SOT vs. the Wheel of Time

[SidtheGreat]

I read the Wheel of Time series before the SOT and came to the conclusion that they are alike. Rand and his One power to Richard and his subtractive magic. The Palace of the Prophets and its sisters of light/dark to Tar Valon and its colorful Ajahs/dark. Just throwing that out there to see what you think.  

[Taro Momiji]

I talked about this in the Black Tower guild and in here a long time ago. I agree completely. They also both have the Creator and a Dark One. And in both only the evil side actually has any supernatural things happening, you don't see thee 'good' entity do anything. Then again the 'Creator' is just the forces of nature, as Zedd said in one of the first novels.

Between the two, SoT is better. That's what I think. I managed to read up to the tenth book, but didn't read it, from everyone I knew:

Spoiler!~

You only read about the female characters mostly, you only see Rand Al Thor once maybe.

I don't know if anybody noticed this, but I found the series to kind of put down the male gender as a bunch of idiots... that or make women in there out to be pompous arrogant people who whole-heartedly believed they were superior to men. And I'm not just talking about the Red Ajah... though I wished every time I read parts with them in it that they'd die a horrible death. It felt like I was reading the human version of Drow Elves. (Drow society is female dominated, men are considered slaves.)

I'm not saying i'm sexist or anything, it's just that at so many moments the male main characters -- and some decent secondary ones -- were being put down and objectified by the female characters... it's what killed the whole experience for me.

Heck, most of the Aes Sedai kept thinking Rand to be a stupid little shepherd boy when he was doing everything they were never able to.  

[demondude_215]

Ive read all the books in both series (except for phantom).
the wheel of time just plain bored me.
i fonud dragonlance waz better than wot.

Sword of Truth

Wheel of Time

SOT

WOT

thats odd  

[Taro Momiji]

demondude_215

Ive read all the books in both series (except for phantom).
the wheel of time just plain bored me.
i fonud dragonlance waz better than wot.

Sword of Truth

Wheel of Time

SOT

WOT

thats odd

Couldn't agree more. Raistlin kicks all their asses. :3 Hands down. x3

Fistandantilus! :3  

[demondude_215]

thank you  

[Taro Momiji]

No prob bob. :3  

[Phanari]

I almost bought audio wheel of time. But I bought audio Confessor intead.  

[Miki Hikari]

The make audio books for the SOT! Where would you buy it?  

[Phanari]

Barnes and Noble.  

[Miki Hikari]

Sweet, I think they actually have some of those near me.  

[Phanari]

The audio SoT books saved my life! Ever since my accident, I've had trouble reading, if not reading, comprehending, if not comprehending, I have double vision!  

[JFisk]

Yeah, I read the Dragonlance chronicles before WOT and SOT. Personally I think SOT < DL < WOT

Wheel of Time got really boring around book 8-10, I was reading the book like I would homework. xp

Yeah, Raistlin is awesome.  

[Phanari]

So would it be worth it to pay $50 for audio WoT?  

[Miki Hikari]

Hey Phanari, when are you expected to be all better? I dont really know what happened except you were in some kind of accident.