Name: Lord of Chaos
Rating: 4.097122302158273 (139 reviews)
ISBN: 9780812513752

Robert Jordan

Struggling to unite his nations for the battle that would release the Dark One into their world, Rand al'Thor is unaware of the White Tower leader's plans to silence his efforts

Book Six of 'The Wheel of Time'

Lord of Chaos

Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, strives to bind the nations of the world to his will, to forge the alliances that will fight the advance of the Shadow and to ready the forces of Light for the Last Battle. But there are other powers that seek to command the war against the Dark One. In the White Tower the Amyrlin Elaida sets a snare to trap the Dragon, whilst the rebel Aes Sedai scheme to bring her down. And as the realms of men fall into chaos the immortal Forsaken and the servants of the Dark plan their assault on the Dragon Reborn . . .

Classic WoT formula for me. Reading fast at the beginning because you get small increments in each story and then can't put it down towards the end as it all comes to a head. Really enjoyed the reunion scenes, give you a real sense of the characters different individual journeys.

Liam Richardson

Eva Bailey

3.5 Stars. As usual the first 600 pages were slow but still excellent world/character building, the last 400ish were non-stop action. Love.

Brianna

Politics! Politics everywhere!
Not sure what book y’all read, but I felt the progression of plot via the characters being pushed towards who and where they need to be.
A slow read and not my absolute favorite, but Lord of Chaos has some of my favorite scenes and I enjoy Jordan’s pacing even though this one was a little awkwardly handled. The last chunk picked up and held as much stress as I can handle for these characters who have become apart of me — I definitely do not mind the slower parts in contrast to that! I am looking forward (and dreading) to see where they will all be in the end.

Aidan Francis

Not my favourite but holy heck that ending was something

The Wheel of Time ® is a PBS Great American Read Selection! Now in development for TV! Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. 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, where Sammael holds sway... TV series update: "Sony will produce along with Red Eagle Entertainment and Radar Pictures. Rafe Judkins is attached to write and executive produce. Judkins previously worked on shows such as ABC’s Agents of SHIELD, the Netflix series Hemlock Grove, and the NBC series Chuck. Red Eagle partners Rick Selvage and Larry Mondragon will executive produce along with Radar’s Ted Field and Mike Weber. Darren Lemke will also executive produce, with Jordan’s widow Harriet McDougal serving as consulting producer." —Variety The Wheel of Time® New Spring: The Novel #1 The Eye of the World #2 The Great Hunt #3 The Dragon Reborn #4 The Shadow Rising #5 The Fires of Heaven #6 Lord of Chaos #7 A Crown of Swords #8 The Path of Daggers #9 Winter's Heart #10 Crossroads of Twilight #11 Knife of Dreams By Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson #12 The Gathering Storm #13 Towers of Midnight #14 A Memory of Light By Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time By Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons The Wheel of Time Companion By Robert Jordan and Amy Romanczuk Patterns of the Wheel: Coloring Art Based on Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time

Val B

I really enjoyed this despite it not having my favorite character. It started out a bit slow but I felt like it picked up a lot by the second half. Really enjoyed the focus on the Aes Sedai.

THE WHEEL OF TIME

1) The Eye of the World ★★★★
2) The Great Hunt ★★★★★
3) The Dragon Reborn ★★★★★
4) The Shadow Rising ★★★★★
5) The Fires of Heaven ★★★★★
6) Lord of Chaos ★★★★★
7) A Crown of Swords ★★★★

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sarah 🤠

will not be looking at melons the same way again 😀

Pat G.

** spoiler alert **
           Quite a few slog moments, but overall this is by far one of my top 3 is this series so far. A lot of extra pages with seemingly useless info (we’ll see if it pays off) but sooooo much progression with a lot of the characters and the various plot lines in general. 

I have fun imagining when and how the various character lines will cross again, and most them them are great in this book. 

Loving Nynaeve’s skill progression in this one. Epic Egwene moment as well with her being raised up. Elayne is still a brat and I like her less here. I wish Mat had more progression in this but I still enjoy him as one of my favs. Maybe becoming a ‘dad’ will change him LOL 

Happy to see Loial again though he is taking a backseat role for the most part. Perrin is dope still. Many people consider him boring but I like him a lot. A little underwhelmed with Min’s vision of his 2 birds fighting cause the 2 birds in his life are meh right now. Faile is frustratingly annoying with her passive aggressiveness, hate her most of the time but Perrin makes me tolerate. 

Rand’s progress has gone beyond annoyance with me and I’m enjoying seeing what’s going to happen next as he gets to understand his role and carves his path to Tarmon Gai’din. A lot of jumping around and stupidity but I get why it’s there. 

I also appreciate many of the secondary characters now. Sulin, Taim, etc etc etc

Daryl Houston

Maybe I'm just burning out on the series, or maybe it's that I read this aloud to the family at a time when we had lots of interruptions that slowed us down and made it take a long time to get through the book, but I found this one less satisfying than the others so far. Maybe it would've seemed a better book to me if I'd read it over the course of a week instead. It doesn't help that I'm not even at the midpoint of the series yet and this one felt sort of meh. I'm taking a break from the series to try some other stuff for a while, and I'm not sure I'll come back to the series, as I've heard that some of the later books get sort of re-hashy.

Michael Hessling

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Kamil Pomykała

Beth Benbow

Andrea McGuffey

The Wheel of Time ® is a PBS Great American Read Selection! Now in development for TV! Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. 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, where Sammael holds sway... TV series update: "Sony will produce along with Red Eagle Entertainment and Radar Pictures. Rafe Judkins is attached to write and executive produce. Judkins previously worked on shows such as ABC’s “Agents of SHIELD,” the Netflix series “Hemlock Grove,” and the NBC series “Chuck.” Red Eagle partners Rick Selvage and Larry Mondragon will executive produce along with Radar’s Ted Field and Mike Weber. Darren Lemke will also executive produce, with Jordan’s widow Harriet McDougal serving as consulting producer." —Variety The Wheel of Time® New Spring: The Novel #1 The Eye of the World #2 The Great Hunt #3 The Dragon Reborn #4 The Shadow Rising #5 The Fires of Heaven #6 Lord of Chaos #7 A Crown of Swords #8 The Path of Daggers #9 Winter's Heart #10 Crossroads of Twilight #11 Knife of Dreams By Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson #12 The Gathering Storm #13 Towers of Midnight #14 A Memory of Light By Robert Jordan Warrior of the Altaii By Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time By Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons The Wheel of Time Companion By Robert Jordan and Amy Romanczuk Patterns of the Wheel: Coloring Art Based on Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Lord of Chaos Book Six of 'The Wheel of Time'

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