The storm is coming, they said, staring southward in worry. The storm is coming.

The general public rated this book lower than all the ones before it, but I found this to be the best of the series so far. There was consistency between the POV chapters so you were able to familiarize yourself with all of the people in that scene, build up momentum and then move on to the next character.

The story benefited from focusing on a few main points (Bowl of the Winds in Ebou Dar, Sammael in Illian) and pushing that forward. There were steady peaks throughout and I didn't find myself slogging through chapters like I have in previous books. I even found the tedium of finding the Bowl in Ebou Dar to be interesting, perhaps because it was Matt vs. Aes Sedai, but there was enough to keep me engaged while the search for the Bowl happened.

Wild to think that this is only the halfway point of the series.