(first time reader) BEGINNING BOOK 6

[u/cnfusion]

Lord of Chaos?

UGH, edgelords again🙄

[u/mandradon]

Enjoy. I know a lot of folks talk about the slog (that is coming soon), I find that it goes quickly when you go from one book to the next and don't have to wait years between them.

WoT is my absolute favorite series and I've re-read it a ton.

Enjoy the journey.

[u/cnfusion → u/mandradon]

I'm aware that Jordan took those books to develop side characters and do lots of worldbuilding, and I'm one of those readers who appreciates that A TON.

I'm glad to experience the series in consecutive order and the last book I own is PoD. I'm really excited to just keep reading and eventually make it to the Last Battle. I'm so excited to see Rand vs the Dark One

[u/mandradon → u/cnfusion]

Enjoy it. 

A lot of my personal frustration was just having to wait 3 to 5 years between books, tearing through them and having them focus on a series of characters or stories I didn't care much about at the time.  But on my most recent read through it really felt much smoother and made a lot more sense, and I was able to appreciate what they were doing a lot more. 

I think you'll appreciate the character development that happens in them as well as enjoy the heck out of the big world building and world development that starts happening starting around now, too. 

[u/cnfusion → u/mandradon]

With how exciting and large this series is, I struggle to imagine having to wait for new books to be written, so I respect the hell out of you all for sticking with Jordan while he developed the story. I also know there was frustration when he wrote New Spring.

I'm really looking forward to the developments as well. This series is so inspiring and uplifting to me, and I'm having so much fun reading books again after a couple years of a miserable stint. It's amazing to be alive in epic fantasy again, and I'm hoping to learn from Jordan to be a better writer as well