You’ll find it greatly interesting if you don’t mind reading top-class character-building at the expense of plot progress.

Also, the character development has reached a level where readers can actually identify characters by their speech, mannerisms and actions. It’s the height of realism.

Robert Jordan has brought literary realism to a totally new level. A pity the author had to die when he did. His writing is simply unique! 

In this book, it’s easy to see, analyse and weigh the merits of careful character-building that sacrifices plot acceleration for vivid literary realism, against simple plot progression.

Despite its brilliance, it would be totally unfair to judge other epic fantasy series using WoT as a yardstick. Here, I’d simply say, “other series have done well, but WoT surpasses them a...

Meanwhile, Aes Sedai plotting thickens, serving as a perfect backdrop to the eventual facing off of The Dragon Reborn Rand al’Thor and the Forsaken Sammael.

The quick pacing allows a lot of action to be crammed between pages, and Brandon Sanderson has duly obliged.