>Is it just me, or is each book getting a bit worse? The general
>feeling I get from it is that Jorden's running out of ideas, but he
>wants to keep it going. I can read the first four fine, but from there
>it starts going sour.

The general consensus (from rasfwr-j) is that _Crown of Swords_ (#7) and _The Path of Daggers_ (#8) were mediocre at best. Personally, I think tPoD blew rancid goats. But with _Winter's Heart_, Jordan seems to have gotten back on track. On the whole, I still really, really like the series. I wouldn't bother with reading the monster out loud otherwise. I'm willing to forgive a lot for a good story.

D'Archangel

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