Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan Book Review

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Review Summary

Farmer has to save the world by breaking it.
Bryan, Resident Scholar

In the series, Rand al'Thor is hunted by the Dark One's evil minions and monsters. He has special powers the allow him to Travel, create Illusion, manipulate fire, wind, water, earth, and spirit. He discovers these powers as he sets out in the world to escape the Dark One along with his friends. He falls in love with three women and must choose between them. He finds out that he is the Dragon Reborn and must save the world from the Dark One before he breaks free of his prison and overtakes the earth. An overall good series, with adventure, wars, gore, love and just about everything else. I recommend it.
Katy Nichols, Resident Scholar

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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%

FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - a powerful magician
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
magical powers: - good magical powers being hunted by non/weaker magical(s) (fantasy)
War or Invasion Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - fire/lightning/weather cntrl - telekinesis - teleportation - can cast many different spells
Eccentric: Yes - emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Age: - long-lived adults
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - teleportation - can cast all sorts of spells - Invisibility
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Terrain - Desert - Water - Mountains - Forests
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a primitive/fantasy society
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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