After an eternity of wait the eigth installment of the world of time series has got to be the worst out of all the books in the series. I remember thinking when I recieved the book I wanted to finish as soon as possible. After the first hundred pages it was a pain to keep reading it, I put it down and forgot it for a few weeks and finally got around to reading it. It was a chore to read and I think that RJ is beginning to think it's a chore to write. If your a fan you hope the next will redeem the series. If this is the first book you read in the series, please don't let it stop you from reading the greatest series of all time.