The "Song of Ice and Fire" series is better than the "Wheel of Time" series
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jpcaruana
on August 10, 2007
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in fact i haven't read the Wheel of Time series
Answering this implies either one is good.
I like them both, but I prefer Jordan's writing style enough to more than make up for his pacing problems, which Martin seems to do better with.
@cobra good point (i doesn't agree)
I've never read "Song of Ice and Fire" and, I suspect, the only reason I like the "Wheel of Time" is because I began reading it when I was eight.
CB: No, it doesn't.
I say this as a former regular on rasfwrj: Martin has a much better sense of how to put together a compelling story than Jordan, delivering better characterization, dialog, and drama. Jordan has an edge in setting and readability, I think.
SoIaF has its problems, one of them being that I don't find it particularly rereadable. First-class high fantasy anyway.
D'A
+1 w/ D'A