With the release of The Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime this month, I thought I’d explore what drew me into the books many years ago, and why I keep going back to them.
I grew up reading Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time throughout my teenage years. It’s the only book series I’ve re-read, and I must have re-read it five or six times by now.
From its intricate world building to its grand spiritualism, its moral philosophy of truth, honor and duty to its reversal of gender hierarchies, The Wheel of Time is unlike any other fantasy series ever written.
The late Robert Jordan was a master of foreshadowing and intricate plotting, with hundreds of characters and dozens of viewpoints, to the point that, even after so long, I still discover something new whenever I read the books. He was a spiritual predecessor to George R. R. Martin and his Game of Thrones series.
In this video essay I breakdown the world according to Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time, to show his essential fantasy philosophy of duty, honor and sacrifice.
I answer: "What is the wheel of time?" - "What is the philosophy of the wheel of time?" and provide a summary of the wheel of time.
MINOR SPOILERS for book 1 / series 1
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