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Originally Posted by haertig

I find that I don't necessarily have to keep a profile of each character in my head. Sometimes I do forget which character is which. Sometimes that is important and I'll use the Kindle's "find in book" search to refresh my memory of the character. Other times I ignore the fact that I've forgotten exactly who a specific character is, because it just doesn't matter

You're right about every character, but it's annoying when you can't remember an important thing 2 volumes before. Somehow I always have the feeling then that the story is passing me by.

Originally Posted by Sirtel

I read all 14 volumes a couple of years ago. And yeah, the wiki was a big help. Also the ability to search for a character name on my ereader, to find when they were first introduced (I have the omnibus edition of all volumes, so searching was easy, no hopping between different books). That ability to search was the main reason I got the omnibus.

The easy search in eBooks and fan wikis are really worth their weight in gold. I have the feeling that it immerses me even more deeply in the stories.
I read the simple novels on the kobo and the complicated ones and non-fiction on the iPad, because looking them up on the web works better.

Originally Posted by svenlind

I really enjoyed the first 6 volumes. I remember I had to wait a long time for volume 7, A Crown of Swords, that according to Wikipidia appeared in 1996. I reread the first 6 before I read vol 7. Vol 7 was, to me, a disappointment. I also bought Vol. 8 but did not finish it.
Actually it is IMO rather good that 6 large volumes are excellent.
I have bought the first volume as an ebook with the intention to reread it. The first reads were paperbacks.

I just finished vol. 8 and it was the best so far for me.
Nevertheless, the whole thing could have been tightened up a bit.