The Pitch The Wheel of Time was a book series by Robert Jordan that I read years ago but even after Game of Thrones I thought there was no way they'd ever make this into a series there are so many books and so much world-building. Thats great if you love complex worlds as you read but really complicated in a TV show. How much do you do in terms of writing the stories for fans versus trying to attract new viewers? I just did not think there was any way for this to happen. Well happen it did and its beautiful. I know there are book fans out there who were angry about some of the changes but I think they make the story better.
The Wheel of Time is set in a world that sort of feels like Earth if technology got out of hand and the world moved to a more pastoral setting. Theres magic in this world but long ago the side of magic that could be accessed by men got out of control too much to explain here. Women who used magic officially are called the Aes Sedai. The mens side of things is now tainted and the Aes Sedai have to gentle men who channel this magic as it could cause massive destruction. They take oaths never to speak a word that is not true though there are ways around this never forge a weapon that could kill and never to use the One Power as a weapon.
In recent years, it has appeared that the Dark One is stirring again, and that a major magic user called The Dragon Reborn has appeared. That's the person who can channel in such a way that they will battle the Dark One and either save or destroy the world. As you might expect the Aes Sedai have different ideas about how to approach such a thing. When one Aes Sedai named Moiraine Rosamund Pike enters a small town where the Old Blood runs strong to find the person she thinks could be that Dragon Reborn she finds five young people who it could be. We know who it is in the books. Battles begin lives are destroyed and changed, and the political struggles are intense. You think politics in Game of Thrones were a mess? Westeros has nothing on The Wheel of Time and its Aes Sedai maneuverings.
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