I just finished a reread of The Eye of the World, the first volume in the epic Wheel of Time series. It strikes me that, in pacing at least, it's a miniature version of the whole series: a promising beginning, a saggy, baggy, tangled middle that goes on far too long, and an epic and rather awesome confrontation at the end.
I think I'll wait a little while before I plunge into the next volume.
Also available at
http://ellarien.dreamwidth.org/639420.html, where there are
![](http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=ellarien&ditemid=639420)
comments.