I finished reading The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan a few days ago. It's the third book in his Wheel of Time series, and I'm loving it. The beauty of this book, like the others, is that Jordan illustrates a whole world. He is verbose and every detail is accounted for. Thoughts and emotions are followed. So many characters are involved, so many plot lines. The whole thing is thought provoking. I find myself trying to unravel the plot, staring into the book.

I'll admit it - I had trouble getting into the first book. It's wordy and detailed. It was intimidating to say the least. The reader needs to remember a few things, though. This is not a trilogy. Thus far it is an eleven book long series, and if I've heard right, there will be a twelfth. Now that, too, might seem intimidating but the story is still very fast paced. I find myself engrossed in the book, easily reading fifty pages or more a night and wishing I could stay up later to read more. I'd recommend this series to anyone who is a fan of fantasy literature.

Unfortunately, Jordan's series drags on as its volume numbers grow. It tends to get mired in its own ponderous storylines.

That doesn't meant I'm not going to read every word until the damn thing's finished, though. :) He grabbed me with the early books and I got too invested in the characters.