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Posted 06 February 2013 - 01:59 AM

Hey guys. I'm about 150 pages into The Great Hunt and it's really not sparking my interest at all so far. I heard that this is the book where the story starts getting really good, so I'm wondering if I should expect it to get much better?
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Posted 06 February 2013 - 12:33 PM

Yeah if you don't like that one, get ready for a very long wait until it gets better. Off the top of my head Shadow Rising, the last bit of Lord of Chaos and Winter's Heart were the only ones I enjoyed until Sanderson took up writing them.
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Posted 06 February 2013 - 01:26 PM

Interesting that you're stalling out at GREAT HUNT. Perhaps you just aren't in the mood for it, and should go read something else for a while.

I recall really enjoying it, tho it's been a LONG time since I read it.
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Posted 06 February 2013 - 02:15 PM

View PostBriar King, on 06 February 2013 - 02:42 AM, said:

Well I think its fair to say(atleast in my reading circle) that most find it the best overall bk in the series. Its my personal fav. Hang in there! I think youll enjoy it.


From my experience on the internet The Shadow Rising seems to be the most popular.

Anyway TGH does have a slow start but a fantastic ending. I'd say give it a little bit more time.
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Posted 06 February 2013 - 04:46 PM

I think I'm just going to pass on the series. It seems like there's a lot of stuff worth skipping or skimming over, and I'm assuming it's probably like that for most books in such a long series.. not really worth it considering there's lots of other great stuff out there.

Started reading Watchmen last night and it's amazing from the start.
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Posted 06 February 2013 - 04:52 PM

Am I the only one who feels that THE FIRES OF HEAVEN is actually the high water mark for the entire series?
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Posted 06 February 2013 - 05:08 PM

View PostQuickTidal, on 06 February 2013 - 04:52 PM, said:

Am I the only one who feels that THE FIRES OF HEAVEN is actually the high water mark for the entire series?



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Posted 06 February 2013 - 05:27 PM

High-water pre- or post-Sanderson?

For me, TFOH and LORD OF CHAOS are closely tied. Both had good endings, with me giving the slight edge to LORD OF CHAOS.

However, in terms of consistent awesomeness throughout the book, I would argue THE SHADOW RISING was actually the high-water mark pre-Sanderson.
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Posted 06 February 2013 - 06:19 PM

View PostQuickTidal, on 06 February 2013 - 04:52 PM, said:

Am I the only one who feels that THE FIRES OF HEAVEN is actually the high water mark for the entire series?


Nah that's my favorite too. I was just talking about the fanbase as a whole when I said TSR is the most popular.
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Posted 06 February 2013 - 07:10 PM

View PostEnd of Disc One, on 06 February 2013 - 06:19 PM, said:

View PostQuickTidal, on 06 February 2013 - 04:52 PM, said:

Am I the only one who feels that THE FIRES OF HEAVEN is actually the high water mark for the entire series?


Nah that's my favorite too. I was just talking about the fanbase as a whole when I said TSR is the most popular.


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