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while also a bit clear on good and evil, the sword of truth series also blurs it a bit... not all evil characters there agree they are evil. From their point of view, they are good...
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Anwnn wrote:there is a pretty well definition of good and evil in the Wheel of Time. If you want a series that blurs the definitions of good vs. evil i would highly recommend Godslayer and Banewrecker by Jacqueline Carey.

The main evil, and good - definitely.
The secondary? Not so much.

The Children of the Light? Mordeth may be evil, but what is his part in this story? There are many unknowns, that's what I was trying to say.

You look at the Lord of the Rings, and you can figure it out with the snap of a finger.

I'm not very good at wording the things I wish to say, but I feel as if LOTR is second to WoT in terms of amazing story line with a good cast to follow it up. Although, WoT feels to drag on a bit like Mordack said.

I was reading up on this, and it seems some time in the near future (I pray to **Filtered** God they won't blow it) that Hollywood will be making a "The Eye of the World" as the first installment of the series.

Good or bad?
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whether that becomes good or bad, depends entirely upon the level of adaption decay...
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Zeratul wrote:whether that becomes good or bad, depends entirely upon the level of adaption decay...

I have a question related to movie industries **Filtered** in making movies.

Why do they cut out 90% of what actually happens in say..a good book? Why don't they make it verbatum to the books?

I don't get it QQ.
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some things work in a movie but not in a book (and visa versa). Unfortunately, some movie makers have a off-balance view of what those things are... The result is horrible movies that few, if any, like...

a book can devote whole chapters to single things, where a movie will take care of that in a few minutes...

Lord of the rings is a good example of that... the battle for helms deep was a minor part of the book, yet in the movie, it was one of the most important parts...


we think this text says it decently...
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/M ... ationDecay
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Re: The Wheel of Time

I just wanted to update this, and state something on behalf of the series.

Robert Jordan may have passed away, but I feel that Brandon Sanderson's type of writing is completely different and it doesn't drag on as much as I thought it would.

The last three books are worth it (although, the third one isn't out yet). I know it's going to be worth reading.

READ IT OR BURN! O_O
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I love the current totals of the books:
Current Totals: 11,308 pages 635 chapters 4,062,312 words 17d 11h 30m length of audio tape Jan 1990 - Early 2012 completion time
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LOL. Personally, I own them all. The Towers of Midnight is a huge book, and by far the best yet.

Huge battles. Huge plots coming to a close. Everything is great. :D

I saw this thread and laughed though.

http://www.tarvalon.net/phpbbforum/view ... =35&t=3582
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They are awesome! One of my favorite series's by far! I lol'd at that link XD

I like Sanderson, he has so far done a good job on finishing the series, hope he doesnt balls it up lol. I got Sandersons own series's because of this, and they are also quite good.Check them out :)
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The Iron Duke wrote:They are awesome! One of my favorite series's by far! I lol'd at that link XD

I like Sanderson, he has so far done a good job on finishing the series, hope he doesnt balls it up lol. I got Sandersons own series's because of this, and they are also quite good.Check them out :)

Definitely will. I'm going to read the "Farseer Trilogy" after the Wheel of Time. I'm not entirely certain if it's worth reading though.
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oh, it is worth reading... very much so... (at least if you refer to the one by Robin Hobb)
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Tis the only farseer trilogy I know of. And yes, they are very good and worth a read!
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The Iron Duke wrote:Tis the only farseer trilogy I know of. And yes, they are very good and worth a read!

Already ordered. ;)
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Noobert wrote:
The Iron Duke wrote:Tis the only farseer trilogy I know of. And yes, they are very good and worth a read!

Already ordered. ;)

:-k After you read them, the fools trilogy is a sort of epilogue series to them.

*Steers topic semi on topic*

But read The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson first :-D
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You should read the Liveship Traders trilogy before the Tawny man trilogy (the one The Iron Duke mentioned in the post above this one), since that fills in a few gaps otherwise provided by Tawny man...
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