I definitely didn't mind that one of his books took about a thousand pages to describe one day, because I found the story interesting enough to warrent the time spent.
Me, too (neither?). I wonder if back in the days when WoT was supposed to be eight books, he knew that someday he'd have to show events from so many points of view.
My theory, fwiw, is that while Rand's trying to create his "Hundred Companions" with the Asha'man, the actual "Hundred Companions" are going to be the supporting characters we've seen all along -- Mat, Perrin, Egwene, Nynaeve, . . . . That's why it's taking so long to tell the story; he has to get everyone to do what they have to do before they all have a date with destiny at Shayol Ghul.
Of course, I also think that "the blood of the Dragon" refers not to Rand's physical blood, but his family (Elayne, the twins, Galad, etc.), so what do I know? 8-)
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Me, too (neither?). I wonder if back in the days when WoT was supposed to be eight books, he knew that someday he'd have to show events from so many points of view.
My theory, fwiw, is that while Rand's trying to create his "Hundred Companions" with the Asha'man, the actual "Hundred Companions" are going to be the supporting characters we've seen all along -- Mat, Perrin, Egwene, Nynaeve, . . . . That's why it's taking so long to tell the story; he has to get everyone to do what they have to do before they all have a date with destiny at Shayol Ghul.
Of course, I also think that "the blood of the Dragon" refers not to Rand's physical blood, but his family (Elayne, the twins, Galad, etc.), so what do I know? 8-)