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unbalancedbutfair
Apr 30, 2012unbalancedbutfair rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This book improved upon the first. The story picks up pace and the plot is revealed to be even deeper than it at first seemed. I tore through this book. And yet, for the increased pace of the story there is not any depth of characterization lost. As I mentioned in my comment on "the eye of the world" Jordan's subtle and compelling characterization shines through. Even minor characters have depth. Jordan knows his world, his characters, and how they interact incredibly well. Nowhere does it feel stilted or forced, it feels real and that there is even more depth that he is not telling you about but exists. The philosophies in the different cultures are real, not caricatures. Brilliant. Just brilliant.