The battle scenes have the breathless urgency of firsthand experience, and the . . . evil laced into the forces of good, the dangers latent in any promised salvation, the sense of the unavoidable onslaught of unpredictable events bear the marks of American national experience during the last three decades.” —The New York Times on The Wheel of Time
“The Wheel of Time . . . is a fantasy tale seldom equaled and still less often surpassed in English.” —Chicago Sun-Times
“Jordan has a powerful vision of good and evilbut what strikes me as most pleasurable . . . is all the fascinating people moving through a rich and interesting world.” —Orson Scott Card on The Wheel of Time
With the release of Oathbringer, Brandon Sanderson’s immensely popular Stormlight Archive series is once again a hot topic of conversation in SFF circles. This is hugely expansive, complex epic fantasy, requiring not only a sizable time commitment—the three released novels (of a planned 10) and bonus novella total a wrist-straining 3,600 pages—but the willingness to absorb and […]
Some authors’ fiercest competition is their own bibliography. When you produce a bestselling masterpiece read the world over, everything else you wrote (or will write) is doomed to live in the shadows. Fortunately, many of our favorite authors happen to be very good at what they do. Glance past the glamorous “most popular” section and you’ll find overlooked […]