Strongly recommend. If your a fan of fantasy you should be reading this. My enjoyment of this grows the longer the stories stick with me and that's the best mark of a truly great fantasy epic.

I think it's strange how critical some of these reviews are. I rate books on pure enjoyment level so maybe I just don't get it but generally you don't see these types of complaints for a fantasy series. Some of the best fantasy stories out there have roots in real cultures and old myths. Then there's those who have trouble with foreign pronunciations (like me)... go for the audio. Michael Kramer is the perfect narrator for this series. If you didn't know he also narrators the wheel of time and the cosmere. Basically I don't think you should let these haters deter you from this. It's great.