"Masterpiece"? You've got to be kidding. While I appreciate you enjoyed the books, let's not throw around a word like that casually. The first book was a tired, drawn-out, predictable story with utterly boring characters.

Who knows, maybe Jordan improved with the other books, but since I didn't enjoy the first in the series (I couldn't even finish it, which is saying something), I don't bother wasting my time hoping the rest will turn out better.