Somewhat inevitably, perhaps, Jordan ended up being compared to fantasy’s other master—J.R.R. Tolkein, of Lord of the Rings fame. And from a powerful source, too.
“Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal…” crowed the New York Times . Perhaps it was his battle scenes, which portray a realism that only one who has experienced battle—Tolkien in the World Wars and Jordan in Vietnam—can truly contemplate, although Jordan says he reached further back for his sources.
“I was reading about 16th and 17th century battle scenes. You can’t see it unless you’re there, but basically, it’s just mass chaos and confusion,” he says.
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