The Wheel of Time series is a complete and total waste of time. It is probably the single best example of absolute garbage and verbal diarrhea. The writing style when not "
inspired" is repetitive (pages of hair pulling), insulting (euphaisms for everything remotely dirty) and downright obnoxious (Forebludgioning of story points in a hamm fisted and butcherous way ie "sheathin the sword" and every thing Matt does). Jordan goes beyond taking inspiration from other writers and falls directly into the plagiarism. He steals ideas directly out of all fantasy and scifi Classics. From the Nazghul of Tolkien to the Frank Herberts Fremen the only even remotely original idea he's come up with is the creative naming scheme for other writers popular characters, Lan Mandoragon is a complete rip off of Aragorn.
Do NOT read The Wheel of Time. Put the book down where you are. Do not support or encourage that worthless hack. He left explicit instructions that in the event of his death all of his notes are to be destroyed and his computers hard drive wiped. This is not because he doesn't want someone ruining his works (he's done a fair enough job of that on his own) but because he doesn't want anyone seeing his copies of The Lord of the Rings and every Dragon Lance book with all the important bits highlighted for future use in his novels.
There is only one modern Fantasy writer you should ever touch and that is George R. R. Martin and his Song of Ice and Fire series is incredible, engaging and an absolute Masterpiece. Go to your nearest book store, or just
online, and buy A Game of Thrones. You won't be dissapointed.
If you want to retain a modicum of respect from me, you'll stack all Jordan novels near the toilet (in case it overflows, it's not worthy of being wiped across my @ss) and redeem yourself in A Game of Thrones and it's follow up novels.
-PFC joe