Towers of Midnight (Wheel of Time, #13; A Memory of Light, #2)
The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One's prison are crumbling. The Pattern itself is unravelling, and the armies of the Shadow have begun to spill out of the Blight. Perrin Aybara is haunted by spectres from his past. To prevail, he must find a way to master the wolf within him or...
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The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One's prison are crumbling. The Pattern itself is unravelling, and the armies of the Shadow have begun to spill out of the Blight. Perrin Aybara is haunted by spectres from his past. To prevail, he must find a way to master the wolf within him or lose himself to it for ever. Meanwhile, Matrim Cauthon prepares for the most difficult challenge of his life. The Tower of Ghenjei awaits, and its secrets will reveal the fate of a friend long lost. The end draws near. It's time to roll the dice.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781841498690 (1841498696)
Publish date: October 1st 2011
Publisher: Orbit
Pages no: 941
Edition language: English
Series: Wheel of Time (#13)
If the cover art weren't a clue, Perrin takes center stage in this volume with a final confrontation with the Whitecloaks under Galad. This is something that has been brewing since 'The Eye of the World', so it was very satisfying. Perrin's and Galad's plotlines conjoining puts Morgase into an inter...
This is the book that truly returned this series to fulfilling its potential, at least for me. Numerous story lines and subplots are finally wrapped up to clear the way for the Last Battle. Perrin has finally stepped into his role and begun to accomplish what he was responsible for all along. Mat ha...
The author change did improve the quality of the writing in the sense of cutting down the purple in the purplest of proses. But as a downside of the improved craft, it highlights the disturbing content of the writing. The misogynistic taint that undermines the so-called-but-not-really-powerful-aft...
Caution: This review contains minor spoilers. I have the impression that Brandon Sanderson, who has done an outstanding job with the Herculean task of finishing Robert Jordan's epic, The Wheel of Time, is tremendously fond of Perrin Aybara. I have this impression because there's an awful lot of Pe...
Another awesome chunk of the Wheel of Time series. Brandon Sanderson has done such a good job with these final three books! This one wasn’t quite as smooth as the previous book (lots of tense scenes happening simultaneously, with no break), but it was still very enjoyable. I’ve really enjoyed the ad...