Category: Books

  • The Gathering Storm (By the Cover): I feel like we’ve been here before…

    How many times can the artist draw Rand standing with a hand raised? This makes twice now, maybe three times? This cover just comes across as silly more than anything else. I’m fairly sure it’s trying to adapt one of the heavier scenes from the book. But in execution, it just looks like some dude…

  • Knife of Dreams: Robert Jordan’s Last Hurrah

    This is the last Wheel of Time book written by Robert Jordan before his tragic passing. It’s an incredible loss. Thankfully, the man went out with one hell of a bang. The Wheel of Time turns and ages come and pass. Egwene has been taken by the White Tower and begins to wage a silent…

  • Knife of Dreams (By the Cover): Time For Strategy

    Why must the best Wheel of Time book have one of the weakest covers? That just isn’t fair! This is a very dull cover. The artwork is as stellar as ever, obviously. Still, they chose to adapt one of the least exciting scenes of the book, so it doesn’t exactly sell you on the book…

  • Crossroads of Twilight: I’m so BOOOORED

    ‘Path of Daggers’ was a mess and it was kinda hilarious. ‘Winter’s Heart’ was either great or god awful depending on the scene. ‘Crossroads of Twilight’ is just dull! So much happens, yet the plot doesn’t move at all! The Wheel of Time turns and blah blah blah. After cleansing the male half of the…

  • Crossroads of Twilight (By the Cover): Forward… You Get It

    Wow. All three of the Slump covers are basically the same thing. And all three of them are really boring. But to be fair, this is the least boring of the three. Which is surprising, since this is easily the most boring book of the lot! ‘Path of Daggers’ had Rand on the cover. ‘Winter’s…