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No it's not. Read it after the rest of the series and it's like a behind the scenes. I actually really liked it as an add on. I wouldn't start with it though.
Game of Thrones fan here
nope
I mean in theory he's on the wheel somewhere.
That said, I thought New Spring was pretty boring and was expecting it to cover more of the action that happens around the timeframe it takes place. But it's not fluff, it actually adds to the plot. It also shows us how two of the main characters first meet which IMO is the highlight of the book.
With that said, the WoT series isn't really a friendly book to read. It goes beyond purple prose, where the writer describes the color of a wall for a whole chapter and nothing seems to happen - and this gets worse after each book, especially the 4th one. There used to be a joke on WoT fan forums where a gif summarizes each book in a single sentence since nothing happens.
Doesn't mean it's a bad series, I mean I spent my H.S and college days following the series. I am saying that the Amazon Prime original series may be easier to get into for a lot of people, and that's okay because this series really is worth exploring by any means!
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In this scenario I think reading the prequel first is likely fine. But who knows this series is massive.
In this scenario I think reading the prequel first is likely fine. But who knows this series is massive.
Like others have said, I don't recommend reading New Spring until after you've read book 6. It can even wait until after you've completed the series (and want more) or even not at all. It was going to be part of a prequel trilogy. I dont think there are any plans to complete the trilogy so there's that.
FWIW, Brandon Sanderson did a great job picking up where Jordan left off. Robert Jordan had left a boatload of notes on how he wanted it to end.
FWI also W... if you have any desire to read this series (IMO) AVOID AND FLEE the tv series. It's NOT an adaptation. They've changed, watered down, and butchered just about everything in the books.
Like others have said, I don't recommend reading New Spring until after you've read book 6. It can even wait until after you've completed the series (and want more) or even not at all. It was going to be part of a prequel trilogy. I dont think there are any plans to complete the trilogy so there's that.
FWIW, Brandon Sanderson did a great job picking up where Jordan left off. Robert Jordan had left a boatload of notes on how he wanted it to end.
FWI also W... if you have any desire to read this series (IMO) AVOID AND FLEE the tv series. It's NOT an adaptation. They've changed, watered down, and butchered just about everything in the books.
Eh I feel like they had a tough job. The first episode was kind of a train wreck, and the changs to Perrin is.. meh. But I think for what they had it's more like what TWD did. Think of the book as the freeway and the tv shows as taking feeder roads, back roads, etc.
As a fan though, it's hard for me to get past things like the change to Perrin, Thom Merrilin, DR possibly being either a male or female, the Egwene in the river ceremony, etc. There are other changes mentioned to come of combining characters, removing places, etc that just make it difficult for me to swallow. We'll see I guess but I think liberties were taken with the source material to satisfy a certain demographic of audience, which means they either missed the complexity Jordan put in the books or didn't think their audience is smart enough to discern and accept as a fictional world.
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Most of the YouTube people say after book 5 read the prequel. I am only on book 4.