Review by qwicksilfer (2006-11-25)
When I read this book, I couldn't put it down. Not only is there the same rich, fantastic world painted by Jordan through the past books, but it's one action sequence after another! All who despaired at books 8 and 9, who thought things would never be set in motion, and fretted what he was going to do with the last two books, how he could ever fit all those prophecies and viewings that haven't happened yet in a couple of thousand pages... DON'T WORRY! It's riveting. It's addicting. It's the Wheel of Time in it's truest spirit, closest to the first book that got you addicted in the first place. Very, very good read. But be sure you don't have anything important to do for a few days...

Review by clong (2005-12-25)
At long last Jordan comes through with a book that recalls much of the magic of the first five books of the series. Not only do Rand and Mat and Perrin and Egwene and Elayne and Nynaeve all see their stories move forward, but several important plotlines that had been hanging (and in some cases just ignored) for book after book after book are finally resolved. After getting glimpses of Tuon’s character for the last few books, we learn quite a bit more about what has turned out to be one of the more intriguing characters in the series. And several annoying bad guys finally get their comeuppance.

This is a very different kind of fantasy than you would get from Martin or Erikson. In Jordan's world the good guys always win in the end, and the bad guys ultimately prove to be surprisingly incompetent. The prose still wanders at times. There is still plenty of the stereotyping characterization that some people find objectionable in Jordan’s writing. But the man shows that he hasn’t completely forgotten how to weave a story to a satisfying conclusion.

I would probably have given the book an overall rating of 8, but the superbly moving “Golden Crane” chapter brought it up to a 9 for me. And I am left with some hope that Jordan will be able to bring the series to a reasonably satisfying conclusion, though it is hard to see how he will pull that off in only a single additional book.

Review by bookworm101 (2005-11-11)
This is the best out of the series. It took me three hours of driving to find a store that had it on opening day but it was definetly worth it.
I look foward to his next book in the series and i seriously recomend this book!!! The way Robert Jordan uses his indept character to light up the series is awsome. The plot, the setting, the decite I love it!!!