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Crossroads of Twilight

Robert Jordan

Jordan, Robert. Crossroads of Twilight. Tom Doherty Associates, LLC. New York, New York. 2003.

Crossroads of Twilight, by the world renowned author Robert Jordan, is an action and adventure book placed during the late 1600’s. Perfectly paced with one adventure following the next, Book Ten of The Wheel of Time is a great book for all ages. Sequel to the New York Times bestselling Winter’s Heart, Robert Jordan both successfully and artistically crafts the finishing book of The Wheel of Time series.

Crossroads of Twilight is about a man named Jack Spear. A general of the Kingdom of Shaa, he leads his army to drive away enemy forces to help protect the kingdom. With over 100 loyal men under his command, Supreme General Spear has bested all that dare to attack the Kingdom of Shaa.

Supreme General Spear leads his men on their latest battle against the Army of Dawn and mortally wounds Daavon Ithor, the other army’s commander. Without a distinct leader, the Army of Dawn quickly dispersed, suffering great losses. Meanwhile, Supreme General Spear comes to oversee the disposal of Commander Ithor. Ithor utters his dying words, swearing that one of his men will someday kill Spear. Ignoring Commander Ithor’s threat, Spear dumped him into a nearby river where Ithor sank to the bottom and drowned.

Three years after the Battle of Dawn, as it came to be known, King Helius Shaa ordered an emergency meeting to discuss an important matter. There was a traitor in the kingdom. He ordered Supreme General Spear to find and subdue this criminal that was secretly giving information to enemy forces on how to attack and defeat the Kingdom of Shaa. Sure enough, as Jack Spear is leaving the conference room, a form steps out of the shadows and follows the Supreme General...

Robert Jordan’s concluding book for The Wheel of Time series is action-packed to the end. Masterfully crafted from the beginning and on, Crossroads of Twilight artistically depicts the life of a late 1600’s general. With the help of the “Old English” writing, the story is both believable and convincing.

4.5 out of 5 stars.

Contributed by N. Zhu

May 4th, 2011