@CamestrosFelapton What killed the series for me was the appearance of Cadsuane Melaidhrin, the most powerful of her kind, counsel to Rand etc etc etc. But was not mentioned in the books until, in a fit of narrative inconsistency, she appears in book 7. RIght, one of the most powerful people in history doesn't even a single mention even as an historical character before she is thrust into the plot.

That usually kills a series for me - sure sign that it is going nowhere.