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Lord of Chaos (Wheel of Time #6)

by Robert Jordan

3.94 · rating details · 23,239 ratings · 411 reviews

In this sequel to the phenomenal New York Times bestseller The Fires of Heaven, we plunge again into Robert Jordan's extraordinarily rich, totally unforgettable world:

On the slopes of Shayol Ghul, the Myrddraal swords are forged, and the sky is not the sky of this world;

In Salidar the White Tower in exile prepares an embassy to Caemlyn, where Rand Al'Thor, the Dragon ...more

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Published October 15th 1994 by Tor Books

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Feb 01, 2008

Jake Kern rated it

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What was meant to be a glorious trilogy turned into a bloated, never-ending story. As I read the 4th and 5th books, I became quickly disappointed with Jordan's obvious decision to start stretching the series and winging it to bring in a bunch of cash. The breaking point was when I was reading this book, and I got to page 600 realizing that nothing had happened in the book yet! I closed the book and cut my losses. My friends on Book 11 wish they had done the same....

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Apr 20, 2009

Mary-Ann rated it

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Robert Jordan’s “Lord of Chaos” is a rewarding read for fans invested in the Wheel of Time Series. Questions answered and dreams on the cusp of being fulfilled. There is an amazing number of events that I feel are keys to future plot. I really appreciate that characters are being forced into changing, into growing into what they need to be by outside events, struggling to balance who they need to be with who they MUST be. There is a wonderful balance of this growing satisfaction with accomplis...moreRobert Jordan’s “Lord of Chaos” is a rewarding read for fans invested in the Wheel of Time Series. Questions answered and dreams on the cusp of being fulfilled. There is an amazing number of events that I feel are keys to future plot. I really appreciate that characters are being forced into changing, into growing into what they need to be by outside events, struggling to balance who they need to be with who they MUST be. There is a wonderful balance of this growing satisfaction with accomplishments, and events, peppered with humour and emotion that draws you in and makes you feel. The book made me laugh on many ocasions as well as bite my lip in anxious anticipation. Without question this has been the most satisfying and enjoyable book I have read in a long time.

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Rand’s character development is something I feel I need to particularily higlight in this review. The assertion of Lews Therins voice in his head, as not only a faint memory of the soul so to speak but one that actually has opinions and a clear identity of its own is clear. The struggle between “Rand Al Thor” and “Lews Therin” to have control and make decisions is evidentily just beginning. Near the end they appear to have a begrudging partnership to get themselves out of mutually shared catastrophe, and I look forward to seeing more examination of this in future books.

Egwene’s grown also was remarkable. It is evident that her time with the Aiel Wiseones allowed her to come of age so to speak. She grew stronger in her own sense of self, and sense of right. And once named the new Amyrlin, her ability fo feign weakness while being completely aware that they believe she is a pawn, and the way she reacts shows a woman wise beyond her years.

All the others grow too, Nynaeve working on keeping her temper in check, and Elayne’s growing relationship with Brigitte. Min embracing her femininty and showing rand her feelings (even if he is such a clueless fool when it comes to women ;) ) .

I was also glad that Perrin and Faile re-enter the story. Their romance is one that makes me smile, laugh, and cry. Of all the relationships in this story, Perrin and Faile seem the most real. Hardly perfect, Takes a Ton of work but based on a solid foundation of deep love.

I have to admit there are still some ambiguities that I wonder if I missed something in reading the book ‘quickly’. They are questions that I feel are going to be answered within the next few novels however. For Example, confirmation that Halima/Asan-gar is a forsaken remade, and a clarification of which forsaken they actually are. Leaving a few unanswered questions serves to hold my curiosity and interest.
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Nov 13, 2009

Myles rated it

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People have often remarked on my, ahem, remarkable patience whether it's dealing with difficult people, difficult books, or with those annoyances that most simply don't want to put up with anymore. One of those annoyances has been over the past month rereading the first six books of the Wheel of Time Series. This will be my third time.

I first read them my Freshman year of high school, the second run-through was a refresher for Knife of Dreams my Fresman year of college. Most of the c...more

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Mar 31, 2009

Kat Hooper rated it

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I could almost copy and paste my review for Fires of Heaven right here and it would be mostly suitable because Lord of Chaos is more of the same. This is another metropolitan-city-phonebook-sized novel with a potentially interesting story that is bogged down by its excruciatingly slow pace, regular insertions of backstory, constant descriptions of the garb of every major and minor character (garb which keeps getting smoothed, straightened, or otherwise adjusted), and too many mentions of expanse...moreI could almost copy and paste my review for Fires of Heaven right here and it would be mostly suitable because Lord of Chaos is more of the same. This is another metropolitan-city-phonebook-sized novel with a potentially interesting story that is bogged down by its excruciatingly slow pace, regular insertions of backstory, constant descriptions of the garb of every major and minor character (garb which keeps getting smoothed, straightened, or otherwise adjusted), and too many mentions of expanses of bosoms, spankings, sitting on knees, sniffing, snorting, and braid yanking. (I swear, if I have to read "good stout Two-Rivers woolens" one more time...)

In Lord of Chaos some of the most interesting WOT characters are absent (e.g., Egeanin and Lan), some of the formerly interesting characters have become almost intolerable (e.g., Siuan and Aviendha), and some who should have grown up by now just won't (Nynaeve and Faile). At least we get to visit a new city -- Ebou Dar .... in which everyone looks and acts the same and all the women are looking for fights (with knives).

The only really entertaining parts of Lord of Chaos were Lews Therin's mumblings in Rand's head -- I thought this was clever and amusing:

"Where are all the dead?" Lews Therin whispered. "Why will they not be silent?"
Rand chuckled grimly. Surely that had to be a joke.

There is a climax at the end of the book that truly changes the course of the story (and I hope will serve to pick up the pace in the next novel), but it took entirely too long to get there and involved a sudden change in some of the characters' normal behavior. Rand's got a hoard of Aiel maidens and wise ones around him everywhere he goes and then they suddenly decide to take a coffee break when a group of Aes Sedai come to visit? Huh? Well, I was puzzled, but at least there was finally some action, even if the events around it seemed contrived.

Robert Jordan is a smooth writer who's got an interesting story to tell (thus, three stars), but he dilutes its power by drawing it out. This book's plot should have been combined with the previous two books' plots and then 75% of the words should have been removed. (There was so much repetition that we probably wouldn't have missed anything!). Then, instead of three slow and repetitive novels, we'd have one great novel. Read more Robert Jordan book reviews at Fantasy literature. (less)

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Aug 02, 2011

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"The Lord of Chaos" by Robert Jordan was a bit of a disappointment. It is not as fast paced as the previous. There are bits about the Whitecloaks that drag no end.

Rand al'Thor get shielded by 13 Aes Sedai from the White Tower. He eventually breaks free. The Little Tower appoints Egwene as Amyrlin Seat. Elayne and Nyneave are raised to Aes Sedai. The weather is unnatural and Elayne is on a quest to find the ter'angreal that will set it right. Rand is building his army of Asha'man or mal...more

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Nov 12, 2011

Aaron rated it

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If you read through the reviews of the Wheel of Time books on Goodreads, you'll find a lot of people complaining about the same things. Foremost among the complaints are that there are too many characters and plot lines to keep track of, and Robert Jordan has a tendency to be over-descriptive, which leads to loooong books where not much happens.

I can appreciate these complaints. Six books into the series, I think the story has been told from the perspective of 25 to 30 different c...more

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May 06, 2011

Ryan rated it

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Sixth book in the wheel of time fantasy series. Rand has taken over Camelyn after killing Rahvin and is trying to set everything up there. The forsaken continually plot against him together, although Samuel (ruler of Illian) tries to make a truce with him. Rand coordinates the army of Lord Bashere, from Saldea, with his new "Black Tower" of men who can channel. The men are called "Asha'man" or guardians and are trained by Masrim Taim. Rand keeps traveling...moreMy summary:

Sixth book in the wheel of time fantasy series. Rand has taken over Camelyn after killing Rahvin and is trying to set everything up there. The forsaken continually plot against him together, although Samuel (ruler of Illian) tries to make a truce with him. Rand coordinates the army of Lord Bashere, from Saldea, with his new "Black Tower" of men who can channel. The men are called "Asha'man" or guardians and are trained by Masrim Taim. Rand keeps traveling between Camelyn and Cairhen and Tear in order to give orders to everyone. He gives orders to Mat in Tear to head toward Salidar where the rebel Aes Sedai are. He is to take Elayne to Camelyn so she can be crowed queen. While Rand is in Camelyn, Perrin, Faile, and Loial show up and join up with him. Min arrives before they do with the Aes Sedai representatives from Salidar. They accidentally get 13 Aes Sedai in Camelyn and Rand leaves and tells them not to follow unless there are less than 13. Meanwhile, Egwene is in Cairhen training with the Wise Ones and recuperating from her encounter with Lanfear. She finally tells them she is not really Aes Sedai and must let them punish her in order to remain friends after deceiving them. She is ordered by the Aes Sedai in Salidar to report there immediately so she travels in the flesh through the dream world to Salidar. In doing so, she figures out how to make a gateway and travel just as Rand does. Soon after arriving at Salidar, she is crowned the new Amyrlin for the exiled tower. Her first act as Amyrlin is to raise Nynaeve and Elayne to full Aes Sedai. During this time, Nynaeve figures out how to heal stilled women and gentled men. She heals Logain, the former Amyrlin, and Leane. Mat soon arrives in the camp with his army and accompanies the women to Ebou Dar to look for a bowl that can influence the weather. Rand keeps putting off the Aes Sedai sent by Elaida offering him alliance, but too late realizes that they were simply waiting for a chance to capture him and take him back to the White tower. He is captured and taken from Cairhen without anyone knowing. Perrin and the others gather as large an army as possible and follow the Aes Sedai. By the time they catch up to them, the Shaido attack Elaida's Aes Sedai in order to take Rand for themselves. While defending themselves, Rand escapes and starts to capture the Aes Sedai. They all seem to be ready to be overwhelmed by the Shaido when suddenly Taim shows up with the Asha'man and fight for Rand. They defeat the Shaido by using the one power and capture all of the Aes Sedai. The book ends with Rand forcing the Aes Sedai to swear loyalty with him. (less)

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Mar 04, 2011

Tracey rated it

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I think the series peaked here, and that's because I was a fan of Demandred throughout the series, and he was a star in this book (if you think he was Taim). I even overlooked some of the strange romances and changing alliances okay through this 6th book in the series, primarily holding out hope that some of the huge mysteries would be answered. Like, who killed Asmodean, where Moraine was, what was up w/ Verin, why that witch Egwaine would have a problem with Rand, etc etc etc.

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Jan 19, 2011

Peter rated it

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The good things that happened in this book were countered by absolute nonsense.

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It is time to officially say that Jordan cannot write romance: I am getting so sick of love occurring because "I just know it." This is ridiculous, especially after the third (fourth?) time. It's so lame, that I could hardly stop myself from throwing up. At first, I thought Perrin and Faile had the best relationship, but it turns out that they're even rockier than I could hav...moreThe good things that happened in this book were countered by absolute nonsense.

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It is time to officially say that Jordan cannot write romance: I am getting so sick of love occurring because "I just know it." This is ridiculous, especially after the third (fourth?) time. It's so lame, that I could hardly stop myself from throwing up. At first, I thought Perrin and Faile had the best relationship, but it turns out that they're even rockier than I could have imagined. Faile needs to wake up. This totally caught me off guard because I thought they were married and done with (not with the story, but their lives as single people). Apparently not. Fortunately, romance was not a big part, just enough to destroy hopes of a five-star book.

Another thing: Why the heck is so woman in this series so conceited? Just asking. The only part of this occurs when Rand (half-crazy and super pissed off) forces the Aes Sedai to submit. Somebody should need to be like that just to get a little kindness from these women. All of them should be forced to do what Rand made them. Following that same point, when Egwene becomes Amyrlin (which is totally ridiculous) she does the exact same thing that she criticized Rand for several times in the previous book. She does EXACTLY what he did in the sense that she would not let anyone control, but she doesn't have the sense to admit it. She told Rand off several times for becoming to "big-headed." What the hell does that mean? "Oh--you're too big-headed, but when I'm Amyrlin and controlling everyone behind their backs, that just makes me the picture of humble, doesn't it?" Too much hypocrisy from the women. The only good thing was that Nynaeve toned it down a little bit. She's still my least favorite character, but Egwene is rapidly moving up.

Even though these complaints are few and far between the finer points of this novel, there's nothing that could have made it's rating any better. It just doesn't have that punch that some of the other books had to push it up to five stars. People that rate it three to four are on the ball, while those that give it five are way too enthralled by this series to look at it from a neutral point of view.

Oh, by the way Mr. Jordan, great job on making characters that got me mad enough to write about them. That takes some serious skill.(less)

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Jul 28, 2010

Parthena rated it

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Some of my review of this book is tied in with the review of the series overall, but I thought it might be too tedious to go back and review each book individually. :)

I have really enjoyed most of the books in this series. After I finished reading "Fires of Heaven", I was wondering whether the series was going to just get progessively more slow, tedious, or bogged down in Aiel politics even moreso than the previous books. However, "Lord of Chaos" started picking ...moreSome of my review of this book is tied in with the review of the series overall, but I thought it might be too tedious to go back and review each book individually. :)

I have really enjoyed most of the books in this series. After I finished reading "Fires of Heaven", I was wondering whether the series was going to just get progessively more slow, tedious, or bogged down in Aiel politics even moreso than the previous books. However, "Lord of Chaos" started picking back up the pace a little bit. I am hoping that the next book in the series furthers the progression of the story and character development at a slightly quicker pace than this book did.

My primary complaint about the last few books in the series (including The Dragon Reborn, the Shadow Rising, etc), is that they don't seem to really differentiate personalities among the main female characters. As the books have continued, I feel that each female character (specifically Elayne and Nynaeve) have basically somehow inherited the same personality. Multiple scenes came up with both characters where they seemed unusually, inexplicably angry towards male characters who were trying to help them, and I feel like this wasn't even explained half the time. (for example, if Jordan explained a scene from the mens' points of view, but then later explained why the females had been so angry, this might have made more sense). I simply didn't understand why Elayne treated so many men so poorly, especially in this book, and I feel it made her a less-than-likeable character.

Faile also seems to be swiftly falling into the same personality type as the rest of the female characters- I only wish Jordan emphasized their good, and unique qualities more so that I could care more about the character.

However, I was very, very happy with regard's to the developments with Nynaeve and was intrigued with Mat's character development. Despite Nynaeve's stubbornness she is still probably my favorite of the main female characters.

I highly recommend this series to any fantasy lovers who don't mind incredibly detailed, occasionally slow-paced writing. I still feel this series is worth the read and very creative!

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Jun 28, 2010

James rated it

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Supposedly, Robert Jordan once thought he could finish the Wheel of Time in six books. That number has since more than doubled, and book 6 may have felt late in the series at the time, but the idea is a bit laughable now. Of course, in much the same way books 4 and 5 feel like a single book split in half, book 6 is the first half of the story culminating in the next book. (Which kind of makes it the first half of book 5. Does that make book 12 the fifth sixth of book "6" then, accordin...moreSupposedly, Robert Jordan once thought he could finish the Wheel of Time in six books. That number has since more than doubled, and book 6 may have felt late in the series at the time, but the idea is a bit laughable now. Of course, in much the same way books 4 and 5 feel like a single book split in half, book 6 is the first half of the story culminating in the next book. (Which kind of makes it the first half of book 5. Does that make book 12 the fifth sixth of book "6" then, according to RJ's prediction?)

What book 6 does feel like is a solid middle of the series. The plotlines that began to appear in book 5 solidify here. Perrin re-appears, both Mat and the weather subplot are moved toward their ends, and the Aes Sedai plotline truly comes into focus. Rand of course has his own story, which really steals the show in this book. His climax always felt like a large part of the book in my mind, despite being only two (albeit long) chapters. This book is jam-packed with events and foreshadowing, and even Elayne doesn't manage to really make me angry. Well, maybe a bit.

My noble quest to review each book without any real spoilers may soon be at an end, since it's difficult to talk about much of anything that way, but I'll try for at least one more book. Despite the extra plotlines, Lord of Chaos condenses most of its narrative to following two main storylines: Rand, and the Aes Sedai. Each has plot occurring in two different places, but it is nonetheless relatively easy to keep track of. There aren't too many obscure side characters in this book, though most of them are divided between three distinct groups of Aes Sedai, so good luck remembering who's who before the book reminds you.

One reason Lord of Chaos manages to keep moving is that Rand's enemies, especially the Forsaken, have a significant amount of on-screen time. Several new players for the Dark One appear and begin to work against the forces of Light, including the first gholam. If there's one aspect of book 6's story that has always frustrated me, it's that the bad guys win or at least gain in many of the (figurative) skirmishes fought in the book. But hey, that keeps up the tension, right?

In the end, though, we get to see our favorite characters kick a ton of ass (often at the expense of lesser characters we don't really like), Rand is shoved much further down his own dark path, and everyone's favorite female character, Min, has a lot of screen time. And most significantly of all, Lord of Chaos marks the first appearance of the Asha'man, one of the final major groups to be introduced. This is a book where everything, including the tone, changes. It may not have helped subsequent books, based on their relative popularity, but it certainly makes Lord of Chaos a good read.(less)

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Apr 15, 2010

Mark rated it

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This review stands for the entire Wheel of Time series.

The Wheel of Time appears to be in good hands with Brandon Sanderson penning the last Book (in three parts) of Robert Jordan's epic.

Although I have been reading these books for as long as I have been reading Katherine Kerr's Deverry novels, and will be reading them at least until 2012 when the final book is due out, I have enjoyed them so much that I am willing to ignore the length of time it has taken. It must be almost ...more

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Jul 06, 2008

Haven rated it

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This Series of Books were AMAZING! Robert Jordans Wheel Of Time Series had me staying up all night reading, to the point my parents took my lightbulb out of my room.
I have read this series many times, and loved it as much as the first time. I am eagerly awaiting the next and final book to this series A Memory of Light, that is to be written by Brandon Sanderson, with help of notes and excerpts written by the late James Oliver Rigney Jr. who is better known as Robert Jordan.

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Oct 19, 2009

Colin rated it

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Jan 07, 2011

Mes rated it

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...now after a few days refusing to go anywhere unless I had this book with me. It’s over! *tear, tear* And it’s left me with a myriad of emotions:
1. I’m GLAD I can finally get my life back (It’s harder than you would think to read while you eat, walk, dress... or carry on a conversation :/ ),
2. I’m RELIEVED that my hand hasn’t permanently cramped up into the shape of its 1000+ pages -This was a serious concern during the last 400pages!
3. ...but most of all I’m WORRIED. Worried...more

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Jan 09, 2011

Jennifer rated it

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It gets four stars because i tend to round up. :) There were a lot of plots, subplots, long stretches where nothing happened, but there were a few things that brought the rating higher.

Three complaints.

1: There are times in the books, and to me, it's getting more frequent, that there are leaps or actions that seem to come out of the blue. Personality changes, sudden big moments where there was really nothing leading up to them, and as one reviewer has mentioned, an in...more

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May 24, 2009

Krista rated it

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This is the first Robert Jordan book that I haven't read twice and as a whole, I enjoyed it. There are so many little details, and though nothing momentous happens, it all builds up to a very good plot. I thought the characters were much more realistic than in any of the earlier books.

The two major things that annoyed me throughout the book were the excessive use of similes and metaphors; there were just too many faces compared to stones and rocks, and it was quite irritating to read...more

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Jul 26, 2011

Gerald Givens rated it

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So, this is my first book review through my blog using goodreads.com. We'll see how this goes, and if I like it, we'll see it again.

Lord of Chaos, by Robert Jordan

So continues the next novel in the Wheel of Times Series, by Robert Jordan, and the saga of Rand al'Thor's journey as the Dragon Reborn. At this point in the series, I'm finding the plot slowing down, hence the three star rating. For a while, not much was going on. This novel does have some very important plot deve...more

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Jul 30, 2011

Olesya rated it

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I finally figured out a way to read the Wheel of Time series without getting the fatigue!!! I took about a year break from it, which was, admittedly, a little too long since I had to go back and try to review/remember the important things that happened in the previous books. However, this giant break made me miss the characters, which led me to breeze through this book! Well, as much as you can breeze through a Wheel of Time novel. In the end, I really enjoyed it! Even the slow parts weren't as ...more

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Sep 07, 2011

R.j. Davnall rated it

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Neither the strongest nor the weakest Wheel of Time book, 'Lord of Chaos' has many of the series' good points - slow-building tension, a touch of humour, a thoroughly complicated world and enough depth to smother even the toughest anglerfish - but most of its faults, too; it's sluggish at times, there are too many characters you end up just wanting to slap (although, gratifyingly, Nynaeve finally does get something of a taking-down), and the fringe storylines are just bewildering - there are a f...more

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Dec 24, 2011

Mark Peterson rated it

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This novel has always stood out to me as the turning point in the series. Previously, each novel had self-contained plot arcs, advancing the overall story but more or less wrapping up at the end of each book. As of LoC, Jordan abandoned that idea, instead just spanning each plot over multiple books. This is not a particularly good thing. Instead of enjoying the full sweep of a story, you now get the lead up but have to wait for the following book for the pay off.

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Aug 05, 2011

Spencer rated it

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This is one of those book series' that, like the Sword of Truth series, is beginning to get bogged down with needless backstory, and just plain too much information.

What started out with much promise has turned into something more similar to Russian Literature Sludge than a fantasy group, and its beginning to show that Jordan is now just writing for the sake of writing. Is it wretchedly bad and something you should avoid? Maybe. Does it answer some questions? Yeah.

The...more

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Feb 04, 2009

Carrie rated it

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Jan 17, 2012

Lena rated it

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May 11, 2011

Coligne rated it

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In questo libro a farla da padrone è il Daes Dae'mar, il Gioco delle Casate.
Un complesso sistema di intrighi, complotti e tradimenti, che non sfigura nemmeno al confronto con quelli creati dal Maestro indiscusso del genere: George R.R. Martin...</p>

Il fatto che il libro ti tenga incollato alle pagine, pur non presentando eventi importanti -in pratica tutte le trame più importanti sono rimandate al prossimo libro- fino a duecento pagine dalla fine, è un segno della grandezza dell'autore.

Qua

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Jan 17, 2012

Rebecca rated it

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Why, or why can't I have a .5 star? This is better than 3, not as good as 4. I can't believe that this is only halfway through the series; this felt like the penultimate gathering of forces, and I'm almost afraid to see where we go from here, with six more books to fill. (It is six, right? He didn't go past 12, right? I don't think I could take it.) I have some questions that did not get answered, although with his tendency to string out plot threads over multiple books, they might still be comi...more

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Jul 25, 2011

Mark Jones rated it

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This book, I feel, is the pivotal point of the whole series, primarily because of the ending. The ending is one of the most powerful moments in the series, and, in my opinion, the moment when the status quo first really changes. From this point onwards we see what is perhaps the most solid institution in the world, the White Tower, rapidly fall apart. Established customs and beliefs change, the whole world changes. The title is one of the best fitting in the series. Rand really is the Lord of Ch...more

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Oct 24, 2011

02sclawson rated it

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This book is different than most. It takes place in a different world full of trollocs (half man, half of some other animal, really big) and The one power. Most people fear the ones who can wield it, and the male half, ( there are two halfs, male and female, boys wield one, girls wield another) makes men go mad. But the main charecter, Rand, is not afraid of the power. he is only afraid of going mad.

The CROWN OF SWORDS is really cool. It is a really long book, part of a real...more

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Jun 21, 2011

Noor Jahangir rated it

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The Lord of Chaos continues the story of Rand'al Thor and his Two Rivers friends, Mat Cauthon, Perrin Ayabara, Egwene and Nynaeve. The Dragon Reborn is now master of three major cities, Caemlyn and Cairhein, as well as Tear. His powers continue to grow and he has declared a general amnesty for men who can channel the One Power. Nynaeve and Elayne (the Daughter Heir of Caemlyn) have joined the rebel Aes Sedai in Salidar and are teaching them how to visit the dream world. Mat is now the leader of ...moreThe Lord of Chaos continues the story of Rand'al Thor and his Two Rivers friends, Mat Cauthon, Perrin Ayabara, Egwene and Nynaeve. The Dragon Reborn is now master of three major cities, Caemlyn and Cairhein, as well as Tear. His powers continue to grow and he has declared a general amnesty for men who can channel the One Power. Nynaeve and Elayne (the Daughter Heir of Caemlyn) have joined the rebel Aes Sedai in Salidar and are teaching them how to visit the dream world. Mat is now the leader of the Red Hand and leads his troops wherever Rand sends him. Perrin rejoins the tale after a lengthy absence, bringing his wife Faile and a company of Two Rivers longbow-men to join Rand. The Aes Sedai from the White Tower and the rebels from Salidar have sent an embassy each to Rand to convince him that he should ally himself with them.

After the climatic ending of the last book I had high expectations for this one. I had envisioned that Rand would continue his hunt of the Forsaken and at least kill another one during the book. Instead, he spends his time jumping here and there, playing the Game of Houses trying to bind noble houses to himself and hold the two thrones vacant for Elayne. The same can be send for the other two Ta'veren. This is as lengthy volume as the previous books but there doesn't seem to be much in the ways of battles, magical or otherwise. Its as if Robert Jordan had already decided that he would drag the Wheel of Time series out for as long as he can, dwelling on things that most writers would have cut out by the final draft. Often I considered it time to stop reading the series during my trawl through this volume. But then, as usual the drama picks up in the last eight or so chapters and for the first time ever, I actually was really scared for the character. I mean dry mouth, elevated pulse and a sense of anxiety! This to me translates as a massive achievement in writing. The whole point of placing a character in jeopardy is to evince such emotions in the reader, but usually the emotion is a muted one. To create genuine fear for a character, that's masterful.

There were also parts in the story were I could have strangled some of the female characters in this book. One thing is playing towards the empathy of professional and strong minded women, but the ladies in this book are portrayed as being stubborn and superior-minded for the sake of it. If anything the portrayal is rather a negative one.

Despite the one high point, this book drags a little more than the other ones did. I'm hoping the next one is better paced.

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Muszę przyznać, że Koło Czasu to jest bardzo specyficzny cykl. Jednocześnie super interesująca fabuła i wciągająca tak, że nie można się oderwać, ale z drugiej strony nudne i niesamowicie irytujące miejscami postacie. Ale czytanie i odkrywanie coraz to nowych tajemnic świata stworzonego przez Jordana sprawia tak wiele radości, że na pewno wymęczę się i przeczytam tak kilka tysięcy stron które mi jeszcze zostały... :D Co do tej części - standard z ostatnich tomów utrzymany - jest to druga połowa ...more

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