thanks!<br /><br />And like with aSoIaF I learned a thing or two.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-77055792916435298202012-02-03T13:56:35.458+00:002012-02-03T13:56:35.458+00:00And I'm rooting for a summary of Abercrombie&#...And I'm rooting for a summary of Abercrombie's First Law, as you know ;)Markohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02192663207600888730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-83390829371515252732012-01-31T20:01:19.986+00:002012-01-31T20:01:19.986+00:00Summarizing the Malazn books would likely have suc...Summarizing the Malazn books would likely have sucked you into a Warren and the gods know where you'd have come out again. Maybe back in the time of the Romans and Boudica or some Viking invasions. :DGabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-28946368659786539672012-01-31T18:05:56.582+00:002012-01-31T18:05:56.582+00:00Great work! I didn't know a lot of this. Thank...Great work! I didn't know a lot of this. Thank you. :)<br /><br />LRKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-5998183104241594272012-01-30T20:22:50.873+00:002012-01-30T20:22:50.873+00:00This is great; really looking forward to more. Thi...This is great; really looking forward to more. This sort of encyclopedic recap is immensely and interesting to read; I much prefer it over reading the actual books.Kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-16270515943088935282012-01-30T19:26:55.681+00:002012-01-30T19:26:55.681+00:00Thanks for posting this. I love this series and p...Thanks for posting this. I love this series and plan a re-read soon.Dwaynehttp://sbloop.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-77428048242452573372012-01-30T19:14:39.025+00:002012-01-30T19:14:39.025+00:00Bakker already has 'story so far' tidbits ...Bakker already has 'story so far' tidbits at the front of his books, so it's not necessary for his books.<br /><br />I did consider doing one for Erikson when TCG came out but the thought of summarising the backstory and all nine books prior made my brain try to rip itself out of my skull in protest. It's important to know your limits :-)<br /><br />Wolfe and Parker's series are done. Not necessarily a barrier, as complete book/series recaps could be as valid and interesting as TV recaps of the kind Tor.com do, but my interest in doing them is providing a leg-up before the next/final book comes out. An idea to consider for the future, perhaps.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-39024831500690750222012-01-30T18:34:07.941+00:002012-01-30T18:34:07.941+00:00all men for reasons not entirely clear
Jebus gave...<i>all men for reasons not entirely clear</i><br /><br />Jebus gave some of the reasons. The women were too busy tugging braids, crossing arms beneath breasts, gahtering wool in their heads, and calling men stupid. :PGabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-21809820894554771032012-01-30T13:07:43.778+00:002012-01-30T13:07:43.778+00:00This will be great to read alongside my series re-...This will be great to read alongside my series re-read! I've started already, interspersing the Wheel of Time with other books and have reached The Dragon Reborn. I suffered WoT malaise with Crossraods of Twilight and Knife of Dreams and, despite owning the remaining books, haven't read beyond that point yet.<br /><br />Keep up the good work!JamesYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152850062648450444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-53832573863212267882012-01-30T08:34:47.051+00:002012-01-30T08:34:47.051+00:00Sorry, Adam, your efforts are great, as always. I ...Sorry, Adam, your efforts are great, as always. I just don't see the worth of wasting it on "The Wheel of Time". Jordan may have achieved a feat in worldbuilding (tough I would deny even tat much), but he was a poor writer, his story is trite and derivative, his characters not believable and ridiculous.<br />Now, if you would write recaps of Wolfe's, Parker's, Erikson's or Bakker's work...Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-37953414697786029392012-01-30T05:34:26.207+00:002012-01-30T05:34:26.207+00:00I think I've only read up to book 9 and have p...I think I've only read up to book 9 and have planned a re-read later this year. I get really pissed off at Jordan's writing style so am contemplating reading chap summaries of those previously read books (like I did for the ASOIAF re-read) but this is kinda getting me int he mood - perhaps I can handle all that braid tugging, wool-headedness and crossing of arms 'neath breasts after all?<br /><br />Wait, no, I don't think I can. Keep it up Adam, I didn't know half of this stuff at all.Jebushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985667608602099242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-21777242810764196472012-01-30T04:30:41.553+00:002012-01-30T04:30:41.553+00:00Great job! I loved the ASOIAF 'story so far&#...Great job! I loved the ASOIAF 'story so far', and this one looks to be great, too. Thanks.Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05595850498855094488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-32714611442798720762012-01-29T23:49:47.182+00:002012-01-29T23:49:47.182+00:00Excellent summary! Looking forward to the next par...Excellent summary! Looking forward to the next part.<br /><br />Nitpick: You write about Lanfear, "possibly the most powerful channeller of saidin in the world" - should be "saidar". :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-30610228282171751242012-01-29T21:36:42.376+00:002012-01-29T21:36:42.376+00:00Thanks for this.
I loved your ASOIAF recap, and th...Thanks for this.<br />I loved your ASOIAF recap, and this one looks to be just as useful/enjoyable.Shanenoreply@blogger.com