The concept is really gerat, basically there is a segment of the poulation that can more or less do magic or more specificaly, they can access the unseen forces in the universe that can create magical effects. THe men who can do this all eventually go insane and end up destroying people, so it's mostly women running the show. There is one man though that is destined to save the world from the Dark Lord yada yada yada, he's got to do it before he goes crazy and destroys everything around him yada yada yada, you know, good old fashioned geekery at it's best.

What made the books so, so very LONG is that although there is one main character and plot line, there are dozens of other significant characters and polt lines that are all explored in detail so it's kind of like 4 or 5 series in one series. It's good reading for sure, just be warned that like I said, about 5 books in it slows to a crawl and does not pick up again for a while, but you CAN"T STOP READING!!! and also, be aware that the author died so now it's like having sex with no orgasm. frustrating to say the least.

about? I think its like 17000 different plots and sub plots, so it's hard to say. I didn't read it, but I know guys I went to college with that read it, and were consistently saying how slow it was, and how many different stories there were.

i've been told that he completed most of the last book and that he kept very detailed notes so the last book should be published, it just won't be him writing all of it.