Jedi Conductor Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Is anyone on here a fan of the Wheel of Time series? Austen Quote Link to comment
Jburns08 Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 I am, it is one of my favorites! Quote jcbhttps://www.nerdfitness.com/character/56982Challenges: 1st Challenge | 2nd Challenge Link to comment
TurtIe Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Loved it! So many epic on so many levels. I was gutted when Robert Jordan passed away but I thought Brandon Sanderson did a great job finishing it (though it was such a long time coming). Matt was probably my favourite character, especially when he got his mad battle strategy powers but I loved all the main characters.If they could turn it into a 14 part movie series with unlimited budget and fantastic actors it would be amazing, but that will never happen, haha. Quote "No-one tells a T-Rex when to go to sleep".- Jim Wendler Link to comment
LordKronos87 Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 This book series changed my life! Quote Level 1 Druid "The night is long and the path is dark. Look to the sky for one day soon the dawn will come." My Nerd Fitness Character Current Challenge: New Year; New Kronos Link to comment
Jburns08 Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Same, I started it when I was fairly young, and it quickly became the standard by which all others are measured. I would love them to do a quality show, but the license really needs to go to someone else. Did anyone see the 'pilot' (aka trash) they aired a little while back? Quote jcbhttps://www.nerdfitness.com/character/56982Challenges: 1st Challenge | 2nd Challenge Link to comment
Jimmyjims Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 Overall wheel of time was a good series. I found it started off amazing but then had a few slower/more annoying middle books and then picked back up for the last five or so books. Some of the female to male relationships and interactions can be frustrating as well during these middle books. Other than that, wot was great. Truly epic in every sense of the word. One of the best high fantasy series out there. And they released a pilot, which was made in the 11th hour bc the movie rights were about to expire a few months back. It was awful. Apparently the authors wife has taken the entertainment company that currently owns the movie rights to court. Who knows how that will turn out. 1 Quote Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Another one here. Finally got around to finishing it last year. Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
Jaelinn Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Can anyone give a short explanation of what it is about and why you think it's good? Quote Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Boy is the chosen one, but no one knows what the hell that means for the most part. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
LadyMonk Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 I love that series, particularly the audio books. There is a guy and a girl doing the voices based on the POV, and they are both fantastic. The female characters are diverse and well developed. The male characters are important but dont overshadow the females. The magic is interesting and gender based. The monsters are creepy. There are references that imply it takes place in our world. Lastly, this series introduced me to Brandon Sanderson, who is my favorite author (barring Tamora Pierce). Sent from my XT1575 using Tapatalk Quote Base Character: Elantrian Class/ Profession: Druid Level: 0 | STR 0 | DEX 0 | STA 0 | CON 0 | WIS 0 | CHA 0 Battle Log Whole30 Link to comment
Ivana Sedai Posted July 8, 2016 Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 YAY Other WoT fans!! We find each other everywhere You can say by my name, that I am a fan, and as LadyMonk said - this series introduced me to Brandon Sanderson, who is AMAZING! I am thinking of starting a re-read soonish, because I want to feel the magic of the books again Quote Link to comment
MichiruSedai Posted July 9, 2016 Report Share Posted July 9, 2016 Huge WoT fan here! Quote Level: 15 Race: Human Class: Adventurer (Sailor Senshi/Aes Sedai) STR: 14 DEX: 12 STA: 16 CON: 28 WIS: 26 CHA: 15 (unspent points: 6? challenges worth) Weight Loss Progress (SW 12/5/15 272) Mini-Goal: Get back down to my low 152.2 - SW 6/1/17 170.4 - CW 6/10/17: 166.6 regained the last few months - back on track losing in June My Battle Log|My NF Character Sheet Challenges: 1/16-2/16-3/16-4/16-5/16-6/16-7/16-8/16-9/16-11/16-12/16-1/17-2/17- Link to comment
Jimmyjims Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 On June 25, 2016 at 10:34 PM, LadyMonk said: I love that series, particularly the audio books. There is a guy and a girl doing the voices based on the POV, and they are both fantastic. The female characters are diverse and well developed. The male characters are important but dont overshadow the females. The magic is interesting and gender based. The monsters are creepy. There are references that imply it takes place in our world. Lastly, this series introduced me to Brandon Sanderson, who is my favorite author (barring Tamora Pierce). Sent from my XT1575 using Tapatalk There are references that imply it takes place in our world?!? I must have missed that haha. Do you remember any examples? I'm curious about this. Quote Link to comment
LadyMonk Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 I don't remember the exact example, but it had to do with the different turnings of The Wheel of Time. They talked about airplanes, and sky scrapers. Sent from my XT1575 using Tapatalk Quote Base Character: Elantrian Class/ Profession: Druid Level: 0 | STR 0 | DEX 0 | STA 0 | CON 0 | WIS 0 | CHA 0 Battle Log Whole30 Link to comment
karassa Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 I've been part of a WoT community for over 15 years at this point... I'm old. I have a great serpent ring, like 5 shawls... #BlueAjahRepresent Quote LVL 2 Ranger: STR:4 CON:4 STA:3 DEX:2 WIS:4 CHA:3 Link to comment
Grymm Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 I read the first 8 books after dislocating my hip in college. I think the 9th book had just come out in hardcover, and I aimed to wait for the paperback. However, the 10th book was still some ways off, and I lost interest. I'm kind of glad I did because my memory is too poor to read one book every 2 years and have it make sense. I see it's now finished. I should go back and read it in its entirety. I hadn't thought of this until I saw this thread. Quote Intro Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 Link to comment
Myrdinn Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 I really need to go back and give this series another go. I read the first one, and then got partway through the second and stopped. I've just signed up for an audible subscription so might give them a try that way. Quote Level 2 Warlock Battle Log | First Challenge | Current Challenge Link to comment
rketterman Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 I have loved WoT since my senior year of high school...about 12 years ago now. I have never seen so many fans in one place. lol. Did anyone else think the ending was the best ending we could have asked for? To me it was satisfying how everything was left at the end. Quote "Do what I do. Hold tight and pretend it's a plan." -The Doctor Nothing is impossible. The word itself says I'm Possible. Link to comment
imprimis5 Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 I'm currently re-reading the series (listening to the audiobooks, but whatever). I'm going to be brutally honest here: I liked it a lot more when I was in high school than I do now. Now, to be fair, I've never actually gotten as far as the stuff Sanderson wrote, and I have high hopes. Mistborn is one of my favourite fantasy series, so he's got a good pedigree in my book. But honestly. I just find myself zoning out. I'm nearly done with Path of Daggers, and... nothing is actually happening. I mean, sure, there's the subtle, well-intentioned misogyny, something about duty, florid descriptions of dresses and Seanchan cultural fashion, and general aimless wandering with all the characters. But that's nothing new from the rest of the series. I feel like the story just refuses to advance. Now, I knoŵ I'm coming off harsh. I really do still enjoy it, and I have every intention of finishing the series. But the shine is definitely gone since the last time I picked it up, oh, nearly 20 years ago. Quote Rangers, ho! My Character and Epic Quest My current Challenge Previous Challenges: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Link to comment
rketterman Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 There were a few books in the series that left me feeling that way but then there were others that brought me back into it. Sanderson's work in the last 3 was fantastic. To me I could tell someone else was telling the story but it was so well done that I didn't mind. I knew that the story being told wasn't his and he was just along for the ride like the rest of us. I haven't actually read any of his other works though. I'm planning to pick up a few soon though. Quote "Do what I do. Hold tight and pretend it's a plan." -The Doctor Nothing is impossible. The word itself says I'm Possible. Link to comment
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