What a great series! Aside from one book that moved pretty slow (either 5 or 6) and seemed mostly to serve as set up for some crazy developments in the plot in the next book, it is well worth the time.

I wanted to make a PSA though in our era of TV adaptions of these type of series (GOT comes to mind). I made the mistake of watching the Amazon series midway through the series because I wanted to see how they handled such an epic collection of characters, settings- amazing detailed cultures fleshed out with specific clothing styles, mannerisms, etc., and a magical system that seems more complex than LOTR.

Short answer is that they didn’t handle WOT. Amazon created a fantastic, exciting series that grabbed elements from WOT (only the first two books are covered thus far) and has kept the basic plot. My husband enjoyed it, but episode after episode I grew increasingly frustrated as things I expected to happen, didn’t; characters I was excited to see fleshed out were either skipped or killed off seemingly randomly… I completely understand that it would be impossible to include every culture or character, but Jordan wove such amazing storytelling and detail that it was sad to see many characters omitted or merged, combining storylines in confusing ways for someone who knows the roles these individuals will play in the future books.

I don’t want to say that the series should be skipped because it is a fun show, but I would recommend reading the first few books before watching the series so you can experience WOT in all its character and world-building amazingness.