They're one of my favorite book series. The core worldbuilding hasn't aged the best since it's largely built around a gender binary magic system, but it influenced so much of modern fantasy that it's 100% worth the read.
Robert Jordan was one of the best at planning out his series (book 10 arcs aside). There's so much stuff buried in the text that only comes out on a reread that it blows my mind. The magic system is phenomenal, the characters are incredible, the main character has one of the best arcs in fiction. It is dense though, be prepared for Tolkien-level descriptions of clothing and food.
The first 3 books are very LotR, then book 4 goes full Dune, just as an FYI.
They're one of my favorite book series. The core worldbuilding hasn't aged the best since it's largely built around a gender binary magic system, but it influenced so much of modern fantasy that it's 100% worth the read.
Robert Jordan was one of the best at planning out his series (book 10 arcs aside). There's so much stuff buried in the text that only comes out on a reread that it blows my mind. The magic system is phenomenal, the characters are incredible, the main character has one of the best arcs in fiction. It is dense though, be prepared for Tolkien-level descriptions of clothing and food.
The first 3 books are very LotR, then book 4 goes full Dune, just as an FYI.