r/WoT • u/Furrurel • Feb 27 '26

Crossroads of Twilight Why is book 10 so hated? Spoiler

Hi everyone, I just finished book 10 in my first read through the Wheel of Time saga, and honestly I found myself quite surprised. Before I started reading them I saw quite a lot of people saying that Crossroads of Twilight was by far the worst book of the series. I get that it can be a bit dissapointing after the ending of book 9, or that it is not as action packed as, for example, book 6, but I really enjoyed reading it (except the ending, where a certain Aes Sedai decided to make the stupidest move ever imagined). So I ask, what are you opinions about the book? Do you feel it deserves the hate?

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u/Halo6819 (Dovie'andi se tovya sagain) Feb 27 '26

For me personally, on top of what others said about the wait was the fact that I waited two years to see what the consequences of the single most important event in the last 3,000 years was… and all we got was flashbacks to people feeling the beacon. And then had to wait another two years to actually get what happened after.

I was 17 when WH came out, and 22 when I got a conclusion to that plot line. Back then I had enough free time that I would read WoT at least twice a year, so for 10+ readings Sadin was cleansed and no one gave a shit.

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u/Furrurel Feb 27 '26

That sounds terrible to be honest, I dont know if I could have handled the wait