Turns out that almost immediately after I published my last post, the road opened up again and I was able to go. I promptly left the office and had a really quick ride home. I'm now 36 minutes short of where I 'should' be for the week, but that's okay. I'll make up the time tomorrow.
With the extra time I have been given, I was able to finish up the most recent novel, which was the twelve volume of the Wheel of Time. And, having said that, I can almost hear Chris bracing himself for the big rant...
Well, it turned out that the book did indeed live up to expectations, being a big turgid mess of words with nothing actually happening. For the first twenty-seven chapters, anyway. After that, suddenly, the plot sprang to life, and it was actually quite exciting. Almost reminded me of why I got so far into the series in the first place.
Apparently, Robert Jordan had the book partially written before he died. It's probably unkind, but I think I can pinpoint just where he got to.
#35: "The Gathering Storm", by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
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And so... was there poison in the cup?
Brandon Sanderson... Where have I heard that name before?
There was an incident with poisoned tea. But somehow we avoided hundreds of pages deliberating it.
Brandon Sanderson has his own epic fantasy series on the go. But I haven't read it.
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