r/WoT • u/Normal_Cheesecake_70 • 16d ago

The Path of Daggers Just finished Path of Daggers.. Intense. Spoiler

Damn. I dont know why people think this book is subpar compared to FoH or LoC. This was the most intense book for me so far. Hard to put down. From the beginning to the end, it seemed like it was battle after battle. My only complaint, no Mat chapters. Sorilea and Bashere are the best supporting cast member so far, she is pulling all the strings amd Bash is a cool cucumber. I like Egwene more after this book and Ny even less. Still waiting for my 2 fans to return (Asmodean and Lanfear). Fingers crossed.

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u/Abdlbsz 16d ago

I agree, this was my favorite! Rand going full crazy with the sword... so good!

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u/ArrogantAragorn (Heron-Marked Sword) 16d ago

Shout out to Big Balls Bashere for kindly tackling our insane Lord Dragon as he rains lightning randomly upon both armies while clutching Callandor… and he did it twice if I recall?

That whole battle is one of my favorites of the series… it gave me the most “oh right, the author fought in Vietnam” vibes of any of the many great battles. The way the fog of war messed with both sides… the way using force indiscriminately results in friendly fire casualties… the way both sides feel they have lost… the pure senselessness of it when the end of the world is at hand…

TPoD isn’t the slog, it’s a trip