Really? I quite enjoyed it I must say, and thought the ending was surprisingly good. Except for one particular character* dying - that was totally wrong! /sad /rageSylviaDragon wrote:After years of reading and waiting with baited breath my journey through the Wheel of Time series has come to an end. My mom surprised me with the book when she stumbled across a paperback at walmart.
I gobbled that thing up so fast. So it makes it all the more disappointing when the ending can be summed up in one unenthusiastic "meh."
An epilogue would have been great, I agree. But, there were so many different stories being told throughout the series, they'd really need another series just to conclude those...It was in dire need of an epilogue. In a world filled with so many tiny details, side stories, massive arcs and important figurehead spearheading the conclusion, the ending was a very vague, unfinished thing with more questions thaen answers.
I'm quite a fan of Peter F Hamilton's works (http://www.peterfhamilton.co.uk/index.p ... bliography), as well as Richard Morgan (http://www.richardkmorgan.com/novels/). Pandora's Star and Altered Carbon respectively would be good starting points. Hamilton's Night's Dawn trilogy is a wonderful epic, except for the ending. It's well worth the read, just don't expect much from the ending.Anyways, I am in need of more books to read now. Anyone have some suggestions? big books or long series don't intimidate me and I love sci-fi and fantasy stories. (if its got aliens or dragons that's a bonus.)
Both authors do an excellent job at creating believable worlds and immersive stories, and it's hard to put down the books...
*) Name omitted to avoid spoilers.