If you haven't read Jordan's Wheel of Time (
Book 1 on Amazon), and you have time to slog through 14 huge books (or 19+ days of audio books!), then you should do it. You owe it to yourself. Skipping WoT is like not reading Tolkein -
I think at this point it's a requirement. I have fond memories of middle/high school and college of anxiously awaiting new releases in the series. The pace starts off strong but definitely
starts to taper by Book 7. By book ~10 you're reading 800+ pages and about 3 weeks of time goes by in the book, which is unfortunate. Still, this is an epic series that all fantasy
fans should read. It doesn't get weird or get too full of itself. If you're up for a huge series then this is for you.