book ¶ The Path of Daggers É Robert Jordan
The Seanchan invasion force is in possession of Ebou Dar Nynaeve Elayne and Aviendha head for Caemlyn and Elayne's rightful throne but on the way they discover an enemy much worse than the SeanchanIn Illian Rand vows to throw the Seanchan back as he did once before But signs of m NOTICE this reread is in preparation for finally biting the bullet and reading book 14 That means I HAVE NOT read book 14 yet Please be mindful of this in the comments both for me and for others who may or may not have progressed past this point in the series Thank youReviewed by Rabid ReadsSo I debated long and hard about how to rate THE PATH OF DAGGERS book 8 in Robert Jordan's WHEEL OF TIME I think by now it's pretty obvious that I love this series but 1 No MatLike NONE About halfway through I got super impatient bc #7 ends with him getting conked on the head lights out and yeah I know what happens next bc rererereread but still where the blood and bloody ashes is he So I started flipping through the chapters checking out the icons looking for the tell tale dice and I FOUND THEMSo I relaxed and I put on my patient hat Only to discover it was a LIE Don't get me wrong I like Talmanes as much as the next person but Talmanes is NOT Mat2 Aes Sedai shenanigansThere are two types of shenanigans as far as I'm concerned the good kind that mean FUN and the Aes Sedai kind that mean NEGATIVE FUNI've already explained which type these are Aes Sedai shenanigans mean scheming and machinations They mean HUBRIS They mean ignoring the obvious bc they know better even when what they know has been definitively proven wrong over and over againThings Aes Sedai know1 The Black Ajah is a filthy rumor2 Being Stilled or Severed from the Source cannot be healed3 No than a handful of men develop the ability to Channel every year4 Abilities like Traveling and creating new ter'angreal have been lost since the Age of Legends5 Only an Aes Sedai can inhibit another's ability to channelFALSE one and all And admittedly there are few Aes Sedai who are privy to ALL the contradictory information but most know at least half and still when confronted with undeniable evidence of yet another falsely assumed belief they refuse to acknowledge the possibility that they're mistaken until concrete proof is waved under their noses and even then they pick it apart bc not convincedIt's maddeningEven so when the logical and inevitable conclusion of the actions they've taken results in physically becoming sick and wails and denials We've divided the Tower bc usurper and blatant abuse of the spirit of the law gathered over 30k soldiers for our army and acuired one of the most respected Generals in our world but actually returning to the Tower with our army and our General to start the war we've been planning throws up messily in corner#GTFOAnd those are just the Aes Sedai that Egwene's stuck withThe Aes SedaiKinWindfinders with Elayne and Nynaeve's group are a whole separate irritationBut in that case Elayne is the bigger annoyance Whether she's doingthething she shouldn't be doing bc if Aviendha can do it the Daughter Heir of Andor can do it too or making meaningless connections while missing the obvious and IMPORTANT ones I wish this red haired future ueen was a Red Shirt and good riddanceBUTThere is to THE PATH OF DAGGERS then a lack of Mat Aes Sedai shenanigans and Elayne whom I hate loathe despise and abominateThere's also1 A bevy of formidable women whom I LOVE Alise Cadsuane Sorilea Cadsuane Cadsuane Cadsuane2 The reappearance of Elyas who gives Perrin some much needed insight into the minds of Saldean women3 Egwene out Aes Sedai ing the Aes Sedai4 TWO revelations view spoilergholam are most likely part AelfinnEelfinn bc human blood has the sweetest savor and Mistress Anan is almost certainly a former Aes Sedai who was burned out specifically Martine Janata the last Aes Sedai to make a study of ter'angreal hide spoiler
Robert Jordan É The Path of Daggers pdf
The Path of DaggersAdness are appearing among the Asha'manIn Ghealdan Perrin faces the intrigues of Whitecloaks Seanchan invaders the scattered Shaido Aiel and the Prophet himself Perrin's beloved wife Faile may pay with her life and Perrin himself may have to destroy his soul to save herMeanwhile Slow like it's predecessor but few major events happened in this book which in turn make the story in next book look very exciting