The Great Hunt

Robert Jordan's world building astounds me. He knows how to make it part of the story. You want to constantly learn MORE about EVERYTHING! This book was a LOT of world-building, especially at the beginning. The last 15 or so chapters is where most of the action really is. However, without the rest of it, none of what happens in those final chapters really makes sense or much of an impact. I didn't have as much free time to read this one as I would have liked, so I'm hoping I'll have more time to devote to the third installment!