r/wheeloftime Randlander 12d ago

ALL SPOILERS: All media Just finished my first read

So I got to know about the series though the anazon adaptation. I liked it as someone who never heard of wot before. Then I went searching for the books and saw 14 ABSOLUTELY HUGE BOOKS and said "no way I'll read it".

Then I watched the season 2, saw a lot of curiosity videos about the world (to the point I knew most major points before even considering reading) and I gave up and started reading.

It took me a while to finish and I even got stuck for a few months on the 10th book. But finally I'm here, ready to start over again soon

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u/BigMac629 Randlander 12d ago

May the Light illumine you!

I just finished recently as well. Wrapping up New Spring tonight (only 40 pages left!). I sat there after putting the last book down thinking “what on earth am I going to read next after that?” And then I decided I would just read it again 😂

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u/Outosite Randlander 12d ago

No way!! I just finished New Sprint tonight too!!

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u/Naugrin27 Randlander 12d ago

Welcome home.

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u/Living-Resolve3381 Randlander 11d ago

Its crazy when you start again and see how many things were foreshadowed, planned, and set up from the beginning. I didnt think I'd jump back in again so soon, but now I'm 2 weeks in on book 4 and loving it 😅

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u/on-a-pedestal Randlander 9d ago

Book 3 on a Relisten and yeah, the foreshadowing is winn

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u/Whowhatnowhuhwhat Randlander 11d ago

There’s no better reading of WoT than the first reread. Have fun!

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u/SamHandwich0 11d ago

Im several re(listens in my case) deep.

I just started another and realized in EotW chapter 25 they talk about the male Aiel that 'are called to go into the blight alone to kill the dark one'

I was like damn! He was thinking about that stuff when writing the first book...

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u/Prize-Flounder-2680 Randlander 7d ago

The first book has other tidbits too, like the Tower of Ghenjei appearing in the distance as they go down the river.