DRAGON REBORN (Wheel of Time Read Along)

My in-depth thoughts on Robert Jordan's Dragon Reborn! The third book in the Wheel of Time series.
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[@DanielGreeneReviews]

BEWARE THE SPOILERS BELOW!

[@matthewletexier]

The most important pinned comment I've ever read

[@Haxerous]

What do you think about the TV- edition EOTW release being shifted to September?

[@actuallyrelaxes5831]

lol rand killed the dark one. Finally lol. Reads memory of light...

[@robbingoossens]

BEWARE THE STICK

[@Themes_and_Dreams]

Have you read the God of Thunder by Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic? I feel like you might enjoy it as much as I do specifically the 1st 2 story arcs

[@hazworther]

best scene in this book is Perrin waltzing into a random forge in Tear and just being a blacksmith for a few pages

[@Trisjack20]

man I am so glad I am not the only one who absolutely loves that scene!

[@hazworther]

@Trisjack20 reminded me of that one chapter in the third Eragon book where he forges his own sword, but less contrived and fantastical. Just some great craftsmanship detail and authenticity, Jordan is so good at stuff like that

[@Trisjack20]

@@hazworther Yeah and one of the things is that Mat always pushes back against being important/noble etc but in the end I cannot see him being happy with a small life raising horses in 2 trivers. I genuinely think that though Perrin is an amazing leader he could genuinely have been happy with being a smith a creator of useful and beautiful things. I think it is one of the reasons he is my genuine favourite is that if this had been his whole life he'd have been okay with it. It may not be a plot advancement but this scene says a lot without really dropping any information. It is all in the show don't tell and I love that.

[@daphnea5447]

Truly is one of the best. It was a breath of fresh air honestly

[@breezy3392]

I just read it, and it really felt like Perrin needed it. Great scene 👏

[@greatamericanpotato]

One of my favorite scenes: Mat: *sees Aiel on the rooftops* Mat: *sees Juilin on the rooftops* Mat: “How many people are on these FUCKING ROOFTOPS tonight?!?”

[@samanthaa.6055]

What is this, Grand Central Station?? 🤣

[@damp2269]

you missed him seeing Rand climbing too.

[@gokbay3057]

Of course, he himself was also on the rooftops.

[@Adamdidit]

@@gokbay3057 because is it really even mat unless he's complaining about something he's guilty of too

[@vanancio]

Loved that

[@moonleafteaofthemonth]

*Rand*: I am the Dragon Reborn. *Perrin*: I am a Wolf Brother. *Mat*: So, am I the normal one? Ah ha, just lucky I guess.

[@TheLordofMetroids]

I think Mat's "luck," isn't so much him being "lucky," but rather how he choses to view his Ta'veren powers, and his full acceptance of them allows him to utilize them to a fuller extent than Rand or Perrin do.

[@milospollonia1121]

@@TheLordofMetroids That's a great take on it

[@willparry530]

@@TheLordofMetroids Honestly, I kinda agree there

[@goodisgood153]

This comment is gold

[@damp2269]

@@willparry530 that means a conscious choice to control the power but he had to randomly walk into a bar to find the assassin. I don't think that's quite how it works, not that i have a better theory mind you...

[@samanthaa.6055]

*Faile falls into trap set for Moiraine* Moiraine: Oh no! ....Anyway

[@TheMysticLemur]

She is ruthlessly good. Her character is willing to do almost anything to make sure the light has a chance against the darkness. Nothing. Else. Matters.

[@breezy3392]

To be fair, she did have a Forsaken to deal with and a messiah to save

[@GreeneZonee]

I think my favorite memory of this book besides mat being amazing is the several times a character is like "was that rand? That looked like rand running by..."

[@MrBellsa61]

YESS! There's a few others, like when Mat and the girls are going down to Tear, as Mat lands at Aringill, a particular boat is noticed by Mat (fat and slow I think) and the description resembles the one the Gals picked up in Jurene after the encounter with the Aiel.

[@mike140298]

@@MrBellsa61 Or where the captain of the ship Mat takes down to Tear mentions a boat that on his way to Arringel he saw a boat stuck on the sand banks, which has to be the boat the girls got on in Tar Valon.

[@poeticalvision]

I think some of them are Rand, at the end with Mat maybe, but a lot of them were probably just Aiel that were undercover waiting on the The One Who Comes With Dawn

[@Magdalena.Leichter]

I loved how when Egwene, Nyneave and Elayne arrive in Tear there are loads of descriptions of how different the people are, how depressing everything is - most of all the mud and the strange atmosphere. And then when Matt and Tom arrive, Matt is like.... the fashion here shows much more cleavage

[@brett88knight]

Because Mat is a man of culture and importance

[@wonderwoman133]

I completly missed that😂😂😂😂

[@jonathandebarro7785]

The one thing I don’t like so far is how the past 3 books have ended with Rand “killing” The Dark One, but not actually killing him

[@benjaminmccomb4402]

Moiraine really just comes in like "I'm about to ruin this forsaken's whole career."

[@soulreaper1981]

Is it me or did Moraine shout "JOHN SENA! when she tackle Lanfear thought the portal. I'm not sure. I'll have to reread that part.

[@leannerose6181]

Thought that was book 4

[@benjaminmccomb4402]

@@leannerose6181 The portal part is. I was referencing what she does in the Stone of Tear.

[@Supremedalex]

*end this whole man’s thread in the pattern

[@K5to9X]

@@leannerose6181 I thought the portal push wasn't book 3 or 4, thought it was at the end of book 5? Fires of Heaven?

[@gravitysloths5127]

"Half the population just woke up and said alright time to go to the stone of tear" is my favorite quote from this summary

[@supreme-oats]

I love what is done with Rand, with so few scenes with him he really feels mysterious and alienated. One of my favorite scenes with when Rand is attacked by bunch of darkfriends in tge forest. He kills them all, which is disturbing enough, but then he makes the corpses kneel before him. That moment really creeped me out.

[@matildesaraiva5288]

That moment gave me the chills yes

[@katymartin3924]

The intro is actually me trying to explain to my friends what exactly I’ve been reading over the past year.

[@katymartin3924]

Omg I ALSO forgot this was Avienda’s introduction. Little did I know I had just met the LOML 😍

[@fishtacosgalore1523]

Motion to rename callandor “the sword that is sometimes a sword”

[@nathanhall9345]

The sword...if that's what you're into.

[@theminimanx]

One of my favorite parts of this book is actually how much it humanizes Moiraine. In the first two books, she's a mysterious wizard who seems far above our main characters. Even if her conversation with the Amyrlin reveals it's not all straightforward for her, she's still part of the Illuminati; she's got this. But book 3 makes it very clear that, no, she hasn't got this. Rand just runs away from her and she spends most of the book panicking trying to keep up. But it also humanizes her in more normal ways, like when Perrin walks in on her with her hair down, and they start talking about this cute girl he met at the bar. Or, with the hindsight of later books, how Moiraine being much better than Perrin at fishing isn't due to Aes Sedai specialness, but because she grew up around Siuan.

[@BakirTorkman]

DAMMIT I INCREASED MY READING PACE TO STAY AHEAD OF THESE VIDEOS AND NOW IM ON BOOK 6

[@carterdahl9654]

I'm with you there, I'm about a quarter of the through A Memory of Light

[@dylancrespo6507]

For me, the splitting up and coming back together every time is further showing the ridiculous power of rand’s ta’veren nature. Every time these people important to his future try to get away or do their own thing, their yanked right back.

[@carlossalazar3182]

Sad Mat noises

[@gematr14a42]

It's like that Moe and Barney scene

[@Jay-iu5bi]

I love how Perrin tells Gaul that ‘He Who Comes With The Dawn’ is on his way to Tear and Gaul just casually accepts this. Love them both. 🤗

[@whatamidoingwithmylife4108]

Just call him Car'a'carn. He Who Comes With The Dawn is a mouthful.

[@Trisjack20]

Great characters basically my FAV rand lander and my fav Aiel!

[@Gunleaver]

I love how the idiot knew that Tear was associated with the guy he's looking for, in fact, Tear is the ONLY clue he has to HWCWTD's location, and instead he manages to pass Tear and put the two largest rivers in the known world between him and the place he should have been going in the first place. Also, the only Aiel to actually encounter HWCWTD before he outs himself in Tear, almost attack him in an Ogier _stedding_ That's why you don't use women as soldiers - send them on a vital mission to locate and protect the savior of your people, and they almost kill him because he interrupted their shopping trip detour! Like, the three Maidens _recognize_ that Rand is an Aiel. They comment on it and give his sword a dirty look. Ingtar had a sword too, and they didn't glare at him. They KNEW Rand was Aiel and they just ignore it and leave. How many Aiel raised by wetlanders do they think there ARE, since no one leaves? The Wise Ones know he is the son of Shaiel and Janduin, because that's the only Aiel baby in their history who could have ended up in the wetlands, so they also had to know how old he is. And the Maidens see a man who is the right age and is plainly and obviously of Aiel blood, and they don't stop to think whether or not he's the whole POINT they left the Three Fold Land in the first place. Aiel are dumb.

[@whatamidoingwithmylife4108]

@@Gunleaver Hey how else would he have had the very dramatic civil war between the Aiel clans? These types of things are necessary to advance the plot. I know it's idiotic, but it's necessary. Like Egwene. Stupid, illogical, downright unbelievable, but necessary.

[@Gunleaver]

@@whatamidoingwithmylife4108 I don't think the Aiel schism was stupidity, it was just stubbornness and wanting things their own way. It was the result of cultural pressures that are hinted at building, such as various comments from the Wise Ones about the new ways of carrying out ji'e'toh that violated the spirit. Couladin clearly had some plan in mind like what he actually did, before Rand ever revealed that he was HWCWTD, and a lot of people fell in line with him. The isolated, monotonous, homogenous culture of the Aiel, where everyone has to follow this elaborate and highly codified system of behavior that was largely all about the honor system ... that was never going to be sustainable in the long run. The chiefs and Wise Ones were running a con, but the time beyond which they would be unable to keep all their balls in the air was coming up, and Couladin and Sevanna, or someone like them, would have caused a split eventually. Eventually someone among the Aiel would be like "hey, you know what? Screw this waiting around in the desert to be punished and shaped and tested for some ancient sin we don't remember, and some mysterious future purpose we never agreed to! Imma go into the wetlands, where they got plenty of water and shade and a lot of nice things and are not super good at defending themselves, their lands or their stuff. Byeee!" Couladin and his followers were not the dumb ones, they were the smart ones, the ones who questioned the system and bucked the doctrine and acted in their best interests. It was horribly wrong and lower-case evil, but a lot of times, that IS the smart thing, or the thing that best serves your interest.

[@JordanRibera]

Funny thing I noticed on my recent reading of TDR: After all of the times Moiraine hides the fact that she is aes sedai and/or uses an alias, she gets outed like *four times* in this book. Always in the company of Perrin, so I think this might just be a funny instance of ta'veren shenanigans that RJ hid in there.

[@Jeneric81]

I always thought it was a kinda funny general theme throughout the books that all Aes Sedai are awful at pretending to not be Aes Sedai.

[@theonlyslagathor]

..... is this a bad time to admit that I imagine elevator music to be playing whenever people are traveling and also in rand's head whenever people talk to him? I hope the show recognizes that this is definitely canon and important and needs to be added in or else I will revolt.

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

thats hilarious!

[@theonlyslagathor]

@@DanielGreeneReviews I feel like this is more tame and normal than my other head cannon of everyone bursting out into disney songs with Lan being a disney princess singing let it go ..... Imma just stop now and let this die. I've reached peaked humor with elevator music. I can disappear in peace now.

[@sirgoo9962]

My only head cannon is Demandred being Mazrim. Fake Mazrim on A Memory of Light. I cannot be swayed... I can never be swayed from this path...

[@roolenoir3183]

@@sirgoo9962 Awesome! Have you seen the 1st Conan the Barbarian? ( with Arnold) anyhoo I’m showing my age.) so anytime I see someone running or read about it ( think Lord of the rings when they are looking for the two hobbits) I hear that music. Also when I see /read a battle ( swords and that ) or a retreat I hear Ride of Valkyrie. So I’m with ya!

[@omedon666]

This, but Final Fantasy (pick your favorite) overworld music.

[@thecornerkid402]

I imagine that whoever is in charge of casting for the series is terrified of Lanfear. They have to be thinking, "There is no way I can cast this in a way that even a majority of people will be happy."

[@ifihadfriends437]

The answer is Beyoncé

[@stevencook388]

It’s impossible for any human woman to be as beautiful as Lanfear is described

[@thecornerkid402]

​@@stevencook388 Exactly. I did have one amusing idea that would be interesting if they did something like it. Since Jordan did say that she's so beautiful that beautiful women near her look ordinary, what if they applied anti-beauty make up to any women in the same frame as her? If they did and were subtle enough with it, it would make for an interesting effect that the average viewer wouldn't realize what had happened but would be aware of the contrast.

[@vaibhavgupta20]

+

[@stevencook388]

@@thecornerkid402 that’s a brilliant idea, hopefully they at least try to convey her beauty somehow

[@tannerprince9730]

"That's a tasty muffin," best description of Perrin ever.

[@poeticalvision]

Perrin is the actual gigachad

[@TheLordofMetroids]

The first time I read the series, The Dragon Reborn was one of my personal favorites, but upon every re-read, it's dropped in my positions, I think it's not because I like it less, but rather because I like a lot that comes after it so much more.

[@Trisjack20]

Really insightful comment! I feel like this about Fires of Heaven and the Eye of the World like they are great but when I am in them I am like oh I know whats coming lets get to that!

[@Cwinkle]

It’s crazy how good the book gets when we’re following Matt

[@shabbirrangwala166]

Daniel's commentary with the summary is the best thing that ever happened on this channel

[@goodisgood153]

"It is like a toddler handed a nuclear bomb" " Guys that's the dragon reborn. We are going to the last battle Everything is going to shit" God i love these reviews

[@benjaminroffey6782]

Reading this again when I'm older, and it's remarkable how all the teenagers act like teenagers. A lot of their worst personality traits is due to the fact that they all think they're invincible, and they do a lot of stupid and irritating things because of it. A second aspect I think is often overlooked that starts in this book is how ever single culture has a different set of signs for the appearance of their savior. He has to meet the signs for each culture to get them on board. There's always the question going on if Rand is the chosen one for every culture, and I get the impression he is desperate for someone, anyone else to be one of the chosen ones to relieve some of the burden.

[@Trisjack20]

Love this comment that is all

[@jvdw843]

The worldbuilding really shines in this one. The magic system starts to make more sense, the cultures are set up nicely and the character's motivations become more interesting. The Dragon Reborn convinced me to read the rest of the series.

[@AnkitSharma-fu9io]

Same . Have you read the entire series ? I've read it only till book 3 . How good does it get? What are the best books here on ??

[@jvdw843]

@@AnkitSharma-fu9io I'm at book 6. So far books 4 and 5 were the best in my opinion

[@AnkitSharma-fu9io]

@@jvdw843 Thanks , bud .

[@goodisgood153]

@@AnkitSharma-fu9io The scale of the story goes upto 11the more books you read. It becomes apparent on later books why GRR Martin was influenced by Wheel of Time

[@AnkitSharma-fu9io]

@@goodisgood153 That's amazing . I was initially reluctant to start this series because of its sheer length , but the kind of reviews I get about it every passing day just makes it all worth the time . Anyways , thanks.

[@NoahD-gq3kk]

It was interesting also whilst Mat and Thom were in Caemlyn, the fact of weird dreams was brought up by the Innkeeper, which is an aspect that was present within both Illian and Tear, and there was proven to be a forsaken in both of those cities. Could Gaebril be a forsaken? Its interesting to think about. Also on another note, at the very end of the book, the group receives a letter from Lanfear outlining that the Dragon Reborn will always be hers, and she is 'giving him over' to them for a very short while. The lady who delivers this message, Barelain, the 'First of Mayene' is described "wearing a coronet with a golden hawk in flight". Could this be the hawk on Perrin's shoulder that Min told Perrin about? Maybe a challenger to Perrin's love, against Faile? Interesting to think about.

[@losgann]

I liked each of the first four books more than the last. I felt like this third book was a kind of an inverted parallel to the first book. Where the first book was primarily them on the run, this is them on the hunt with Rand (and Perrin and Moiraine following) seeking out prophecy, the accepted crew hunting the black ajah and Mat is trying to be selfish but keeps sprinting across the continent to help his friends. My favourite part of the first 6 books so far was Mat setting off the explosion as a diversion, getting distracted by how impressive it was, and then entering possibly the best defended fortress in the world through his diversion. Incredibly funny situation that landed because of character work rather than feeling like the hand of the author.

[@jebodeiasque]

What I love about the concept of ta'veren is that it literally lets RJ give Rand, Mat, and Perrin plot armor and force the plot to work how he needs it to, and it's all totally justified in-world.

[@wertfi908]

Yeah. The idea of the hand of the author as a noticeable, quantifiable property about someone, that characters are aware of, and comment on, is such an interesting thing to explore.

[@darthvegan]

I had a similar experience with this book, where I first read it as a teenager and didn't really like Rand's storyline in this book. But now that I'm in my 40's, I enjoyed it much more. Edit: The scene where Matt rescues the ladies, and they are completely ungrateful bothered me quite a bit. In fact, the pride and ego of the characters in the entire series irritated me a LOT in the last re-read I did last year.

[@Trisjack20]

Which is why when Avidenda forces them to accept they have toh to him is really great. I really like that Jordan made the characters so flawed and that in most cases he calls them on it in one chapter or another. I find that rpide/ego is the universal problem/challenge. Almost all of us (In my opinion) struggle to some extent with balancing our wants and desires against the scales of what is 'right' or 'fair'. Personally I do not always win even when I am aware and directly trying to do the right thing I can end up feeling like I am being short changed or unfairly treated and then I push for what I want instead. Age and experience can help, as of course does the development of relationships that make the good of others something that brings such personal happiness and satisfaction it helps fight back. Still, the behaviour is frustrating, but still so very real in so many cases. it makes me wonder what if there were some people doing a lot of good and potentially saving the world but some of what they did, thought or said was just not ok (Like egotistical, racist or other fairly universally accepted 'bad') would we fight against them or try to tear them down despite the potential good they could do? To me thats one of the great themes of these books.

[@darthvegan]

@@Trisjack20 Very true.

[@arneparmentier2806]

That Gawyn / Mat scene for the WoT-show, should just be this. Not an adaptation. Just this.

[@AnkitSharma-fu9io]

Big faxx . That was fucking hilarious 😂

[@basicoptimalmouse]

Aaaaand it was cut out.

[@milospollonia1121]

I actually bought this one first because I really liked the blue and red on the cover and the title seemed very appealing to me. A few pages in and I didn't know what the fuck was going on, so I googled it and yeah, turns out there were two other books first. I am a genius.

[@milospollonia1121]

And yes, 12 y/o me was idiotic enough to not see the BOOK THREE OF THE WHEEL OF TIME on the front. Kids are fucking dumb.

[@reidblanchard6453]

Nice

[@soulreaper1981]

Kids are not dumb...... It's just you ;)

[@milospollonia1121]

@@soulreaper1981 If you have ever been to a middle school, you know my statement is true lol

[@soulreaper1981]

@@milospollonia1121 I know dude, I was just kidding

[@christopherneedham9584]

Daniel: white cloaks are the most self important people in the entire wheel of time. Aes sedai: hold my beer.

[@totesmagotes213]

And wise ones, and the sea folk, and the seanchan. It seems like many of the cultures in WoT are pretty full of themselves.

[@bozoforce]

@@totesmagotes213 look at what the wise ones have achieved (holding their culture together and finding every single aiel woman with the spark of channeling and all who can be taught to channel) as well as the achievements of the windfinders (ensure safe and favorable weather and ocean currents for safe sailing of their people as well as fooling the aes sedai). They have every right to be full of themselves. Do not get me started on the Seanchan.

[@vXFiddlerXv]

As someone who had read Malazan before Wheel of Time, 'The Dragon Reborn's ending where everyone is converging inside the Stone of Tear was pure joy to read.

[@larak.j.2656]

I'm currently on Malazan book 6, read all of WoT and boy, do I understand 😂

[@martinzubr2113]

Same here!!!

[@purusingh6085]

This makes me wanna read malazan !!

[@johnbyrne8128]

The Mat vs Gawyn/Galad scene is one of my favourite scenes of the whole series. I think this book is where Mat starts to come in to his own and the few glimpses of Rand we get work super effectively. On the whole, I like this book quite a bit. The stuff with Perrin at the beginning and encountering the other wolf brother work very well too. I actually still have this in my top half - I like it better than the Great Hunt which I feel dragsin the middle after a great start and end.

[@carlossalazar3182]

Yeah, I imagine it was hard for Jordan in Book 2 to make the middle of the book exciting, since it was essentially just either them protecting the horn or looking for it for a while, and them staying in Cairhien for a while after so long going from place to place is a little jarring. Although I think Book 3 also does drag quite a bit in the middle with like a third of the book just being White Tower stuff without taking any breaks to check on Perrin or Rand

[@epiphonedude4999]

Daniel. I’ve been watching you for years, and you’re the reason I got into wheel of time. This review made me laugh more than any other video you’ve done. Your goofy re-enactments of scenes within the book were something special. I can’t wait for the shadow rising review

[@cthulhu6245]

“The sword that is not a sword”, you mean “the sword that is not JUST a sword”...

[@damp2269]

the sword that is so OP that being a sword is inconsequential.

[@adrianbundy3249]

@@damp2269 It does have one kinda inconvenient weakness though for a certain half of the population when against people who know that it is there and can exploit it though :) I think the forsaken would have been kicking themselves earlier if they would have realized it.

[@olorin3815]

Well its not really a sword its just a glass thing then when rand wields it it turns into a torch that just more like burbs through you then cuts you :P

[@shabbirrangwala166]

Comparing Perrin to muffin, I never thought this could be done.

[@abcarlson3293]

Mat leaving Thom with the wisdom was one of the funniest scenes in the whole series! I die every time I read or listen to it

[@troyb5843]

These reread reviews sure do include a lot of things to the effect of “I know this sounds like it would suck but…” “in a lesser authors hands this would be rough but…” I’m honestly scared to reread cause I’m not sure how it would hold up. And I torched the whole series in 3 months with no books in the middle that’s how much I enjoyed it.

[@SlowBurnReader]

It’s my favorite in the series so far, just because the characters are starting to evolve, so good!

[@Jan92Huels]

This read along brought me back to finally reading the series. :)

[@reidblanchard6453]

I just finished b10, trying to finish before the show comes out THIS YEAR! Loving this read along

[@brushketo]

Just finished reading it Today , Love this series and love the community of wheel of time readers. . . Mega thankful to Robert Jordan for this series it's been my friend when life feels upside down Tom Merlin - is just amazingly a father figure ; same as Lan" Ngyaine - However its speleed she's perfect in this book All around great book , Grateful for all the layers . . .

[@saursoar]

Currently on book 10 and starting to see that Jordan foreshadowing is legendary!!! Can't wait to keep reading.

[@hondasamer5920]

Even after you delaying it to one book a month I’m somehow still behind :)

[@amp7980]

Me too. But now keeping up feels possible. So im more motivated to stick with it.

[@aggieking87]

I agree 1 per month feels much better pacing, thanks!

[@Brainfryde]

In the Horn, Matt and Perrin are just Merry and Pippen at Saruman's tower :p This book is, once again, the transition from Hero's journey to History of the Wheel of Time. Matt and Perrin touch the world, and we get a better feel for what it means to be Te'veren. We also see how a Sword and Bow master (Tam Al'Thor) trains some country kids to use their tools (staff and bow), and no one things anything of it within their little corner of the Two Rivers. Matt trouncing the best of White Tower sword masters is our first real lesson that the Tower's greatest power is its bravado. And Matt is NOT a scoundrel! He just has a problem saying no when someone suggests a bit of fun...

[@desertrose0027]

One of my big problems with this book is that Rand just seems way too crazy. Like that scene you referred to where Perrin enters his dream and he's just bonkers. And the other scene where he tries to revive the dead girl (though part of that could be Callandor's influence). It just seems way out of synch compared with Shadow Rising, where he seems much more sane.

[@OtherTheDave]

I think that might be part of his “burn the world and let everything die to avoid hurting a single hair on a woman” thing.

[@ruthc9295]

Perrin's official description: "tasty muffin"

[@TheKrislaf]

People talking about the need to slow down so they can catch up. Me, im already halfway through book 5. You're the one who needs to catch up, Daniel. xD

[@Two_More_Years]

I recently started reading WOT for the first time and finished this a few weeks ago. Regardless of anyone's feelings on the book it drives me crazy that you straight up title this one The Dragon Reborn, make it seem like this book is finally going to go into Rand and having to truly except what he is and what it means, and then for the first time in the series the actual Dragon Reborn is barely a POV character. Drove me nuts the whole book.

[@akiller101]

I love how you're growing Daniel! So excited for the future of your channel.

[@mattpfarr6129]

I remember thinking the dream sequences were a chore and cheesy until this book. Then it all changed and I loved the concept.

[@alphaclank812]

“We are changing from one book a week to one book a month to give you all more time!” But… but… I’m on book eight already 😢

[@AnkitSharma-fu9io]

I've been looking forward to this !

[@AverageAwesomeDude]

Nothing to do with WoT but I read this in Count Dooku’s voice

[@AnkitSharma-fu9io]

@@AverageAwesomeDude Hello there !

[@AverageAwesomeDude]

@@AnkitSharma-fu9io General Memeobi! You are a bold one

[@richgable4913]

I love the way you discuss this series. I'm currently on my 11th reread and I'm STILL excited by each book.

[@abj136]

A fascinating aspect of the book series rarely discussed in KZbins I've seen: Jordan's playing with our myths and mixing them up. This book is all about King Arthur pulling the Sword from the Stone, except the sword was Not a Sword, and the Stone was a building not a rock in a lake, and Merlin was the Amyrlin, but it was actually *her* associate who assisted. But it wasn't Art(h)ur, who came 1000 years earlier, so this was Rand al Thor pulling. But this Thor didn't wield a hammer, that was his friend Perrin the blacksmith. And don't get me started about Rand's (not Arthur) consort Gwen al-Vere, his enemy Morgase le Fey, or his knight-warder companion Lance.

[@mariamornerud9431]

Absolutely worth mentioning! I hadn't thought of the "sword in the stone", thing, but now it's obviou. Thanx! It'd be great to have someone diving deeper into the theme of (different) mythology(/ies) vs WoT. What, only the classical saga division of women in hag /princess / warrior (if I remember correctly) w Min, Elayne and Ahviendha, that gets twisted around as the story evolves, could be explored at length. Maybe someone'll right an MA theses on it or so? Ir, has it been done already??

[@StephenDiMino]

Don’t have time for a reread but am super enjoying this as a recap before the show!

[@carlosrueda9204]

Just finished the book. Enjoyed it a lot. I don't mind the split and converge pattern. What is starting to bug me is "oh no it's the climax and final chapters. Hope balzamon doesn't show up beciase he's obliged and gets rekted by rand. Again."

[@johnpearson7755]

Now this is what I've been craving

[@Pharren88]

Just started book 4 and I already feel like I need to start re reading this series cause I may have missed things or forgot small things. Guess I'll spend the next couple years finishing the series a few times, lol.

[@brooksanderson3241]

just last night I went through your channel looking for this video. I wake up this morning and here it is. Maybe I'm Ta'veren?

[@kaladin783]

I feel like Perrin’s encounter with Noam perfectly sets up one of his greatest character moments in The Towers of Midnight.

[@Trisjack20]

Agreed. Jordan's vision (With a little help from his deputy Sanderson) far reaching and effective!

[@anthonyboatner7286]

this is my favorite of the series so far really enjoyed all of the time spent with the girls and Matt.

[@karinageddes2767]

Just found your channel while re reading the wheel of time, these breakdowns of the books are amazing thank you 👏

[@carlehlers9165]

gosh, this is so enjoyable to watch. Its been like 7-8 Months since i finished the WoT, and this just reminds me of my pleasure experiencing the Books!

[@Orkillester1]

This thumbnail got real ZAMN energy. Also Matt chucking the fireworks into the Stone of Tear is probably my favorite scene in this book.

[@carterdahl9654]

This is literally one of my favorite videos

[@praalgraf]

perfect for a lunch break, finished my reread yesterday

[@ham5097]

I finished the fourth book in June and oh God, did I enjoy that book. Thanks for shoving this series down our throats and making me read it!

[@cloudbloom]

Book 4 is so damn good

[@reederickson3202]

Daniel, I been going through some shit lately, but you are my favorite paperback goblin gladiator and your videos make things a little easier. Stay amazing, plz.

[@guitarzero1901]

Just finished this book! Perfect timing for this video

[@corykimmel1133]

I love this.... I just started Wheel of Time and I'm so happy I have something to watch since I can't get the book out of my head.

[@simonhamelink3590]

I actually like this book more than the great hunt. Mostly because the story made me appreciate Matt more and I like that we rarely see Rand's point of view, wich made him seem like the unpredictable force of nature that the world views him as.

[@funkehfunkeh]

This. The great hunt was a little boring for me. This finally made me sit up and start to enjoy. All those plotlines converging at Tear was pretty exciting, and what you said about Rand being so unpredictable.

[@BartasRapowanie]

There are only few things in life I enjoyed as much as Mat gambling and having insane luck

[@pennywise6606]

NGL I really need these videos because I stopped a while back on Lord of chaos and have forgotten most of the plotlines so these videos are helping me recall most things before I start to finish off the rest of the books.

[@lewstherinteletubby50]

Did anybody else notice that there's a D&D Warlock ability called " Dark One's Own Luck"?

[@hen-ryebread714]

reading this series for the first time, i really enjoyed perrin’s pov in this one, he has such a funny pov because he’s just a dude who has to deal with all this shit

[@The_Kayak_Guy.]

Seriously Daniel, I’m enjoying these reviews!👌

[@chichoskruch21]

Interesting, I like the Dragon Reborn way more than book 1 and 2, it's where the series took off for me (and obviously book 4 but that's another tier)

[@EonaLieksCheese]

This book is where Faile first appears fuk yeah

[@kaveeshkhanapurkar4759]

was gonna pickup the 3rd book and this comes along!! just in time.

[@reinierovertoom7123]

I can see how The Dragon Reborn might get a tad worse in re-reads, but having read it just once, it's my second favorite as of right now. It was a rollercoaster ride from start to finish and I only loved The Shadow Rising even more. Though I have to add the caveat that I am now about a thirds into book 8, so I still have quite a way to go. And about that: someone told me the slog would start at book 8, but the start of book 8 is amazing! It must drop down hard from here, or maybe I'll end up being one of the "there is no slog" clan. Oh, how I hope it'll be the latter. Please let it be the latter! ^^

[@inkfeats1143]

The break-up and regathering of characters helps me remember what happened in all the books so far. I’ve actually started post-it noting on each book each group of characters and their objectives.

[@mahalleinir_WoT]

Just finished this book for my 5th re-read and I found myself absolutely loving the imagery, specifically in the Rand scenes when we are getting glimpses of him fighting dark friends and shadow spawn both in the real world and his dreams. I found myself really noticing amazing little examples of that with everybody throughout the book. So happy to be going through the series again 😊

[@carolbriscoe9337]

I'm enjoying listening to your commentaries as it definitely enhances my own reading. Thank you very much. I think I enjoyed Mat's co tibial winning at dice, especially rhe night he just couldn't lose! The dice in his head just kept tumbling and tumbling

[@dionshaewishum4179]

Perrin and Gaul seemed to have a real friendship and trust each other. Their communication was impeccable.

[@TheBardOfTheRedHand]

Thanks for dropping this on my birthday Goblin Lord.

[@arenkai]

Yay ! :D I've been waiting for this one :D Now I can start book 4 :D

[@KawaRyuu788]

This was easily one of the funniest vids about this book, i was in stitches esp with the "its a good time to go into the stone!"

[@joshualevine8345]

I just started these audio books when the show came out and I'm slowly but surely being sucked into this work and becoming a megafan! I def see elements from LOTR, I see things borrowed from this into Eragon, I see parallels with Sword of Truth, and I'm cool with all of it because I love all those series!! And your videos are perfect addendums to the series. It's like being in a nerdy, awesome bookclub!! Thank you!!!

[@bethanygreenwood8259]

Loving the read along!! Good to hear your break down of each book. Though I'm nearly at the end of the series myself, hoping to have the last 3 books done well before the TV show release. . . If I don't get distracted by other books. . .

[@Quejin]

Matt's fight in this book is one of my favorites in the whole series.

[@tristanmills4948]

This is my first read through (thanks for the inspiration). I'm on Lord of Chaos, and I honestly think the series is getting better and better. These are great refreshers though, so much to try and keep track of - I see why people will reread the whole thing again and again.

[@mrmr9201]

Just finished the series last week so I can finally watch your WoT vids

[@troytaylor8225]

Just finished this morning. When I get home from work book 4 should be waiting!!

[@lewst]

This was the last book I read in my mother language. After it I needed more, but because the books are split like 3-4 times each in Germany and I was a poor student I noticed: i could by the rest of the books (about 30) in my language or i could just buy 8 books in English. I didn't regret it for one second.

[@simon3818]

I’m reading the series for the first time and this book has been my favorite out of the first three