La Rueda del Tiempo gira y las Eras van y vienen, dejando recuerdos que se convierten en leyenda. La leyenda se deviene en mito, e incluso el mito se olvida cuando la Era que lo vio nacer regresa. En la Tercera Era, una Era de Profecía, el Mundo y el Tiempo penden de un hilo. Lo que fue, lo que será y lo que es, aún puede caer bajo la Sombra.
En las laderas de Shayol Ghul, se forjan las espadas de los Myrddraal, y el cielo no es el cielo de este mundo.
En Salidar, la Torre Blanca en el exilio, prepara una embajada a Caemlyn, donde Rand Al'Thor, el Dragón Renacido, ostenta el trono, y donde un visitante inesperado podría cambiar el mundo...
En el Campo de Emond, Perrin Ojos Dorados, Señor de los Dos Ríos, siente la atracción de los ta'veren y se prepara para marchar.
Morgase …
La Rueda del Tiempo gira y las Eras van y vienen, dejando recuerdos que se convierten en leyenda. La leyenda se deviene en mito, e incluso el mito se olvida cuando la Era que lo vio nacer regresa. En la Tercera Era, una Era de Profecía, el Mundo y el Tiempo penden de un hilo. Lo que fue, lo que será y lo que es, aún puede caer bajo la Sombra.
En las laderas de Shayol Ghul, se forjan las espadas de los Myrddraal, y el cielo no es el cielo de este mundo.
En Salidar, la Torre Blanca en el exilio, prepara una embajada a Caemlyn, donde Rand Al'Thor, el Dragón Renacido, ostenta el trono, y donde un visitante inesperado podría cambiar el mundo...
En el Campo de Emond, Perrin Ojos Dorados, Señor de los Dos Ríos, siente la atracción de los ta'veren y se prepara para marchar.
Morgase de Caemlyn encuentra un aliado inesperado y bastante inoportuno... Y al sur se encuentra Illian, donde Sammael domina.
La trama de Nyneave se ha vuelto más interesante, y desde luego no me veía venir lo que pasa con la Amyrlin.
La "locura" de Rand por momentos es exasperante, pero imagino que es lo que quiere transmitir. Sí me parece un poco sospechoso lo que lo que pasó con Asmodean no haya llevado a algo más...
Me encanta, y cada vez lo veo más, el cómo en un mismo capítulo cambia de punto de vista varias veces. Cada personaje tiene una información y ve las cosas de una manera. Es una forma muy buena de dejarte ver lo que hay soterrado y podría estallar en cualquier momento.
Review from a long time fan (spoilers for previous books, none for this one)
5 stars
This is, without a doubt, the best book in the series.
Yes, this book is long. But at this point, you're clearly committed to reading a 14 book series- the length isn't relevant. You either like Jordan's style by now, or you don't. This is, to me, the point of no return- either you're committing to the rest by reading this, or you're not.
The story in this is incredibly good. It's got a slower, more measured pace than the other books. In the other books, the action was driven by the characters going places and doing things there. In this book, the action is driven by political scheming and interactions between characters. It's a big shift, but Jordan really pulls it off- it was a necessary shift to happen- book 5 wrapped up most of the major plotlines from the first 5 books, and now was the time to …
This is, without a doubt, the best book in the series.
Yes, this book is long. But at this point, you're clearly committed to reading a 14 book series- the length isn't relevant. You either like Jordan's style by now, or you don't. This is, to me, the point of no return- either you're committing to the rest by reading this, or you're not.
The story in this is incredibly good. It's got a slower, more measured pace than the other books. In the other books, the action was driven by the characters going places and doing things there. In this book, the action is driven by political scheming and interactions between characters. It's a big shift, but Jordan really pulls it off- it was a necessary shift to happen- book 5 wrapped up most of the major plotlines from the first 5 books, and now was the time to step back, reflect, and set up the plotlines for the next several books. And that's what you're expecting going in- book 5s ending is so explosive that you need room to breathe. And he gives you that. And keeps giving you that, until you realize that he actually wasn't giving you ANY room to breathe, and that you actually just thought he was because you weren't paying attention. He has lulled you, just like the characters, into a false sense of security- and it pays off enormously.
This book adds more to the world than book 5 did. It really expands on the differences between the courts in Cairhien and Caemlyn, and distinguishes them pretty well.
This is easily my favorite book of the entire series; I actively look forward to reading it every single time I read the books.
I can only imagine that it might be annoying that I rate all of the books in this series thus far as 5 stars. All I can say is that this is one of those rare series where I don't perceive of the individual books as separate pieces of media, but rather as parts of a whole.
EDIT: After yet another reread, I've decided that this is perhaps the best of the first six books. So many cinematic moments!
