The World of Robert Jordans the Wheel of Time Art
The World of Robert Jordan's: The Wheel of Time is a fantastic companion volume to The Cycle of Time series which is filled with additional world-building, histories, lore and includes several illustrations of maps. I loved that this book was a sort of in-universe history book as information technology's written from the perspective of multiple scholars from this globe and they informed the reader that all the information in this book was compiled from the primeval bachelor records starting from the Age of Legends a The World of Robert Jordan's: The Wheel of Fourth dimension is a fantastic companion book to The Wheel of Time series which is filled with additional world-building, histories, lore and includes several illustrations of maps. I loved that this book was a sort of in-universe history book as it'south written from the perspective of multiple scholars from this world and they informed the reader that all the information in this book was compiled from the earliest available records starting from the Age of Legends all the style through to the current New Era. It adds an interesting dynamic considering the scholars know a lot of secrets that we the reader don't know, but at the same time, the scholar also doesn't know certain information (such as information on the White Tower and Aes Sedai), which nosotros the reader know because we learned them from Egwene or Siuan'southward POV capacity in the main serial. This will be a spoiler review (since this book was written around halfway through the main series) and it will be more of a free-flowing review rather than having a gear up format that I usually have for my reviews. This book is structured very well, starting with an introduction to the master aspects of The Bike of Time serial which is the Wheel itself, the Pattern of Ages and the One Power. The 2nd department delves into the Age of Legends (my personal favorite chapter of the book), the State of war of Power, and a breakup of all the Forsaken and Shadowspawn. The tertiary department covers the Breaking of the World and events after the Breaking such as the founding of the White Tower, the ascension and fall of the Ten Nations, the reign of Artur Hawkwing, etc. The first three sections talk about the backstory and the major events preceding The Wheel of Fourth dimension serial just the 4th sections goes in-depth into the world itself, simply specifically the exotic/lesser-known lands such as the land of the Seanchan, Shara, the Ocean Folk Islands, the Aiel Waste and it also talks near their culture, political hierarchy, and some neat tidbits/facts that were previously unknown. The 5th and final department talks almost the local nations on the main state such as Andor, Tar Valon (and the White Tower), Cairhien, Illian, Tear, the Borderland nations, and so on. There are so many awesome pieces of information you acquire when reading this book, such equally learning all of the Forsaken's real names, what their occupations were during the Age of Legends and the reasoning as to why they turned to the Shadow. It too gives exclusive information on the Forsaken that the master serial doesn't cover such as what each of the Forsaken were doing correct subsequently reawakening from their deep slumber caused by the Seals on the Dark One'southward prison. What besides makes this volume a must-read is learning the little details that are and then mind-boggling, like learning that the Crystal Throne itself was actually a Ter'angreal that causes anyone who approaches it to feel an immense sense of awe and wonder, or the fact that not only did Artur Hawkwing ship his son west to conquer Seanchan (which was already known), merely he likewise sent his daughter eastward to conquer Shara (simply ultimately failed). It was bang-up to learn more near Artur Hawkwing and the Second Dragon, Guaire Amalasan. I also liked that this book gave more details on Shara. I was fascinated by all the secrecy of Shara and the locals of Shara purposely lying to outsiders and merchants. There's a smashing conspiracy that the Ayyad channelers actually rule Shara, and not their traditional monarch (Sh'boan/Sh'botay). There was also some peachy facts on the Aiel such as a absurd story on why the Aiel started wearing veils earlier they killed, and the cutting of the Cadin'sor uniform that the Aiel wear is actually slightly different for each clan and sept, but the differences are so subtle that no 1 other than an Aiel can truly notice. At that place was also and so much new data on the Seanchan. This volume explains why the Seanchan have their odd stance on leashing Aes Sedai: because the Aes Sedai in the continent of Seanchan were much different from regular Aes Sedai. The Seanchan Aes Sedai freely used the One Power as a military weapon and were vicious and manipulating. I found it fascinating to learn that the Seanchan beasts are not actually from Seanchan but were the offspring of beasts brought dorsum from parallel worlds via the Portal Stones. They were presumably brought in for aid against Shadowspawn during the years after the Breaking. It was great to acquire more in-depth on each of these Seanchan beasts/exotics, which includes a brief concrete description and also talks nearly their abilities, strengths, weaknesses, other unique attributes, and how the Seanchan use them in their armed forces strategies. This volume is as well the only source that shows an actual map of the continent of Seanchan, its nations and major cities. At that place'due south also some absurd origin stories on sure aspects of the principal series, such equally the origin of the Waygates and what the Means originally looked similar without the taint and corruption of Machin Shin aka the Black Wind, the origins of why Tarabon and Arad Doman fight over Almoth Plain, the origins and textile used to brand the Warder's color-shifting cloaks (which was commonly used in the Age of Legends) and the origin of the Body of water Folk since the Breaking. [Last Thoughts & Rating]: This was a fantastic read and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes earth-building/histories and also for the hardcore fans of The Wheel of Time series. I establish so much additional context and exclusive details that couldn't be establish anywhere else, so it will definitely enhance my re-read of this series when I get to it at some point in the future. Information technology really does modify the fashion I look at several aspects of the main series, peculiarly the Seanchan and the Forsaken. It also answers a few of the mysteries that were gear up in the primary serial, and so there's that as an added bonus as well. Overall, it was a very quick and fun read. Rating: 7/x My Book Rankings: https://jaytargaryen.blogspot.com/p/b... five Stars (ix-10): Amazing
Epitome: The Bicycle of Time Map.
Image: An Aiel.
Prototype: Semirhage.
four Stars (7-9): Really Good to Great
3 Stars (v-seven): Average to Good
2 Stars (three-v): Bad to Mediocre
1 Star (1-3): Terrible
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