Path of daggers

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Path of daggers
Robert Jordan, Robert Jordan
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Path of daggers

  • 3.9 (25 ratings) ·
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From Publishers Weekly
The eighth book of Jordan's bestselling The Wheel of Time saga (A Crown of Swords, etc.) opens with a renewed invasion by the Seanchans, a conquering race whose arsenal includes man-carrying flying reptiles and enslaved female magic-workers as well as powerful soldiers, many of whom have joined the Seanchans out of fear of the Dragon Reborn. The Dragon himself, Rand al'Thor, appears in only a small part of the narrative, but during that time he endures the ugly experience of seeing his magic kill his friends, heightening his fear that his destiny is to slay everyone he cares about. The first third of the book is a little slower paced than is usual for Jordan, emphasizing the growth of relationships, but the action picks up soon enough. More compact than some previous volumes in the saga, this one has the virtues readers have come to expect from the author: meticulous world-building; deft use of multiple viewpoints; highly original and intelligent systems of magic; an admirable wit; and a continuous awareness of the fate of the turnip farmer or peddler caught in the path of the heroes' armies. Unlike some authors of megasagas, Jordan chooses his words with care, creating people and events that have earned him an enormous readership. For sheer imagination and storytelling skill, if not quite for mythic resonance, The Wheel of Time now rivals Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

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Publisher
BCA
Language
English
Pages
604

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Edition Availability
Cover of: Bi zhi dao
Bi zhi dao
2009, Qi huan ji di chu ban, Jia ting chuan mei cheng bang fen gong si fa xing
in Chinese - Chu ban
Cover of: The Path of Daggers
The Path of Daggers: The Wheel of Time, Book 8
September 1999, Tandem Library
in English
Cover of: The Path Of Daggers
The Path Of Daggers: Limited Edition (The Wheel of Time, Book 8)
November 1, 1998, Tor Books
Unknown Binding in English
Cover of: The Path of Daggers
The Path of Daggers: The Wheel of Time, Book 8
1998, Tor
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Path of daggers
Path of daggers
1998, BCA
in English
Cover of: The path of daggers
The path of daggers
1998, Tor
in English - 1st ed.

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Edition Notes

Originally published by Orbit.

Published in
London
Series
The wheel of time -- Bk.8
Genre
Fiction.

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Pagination
604p. :
Number of pages
604

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Open Library
OL18253476M

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