Category: Books

  • The Shadow Rising: The Next Act Begins

    Oh no. Guys. I think I’m into the Wheel of Time now. Like, I don’t think I can back out anymore. Rand has proved himself the Dragon Reborn by drawing Callindor and claiming Tear. Now, the whole world has their eyes on him. From the recently returned Forsaken to the Aes Sedai and the Children…

  • Introducing the Cast of Threads of Reality: Nileth Barok

    Most fantasy protagonists are good people. The kinds of men and women who are able and willing to help people and fight evil. Characters like Kaladin from The Stormlight Archive, Rand from The Wheel of Time, and Aragorn from The Lord of the Rings. Good people, all of them (except maybe Rand around the time…

  • The Shadow Rising (By the Cover): Into the Wastes

    I swear to god, these covers just get less accurate every time! I’m only half certain about what’s happening here. We’ve got four characters front and center; Rand in red (I think), Mat in green (I think), Egwene (I think), and… is that Lan in the back? That would make the most sense. Unless it’s…

  • The Dragon Reborn (By the Cover): I HAVE THE POWER!!!

    Is it just me, or do these covers just keep getting sillier? Like, this one is just a straight-up comedy, dudes! Look at this! Of the Wheel of Time covers we’ve analyzed so far, this is by far the simplest. It depicts the moment near the end of the book, where Rand claims Callandor and…

  • The Great Hunt (By the Cover): Look At This Thing I Found!

    Okay. This one is more accurate to the story than the cover of Eye of the World. But it just looks so goofy that it makes me laugh every time I look at it. The cover of The Great Hunt depicts the scene where Rand and Loyal manage to steal back the Horn of Valere.…