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Title: Below average book compared to rest of the series
Review: I am an avid reader of science fiction and fantasy. I have read the rest of the series, and the books were excellent, especially the first couple of books. However, ACOS is mediocre for Jordan's high standards. It is still a 'good' book which is why I gave it 4 stars. This book seems to be too long for what happens in the plot. It acts like a connector book, one which just links the last book to the next one, but where nothing monumental occurs. Jordan has been compared to Tolkien, but I think this is unfair to both. While I prefer Tolkien, they are different writers, writing in different eras, with different types of fantasy styles. My favorite fantasy/scifi authors are Roger Zelazny and c.s. lewis. I think Zelazny's Amber novels and c.s. lewis's Chronicles of Narnia are superior to Jordan's because they show just as much imagination in a couple hundred pages (average book size) as he shows in a thousand.
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