Monthly Archives: October 2015

Review of The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan

Posted on October 30, 2015 by H.P.

In a Massive Series, All Paths Are Paved With Daggers The Path of Daggers is book 8 of 14 in The Wheel of Times series. It is the shortest book of the series (not counting New Spring). That, in and … Continue reading →

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Review of A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan

Posted on October 29, 2015 by H.P.

A Crown of Swords is book 7 of 14 in The Wheel of Time series. A Crown of Swords is sometimes criticized for covering only a very small sliver of time (as little as a week). Which is, on its … Continue reading →

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Review of Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan

Posted on October 28, 2015 by H.P.

Caps the Finest of Four Acts in The Wheel of Time Lord of Chaos is book 6 of 14 in Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series. It is considered by many fans of the series as the best of the … Continue reading →

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Review of The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan

Posted on October 27, 2015 by H.P.

The Fires of Heaven is book 5 of 14 in The Wheel of Time series. By book 5 the series is firmly in Act 2 of 4. I think Act 2 (books 4-6) is the best collective group of the … Continue reading →

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Book Releases I’m Excited About for November, December, and January

Posted on October 26, 2015 by H.P.

The second half of November and December are typically slow, as the conventional wisdom is it’s too late to take advantage of the Christmas rush, but there is still a solid queue of books set for the next three months. … Continue reading →

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Review of The Walking Dead, Compendium 3 by Robert Kirkman

Posted on October 22, 2015 by H.P.

Life After the Zombie Apocalypse is Nasty, Brutish, and Short—Or Is It? The Walking Dead, Compendium 3 collects comics #97-144, the same comics collected in volumes 17-24. As you can see, it’s quite a bit fatter than the first and … Continue reading →

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Review of The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan

Posted on October 21, 2015 by H.P.

The Most Epic of Fantasy Series Becomes Truly EPIC The Shadow Rising is book 4 of 14 in The Wheel of Times series. The Shadow Rising had just been released when I began reading The Wheel of Time series (wow, … Continue reading →

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Review of The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan

Posted on October 20, 2015 by H.P.

The Dragon Reborn is book 3 of 14 in The Wheel of Time series. The Dragon Reborn is the last Wheel of Time book to wrap up most of its storylines in the same book and the last before the … Continue reading →

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Review of The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

Posted on October 19, 2015 by H.P.

The Great Hunt is book 2 of 14 in The Wheel of Time series. It’s perhaps the most standalone of all the Wheel of Times books (I’ve lent it to friends who haven’t read book 1), although that’s relatively speaking. … Continue reading →

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Review of The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

Posted on October 15, 2015 by H.P.

INTRODUCTION It is a tribute to the importance of The Wheel of the Time to the fantasy genre that, like The Lord of the Rings, just how good it is sometimes isn’t recognized because it has done so much to … Continue reading →

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