"It was a clear note, golden as the Horn was golden. The trees around them seemed to resonate with it, and the ground under their feet, the sky overhead. That one long sound encompassed everything." That will forever be one of my favorite passages in literature.

Ingtar's redemption has always been one of my favorite scenes throughout the series.

The Hunt for the Horn is epic! It starts with a robbery and a chase, then a kidnapping, two hoists, and ends with an epic battle in the sky!

The tests to become Accepted and Aes Sedai tell so much about each candidate and are so hard, and Nynaeve's Accepted test is just heart-wrenching. Those are the things I want to see in the tv adaptation.

I love the part of him beating his son at basketball "I win again Lew's Therin" great stuff.

When Matt blows the horn is one of my favorite parts of the whole series.

Just finished this book Loved it Flicker Flicker Flicker Flicker

Lan: "Sheathing the sword--remember it." YUP!!!!!

I just finished it, and the last 60 pages were just absolutely amazing

verin is probably the biggest badass in the series.

I missed Lan in this book as well, but by the end I liked how Jordan built the connection between Rand and Lan without Lan actually being present. We knew from the beginning that Lan’s lessons and wisdom about sheathing the sword would help Rand, but I really loved how it played out in these ending chapters; contemplating with Turak; becoming reality for Ingtar, and finally how Rand ends the battle with big bad B. Lan really cares about Rand in his own way not connected to Moiraine, and that caring saved the day in this book!

Just finished the 2nd book. It also took me a week to get through. Loved this book. Definitely feels more like it's own thing. Loved Matt in this book: he always had me laughing out loud. I appreciated Rand's development into more of a leader. Perrin is a favourite character for me but I felt he got sidelined in this book except for a handful of POV. I wonder why no one notes the parallel between Fain and Gollum. Great mythology and world building. The Damane were a welcome addition. The last battle in the book was epic. Arthur Hawkwing coming back from the dead had me on the edge of my seat.

Just finished this one for the first time and am loving watching your old Wheel of Time reviews! I felt the same exact way about this one and am pumped to continue.

I’m 1/2 way through book 7. The excerpt from the start of this vid is tied for my favourite moment from the books (the other being the climax of 6). Hearing you voice it and with the way the music swells up at “the dragon reborn” gives me chills. Awesome reviews and I always look forward to watching your videos as I finish the books :) Thanks for the great content!

I'm just seeing these now... I loved these books, and your reviews are helping me relive them in a great way. I'm grinning at many of your comments

I do not know why these videos are so fun for me

I read EOTW the year it came out, and have re-read them so many times. I am loving seeing your reactions and experience on your first time through.

It’s really fun to watch you go through this story for the first time. I’m really curious to watch the others now to see how your opinions evolve. Based on your King Multiverse reviews I’ve all watched you have the reader profile that becomes a big fan of Nynaeve and Lan along the way,, and that often comes with a live for Peerin’s arc as well. It will be fun to find out.

The excerpt at the beginning of your video is one of my top 5 moments of the series.

"I have won again, Lews Therin" gives me chills EVERY TIME!! Yeah, man, this series is not PG. Who told you that? I know that by the time I'm typing this, you are well past book six (I'm not to that review yet) but the final scenes of that book are going to be absolutely brutal on screen. Red Wedding who? I guess they meant PG regarding sex, since that's mainly all off-page? But this series is extraordinarily violent at times. I gotta admit, I did not like Mat for almost the entire series. Until Sanderson got a hold of the character, which turns out to be when the rest of the fandom says Mat stopped being Mat. But every story needs a trickster, right? His story is FASCINATING, though! I may not like Mat as a person if he was in real life, but his part in the story is definitely important and unique! I am for sure in the minority with that opinion, though. The fact that all the characters have strengths but also flaws is one of my favorite things Jordan did. They feel so much more real.

Just found all your WOT reviews. These are actually super helpful recaps for someone like me who is slowly reading through the series! Just finished book four and onto 5 very soon! Love the channel and all your reviews 👍

Yes, Eye of the World felt overly derivative but once I got to The Great Hunt my view on the entire series changed. Which is weird, since the Hunt itself is just a search for the Holy Grail as a concept. But still, Great Hunt alone made Eye of the World worth going through.

Dude, I love your reviews. New subscriber. I've read this series numerous times. I recommend a re-read using the audiobooks. The narrators (pronunciation of proper nouns aside) are fabulous. I'm binging the rest of your reviews for this series now.

I'm loving these book reviews man. I read the wheel of Time ages ago (and stopped in the middle) and your videos are bringing back the sweet memories when I discovered fantasy books back in 2014/15 . I would also recommend pillars of the earth. It's not fantasy it's in real life (or however you would call a grounded story) and the drama is just perfect every character is multidimensional the story is intense. Definitely a must read if you haven't. I'll be waiting for a review if you ever get to it

So glad to hear the Jordan has gone his on direction in the second book. I've enjoyed the first novel and am looking forward to the Great Hunt.

Just finished the great hunt for the first time and I like watching these after I finish each book becuse we have similar thoughts as first time readers

Ingtar last moments got me I wasn't expecting to cry on this book... Truly amazing book I just wanna go on

Still one of the best reviewers of the wheel of time Think this is the 5/6th watch of this review Although quite a few more watches to match the 30+ reads of the wheel of time series I’ve done 🤷‍♂️

The Aes Sedai test, as well as all the possible futures that the characters experienced are tough to stomach. There is so much burried in each of us and most of us, thankfully, never get to see the most tragic part(s) of ourselves. We accept that we’re fallible, but take comfort in the fact that if we’re not desperate enough, we won’t have to experience how fallible we actually are. The future that each character experiences and the novice to accepted trials are like “This is you in your most dire straits, deal with it… OK, all done, enjoy the rest of your existence.”

I have started this series because of your channel and bought the first three books. Just done with the Great Hunt. On to the Dragon Reborn. A lot of great potential.

Dude you pick apart these books like a ninja. Very intelligent.

What a life I'm kicking back watching the March Madness, NCAA Wrestling and reading the Great Hunt. Thoroughly entertained.

I’m binging these reviews to catch up where I am on my reread. A few things, you are on to a lot of stuff I didn’t see coming and apparently I need to read Dune. Thanks for the content

Im so happy to see another Great Hunt fan. My favorite WoT book.

The intro... Oh, boy. Is fantastic.

Mat and dagger plot is gone by the beginning of book three thank goodness. Now we will get the Mat we all know and love. Again fun to hear the reactions of a first time reader of WoT. I see that Rand's Portal Stone run really got to you Mike. Don't worry, it got me too. I win again Lews Therin...

Goose bumps from mat blowing the horn until the end!!! Nothing like it have I read

Yo I finished this tonight I was jumping up and down all over my room

Finished this today! I enjoyed this one a bit better than the first. Loved the quote at the beginning, one of my favorite parts of the book. I’m confused about that Lanfear woman at the end...I don’t remember her from EOTW...so I’m assuming she is new, but I’m guessing she will be important at some point. The description of her as being so beautiful makes me think of Selene...lots of thoughts...gonna take a break before the next one.

JUST finished. On to the next!!!

love these recaps,

The last time I read TGH was over 15 years ago. I just finished my most recent re-read and I'm glad I'm doing this. There are many scenes/plot lines that I remember, even after 15 years (the game of houses, the Portal Stones, the battle at the end of the book, the Seanchan damane, Selene.) I forgot how much more I enjoyed The Great Hunt compared to The Eye of the World, even though I love them both. I'm taking a brief, palate cleansing break before I start The Dragon Reborn.

I agree that Mat has a rough start but once you'll get further into the series, you will see why he's so popular in the community.

Still my favorite book in the series! TGH is pretty underrated, imo

Just finished TGH (bit late to the vid I guess) but I think the profecy for the heron marks was “Once to set him on his path” when the first heron mark early on and “Twice to name him true” referring to when he becomes the dragon

I subbed the moment you said that the Aes Sedai were like the Bene Gesserit. The entire time I was reading it I kept thinking to myself how similar the two groups are.

Finally I’m reading WoT again. Finished eye of the world and the spent 10 months reading Malazan. Just finished the Great Hunt and going to roll through this series

I loved EOTW but this book blew me away. It starts of so different and by the end it gripped me so hard. From party hunt of the baddies to trying to avoid suspicions from noble folks to battling brutish invaders with ⚔️ and sorcery ✨

I just watched your previous video with the comment, that said, they had to bite back saying "oh my sweet summer child" all the way through. Well, Oh my sweet summer child :D So cool to listen to how you see it. I don't think I really recall what it was like to read it for the first time ...

Great intro and music.

Just finished book 2 for the first time today!

I have just finished it today, and so far I liked The Great Hunt more than The Eye of the World. Mostly because it feel just right in terms of a bit cliché, but not too much, as there are some surprises and some good development, while the hunt itself is mostly breathtaking throughout the whole book (something I missed a bit on the first book).

Well done again

The horn of Valere reminds me of Elric's horn of Fate, the whole reasurecting dead champions thing. Also, the multiverse is another parallel

I finished this book back in 1993! Making me feel ancient. The Great Hunt is the best. Almost works on its own. Remember when this book came out, we did not have as much good fiction to get. We had Tad Williams, Margaret Weis/Tracy Hickman, Game of Thrones was not on the radar, and other not so great books. In 2020 you may be more critical. Check out The Magic of Recluse, and Assassins Apprentice, you may not like the narration being in the first person and the pacing, but I enjoyed both. Oh and out of genre (sci-fi) Midshipman's Hope by David Feintuch, won a Hugo award.

Why does Ba'alzamon always say, "I win again Lews Therin" when he loses every single time!?!

Omg I lost it when you said that about your kid 🤣🤣 I have a two year old and I will absolutely be doing this 😭

Now I can’t wait to have a kid to tell him I win again Lews Therrin

oh, your thoughts on Selene are awesome 😂

Oh my goodness, I really need to reread this book series. I only finished A Memory of Light two months ago and I cannot stop thinking about it.

Since a lot of people don't immediately understand this by the end of the book (including another book KZfaqr,) I'll explain it here. SPOILERS, obviously The woman who walks in on Min taking care of Rand who introduces herself as Lanfear is the same person as Selene. If you go back to Chapter 7 of this book "Blood Calls Blood," you'll hear Verin and Moiraine talk about who Lanfear is, and how she's free again.

Intro quote: WAY before the Doctor Strange movie.

Thanks for this review. I'm onto this book after taking a 2 book break after the great eye. I think that's what I'm going to do between each book unless I'm so hooked at the end of one I simply MUST get right to the next. Oh also we do briefly learn that MO is blue Ajah in the first book I THINK when she's talking to Loial for the first time in the library(what a great scene imo). I commented on a community post a while back it was a picture of you saying I can't wait to read Dune again. I forget EXACTLY what I said but I k ow it was something along the lines like "well there ARE other books out there". Who the hell am I to question what you read or tell you what to read?! I was a dickhead for saying that and I apologize. Just wanted to clear that up...if you even happen to see this comment. Your videos are what finally got me to pull the trigger and read the first book because you were reviewing these AS you read them so it wasn't just another super fan saying READ THEM. That's also where I got the "break" idea between books as I don't want to burn myself out. Thanks man for all the hard work and time you put into these videos.

Yes thank you. I'm going semi-crazy half-doubting myself that it's not canon that the Red Ajah is dedicated to preventing another Breaking but as a newbie it's clear. (Might be canon. It's hard to remember among all 14 books.)

I'm currently reading through the series for the first time. I'm having a blast watching your videos on the book I just finished. Your thoughts are pretty much spot on with mine so far. Not sure you will see this since this is an older video, but I'm partway through The Dragon Reborn and just found out that there is a prequel novel. Do you have a suggestion on when I should read it? I'm avoiding spoilers like the plague so I'm not googling anything. I'm not even reading the comments on your videos lol. Thanks in advance

Great review, cant wait foe you to reach Shafow Rising. :D

Hurin can smell Violence, not evil. Hurin can't tell a dark friend from a regular people by smell.

Can't wait to read this book unfortunately the only two copies are checked out at the library 😠🤨

Now I'm just imagining Rand playing 1v1 pickup basketball with the forsaken, and it's hilarious

The Great Hunt is one of my favorites in the series but a unique mark against it is the portal stones. At some point while reading the series I realized the concept of the portal stones and parallel worlds was dropped and not going to be expanded upon. Hell, even within the book they're featured in, they aren't consistent. The first encounter with one takes Rand to the parallel world while the second (and any other subsequent uses in the series) merely acts as a means of teleportation.

fast travel won't be a thing in this series until just before tarmon gai'don. there will be some elements, but don't expect people to fast travel much.

I love this dude's review. The other guy (I'm not even going to mention his name, you can probably guess it) is too arrogant. Keep it up Mike.

I love your reviews. I just finished this one, not quite as quick as you are but its nice to watch your reviews when I finish. I agree the final act was a real page turn-er. I'm a little frustrated with Rand and Perrin being so resistant to everything. I get that they're simple small town kids who didnt ask for this but you'd think even occasionally they'd embrace what they are and be a bad ass instead of just being forced into everything. I havent read many fantasy series though so maybe I'd feel differently if I had. Jordan knows how to end a book and keep me going though, this one did have a lot of slow parts, but definitely better than the first book. We'll see where it goes.

* *****Spoilers ahead***** I love that Thom assassinated King Galldrian, thus triggering the civil war for the succession of the Sun Throne which leads to so many problems/opportunities for Rand throughout the next several books in the series. And all stemming from Rand burning the invitations he was sent early in the book. I can't wait to see your reaction to Thom and Moiraine's and Lan and Nynaeve's relationships, Egwene as Amyrlin Seat and Matt the General. Great stuff.

I read though the first six books in this series before putting it down. I am currently reworking my way though the series by listing to the audio books. I have to say, I forgot how many amazing moments there are in this book. From Rands conversation with the Armalyn, all of Lan's interactions with Nynave, Everything that happened in the last ten chapters, and of course the Accepted trial

This is a great book

The purple dawn of Saturn theory is the inspiration for the final battle between Rand and Ba'alzamon.

What the Blue Ajah does isn't made very clear. They choose causes they work for. Perfect for Moiraine and Siuan.

Ingtar's story is there so that you can appreciate Verin's story fully when it comes full circle.

A lot of this books plots fo not get resolved till later in the series. Lots of payoff. And keys to remember half or more of this series was written before Harry Potter and ice and fire.

I just finished this book and could someone please, without spoiling, tell me if Min gets more book time in future novels? For some reason, I find myself really intrigued by her character.

Star Wars ringtone?

I finished The Great Hunt a few hours ago and I loved every page of it. Granted, I think I read it too fast (as I do with most books) and ended up missing a few pages by accident. Finished the book in only 3 days. I think if every book ends with Rand fighting Shai'tan in an epic climactic duel I'll be dissatisfied. I think I agree with you that the final act was so much cooler than the rest of the book. I agree with you on basically every part, and the few things I disagree with you on I think I only disagree cause I read too fast and missed what you're talking about. If I could, I would be starting the Dragon Reborn right now. But, I made a foolish decision and left that at home when I came back to my apartment so its gonna be a long school year with no more Wheel of Time for me. Just gotta re-read the first two and read and re-read the Mistborn Trilogy...

I finished the book yesterday. It was just awesome. But I've a question. If nynaeve could save egwene just by channeling one power, then why all the aes sedais didn't just came there and save their sisters? It might happen that i missed something. But can anyone just explain?

How do you not mention the Prologue? It is one of the best parts of this book and one of the best prologues in the entire series.

The problem with the first and the second book is that when all hell breaks loose they participants are having philosophical conversation and blathering around like nothing happens. And Ba'alzamon appears to be a chatty idiot. Perrin is AWESOME, Rand even thought started as a mary sue he has hard choices. Hurin was a good enjoyable dude and Lan is a great character ( even though it was in it in a very few scenes )

I win again lews therin

Matt gets way better in book 3. He’s been sick or scared the first two books.

Aei Sedai and there Ajah meaning Red Ajah: Hunting down male channelers for trial and gentling Brown Ajah: Pursuit and study of knowledge and preserving it Grey Ajah: in charge of political negotiations Yellow Ajah: focus on healing with the one power White Ajah: pursue logic and logical decisions on big and large scales in favor of Tar Valon also philosophy Green Ajah: the battle Ajah first line of defense and known to fight in past war's throughout history, the only Ajah allowed to have multiple Warder's and meant to fight alongside the Dragon Reborn in the final battle Blue Ajah: seek causes, essentially they choose a goal and do everything in there power to achieve it. I see them as adventurers Black Ajah: a secret Ajah filled with sisters from each Ajah, essentially Aei Sedai who are secretly dark friends that are loyal to the dark one.

Hey you keep mentioning "acts" in these book reviews. I can always tell the first act, and where the second begins, but how can you really tell where the third one begins?

He Killed Ishamael at the end of the book, not Bealzamon, right? Different characters.

I love your videos, you're becoming my favorite KZfaq book person. Most are female, and it's difficult to relate and feel like I'm having a buddy talk to me about the books. That being said, how would i get you you to beta read my story? Not fantasy, more Stephen King, but not horror. Would LOVE you're feedback.

But no dragons yet!

GI JOE!!!

Smell violence ,not evil

“I love Lan, I need more of him on book three, do you hear me Jordan? Doubt it.” 💀💀💀

Magic librarian Ha ha ha

I have read the entire series, and I still despise Mat.

okay so what i got from this video is that i’m pronouncing everything wrong

Your older reviews you speak so much more slowly! Your recent stuff I gave to adjust your speed down!