Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I Promise: I'm going to be spoiler free. This is the second book in the Wheel of Time (WOT) series (after Eye of the World). It is BETTER than the first one. Jordan is really finding his legs with the series. All of the tenants of excellent fantasy are here. Jordan is a great writer who builds an incredible world with a compelling history. His characters are also incredible. Great Hunt is a great book, but be warned: as of this writing Jordan hasn't finished WOT. The Great Hunt does not stand alone, the ending is something of a cliffhanger. My guess is the end of this series isn't going to happen until 2006 (I believe there are going to be 12 books, but I don't think there's an official word). Is it going to be worth it? I don't think so. WOT has gotten very complicated and is becoming turgid. Sometime around Book 6, the action began to crawl. Book 8 (the last one I read) was almost 700 pages and took place over three days, AND was practically missing some important characters! I've read the first five books twice now beacuse it is too difficult to wait a year between reading books. (And he's coming out with them once every other year at this point). My advice: Wait until Jordan's finished them all. It's best to read them one after another. By then we'll know if it was worth the wait. You've been warned! My grade for the series: 1. Wheel of Time: A- 2. Great Hunt: A 3. Dragon Reborn: A+ 4. Shadow Rising: A+ 5. Fires of Heaven: A 6. Lord of Chaos: B 7. Crown of Swords: C+ 8. Path of Daggars: C 9. Winter's Heart (haven't read, waiting for Jordon to finish)