Lord of Chaos

(Wheel of Time #6)

eBook, 944 pages

Published Jan. 6, 2010 by Tor Books.

ISBN:
978-1-4299-6053-3
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4 stars (132 reviews)

The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

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 Reborn, holds the throne--and where an unexpected visitor may change the world....

In Emond's Field, Perrin Goldeneyes, Lord of the Two Rivers, feels the pull of ta'veren to ta'veren and prepares to march...

Morgase of Caemlyn finds a most unexpected, and quite unwelcome, ally....And south lies Illian, …

25 editions

Packed with action, character interaction and important scenes

4 stars

After the fifth book, “hardly any story development” is the last thing you could say about this one. It is packed with action, character interaction and important scenes. The one thing that is missing is a distinct story: the scenes begin at one point and end at another, but only Jordan's monumental frame (“it was a beginning” ... “the world was changed forever”) gives any sense of closure. There are threads begun that just aren't mentioned any more, and, of course, the main story of the next book already begins here. As in the last book, there is an air of laziness, of unwillingness to follow any structure. Instead, there are still endless internal monologues about men and women, characters not trusting each other (because of lacking knowledge as often as for good reasons) and long-winded descriptions of cultural differences. So while this was a lot of fun to read, …

An average middle book promising more to come

3 stars

Overall this was a decent book. It's not the best in the series and very much feels like a middle book, but it had it's moments. There is a lot brewing behind the scenes as the Dark One's forces regroup and revise their strategy after Rand's return from the Aiel Waste. The stage is slowly being set for some explosive confrontations in books to come.

For a full review, check out my blog: strakul.blogspot.com/2023/10/book-review-lord-of-chaos-by-robert.html

Review from a long time fan (spoilers for previous books, none for this one)

5 stars

This is, without a doubt, the best book in the series.

Yes, this book is long. But at this point, you're clearly committed to reading a 14 book series- the length isn't relevant. You either like Jordan's style by now, or you don't. This is, to me, the point of no return- either you're committing to the rest by reading this, or you're not.

The story in this is incredibly good. It's got a slower, more measured pace than the other books. In the other books, the action was driven by the characters going places and doing things there. In this book, the action is driven by political scheming and interactions between characters. It's a big shift, but Jordan really pulls it off- it was a necessary shift to happen- book 5 wrapped up most of the major plotlines from the first 5 books, and now was the time to …

Review of 'Lord of chaos' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I can only imagine that it might be annoying that I rate all of the books in this series thus far as 5 stars. All I can say is that this is one of those rare series where I don't perceive of the individual books as separate pieces of media, but rather as parts of a whole.

EDIT: After yet another reread, I've decided that this is perhaps the best of the first six books. So many cinematic moments!

Review of 'Lord of Chaos' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Posted Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Actual Rating: 4.75 out of 5 stars


For my more in depth review, please check out the original posted on my book blog, Reviews of a Self Proclaimed Bibliophile.

As I am reading further in this series, I am realizing that while the pace does feel slow that there is actually a lot more going on in these books than what appears on the surface. One of my favorite parts of reading an epic saga such as The Wheel of Time is observing how the characters grow into themselves over the course of the story, I admit that I am a very character focused reader. When Rand al’Thor started out from Emond’s Field he was nothing more than a “wool-headed sheepherder” to quote both Min and Nynaeve, yet after six novels he has grown to be a man in charge of three …

Review of 'Lord of Chaos' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

We are always more afraid than we wish to be, but we can always be braver than we expect.

Perhaps it was the length of time it took me to finish the book, or the onslaught of characters that were difficult to place in the story, but this book was a bit of a challenge. The peaks in the story were incredible, but the valleys were tough to work through and that is why I am giving this book three stars. There were just too many lulls for me to stay really engaged.

I feel that the story read like this: "RandomAiel#1 spoke with GoodAesSedai#1 and AnotherAielGuard#1 hand talked to Maiden#1 while escorting ACharacterYouActuallyKnow to CityFromAFormerBook#1".

The story was like an epic chess battle, except the posturing and Game of Houses performed with the pawns are given the bulk of the story and when the battle finally happens its completely …

Review of 'Lord of Chaos' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

Note: I'm breaking my own rules by reviewing a book that I've not read recently. I read these books as they came out, so there's the possibility my opinions might change were I to read them again today, but I doubt it.

I don't think I even finished this book. At some point while reading it I decided that I was done with the series. I no longer cared for any of the characters, and the pacing was not getting any better. I was done.

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