On a recent trip to England, I saw Twelfth Night at the RSC Theatre. Of course, being a TEENAGER who LOVES SHAKESPEARE, I had to stop by the Shakespheare Birth Trust Company and visit the house he lived in. That is where I picked up this wonderful book, along wih a few extras. I feel in love almost instantly with the cover art and the way it was printed. Including all his plays, sonnents and poems, it's a great collector item for Shakespeare fanatics.

Okay, I have been reading other reviews for the other books in the Wheel of Time series. So far, they are mostly contradictary. Most go along the lines of "Jordan is a good writer and talented but the plot is hard to understand" and "I don't know what the fuss is about." Okay, let me tell you what the fuss is about. Unlike the "talents" of Tolkien, Jordan manages to get you interested from the beginning and keep you interested. He has a wonderful sense of imagery and a beautiful hand at detials. Jordan gives his characters not only a personality of their own, but a perfect description.

Most of those who read the book and get lost, probably missed something somewhere. I can tell you that if you are having trouble understanding what is going on, instead of struggling through it, go back and re-read a few of the chapters rather than giving up. All in all, I have read the up to The Shadow Rising and I must say that Jordan hasn't lost his touch yet.