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Title: Good, but derived
Review: As of writing this I have not read much epic fantasy other than the Lord of the Rings. The EoTW is written well, not the best, but Jordan has a decent command of language skills. The basic plot is very similer to the Lord of the Rings, complete with black riders, orc like creatures, a magician type, a white-towered city far off, Mountains of Mist, a geography calling for lawsuits, etc. The characters and places are weakly named. Imagine a Fellowship of the Ring in which once the characters get to Bree, they then go on to another Bree, and then to another and another. That is what this is, but Jordan adds alot of character into the storyline, which keeps it interesting. Half of me wants to cringe in blasphemy and the other is very pleased with the results.
