After 7 months of continuous reading I finished off the over 12,000 pages of the Wheel of Time series written by Robert Jordan. The last few books were finished by Brandon Saunderson after Jordon passed away. The final book was pretty epic. One of my friends that read the book said he found it too dark, however I was OK with that, after all it was the final good versus evil, world gonna end type of story. That shouldn't be sunshine and lollipops. One of the things I found most interesting is that the final battle was not all about Rand. Actually he played a small part really. It was about all of the other characters and their will to fight and survive that really tipped the scale. There were many times in the book when I felt hopeless and then something would happen that would make me cheer and think there was a chance. It was an amazing read with some of the deaths and characters that lived a surprise. And Lan, what can I say about him...he has been one of my favorites from the very beginning! The world Jordan created was so rich I may have to read it again one day as already many of the details of the 14 books is fuzzy.
After finishing this one I wasn't sure what to read next. I have realized I like the fantasy genre so my WoW friend (Bloodburner) recommended the Mistborn Trilogy. This is also written by Brandon Saunderson so I thought I would give it a try. I just finished the final book today and had a good cry at the end. It was one of those happy/sad endings that also had the good/evil, ruin/preservation theme. I like how Saunderson writes, he doesn't waste words and moves the story along really well. He has a lot of cool concepts such as Allomancy and the ability to burn metals that provide various powers such as strength, speed, etc. The story has the nobility who are the haves and the Skaa who are the have nots and their attempt at Rebellion against the Lord Ruler. There are Inquisitors who have spikes for eyes and are almost impossible to kill. The main character is a young street urchin named Vin that is half Skaa/half Nobility and is a Mistborn. You would need to read the books to understand what that means but suffice to say she is bad ass!Now I need to find a new book or series to read. I think it was Liam who recommended Kingkiller Chronicles? I am open to suggestions. I can't bring myself to read 50 shades of grey, doesn't sound interesting at all. I think I will stick to the swords and shields kind of fantasy as that floats my boat!
