Yeah, but nah. Its written by Mr Jordan. It was the first book he ever wrote. So its significant for that fact alone. Its also outstanding quality for that fact alone. But by todays fantasy standards, by todays YA standards, its an average read. I see the name "Robert Jordan" and i think epic. This book isnt epic. Its more like one chapter of an epic. One battle of an epic. The fighting and combat is well written, in fact, its the book's highlight. About the only one, though.
The Altaii are plains dwellers, and they want to take the walled city, ruled by evil Queens. the leader of the Altaii is Lord Wulfgar, who is a brilliant leader, a brilliant fighter, a true legend in the making. We dont see him grow, or evolve at all. He is what he is at page one, to page 352. In fact none of the character evolve. The enemies are led by women, the only gender in the book that can use magic. And one wonders if they are witches, who delight in dark magic. They are brutal, immensely powerful and violent sadistic torturers who exploit their power any way they see fit. So one might ink they deserve what they get. There is one mysterious character, Elspeth, who arrives out of the blue mid-story, from a "foreign world". To be honest, i dreaded her reveal, i read fantasy to escape the horrors of the 21st century, not relish in them, but fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on what the reader is seeking here...) we don't hear about the 21st century. In fact, we hear nothing further about Elspeth and where she came from at all. Aaah yes, this is Mr Jordan's first book....
So yeah, but nah. The combat is great, the magic is great. The characters Are interesting, the world is well written. Character development is non existent. There is no humour. Its by Robert Jordan, and it was his first book.
So yeah. But nah.
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