Well, I'm currently wading through Book 12 of the Wheel of Time series, The Gathering Storm.

Thus far it's been pretty impossible to tell where Jordan's work is and where Sanderson's is.

The first couple of chapters are pretty much knowledge dumps so if you haven't read the series in a while it'll catch you up, it's a tad tedious but effective.

Rand's getting crazier with Lews Therin babbling in his head more and more and Rand starting to actually listen and try and interact with him.

Egwene's still a prisoner but seems to be gaining a following in the White Tower.

The Forsaken continue to plot away.

The Dark One's touch is effecting the world allot more than it has in any other book.

Once I'm done with it, probably in the next couple of days I'll do a full review.

The only fantasy books I've read are the Drizzit Do' Urden books from R.A. Salvatore. Those are amazing. The action scenes are so descriptive and interesting. The narrative is also very cool. I also like the Ranger's Apprentice series. It's for a younger audience but the stories are a lot of fun.

superdoug wrote:I read the entire Thomas Covenant series, and hated every minute of it. I find Donaldson's wordiness to be off-putting at times to the point where I was screaming 'enough with the hair! Get on with the story!' and other choice phrases. I enjoyed the concept of The Land, and the mythology behind it, but Covenant himself was such an unlikeable, self-pitying character that I could not wish good things for him.

Hey haven't we discussed this somewhere before?

Have any of you read Julian May's Saga of the Exiles series? They probably fit in the category of sci fi and fantasy as they feature a mix of both genres. If you haven't read them I seriously can't recommend them enough.

Fresh03 wrote:Well, I'm currently wading through Book 12 of the Wheel of Time series, The Gathering Storm.

I just finished it over the weekend and liked it a lot. The series really got back on track with Knife of Dreams, and I'm glad they found someone who could do justice to the conclusion. I have to agree, it's hard to tell the Sanderson bits from the Jordan bits. Spoiler-free review on my blog, for those who might be interested.