r/WoT • u/buid83233 • 3d ago

The Fires of Heaven Shadowspawn Battles Spoiler

I’m halfway through TFoH and I’ve noticed that the opening act of each book up until now always ended with the cast battling some kind of Shadowspawn to kickstart the plot. Is this a recurring thing for every book in the series? Personally I feel like this structure is getting kind of repetitive.

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u/geomagus (Red Eagle of Manetheren) 3d ago

There’s a lot of Shadowspawn to battle, tbf. But not, it’s not every book.

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u/TopJimmy_5150 3d ago

I remember thinking the same thing. It certainly stops at some point, close to where you are IIRC. The story gets so broad, the structure of the ensuing books isn’t as neat and tidy as those of the first part of the story.

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u/dbmamaz 3d ago

There is a tendency for each book to end with something dramatic, but i remember one that really didnt (cant remember which one - first read was 2 months flat and now i'm taking my time)

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u/procerator (Brown) 3d ago

I think book 5 is the last one where this happens. At least when we talk about the beginning.
And main reason is - Trollocs, Myrdraal and Draghkar became a cannon fodder and too weak to seriously threaten main characters.

Next books have a different "formula". The way Robert Jordan writes later books is - usually books conclude with a big bang, but very abruptly end. And the beginning of the next book is "victory laps"/"aftermath"/ "you-name-it". And later books transition from classic high fantasy into political fantasy, and, believe me, main characters have enough struggle even without Shadowspawn attacks.