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@chloyster What I have come to learn from speaking to newer readers (mostly those that have started and finished in the time since the series was finished) is that those middle books are not as bad as they felt at the time they were first releasing. But yes, there is a point in the series where the cast and scope become so large that it seems to take a very long time for thing to progress.
Still, no better payoff in fantasy IMO.
Oooh good to know. That's nice to hear. I wasn't ever really worried about it tbh since I listen at a pretty regular 1-2 hours a day on walks. But some of my friends who have read it really played up how rough the middle ones were lol