Happy Wheel of Time Day! if you’re anything like me then you probably became obsessed with this show a few years back when they announced it would be a show. but the happy day is here and I know we’re all going to run and see what it’s all about.
I’ve been reading lately that the show is “the next game of thrones”, which is my least favorite way to describe any big fantasy. in fact it doesn’t make sense for the wheel of time because the books written by robert jordan predate game of thrones. in any case, game of thrones is the next wheel of time.
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the wheel of time show combines the first three books in the series, but I highly recommend you check out the first one, the eye of the world. it’s an amazing novel and if the show wasn’t based on these books i would have added it. but if you’d rather read something else, here are some other great books to read after you finish the wheel of time!
the lord of the rings by j rr tolkien
This one isn’t surprising, especially since The Eye of the World is an homage to Tolkien’s work in creating this genre of book. filled with reluctant heroes, adventures across massive landscapes, the deep story of a world beyond what you read on the page. no wonder robert jordan felt the need to honor the page.
one ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all and bind them in the dark In ancient times, the rings of power were created by the elven smiths, and sauron , the dark lord, forged the one ring, filling it with his own power so he could rule all others. but the one ring was taken from him, and though he searched for it throughout middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages, it fell by chance into the hands of the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins. From Sauron’s stronghold in the dark tower of Mordor, his power spread far and wide. Sauron gathered all the great rings for himself, but he always searched for the one ring that would complete his rule. When Bilbo turned 111, he disappeared, bequeathing his young cousin Frodo the ruling ring and a dangerous quest: travel through Middle-earth, deep in the shadow of the dark lord, and destroy the ring by throwing it into the cracks of the earth. perdition. The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard; the hobbits merry, pippin and sam; gimli the dwarf; legolas the goblin; boromir of gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger named strider.
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samantha shannon orange tree priory
if you loved egwene and nynaeve and the magical powers that women have in this world, then i highly recommend samantha shannon’s epic orange tree priory. Packed with women with magical powers, dragons, and a fantasy adventure you won’t forget, it will definitely keep you going after you’ve finished the series.
a divided world. an heirless kingdom. an ancient enemy awakens. the house of berethnet has ruled inys for a thousand years. Still single, Queen Sabran Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her kingdom from destruction, but assassins come to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of maid of honor, she is loyal to an occult society of wizards. Ead watches over Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic. Across the dark sea, Tané has been training to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but she is forced to make a decision that could cause her life to fall apart. meanwhile, the divided east and west refuse to parley, and the forces of chaos rise from their sleep.
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the way of kings by brandon sanderson
robert jordan sadly couldn’t finish his epic series before he passed away. however, brandon sanderson was appointed to finish it after his death. The last two books in the Wheel of Time series were written by him, but Brandon Sanderson is also a great author by his account. his series, the storm file, is only in his fourth book, but i really recommend the way of kings to keep the wheel of time turning.
roshar is a world of stone and storms. Strange tempests of incredible power batter the rocky terrain with such frequency that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike. animals hide in shells, trees pull at branches, and grass retracts into soilless ground. cities are built only where the topography offers shelter. Centuries have passed since the fall of the ten hallowed orders known as the Radiant Knights, but their blades and shardplates remain: mystical swords and armor that transform ordinary men into nearly invincible warriors. . men trade kingdoms for shardblades. wars were fought for them and they won. one such war is fought in a ruined landscape called the Shattered Plains. There, Kaladin, who traded medical training for a spear to protect his little brother from him, has been reduced to slavery. In a war that makes no sense, where ten armies fight separately against a single enemy, he fights to save his men and probe the leaders who consider them expendable. the brilliant lord dalinar kholin commands one of these other armies. Like his brother, the late king, he is fascinated by an ancient text called The Way of Kings. Troubled by overwhelming visions of ancient times and radiant knights, he has begun to doubt his own sanity. Across the ocean, an inexperienced young woman named Shalan seeks training under an eminent scholar and notorious heretic, Dalinar’s niece, Jasnah. Although she truly loves to learn, Shalan’s motives are less than pure. As she plans a daring heist, her investigation for Jasnah hints at the secrets of the Knights of Radiance and the true cause of the war. The result of over ten years of planning, writing, and worldbuilding, The Way of Kings is just the opening movement of the Stormlight Archive, a bold masterpiece in the making.
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robin hobb’s assassin apprentice
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I think of Wheel of Time as a character development story. follow these five friends and watch as they go from being naive youngsters to becoming the heroes of their time. Of course, there’s a certain reticence to that position on the part of each of them and I thought the assassin’s apprentice was a great story to complement that theme.
In a distant land where members of the royal family are named for the virtues they embody, a young boy becomes a walking enigma. Born on the wrong side of the sheets, Fitz, son of the chivalrous clairvoyant, is a real bastard. thrown into the world, friendless and alone. only his magical bond with the animals – the ancient art known as ingenuity – provides her comfort and companionship. but wit, if used too often, is a dangerous magic, and one abhorred by the nobility. So when Fitz is finally adopted into the royal house, he must abandon his old ways and embrace a new life of weaponry, writing, courtship. manners; and how to secretly kill a man, while he trains to become a real killer.
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evan winter’s fury of dragons
Of course, if you’re the chosen one, it comes with a lot of responsibilities. the chosen trope is huge on the wheel of time and is also big on the fury of dragons. I highly recommend this one, especially since Evan Winter was inspired to write the book from him reading Robert Jordan when he was a kid.
The Omehi people have been fighting an unwinnable battle for nearly two hundred years. their society has been built around war and only war. the lucky ones are born gifted. one in two thousand women has the power to summon dragons. one in a hundred men is able to magically transform into a bigger, stronger and faster killing machine. all others are fodder, destined to fight and die in the endless war. the young tau without gifts knows all this, but has an escape plan. he is going to get hurt, go out early and establish marriage, children and land. only he doesn’t get the chance. those closest to him are brutally murdered and his grief quickly turns to anger. Obsessed with revenge, Tau sets out on an unthinkable path. he will become the greatest swordsman that ever lived, a man willing to die a hundred thousand times for the chance to kill the three who betrayed him.
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