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Lord of Chaos: Book Six of 'The Wheel of Time' (Wheel of Time)
written by Robert Jordan
Studio : Macmillan Audio
by Macmillan Audio
Release Date : 2005-07-28
Publisher : Macmillan Audio
Released : 2005-08-01
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 33
EAN : 9781593976835
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 304 reviews)
List Price : $89.95
Our Price : $42.87
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Product Description |
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 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, where Sammael holds sway....
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The lord of chaos: another book well done |
I enjoyed this book even though not as good as the ones before. It is more of an "event book" than a story. Throughout the thousand pages, there are several important events occurring. Though they are not as intriguing as its predecessors, it has several key developments in it and several questions are answered. Overall a very good book.
I have enjoyed this series a lot. Every book gets better and better. Until the last 100 pages, the book is bland and is very wordy, but it still is able to answer many questions (which in turn creates more questions).
As I have read other reviews, I realized that some readers don't appreciate a good book when they see one. They look for something that they would write. But I on the other hand enjoy his writing. If they don't enjoy it, don't read it.
In this book, Rand has just added another country to his rule. As revealed in the last book, the forsaken Lanfear is no longer, because of Moraine's quick thinking by shoving Lanfear into the Terangreall. (Though I do not believe she is gone for good.) I like how Rand performs in politics. Politics are not fun, but Rand handles them well for an unlearned boy from the country. He intends Elayne for the throne, but the nobles intend it for themselves.
The aiel and the wise ones are interesting and they are pretty good characters. As reading about them, I wondered who would win, an aiel, or an elf? I enjoy these characters.
At the starting of the, book I lost interest quickly, But when certain events occurred, like when rand found Salidar, it renewed my vigor. I also loved the return of Perrin, since has not appeared I two books.
Two characters that I continue to love are Mat and Perrin. Mat has always been a favorite of mine; one reason is because of his ever changing luck. All he wants is a woman to love and an inn to gamble in, yet he gets neither very often. Perrin I feel sorry for. Feile is a demanding woman and it is very interesting to see the marriage progress. I felt really sorry for him when Feile heard rumors of him and Berelain and started to ignore him. It reminds me of a proverb, "it is better to dwell in the wilderness than with an angry and contentious woman." I feel sorry for Perrin.
Finally, Rand is becoming less innocent and soft. He trusts little of Aes Sedai. In the final 100 pages, the best part of the book, his trust is shattered by unfortunate events. His character has changed from his innocent and carefree life in the Two Rivers
This book has many twists and turns. I can't wait for the next book. Though it is wordy in some parts, the story progresses with more plot twists and turns. I feel sad that Robert Jordan is dead, but I hope his son finishes the book soon. I love this series.
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Take the time to take it all in! |
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I've noticed some people complaining that this book, and even this series altogether, moves slowly due to the overuse of details. I'll admit that if I didn't want details, then whatever I did, I wouldn't read Robert Jordan or Frank Herbert or anyone else that set a higher standard for sci-fi / fantasy writing by providing dedicated READERS with what they wanted; DETAILS! Robert Jordan could have written 30 books in this series and I'd be all the happier because the characters have detail, the world has detail, and the plots have detail! For those of you that want more than just an expanded outline I highly recommend this book and all the other books that go along with it. Take your time and take it all in. You'll absolutely love it! For those of you that don't like details I recommend you watch a movie or read a magazine rather than a novel. In fact, maybe it'd be best if you didn't read at all. Think about it. If you insist on reading there's a good chance that you'll search for highly rated books and award winning authors only to be disappointed when you realize that the good stories are detailed. And to the person complaining that the women and men in this book(series) are not realistic, I recommend you read something non-fiction rather than fantasy. You might be less frustrated if you do so, and as it sounds from the point of view of any avid fantasy reader you may as well be complaining that the use of magic and the inclusion of fantastical creatures aren't realistic. It's called Fantasy for a reason! |
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A great bounce back after the turgid book 5 |
Book 6 has none of the fluff of book 5. The pace of the book slows to a sinister crawl towards the middle and then speeds up towards a cracking finale. I think it is one of the best in the series, up there with vols 2, 3, 4 The Great Hunt, The Dragon Reborn and The Shadow Rising. The political intrigue reaches a climax and Rand's paranoia is increasingly justified. This book is largely about Rand, Egwene, Perrin.
I always find it strange that people wax lyrical about book 1, which I thought has the most stupid last 200 pages of any of the books in the series. |
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A lot going on in this book |
This is the 6th book in the Wheel of Time series, Lord of Chaos, and several months have passed since the end of 5th book, The Fires of Heaven and it is now nearing winter or what should be winter but the land is going through an unnatural heat wave (in which many characters suspect is the Dark One's doing). Almost 2 years have passed since The Eye of the World.
The Lord of Chaos can be slow-going, there isn't much action (not until the very end), but there is a lot going on with the various characters. Rand gets the most page time in this book, as well as Egwene, with portions told from Nynaeve & Elayne's viewpoint, as well as more page time devoted to some of the Forsaken. Mat and Perrin are given some chapters devoted to them, but not much.
At the end of The Fires of Heaven, Rand has conquered two nations, Nynaeve has captured one of the Forsaken, Moghedien and both Nynaeve & Elayne have found the gathering place of the rebel Aes Sedai, and Moiraine perished with one of the Forsaken Lanfear (or did she?).
In Lord of Chaos, Rand divides his time between the 2 nations he conquered and dealing with the politics that come with it, Nynaeve & Elayne make strides in the One Power and discover an object that could alleviate the weather problems facing the world and head off to Ebou Dar to find it, Egwene is summoned to Salidar, where the rebel Aes Sedai are gathered, and Mat now is commander and general of a unit of soldiers called the Band of the Red Hand.
Throughout the previous book, Rand had glimpses of a past life and memories of a man more than 3,000 years dead, a man that was called Lews Therin, the Dragon. In Lord of Chaos, this manifests as a "voice" inside Rand's head and he struggles with his approaching insanity that comes with wielding saidin, the tainted half of the True Source. Of course, Rand believes this voice is a separate person from himself, but well there are all sorts of theories out there on Rand's sanity. IMO, it is a symptom of touching and wielding tainted saidin.
I feel Lord of Chaos is a turning point for Rand in how he will view all female Aes Sedai from now and into the later books. Rand has never been very trusting of Aes Sedai, but after an event that occurs in this book toward the end, any inkling of trust he may have had has disappeared. In fact, I think he has more hatred and contempt for the Aes Sedai in this book than he has had in previous books. To counter the female channelers, he forms a school devoted to gathering and training male channelers. A false Dragon named Mazrim Taim is given the task of over-seeing the school, and Rand distrusts him immensely (there are also theories on Taim as well, but that is a discussion for later books).
Egwene continues to become more Aes Sedai and I think this character also reaches an important turning point here. She becomes something "more" in this book, and you get a glimpse of Egwene in transition, but you can be sure in the later books she becomes more confident of herself and her position. Besides Rand, Mat, and Perrin I think she is the next most significant character in the series.
Even more so than the previous book, you get more page time devoted to some of the other Forsaken we haven't seen as much, such as Sammael and Graendal. You also learn that 2 Forsaken previously thought dead have been given new life by the Dark One, and no one knows they are alive, not even the other Forsaken as they have been given new bodies. I found it very interesting to read the schemes and intrigues each Forsaken used against the other. Although they all are loosely allied, in that they are all against Rand, they continue to plot against each other because there will be only one that will stand below the Dark One when he breaks free from his prison. And all the remaining Forsaken want the job.
Anyways, from reading the various viewpoints of the Forsaken, it was obvious they were getting conflicting orders from the Dark One on what their orders were in the world in combatting Rand and his allies, and you as the reader are privy to it all. The Dark One enjoys pitting his underlings against the other, and so it made sense in a way they'd squabble, but yet were still able to fulfill their orders. You see more of the work of the Dark One's hand in affairs of the world in creating the chaos (title of the book, Lord of Chaos, some believe the title refers to Rand, others to the chaos the Dark One creates) that is supposed to keep the forces of Light divided so as not to present a unified front of strength to oppose him in the Last Battle. Basically, he's trying to make it as difficult as possible for Rand to gather the people of the world together. So he gets his agents, the Forsaken and other strategically placed Darkfriends to counter Rand.
Like I said before, this book has a lot of events occurring and can be slow-moving, and I have only mentioned a small portion of the whole of this book.LOL. I still enjoyed this book despite the slow pace. If you've reached this far, you still have a long way to go. The next book after this one is A Crown of Swords. |
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Another good storie |
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