Lord of Chaos

Book Six of 'The Wheel of Time' - Limited Edition - Leather Bound (Wheel of Time) Wheel of Time (6)

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Lord of Chaos (Hardcover, 1994, Tor Books)

leather-bound, 720 pages

English language

Published Nov. 15, 1994 by Tor Books.

ISBN:
978-0-312-85788-2
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4 stars (1 review)

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, …

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Another wonder of worldbuilding

4 stars

Very good world building, as with all wheel of time books. There are a couple major revelations that happen towards the end, but otherwise this book feels a lot less dense with events than the previous, like as if not much actually happens in it. Yet it manages to still feel like it never presses the brakes, its a weird feeling, but was still a very good book. I look forwards to the next.

Subjects

  • Fantasy - General
  • Fiction / Fantasy / General
  • Fiction - Fantasy
  • Fantastic fiction
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Rand al'Thor (Fictitious chara
  • Rand al'Thor (Fictitious character)
  • Fiction