Twist | Wed 09-Jan-13 05:03 PM |
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#2163, "For the record, A Memory of Light is...."
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...pretty damn good. A very good ending to the Wheel of Time series. Yes, some of how it ended was pretty telegraphed but when a book series has been going for 25+ years, SOMEone is going to guess correctly on how things will end.
I have to say that exactly *how* the ending was achieved was kind of a surprise and done in a cool way.
Non-spoiler quote from a review I read that is filled with spoilers (Leigh Butler's, on Tor.com):
"Lan. ####ing Lan, you guys. He is the Lannest Lan that ever Lanned, and it is glorious, and I can’t even handle it."
The final book has several callbacks to things that seemed extraneous, unneeded, or just downright silly. It answers (obviously) a TON of questions, destroys a ton of theories, and delivers several scenes that fans have been waiting over a decade to see.
To conclude with another quote that fits quite well:
"If you have the means...I highly recommend picking one up."
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 For the record, A Memory of Light is....
[View all] , Twist, Wed 09-Jan-13 05:03 PM
  ISAM's Mock Summaries,
Twist,
11-Jan-13 09:32 AM, #12
 Deleted message,
Twist,
11-Jan-13 09:33 AM, #13
Deleted message,
Twist,
11-Jan-13 09:34 AM, #14
Book 00: Prequel Novel New Spring,
Twist,
11-Jan-13 09:35 AM, #15
 "Bukama: Buh." aehueuhe,
Batman (Anonymous),
11-Jan-13 09:36 AM, #18
Book 01: The Eye of the World,
Twist,
11-Jan-13 09:36 AM, #16
Book 02: The Great Hunt,
Twist,
11-Jan-13 09:36 AM, #17
Book 03: The Dragon Reborn,
Twist,
11-Jan-13 09:37 AM, #19
Book 04: The Shadow Rising,
Twist,
11-Jan-13 09:37 AM, #20
Book 05: The Fires of Heaven,
Twist,
11-Jan-13 09:38 AM, #21
Book 06: Lord of Chaos,
Twist,
11-Jan-13 09:39 AM, #22
Book 07: A Crown of Swords,
Twist,
11-Jan-13 09:41 AM, #23
Book 08: The Path of Daggers,
Twist,
11-Jan-13 09:42 AM, #24
Book 09: Winter's Heart,
Twist,
11-Jan-13 09:43 AM, #25
Book 10: Crossroads of Twilight,
Twist,
11-Jan-13 09:43 AM, #26
Damn Dude!,
TJHuron,
09-Jan-13 11:36 PM, #6
RE: For the record, A Memory of Light is....,
N b M,
09-Jan-13 06:04 PM, #2
Yeah my day yesterday was interesting,
Twist,
09-Jan-13 06:26 PM, #4
Huh...,
Zulghinlour,
09-Jan-13 05:11 PM, #1
Yep...,
Twist,
09-Jan-13 06:24 PM, #3
Funny thing is...,
Dallevian,
09-Jan-13 08:33 PM, #5
Just a bit for the soooo long thing.,
Bajula,
10-Jan-13 07:28 PM, #8
RE: Yep...,
Zulghinlour,
11-Jan-13 12:11 AM, #10
Exactly...,
Twist,
11-Jan-13 09:21 AM, #11
Same for me. First time I ever gave up in the middle. ...,
Artificial,
10-Jan-13 10:52 AM, #7
Same,
Daevryn,
10-Jan-13 11:29 PM, #9
Just finished it -- the last three change the murky mid...,
highbutterfly,
03-Feb-13 11:45 PM, #27
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