Knife of Dreams
Robert Jordan
Penguin
Trade PAperback, R140
Reviewed by Gail Jamieson, on 24 February 2006
Book Eleven of "The Wheel of Time"
At last . . . almost. In this the penultimate volume of "The Wheel of Time"
the strands start to draw together as Rand Al'Thor must prepare for Tarmon
Gai'don - The Last Battle. The finale we have been witing for so long for is
finally in sight.
The Aes Sedai are still divided, but Egwene is in the hands of the Black
Ajar and must convince her supporters to let her resolve the problem from
inside the enemy camp in her own way.
Mat Cauthon still has to return the arrogant Daughter of the Nine Moons to
her rightful place. Perrin Aybara has put his need to to rescue Faille ahead
of all else and Elayne struggles to gain the support she needs to rule while
carrying Rand's unborn twins.
This incredibly complex tale includes the stories of Sea Folk, the Seanchan,
the Shaido and many others, all of whom will be needed in The Last Battle.
And through all the threads runs the struggle of Rand with Lews Therrin,
who is trapped inside his mind and whose deepsest desire is to die at the
hands of the Dark Lord.
As usual, as with the previous ten volumes I found this book almost
impossible to put down. Despite the complexity of the story it is gripping
and I cannot wait to have all twelve volumes to read one after the other
without the sometimes two year wait to find out what happens next and
finally to hear how it all plays out.
Write on, Robert Jordan - we're waiting with anxiety to read the final
volume.
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