before being imprisoned the dark one was able to "taint" saidin so that any male channelling will go mad. This is complicated by the fact that thousands of years ago there was a battle between the forces of good and the "Dark One", which resulted in the Dark one being imprisoned, and the breaking of the world. The True Source (magic) can be channelled by both men an women but each draw from a different half of this source, men draw on "saidin" while women draw on "saidar". In Roberts vision time and history are all part of a metaphysical "Wheel" with history and events repeating when the wheel turns full circle. Roberts style of writing is quite different to most fantasy authors with a backdrop of a vivid and painstakingly detailed world around which the story is set. The series is amongst the most successful published in the fantasy genre and the majority of the books in this series have been placed in the top ten of the New York Times best-sellers list.īefore we get to the first book, lets just get a bit of background to the main plot. Īnd so begins the epic Wheel of Time series. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, when the World and Time themselves hang in the balance, a wind rises in the mountains of mist. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth return again. The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend.
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