A Memory of Light: Book Fourteen of The Wheel of Time: 14

Started reading this series after a fellow colleague recommended it and it was THE BEST recommendation ever. Any book/Novel/Series always starts slow and it takes a few pages to build things up, but this series caught attention from page ONE. The way it progressed over the time, the development of the characters, the graceful introduction of new characters and fitting them into the pieces of this huge puzzle, it was MAJESTICALLY EXQUISITE (people who have read the last book and know Thom will know the reference). Enjoyed every part of it. Especially Mat's character. The best GENERAL ever !! Hats-off to Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson for giving this epic series.

Timely delivery, exact product. However, I would have liked to have it come inside a cardboard box since just the amazon cover is not protective enough and the book might have been susceptible to external tension. I have a slightly worrying bend at the base of the spine of the book, but could have been worse.Thank you.

One of the greatest fantasy of all time

The final battle, light against darkness! After this giant tale the action comes to a climax. It's fantastically presented and all the different lines come together and are masterfully merged and wound up.The reason I don't give five stars in spite of the brilliant work is that I personally am not so fond of long detailed descriptions of military actions and the authors have really gone out of their way with just that.Nevertheless, it is a highly recommendable book and all the fans of the wheel of time will enjoy it a lot.

Very satisfying end. can't believe it is all over. One of the best fantasy series of all time. As Brandon said, if not for Robert Jordan, we wouldn't have seen many authors. This series takes things to a much higher and deeper level than the LOTR books. Must read.

Brandon Sanderson has done a remarkable job of bringing the series to a fitting conclusion (Mr Jordan will be smiling in heaven). Battlefield strategies, the Wolf Dream, the showdown with the Shadow... The Last Battle really does live up to its decade-long build up.If you have not read the first 13 books, i strongly recommend that you invest the next year in doing so. I guarantee that you will not be disappointed. Unless you hate Fantasy. In which case, you suck! The Wheel has no use for you.

One one of the best fantasy series I have read. Robert Jordon sadly passed away by book 12 but left detailed notes of how he wanted the book to end. And true to his wishes the books were completed. Highly recommended.

very good.

I was concerned that, even with Robert Jordan's extensive notes to work from, Brandon Sanderson would not be able to pull off a suitable climax to one of the best fantasy series I've ever read. I was however, wrong to doubt as he has done a superb job of bringing the series to a fine conclusion.My only criticism, and it is a very small one, is that it would have been even more satisfying if the epilogue had included just a little information about what happened to each of the main characters after Tarmon Gai'don is over. However, I recently bought Robert Jordan's A Companion to The Wheel of Time, which I highly recommend with the caveat that inevitably there are a lot of spoilers, so it is best read after you have finished reading all the books. It contains a wealth of information about the world of the WOT, including character biographies, which fills many gaps.Thank you Robert Jordan (Rest in Peace) and Brandon Sanderson for such an enthralling read. My only sadness is that whatever I read next is going to struggle to match the magic that is The Wheel of Time! 😊

I read the first 13 books several years ago, and then the 14h book had not been released. So I had to read all 13 books again to refresh the story in my mind, eagerly awaiting the moment when I could read the final 14th book. Brandon Sanderson, working from Robert Jordan's notes, did a fantastic job of writing the final chapter in the epic Wheel of Times series.In many ways, it is the beginning of the end. The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again. ... There are neither beginnings nor endings to the turning of the Wheel of Time.Robert Jordan

Not the most eloquently written or deftly handled words, either by Sanderson or Jordan. But the most intriguing, vast and engaging story that I've ever had the pleasure of reading. I have observed a fantasy world of magic and wonder and of the purest good and the darkest of evil and it was realised and formed into something solid and real feeling.As the end to the series this review is for the whole lot.The Wheel of Time is the most epic tale of a grand cast of players where I cared about each one and longed to know their place in the pattern. I was not disappointed and the great ball of story yarn that led into the final stretch beautifully unraveled to show where each thread satisfyingly ends. So many endings and so many different conclusions.The strengths of this series is its scope and it's size and how well woven together it all is. If you have the time and the inclination and tenacity to immerse yourself in a vast journey then this series will not disappoint.

The final volume of Robert Jordan's vision brought to you by Brandon Sanderson (who also wrote the previous several volumes and was loyal to Jordan's ideas and writing). I can't believe it's over!! I've been reading and re-reading them for YEARS (just as well I bought hardbacks from the third volume (and bought the first 3 in hardback once I was hooked!!)... I even re-read them all before finally daring to open this one. I was not disappointed!! It's a huge undertaking so I can't begin to tell you the story, but I can recommend them completely!! Start on Book One and by the end of that, you'll want to live there and never come home!!

I've given all the other books 5 stars in this series - it is a truly epic fantasy saga. PLOT SPOILERS AHEADSo a random sentence so that you can stop reading before I spoil some of the plot.So a when a major character dies I felt massively disappointed. It isn't one of the ones everyone likes but when he/she dies you then realise how much you liked the character and how much you'd invested in that character over 14 massive books. It is completely unexpected and almost unnecessary - as if Brian Sanderson felt he had to kill one of the main characters and chose the one he thought would be missed least! There are few plot lines not tied up: like who Olver was when he was spun out of the pattern (it should be obvious him being so ugly and all but I'd have liked it confirmed and explained why he could blow the horn of Valere when he might have been one of the heroes summoned previously), also Logain's glory could have been worked in instead of being postponed. I'd also have liked to have seen the Seachan start the process of change towards the damme.Towards the end of the saga you realise how much your time and emotional investment depends upon this one final book. It was never going to be perfect - everybody can't all survive the final battle so this made a good ending.